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TRAVEL WITH THE FIGGE TO BERLIN
APRIL 25-MAY 4, 2016
Join Figge members on a trip to beautiful, hip and historic Berlin! This ten-day adventure takes you through the best that Berlin has to offer, from museums to galleries to palaces! The itinerary is flexible by design, so you may choose to participate in all activities listed or explore individual interests on your own.
Director of Education Melissa Mohr and Figge Trustee Wynne Schafer will host the trip.
English-speaking guides will be provided for the site visits listed in this section.
TRIP HIGHLIGHTS
Hamburger Bahnhof Museum
Spree River
Pergamon Museum
Charlottenburg Palace Gardens
Panoramic City Tour
Berlin Cathedral
Tegel (Humboldt) Castle
Charlottenburg Palace and Garden
Old National Gallery
Spree River Cruise
Pergamon Museum
Bode Museum
Berlinische Galerie
Martin Gropius Bau
East Side Gallery
Bauhaus Archiv Museum for Design
Georg Kolbe Museum
Hamburger Bahnhof
Museum Scharf-Gerstenberg
Museum Berggruen
Brücke Museum
Käthe Kollwitz Museum
Full-day excursion Participants will travel to Potsdam, with highlighted stops at the Haus am Waldsee, Cecilienhof and Garden, and Charlottenhof Palace.
Optional You will have the opportunity to join Melissa and Wynne on optional site visits during free afternoons. These visits may have additional costs that aren’t included in the trip fee.
GETTING AROUND BERLINA motorcoach will transport Figge members to and from the museums and sites listed in the Trip Highlights section of this flyer. Additional touring will be done by foot. Members may use taxis and other forms of transport at their own expense. Please note that on some days this trip will require considerable walking, sometimes on uneven ground.
Additional information on next page
TRIP FEESDouble: $3,900 per person • Single: $4,200
This fare applies to 24 passengers with deposits paid. The Figge reserves the right to increase the rate by $250 per person if fewer than 20 participants are signed up at the time of final payment.
The fee includes motorcoach transportation to and from Chicago, round-trip airfare from Chicago to Berlin, ground transportation in Berlin (airport to hotel), nine-night accommodations at the Park Inn by Radisson (hot breakfast included), insurance and taxes. The fee also covers transportation, admission, guided tours and gratuities for museums and sites listed in the Trip Highlights section. A card to visit all museums on Museum Insel for one day and a group farewell dinner are also included.
Additional Fees Members are responsible for drinks, meals, special admission fees and all other optional excursions and activities.
RESERVATIONS To reserve a place on the trip, send a deposit in the form of a $250 non-refundable check (per person) to The Travel Business, Attention Joan McGee, at the address listed to the right. Also send one completed reservation form (below) and a passport copy for each traveler. Deposits, reservation forms and passport copies are due by Tuesday, December 1, 2015. Please note that passports must be valid for at least six months beyond the trip dates (through November 4, 2016).
Final payment (cash, check or credit) is due to The Travel Business by January 4, 2016. The trip is non-refundable once final payment is made.
REGISTRATION FORM
Bode Museum
CONTACT INFORMATION
For reservations and payment: Joan McGee, The Travel Business3601 Avenue of the CitiesMoline IL 61265309.762.9665 [email protected]
For information about the itinerary or general questions: Melissa Mohr
Director of Education
Figge Art Museum563.345.6639 [email protected]
Trip participants must be members of the Figge Art Museum. To join, or for information about membership, please call 563.345.6642.
Bauhaus Archiv Museum for DesignCharlottenburg Palace
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