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Eastern Europe Travel 2006Looking for an Eastern Europe travel tour in 2006? Please get in touch with Journeys right away, so that you can book in time for the September 2006 batch. [an error occurred while processing this directive]RESERVATIONS, SUBMISSION OF DOCUMENTS AND PAYMENT OF DEPOSIT DUE NOT LATER THAN FRIDAY, JUNE 30, 2006 Journeys of Faith, Inc. Enthralling EASTERN EUROPE Travel Tour 2006 SEPT 16, 2006 (SAT) MANILA Take the late evening flight to Warsaw. SEPT 17 (SUN) WARSAW – CZESTOCHOWA Arrive Warsaw in the mid-afternoon. On to Czestochowa for dinner and overnight at Mercure Patria Hotel or similar. SEPT 18 (MON) CZESTOCHOWA – AUSCHWITZ - KRAKOW Visit Czestochowa, Poland’s spiritual capital. Pilgrims flock to the southern city of Czestochowa from all over the world. The object of their veneration is the Black Madonna icon, housed in Jasna Gora Monastery, which stands on a hilltop. The tower of the baroque basilica can be seen for miles around. Said to originate in New Testament time, the sacred image arrived at the monastery in 1384, during the Byzantine period. The image of the Virgin, coroneted and bejewelled, is displayed to permanent crowds of worshippers in the Chapel of the Mother of God. Drive to Auschwitz-Birkenau and visit the former Nazi concentration camp. Dinner and overnight at Hotel Novotel Bronowice or similar in Krakow.
In Wadowice, visit the birthplace of Pope John Paul II and the Church of Our Lady of Sacrifice. On to Our Lady of Kalwaria, favorite praying spot of Pope John Paul II. Do a short drive to Wieliczka Salt Mine, a world-class tourist attraction. Here discover an underground world made of salt, with rich interior decorations of the chapels, the original linings of the galleries and workings, and the underground salt lakes. Dinner and overnight at hotel in Krakow. Today, ascend the Warwick Hill and visit the Royal Wawel Castle. See the Wawel Cathedral that housed the coffin of St. Stanislaus and visit the very impressive St. Mary’s Church. Visit the convent of the Sisters of the Divine Mercy, where Sr. Faustina died while serving as a nun. From Sister Faustina’s cell below, view where Jesus appeared in a room and gave her the message of the 3:00 o’clock prayer. In the chapel, see the original painting of the Lord outpouring His graces through the red and blue rays coming from His Heart. It was painted the way Sr. Faustina saw the Lord. Dinner and overnight at hotel in Krakow. SEPT 21 (THU) KRAKOW – PRAGUE Leave in the morning for Prague. Allow the soft rolling hills of Bohemia to provide lovely vistas for the day’s long drive from Krakow to Prague in the Czech Republic. Dinner and overnight at Hotel Ibis Smichov or similar in Prague. Visit the Loretta Monastery and its museum. Pray at Church of our Lady of the Victorious where Sto Nino de Praga is enshrined. Sightseeing of Prague, full of Gothic and Baroque buildings and cobblestone streets that wind over seven hills, takes us from the 14th century Charles Bridge to Wenceslas Square. See the Tyle Theatre where the first performance of Mozart’s Don Giovanni took place in 1787. Continue on to the Old Town, where a walking tour shows us the famous Astronomical Clock. Enjoy a folk show with dinner before overnight at hotel in Prague. Visit the Hradcany Castle where you find the Gothic St. Vitus Cathedral. Walk the Golden Lane, a collection of tiny 14th and 15th century houses and winding streets and see where Kafka lived. Then drive to Pribram (Svata Hora) to see the Holy Mountain, a mining silver town where the Marian pilgrimage site of the Madonna and Child has continuously attracted thousands of pilgrims each year. Dinner and overnight at Hotel ‘Old Inn’ or similar in Cesky Krumlov. Those joining Hungary-Romania portion only: Leave Manila in the evening for flight to Budapest Half-day guided tour of the UNESCO protected historical town of Cesky Krumlov. Visit the castle where you will see a massive complex of the Rozmberk family. Return to Prague to take the afternoon flight to Budapest. Arrive in Budapest - ancient Buda on a hill to the West and modern Pest to the East, spanning the mighty Danube, form of the great metropolitan cities of Central Europe. Beneath Budapest’s exterior lie layers of history – from Roman ruins and medieval castles to the Turkish baths built during the Ottoman occupation. Meet up with joiners from Manila. Enjoy a refreshing Danube Boat Cruise. Dinner and overnight at hotel in Budapest. Visit the Benedictine Monastery at Pannon Halma . Return to Budapest to tour Heroes’ Square, the Parliament Building, Castle Hill, Coronation Church and Fishermen’s Bastion. Farewell dinner with Folklore show. Rest of the time free at leisure. Take the afternoon flight back to Manila. SEPT 27 (WED) HOME SWEET HOME!!!
Romantic ROMANIA extension SEPT 26 (TUE) BUDAPEST – CLUJ-NAPOCA Leave Budapest early morning for long-distance transfer crossing the border to Romania. Dinner and overnight at hotel in Cluj-Napoca. Enjoy a brief sightseeing tour of Cluj-Napoca with its gingerbread house villages and elaborate cathedrals with a Russian feel. Optional visit to the paranormal woods of Hoia-Baciu. Continue to Sighisoara enroute visiting Biertan, a small German village and feudal fortress dating from 1283. Dinner and overnight at hotel in Sighisoara. SEPT 28 (THU) SIGHISOARA Do a sightseeing tour of the town of Sighisoara, the most enchanting of all the Transylvanian towns whose medieval buildings, gilded roofs and towers have been unspoilt by war or modern industry. Walk through the medieval houses of the 12th century Citadel passing the Clock Tower, the Army Museum, Catholic Church and Wood Staircase. The famous Vlad Tepes, popularly called Dracula, was born in this town. See the “Witch-trial” show. Dinner and overnight in Sighisoara Leave for a city orientation drive around Bistrita. Continue to castle-hotel Dracula to attend a masque-ball (every tourist to bring own mask and costume). Dinner and overnight at Castle Dracula in Bistrita. Cross the mountains into Moldova. Located at the head of a valley to form a defensive bottleneck against the Turks or Tartars, the painted Moldavian monasteries depict the Romanian people’s religious and historical outlook on the world, as it appeared through five centuries of battles for national and religious freedom against the Turkish power. These orthodox bastions still exist today like a bead of pearls. The frescoes of Moldovita Monastery, along with the ones at Voronet, have best preserved their colours which are astonishingly fresh and vivid. The Voronet Monastery built in the 15th century is known as the Sistine Chapel of the East. Unique to Voronet is its cerulean blue obtained from lapis lazuli. See the Homor Monastery characterized by its predominantly red color and the largest and finest of the monasteries in the country. In the evening, visit the Ruler’s Fortress of Suceava. Dinner and overnight at hotel in Suceava. Leave for Piatra Neamt where you find Agapia Monastery known for its carpet and embroidery workshops. Continue on to the Magic Mountain of bon-fires and legends. Cantemir once said: “had the antique historians known of the legends of Ceahlau, it would have been more famous than the Olympus”. Indeed, each rock on the top has a dramatic story, as old as the Earth. Dinner and overnight at hotel in Durau. OCT 2 (MON) DURAU – BRAN – POIANA BRASOV Drive to Bran Castle, a dark and gloomy edifice towering over a bed of stone – a gruesome though beautifully preserved fortress. Dinner and overnight at hotel in Poiana Brasov. OCT 3 (TUE) POIANA BRASOV – BRASOV – SINAIA Enjoy a guided tour of the Black Church, the largest church between Vienna and Istanbul built in 1385, over an earlier church destroyed by the Mongol invasion. Its name comes from its black walls after the “Great Fire” 1689, when a large part of Brasov city went into flames. The church survived the Turkish raids in 1450. Some free time for shopping. See the resort town of Sinaia where a quick stop at the monastery will prepare you for a visit to the spectacular Peles Castle. This exquisitely detailed landmark, set amidst sculpture gardens and fountains, was the summer residence of Romanian royal family. Inside are beautiful collections of medieval weaponry, stained glass, silk rugs and furniture. Have a farewell dinner and overnight at hotel in Sinaia. Cross Victoriei boulevard, Bucharest’s oldest street on the way to visiting “The House of People” – the creation of communist leader Ceausescu for which were sacrificed many historical houses and churches. Enjoy view of the Victory Square. Take the evening flight back to Manila.
Poland – Czech – Hungary (Sept 16-27) USD Supplement for Romania extension USD 1,350.00 Hungary – Romania (Sept 23-Oct 5) USD 2,800.00
+ Round-trip economy class airfare
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