Tour

Today is a travel day as we make our transatlantic overnight flight to Paris, France. Relax, bring along some reading material or your I-pod. Time to catch some shut eye. We’ll see you in the morning!!
 * __A Pilgrimage of Remembrance__**
 * __France__**
 * __February 27 – March 7 2009__**
 * Day 1 – Friday February 27th Saint John – Paris**
 * Highlights:**

On arrival at Charles de Gaulle airport we will be met and transferred to our hotel. After a welcome meeting with our Tour Director we will have time to relax and explore Paris as a group. In the evening we will enjoy a **guided lights tour** of this beautiful and historic city. Breakfast and supper is included.
 * Day 2 – Saturday February 28th Paris**
 * Highlights:**

This morning’s sightseeing tour will feature: **Champs Elysees, the Louvre, Notre Dame Cathedral and admission to the top of the Eiffel Tower.** The rest of the afternoon will be spent in groups – shopping or touring the city. This evening we will enjoy a harbour cruise on the **River Seine**. Breakfast and supper is included.
 * Day 3 – Sunday March 1st Paris**
 * Highlights:**

This is bound to be a spectacular day at the **Palace** **of Versailles**: the world’s most opulent playground for royalty. Most spectacular of all is the Hall of Mirrors. Many wars have been settled through peace talks and treaties negotiated at Versailles. Breakfast and supper is included.
 * Day 4 – Monday March 2nd Caen**
 * Highlights:**

We will hear and feel the history of the 1944 Allied Campaign in Normandy. We will visit the **Beny Sur Mer Canadian War Cemetery** where most of the young Canadian volunteers who were killed in the first days of the Battle of Normandy are buried. We will tour the **Juno Beach Museum**, built by Canadians, where we will experience the Canadian involvement in this operation. We will visit the **Caen Peace Memorial** – regarded as the best museum in France. Breakfast and supper included.
 * Day 5 – Tuesday March 3rd Normandy**
 * Highlights:**

Today we will visit a number of significant areas around Dieppe: We will travel to the **Battle of the Somme** – one of the largest and bloodiest battles of World War One.
 * Day 6 – Wednesday March 4th Dieppe**
 * Highlights:**
 * Puys** **Beach** – involvement of the Royal Regiment during World War Two
 * Panorama** – a view of the whole of the Dieppe beaches.
 * Dieppe** **Canadian War Cemetery** – the old chateau on top of the cliffs overlooking Dieppe now serves as a museum with information on the Dieppe Raid.

Today we will depart for the two most famous Canadian World War One memorials – **Beaumont-Hamel and Vimy Ridge.** The memorial is the work of Toronto sculptor Walter Allward. Breakfast and supper included.
 * Day 7 – Thursday March 5th Beaumont-Hamel**
 * Highlights:**
 * At Vimy** we will find the now grassy grounds still pock-marked with depressions of ice craters, shell holes and mounds from the massive artillery bombardment which the Canadians used to take Vimy Ridge.
 * Beaumont-Hamel** **Newfoundland Memorial Park** **– a national historic site.**
 * Gravesite of Lieutenant Colonel John McCrae.**
 * Overnight in Arras.**

Today we return to Paris for a full day at **Euro Disney** (admission included). A great day awaits us at this fun and exciting park. Tonight we will stay near **Marne** **le Valley** to allow us to enjoy Euro Disney to its fullest. Last night together before leaving for home. Breakfast and supper included.
 * Day 8 – Friday March 6th Euro Disney**
 * Highlights:**


 * Day 9 – Saturday March 7th Home**
 * Today we depart for home.**

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