February 24 - March 4, 2007
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What's the current exchange rate? Local NewsLondon TimesLondon Guardian BBC BBC 4 on line London Theater SceneOther plays running in London Possible Options for your Free DayCovent GardenNational Gallery Victoria and Albert Museum Millennium Foot Bridge Tate Modern Buckingham Palace Science Museum Imperial War Museum Dickens House Museum Samuel Johnson's house (birthplace of first English dictionary) Kew Gardens Kew Bridge Steam Museum (gigantic Victorian steam engine) Bank of England Museum Greenwich (straddle the Prime Meridian and visit the Maritime Museum) Hampton Court Palace Sherlock Holmes Museum Visit Jeremy Bentham The Beatles' Abbey Road crosswalk London Transport Museum (main collection closed for renovation) Carlyle House (Victorian essayist) Horniman Museum (emphasis on ethnography, world culture, and a famous collection of musical instruments) Official London site Group Cell Phone Number. This is a number for emergency use only. Be aware that we cannot have the phone turned on during visits to museums, plays, etc., but one of the leaders will check regularly for messages: 44 798 518-2697.
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Tentative Daily ScheduleSaturday, February 24- Depart Fargo from Fargo's Hector Field airport. Plan to arrive at least two hours before our flight. - All flights are on Northwest - Depart Fargo at 4:10 p.m. on NW5680 - Arrive in Minneapolis at 5:16 p.m.
- Depart Minneapolis at 6:50 p.m. on NW44 Sunday, February 25- Arrive at Gatwick Airport, 9:00 a.m. local time (3 a.m. U.S. central time)- Coach transport to Warwick Castle - Continue to Stratford-upon-Avon General Stratford tourism site: http://www.stratford-upon-avon.co.uk/ Our hotel in Stratford: Craig Cleeve House Hotel Monday, February 26Morning: Tour Stratford Shakespeare properties, including
Lunch on your own Afternoon: Continue touring Shakespeare properties Evening: Attend Royal Shakespeare Company production of Coriolanus Tuesday, February 27- Coach transport to Canterbury Lunch on your own - Canterbury Tales Medieval Misadventures exhibit - Walking tour of medieval walls - Other Canterbury museums - Coach transport to London - Walking tour of London. Group meal (but at own expense)
Our hotel in London: Royal National Hotel
Wednesday, February 28Special surprise George Inn (near site of Chaucer's Tabard Inn) Evening: Theatre on your own Thursday, March 1Morning: Westminster AbbeyMuseum of London (history of the city from Roman to modern times) Recommended: Inner/Middle Temple Evening: Theatre on your own Friday, March 2Free day Evening: Attend Equus, starring Daniel Radcliffe (group event) Saturday, March 3Afternoon Matinee: Attend The Tempest, starring Patrick Stewart (group event) Evening: Free Sunday, March 4- All flights are on Northwest - Depart Gatwick at 12:05 p.m. on NW43 - Arrive in Minneapolis at 3:10 p.m. - Our group will be split in Minneapolis. Some will travel on flight 1 and the rest on flight 2. Flight 1 (16 group members): - Depart Minneapolis at 4:50 p.m. on NW2916 Flight 2 (14 group members): - Depart Minneapolis at 6:40 p.m. on NW198 Monday, March 5- smiling and gloating galore
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