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New Trip Departure Site: Indian Valley Middle School, 130 Maple Avenue, Harleysville, Pa 19438 (Park in lot to left of school).  We travel on deluxe coaches, with restroom.  Due to circumstances beyond our control, escorts and bus drivers may alter itinerary if needed.
No smoking or alcoholic beverages permitted on buses.

See all spring trips listed below in chronological order:

• NEW YORK CITY AND THE MACY’S FLOWER SHOW
  Saturday, April 10, 2010
  Trip #701
  Depart: 8:00AM Return: 8:30PM
  Cost: $42 Per Person
  
  

  A “Free Day” in NYC – With a Stop at Macy’s for their Fabulous Flower Show
  Every year Macy’s, Herald Square, presents their outstanding flower show to the delight of over 500,000 visitors. The show features over two million flowers and exotic topiaries from all over the world arranged by renowned horticulturalists. Begin your day at Macy’s, then spend the rest of the afternoon shopping, touring and dining. The choice is yours!  There is not a charge for the flower show, so you can choose whether or not to attend.  We will have two drop-off points – first at Macy’s (for those attending the flower show) and the other at the Rockefeller Center area.  Pick-up points will be announced on the bus.  We will depart from NYC at 6:00PM. 
  
  
  
  

• ANTIETAM NATIONAL BATTLEFIELD (near Sharpsburg, Maryland)
  Escorted by renowned Civil War Historian,  Bruce Stocking
  Saturday, April 17, 2010
  Trip # 702
  Depart: 7:00AM (Indian Valley Middle School, 130 Maple Ave, Harleysville, Pa)
              7:30AM (Audubon Shopping Center, Egypt Road  - by Giant Store)
  Return: 9:00PM
  Cost : $55 Per Person
  
  

  To visit the Battlefield of Antietam, near Sharpsburg, Maryland, is to step back in time. Considered one of the most pristine, unspoiled battlefields, visitors to Antietam often comment how they can practically hear the din of battle, see the massed ranks of soldiers in Blue and Gray, and smell the gunpowder.  Re-live this famous battle through the mesmerizing stories and facts presented by your escort. The Battle of Antietam, also called the Battle of Sharpsburg, fought September 17, 1862, was one of the most crucial events in the American Civil War. In addition to being the costliest single day in our nation’s history, with some 23,000 casualties suffered by the Union and Confederate forces engaged, Antietam marked the end of Confederate General Robert E. Lee’s first invasion of the North.  Start the day at the visitor’s center for a movie about the battle and take time to view exhibits.  After lunch there will be a tour of the battlefield, the Pry House, Antietam Cemetery, and Monocacy Battlefield and more.  For more information on this historic site visit: www.hps.gov/anti.   A dinner stop at Hoss’s in Gettysburg on the way home (Cost not included).

  Bruce Stocking, Historian for the W.S. Hancock Society, has appeared in films and documentaries about the Civil War and works with a number of Federal and State Historical Sites in developing programming.  Bruce, accompanied by his wife Karin, presents an outstanding tour of this site.  If you have attended his seminars, you know you will be in for “a treat” on this trip!

  NOTE: Bring a packed lunch – We will eat on the bus or a picnic area at the battlefield
  
  
  
  
• BALTIMORE HARBOR
  Saturday, May 1, 2010
  Trip # 703
  Depart: 7:00AM Return: 9:30PM
  Cost: $55 Per Person
  
  

  Enjoy a “free” day at historic and exciting Baltimore Harbor.  Spend your day exploring the harbor area and the many shops, tour the National Aquarium, enjoy lunch at one of the wonderful restaurants in the area, take a harbor cruise or venture off to one of the interesting neighborhoods in the area.  The choice is yours!  Tickets to the National Aquarium are not included in the cost of the trip, so if you would like to tour this interesting site while at the Harbor, you can buy your tickets in advance online at their website www.aqua.org/buytickets, or go to www.ticketmaster.com.  Rest stops will be made coming and going. Cost of meals not included in cost of trip.  We will depart from Baltimore at approximately 6:00PM. 

  
  
  

• NOSHING THROUGH (NEW YORK) NEIGHBORHOODS
  A Day of Touring New York Neighborhoods & Food Sampling
  Saturday, May 15, 2010
  Trip # 704
  Depart: 7:30AM Return: 9:00PM
  Cost: $45 Per Person
  
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  New York is a city of neighborhoods, and each section of town has their individual style, including fun and exciting food emporiums and restaurants.  Our bus will take us to several neighborhoods and allows time to “nosh” and shop in each.   Start your touring uptown at Zabars, then move on to Chelsea Market where you might catch the appearance of a Food Network celebrity.  At lunchtime arrive at the location where Little Italy adjoins Chinatown.  You will be able to tour both areas and have time for lunch at a restaurant of your choice.  On to Dean and DeLuca’s, then end the day at South Street Seaport.  As we head out of the city, we will drive by the site of the World Trade Center. Cost of all food and samples are not included in cost of trip.   Bus will depart from NYC at 6:30PM.