Monday June 30, 2003
Going to Europe! This is where I’ll be:
Monday, June 30, 2003
11:20am Depart St. Louis on board United Airlines flight 1258 with service to Chicago
12:28pm Arrive Chicago O’Hare International Airport and meet connecting flight
2:30pm Depart Chicago on board United Airlines flight 944 with service to Frankfurt. Enjoy full
meal/beverage service and in-flight entertainment during this trans-Atlantic flight
Tuesday, July 1, 2003 Budapest
5:45am Arrive Frankfurt International Airport and meet connecting flight
7:50am Depart Frankfurt on board Lufthansa flight 3424 with service to Budapest
9:20am Arrive Budapest, where your MCI Tour Manager Helmut Wondra meets the group and assists you to the awaiting chartered motorcoach for transfer to Hotel Mercure with a panoramic introductory tour of Budapest en route
12:00pm Lunch on own
Check into the Hotel Mercure Buda
(Krisztina Krt 41-43; H-1013 Budapest; Phone: 011 36 1 488 8100)
Afternoon at leisure
7:00pm Dinner at hotel, followed by overnight accommodation
Wednesday, July 2, 2003 Budapest
8:00am Hot American buffet breakfast at hotel
9:00am Depart with your guide for a guided tour of Budapest, including a tour of the Fishermen’s Bastion
1:00pm Lunch on own
2:00pm Afternoon at leisure
7:30pm Return to hotel for dinner, followed by overnight accommodation
Thursday, July 3, 2003 Budapest
8:00am Hot American buffet breakfast at hotel
9:00am Meet your guide in the hotel lobby and depart for full day excursion to the Great Hungarian Plain
Stop in Kecskemet where guests are greeted by the mayor
Tour Kecskemet and proceed to Mansion House Gorebi where participants enjoy carriage rides, a riding show, and typical Hungarian goulash lunch with entertainment
3:30pm Return to Budapest
6:00pm Performance at Liszt Ferenc Ter (Franz Liszt Square) in Budapest (1-hour)
8:00pm Dinner at the hotel, followed by overnight accommodation
Friday, July 4, 2003 Vienna
8:00am Hot American buffet breakfast, followed by hotel checkout and load motorcoach
9:00am Transfer to Vienna, Austria
1:00pm Lunch on own
2:00pm Meet tour guide at the main gate of Schšnbrunn Palace
Embark on an afternoon guided tour of Historical Vienna, including the Ringstra§e, Parliament Building, St. Stephen’s Cathedral, KŠrtnerstra§e, the State Opera, Rathaus, Stadtpark (to see the Strau§ Statue) and Schšnbrunn Palace
6:00pm Arrival at the square of St. Stephens
7:00pm Performance in front of St. Stephan’s Cathedral (Stephansplatz) as part of the 2003 American Celebration of Music in Austria (1-hour)
8:30pm Check into Parkhotel Schoenbrunn Vienna
(Hietzinger Hauptstrasse 10-20; A-1130 Vienna; Phone: 011 43 1 878 043212)
9:00pm Dinner at the hotel, followed by overnight accommodation
Saturday, July 5, 2003 Vienna
8:00am Hot American buffet breakfast at hotel
9:00am Meet guide in hotel lobby and depart for half-day guided tour of Musical Vienna, including the Figaro House and Schubert’s House
1:00pm Lunch on own
2:00pm Afternoon at leisure
7:30pm Return to hotel for dinner, followed by overnight accommodation
Sunday, July 6, 2003 Graz
8:30am Hot American buffet breakfast, followed by hotel checkout and load motorcoach
10:00am Morning transfer to Graz
Lunch on own, en route
3:30pm Approximate arrival time in Graz
Check in to Hotel Austria Trend Europa before departing for Bad Gams
(Bahnhofguertel 89; A-8020 Graz; Phone: 011 43 316 7076605)
6:00pm Arrive at the Westeirische Hof in Bad Gams to prepare for rehearsal and concert
6:15pm Rehearsal
7:30pm Concert in the Westeirische Hof in Bad Gams as part of the 2003 American Celebration of Music in Austria
9:30pm Dinner at Westeirische Hof
10:30pm Return to hotel in Graz for overnight accommodation
Monday, July 7, 2003 Salzburg
7:00am Hot American buffet breakfast, followed by hotel checkout and load motorcoach
8:00am Meet your guide and depart for morning sightseeing in Graz, including the Armory Museum
10:30am Lunch on own
12:30pm Transfer to Salzburg, stopping for a short snack en route
3:30pm Approximate arrival time in Salzburg, transfer instruments for transport to Kapitelplatz
3:45pm Arrive at venue
4:00pm Performance on the Kapitelplatz Stage as part of the 2003 American Celebration of Music in Austria
5:00pm Load instruments and depart for Hotel Mercure Salzburg for check-in
(Bayerhamerstrasse 14; A-5020 Salzburg; Phone: 011-43-662-88-14380)
7:30pm Dinner at hotel, followed by overnight accommodation
Tuesday, July 8, 2003 Salzburg
8:30am Hot American buffet breakfast at hotel
10:00am Meet your guide in hotel lobby and depart for sightseeing
Ride a cable car up to Hohensalzburg, visit the Fortress grounds, see Mozart’s birthplace
2:00pm Lunch on own, followed by time at leisure
5:00pm Transfer to the nearby resort town of Vigaun
5:45pm Dinner at a local restaurant in Vigaun
6:30pm Arrive at venue in Vigaun to prepare for concert
6:45pm Short rehearsal
7:30pm Evening concert in the Festsaal of the Vigaun Kurzentrum as part of the 2003 American Celebration of Music Austria
9:30pm Return to hotel in Salzburg for overnight accommodation
Wednesday, July 9, 2003 Munich
8:30am Hot American buffet breakfast at hotel, followed by hotel checkout and load motorcoach
10:00am Transfer to Munich, Germany Mittenwald
1:00pm Approximate time of arrival in Mittenwald, lunch on own
2:00pm Visit Geigenbauer violinmaker
2:30pm Short Performance at the Violinmaker’s Courtyard Mittenwald
3:00pm Visit the violin museum
4:00pm Board motorcoach and continue on to Munich
6:00pm Approximate time of arrival in Munich, check into the Hotel Marriott Airport
(Alois-Steinecker-Str. 20; D-85354 Freising; Phone: 011-49-8161-9660)
7:00pm Dinner at the hotel, followed by overnight accommodation
Thursday, July 10, 2003 Depart for USA
8:00am Hot American buffet breakfast, followed by hotel checkout and load motorcoach
9:00am Transfer to Munich’s International Airport
12:00pm Depart Munich International Airport on board United Airlines flight 963 with service to Washington
3:30pm Arrive Dulles International Airport and meet connecting flight
5:30pm Depart Dulles on board United Airlines flight 383 with service to Chicago
6:30pm Arrive Chicago O’Hare International Airport and meet connecting flight
7:55pm Depart Chicago on board United Airlines flight 439 with service to St. Louis
9:10pm Arrive St. Louis International Airport — Welcome Home!
w00t! It’s going to be an awesome trip!