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take note of the following CTAS Trip Guidelines:
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!! = moderate walking
!!! = considerable walking
CTAS makes every effort to honor our commitment to trip participants. However, we reserve the right to alter itineraries due to weather or other events beyond our control.
AN UNUSUAL DAY OF SEEING AND HEARING AND LUNCHING AT A CIN-SATIONAL RESTAURANT We start the day at the Design Center at Philadelphia University. The textile collection dates back to the 4th century A.D. and includes Pre-Columbian fragments, 18th century church vestments, 19th and 20th century clothing, and hundreds of samples of American manufactured textiles. We will be fortunate to see a special showing by innovative Baltimore textile artist, Susie Brandt. Lunch will be at Cin-Cin in Chestnut Hill, an award-winning Asian restaurant with a French flair. After lunch, it is on to the beautiful campus of the Pennsylvania College of Optometry (PCO), hidden away in Elkins Park. PCO, one of the most prestigious optometry schools in the country, also has a distinguished School of Audiology. Dr. Harry Kaplan, Assistant Professor of Optometry, will guide us through this modern educational facility. In addition to learning about the latest technology in the field, we will also find out what is covered by Medicare in the seeing and hearing world. We think you will find this day an educational delight. Fee includes transportation, tours, lunch and gratuities. 550-$66
Considerable walking All indoors- !!!
A CULTURAL BROOKLYN EXPERIENCE This day promises good art, music and food. Our first venue will be the Brooklyn Museum to see the monumental installation, Dinner Party, by Judy Chicago, the famous icon of the 1970’s. This masterpiece celebrates 1,038 women throughout history. Time will also allow for viewing the extensive period rooms and decorative arts. Our bus will then take us to the East River and the Brooklyn Bridge to hear a concert of classical music on a moored barge. This is said to be New York’s favorite floating concert hall. Imagine – wonderful music while we see the entire Manhattan skyline and the miraculous Brooklyn Bridge! A charming restaurant with good food awaits us just a skip and a jump away. We will be fully nourished with art, music, and food, as we board our bus for home. Fee includes transportation, entrance fees, dinner, and gratuities. 551 - $133
Considerable walking and steps - !!!
CITY SCULPTURE Lichtenstein, Lipschitz, Rodin, Noguchi, three generations of Calders, and many more! Our tour will show off the many public sculptures of Philadelphia, including works designed for the Percent for Art Program, the Fairmount Park Art Commission, and private commissions. We’ll visit the studio of working artist Leo Sewall who is creating a large sculpture at the newly-renovated Memorial Hall, and we’ll discuss the roles of sculptors, architects, philanthropists, and important art programs in the city. We’ll see where our sculptures stand, how these works are made – and made possible. Art lovers-–this trip is for you! Lunch will be at the Rae Restaurant at the Cira Center where we can view the sculptured architecture of the city. Fee includes transportation, guides, lunch and gratuities. 552 - $92
Moderate walking - !!
THE LITTLE STREET OF CLUBS Camac Street – history lives along this street. This wood block street, installed about 1900 so as to be quieter under horses’ hooves, is the only wooden street left in Philadelphia. We will visit three professional clubs located on Camac Street.
This will be a very special day - an unusual opportunity to observe what is behind the doors of the historic buildings along the “Little Street of Clubs.” Fee includes lunch, gratuity and admission to all clubs. 553 - $82
Moderate walking - !!
WOK ‘N WALK TOUR OF PHILADELPHIA CHINATOWN Food Network named Joseph Poon’s “Wok ‘N Walk Tour” one of the best culinary tours in the country. Join us and you’ll see why. Chef Poon takes us on a walking tour of his community including stops at a fortune cookie factory, a Chinese herbal medicine shop, place of worship, grocery store, fish market, Chinese bakery and more. Our amazing host also conducts a Tai Chi demonstration and a Chinese vegetable carving lesson. Lunch, of course, (four courses) is included. Fee includes transportation, guide, lunch and gratuities. 554 - $94
Considerable walking - !!!
A DAY OF ART We start our day at the Princeton University Art Museum, celebrating its 125th anniversary, with a guided tour of the exhibit “Educated Eye,” containing selected works from the Museum’s Impressive permanent collection. From a founding gift of a collection of porcelain and pottery in 1882, the permanent collection has grown to over 60,000 works of art that range from ancient to contemporary and that come from many different areas of the world. There is also a very small but interesting collection of some of Toulose Lautrec’s early sketches. We walk a short distance to the historic Nassau Inn for a delicious buffet lunch. Then we continue on to Grounds for Sculpture, a fabulous 35-acre park and museum containing over 240 sculptures, for a one-hour guided tour. The beautifully landscaped grounds, with its many gardens, allow visitors to view the sculptures in a scenic and tranquil setting. Wear comfortable shoes and perhaps boots for a rainy day. Fee includes transportation, entrance fees, guides, lunch and gratuities 555 - $86
Considerable walking - !!!
A TASTE OF PHILADELPHIA Join us for a fun Philly food fest as we explore and nosh along the way – real Philadelphia culinary treats. Our first stop is Reading Terminal Market where we’ll sample a variety of ethnic Philadelphia foods. Then we’ll head to South Philadelphia to visit specialty food stores like Claudio’s for olives and cheese, the Pretzel Factory, Pat’s or Jim’s or Tony Luke’s for Original Cheesesteak. Still hungry? We’ll take a behind-the-scenes tour and sample a treat at Termini’s Bakery. Bring an appetite – this trip is sure to satisfy it. Fee includes transportation, guide, food and gratuities. 556 - $88
Considerable Walking !!!
HISTORIC HARLEM AND AMATEUR NIGHT AT THE APOLLO THEATER Upon our early afternoon arrival in New York City, we’ll experience Harlem’s rich multi-layered history - from Colonial Dutch days to the American Revolution to wealthy suburb to a center of African-American culture. We’ll explore the Landmark Districts of Mt. Morris Park, Hamilton Heights and Striver’s Row, viewing some of New York City’s finest Victorian row house streets and magnificent churches. We’ll also see several cultural landmarks like the Renaissance Ballroom, the Theresa Hotel, and Small’s Paradise. After a delicious soul food dinner at the church-run United House of Prayer for All People cafeteria, we’ll be off to an evening at the Apollo Theater, home of the original amateur night. This famous theater has featured such stars as Duke Ellington, Billie Holiday, Gladys Knight, James Brown, The Temptations, Lauryn Hill and so many others. We will attend one of Apollo’s famed amateur nights that, who knows, may be the take-off of another outstanding performer. Bring a brown bag lunch to eat on the bus enroute to New York City. Fee includes transportation, Harlem tour, soul food dinner, Apollo orchestra seats, gratuities and snacks. 557 - $109
Considerable walking - !!!
MOUNT VERNON: NOW AND THEN Spend the day with us at Mount Vernon, Virginia, George and Martha Washington’s estate on the Potomac River. The most popular historic home in the United States has been open to the public for more than 140 years. The recently refurbished Ford Orientation Center gives an overview of the Mount Vernon experience and introduces the real George Washington. The new Donald W. Reynolds Museum and Education Center features twenty-five gallery and theater experiences that illuminate Washington’s military and presidential careers. More than 500 original artifacts closely associated with life at Mount Vernon, the Revolutionary War, and the presidency are on display. An audiophone will be provided for your tour. There is a shuttle between the Museum and the mansion and burial site, where guides will provide overviews. A three-course lunch of early American cuisine will be served at the Mount Vernon Inn. There will be time for browsing in the charming shops surrounding the Inn. Fee includes transportation, entrance fees, audiophone, lunch, snacks, and gratuities 558 - $95
Considerable walking - !!!
THE BEST OF BROOKLYN (1) – REVISTED BY POPULAR DEMAND How Brooklyn began and developed is an exciting social history and a feast for the eye. Experience several nineteenth century neighborhoods with wonderful row houses, mansions and churches in a variety of styles and enjoy spectacular harbor views. Some of the areas to be visited – many of which have experienced a rebirth in the past decade or two – are Cobble Hill, Brooklyn Heights, Carroll Gardens, Park Slope, Prospect Park (rivaling Central Park), Fort Greene, Clinton Hill, Dumbo and Fulton Ferry. Lunch will be at Junior’s, a 1950’s-60’s restaurant, world-renowed for their cheese cakes and baked goods. Fee includes transportation, guided tour, lunch, snacks and gratuities 559 - $99
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