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Explore Bavarian Heritage - A 9 Days Tour |
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An introductory seminar and guiding services by university experts together with access to research facilities, passenger lists, databases and other archival holdings as well as a RESEARCH AND TRAVEL service package are provided. With pleasure, we design personal itineraries for customized extensions of your visit to Germany. |
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| Day 0 - Transatlantic Flight from USA to Germany | |||||||||||||||||
| Depart via any gateway city and arrive in Germany at Munich airport the next day. All major airlines have nonstop or connecting service to München. Intercity Express trains from all major German cities arrive at München Central station every hour. Contact Nonstop Travel for the best fares to Germany as well as for any rail rates. | |||||||||||||||||
| Day 1 - Welcome to Germany, Welcome to Munich | |||||||||||||||||
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Arrival at
Munich Airport. Transfer to your hotel in Munich in on your own and
is best either with public transportation or taxi cab. Check in,
relax and fresh up. Hotel will do its best for early check in but
can not guarantee availability of rooms before 2 pm. Your tours
starts at 4 pm at your hotel. Meet your fellow travelers and your
tour director for a reception, tour orientation and introduction
into history and heritage of Bavaria. We will issue a reprint of an
historic Bavarian passport to make you a "legal traveler" during
your heritage tour in Bavaria. A light dinner will round up your
day. Reception, dinner Hotel: Munich |
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| Day 2 - City Sightseeing in Munich | |||||||||||||||||
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City sightseeing by bus
with short walking excursions. Besides the highlights of Bavaria's
charming metropolis you will be introduced to unknown
German-American sites and stories, such as the Meyersche Hofanstalt,
a still active glass manufacturing site which exported numerous
church windows to former German congregation in the US. Ferdinand
Miller designed buildings and monument like the General’s Hall in
Munich but also parts of the Capitol in Washington, DC as well as
buildings in Charleston, SC and St. Louis, MO. Not to forget the
political refugees during the 1930ies and 40ies from Munich and
Bavaria who found shelter in America like world renowned writer
Thomas Mann, Lion Feuchtwanger or Oskar Maria Graf. Time for
shopping or individual activities in the afternoon. In the evening a
visit to the famous Hofbräuhaus is a must for all fun and beer
lovers. Breakfast, light lunch Hotel: Munich |
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| Day 3 - The Danube, Passau and the Bavarian Forest | |||||||||||||||||
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We leave Munich for
Deggendorf to board a river cruise ship. The Danube was the major
route for millions of emigrants from the Austrian Hungarian Empire.
In 1903 the Johnny Weissmüller family from today’s Temeswar in
Rumania was among them. Already during the 18th century the so
called “Danube Swabians” from Württemberg, Hesse, the Palatiante and
Bavaria traveled the Danube on flatboats towards the Black Sea. In
Passau a sightseeing and walking tour acquaints you with this
historic city before we reach our hotel in the Bavarian Forest. Breakfast, Dinner at your hotel Hotel: Bavarian Forest |
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| Day 4 - The Migration Experience in the Bavarian Forests. Bohemian Culture in the Czech Republic | |||||||||||||||||
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A local excursion
includes a visit to the Emerenz Meier house. Bavaria’s best known
folklife writer emigrated in 1906 to the Bavarian neighborhood (“Waldlerviertel”)
in Chicago’s Northside. Visit the open air museum in Finsterau and
learn about life in the Old Days. Small farms, cutting wood,
charcoal fabrication ment hard work and little income. The migration
experience from around here is reflected in fascinating biographical
portraits. Later that day the excursion continues into the Czech
Republik to explore Bohemian traditions as well as the new shape of
Europe. Dinner at the Emerenz Meier House restaurant. Breakfast, dinner Hotel: Bavarian Forest |
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| Day 5 - The Glass Road. German American History in Fürth and Nürnberg | |||||||||||||||||
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Drive on scenic route
through the Bavarian forest, Germany’s largest National Park, and
learn about the centuries-old glassblowing traditions while visiting
a traditional workshop. Continue to Nuremberg for city sightseeing
including its medieval history as well as the former Nazi party
rally grounds. Again we add interesting German American and Jewish
biographical portraits from Henry Kissinger’s birthplace to Sandra
Bullock and Billy Joel in nearby Fürth. Breakfast, Dinner Hotel: Nürnberg |
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| Day 6 - Excursions in Franconia, Buttenheim, Klein Losnitz | |||||||||||||||||
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An excursion brings you
to Klein Losnitz in the Franconian “Fichtelgebirge”. It was from
around here that many farmers, weavers, timber-rafting workers
hailed for land and opportunities in the Midwest. On your way back
visit the Levy Strauss museum at Buttenheim, depicting the life of
the creator of the Jeans during the California Gold Rush. A nearby
traditional beer garden offers Franconian specials before we go back
to Nuremberg for the evening. Breakfast, lunch en route. Hotel: Nuremberg |
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| Day 7 - Marvels of Barouque and Medieval Times. The Father of German Emigration | |||||||||||||||||
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Drive to Würzburg to see
the beautiful baroque residence surrounded by famous wine yards. A
commanding officer of the American army saved this architectural
masterpiece from destruction. In nearby Sommershausen and Bad
Windsheim we visit the birthplace and hometown of Franz Daniel
Pastorius who as early as 1683 founded the first German settlement
in America. Germantown, today part of Philadelphia, PA was an
exciting religious experiment and an investment too. Overnight will
be in the beautiful medieval town of Dinkelsbühl. Dinner at your
hotel. A walk with the town’s night watchman finishes a long day.
Breakfast, dinner Hotel: Dinkelsbühl |
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| Day 8 - From Dinkelsbühl to Rothenburg and back to Munich. | |||||||||||||||||
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This morning we travel
the Romantic Road and visit Rothenburg, Europe’s best preserved
medieval town. Free time allows you to stroll the narrow alleys.
Back in Munich a farewell dinner in a traditional brewery finishes
your visit to Bavaria. Breakfast, farewell-dinner Hotel: Munich |
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| Day 9 - Farewell and Homebound Flights or optional extension | |||||||||||||||||
| Airport-Transfer and homebound flights or individual extension of your tour. | |||||||||||||||||
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Included (land only):
Not included: Airfares, transfers upon arrival and departure, beverages others than coffee, tea, juice with breakfast, possible individual cost for research, use of archives, databases etc., customary gratuities to tour directors / drivers.
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Minimum of 18 participants is required. Should we need to cancel a tour we will send out a revised mini-group arrangement at least 4 month prior to departure or a full refund of any deposits paid. Detailed information and a consumer protection plan is available along with reservation/confirmations. |
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Optional extension - Your Personal Itinerary Optional Extension A: 1 Day Alpine
Scenery Berchtesgadener Land |
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