Centre Dufferin
Battlefield
November 10 – 20, 2011
Day One – Thursday November 10
Arrive at Pearson International Airport at 4:00pm to check-in for your British Airways overnight flight to London! BA# 092 departs
Terminal Three @ 6:30pm. Dinner and a light breakfast will be served on board.
Day Two – Friday November 11
Arrive in London at 6:25am, local time. David Godfrey, your Tour Leader throughout, will meet you after you have cleared customs and
picked up your baggage.
9:00am - Guided Tour of London with Blue Badge
Experience a guided tour of London which will include famous landmarks such as the Houses of Parliament and Big Ben.
Local Guide: TBA 2 weeks prior to departure
Guide Phone #: TBA 2 weeks prior to departure
Meeting location: Natural History Museum; Cromwell Road
Photo OP of the Changing of the Guards at Buckingham Palace
See the Changing of the Guard at Buckingham Palace. This is both the office and London residence of Her Majesty the Queen. It is one of
the few working royal palaces remaining in the world today, patrolled by the famously regimented Queen's Guard.
Your tour ends at Buckingham Palace and from here and you will walk to Westminster Abbey
11:00pm – Guided Tour of Westminster Abbey
The interior is a veritable museum of English history. Among many highlights are the medieval coronation throne; Poet's Corner with its
memorials to William Shakespeare, Charles Dickens, and other giants of literature; and the tombs of Queen Elizabeth I, "Bloody" Queen
Mary, explorer David Livingstone and naturalist Charles Darwin.
Your coach will pick you up at the end of your tour and take you to lunch.
12:30 noon – Lunch at Azzurro
Arches 145 & 146 Sutton Walk
Waterloo, London Se1 7ND
Phone – 020 7620 1300
MENU: Chicken Penne & Tomato with Profiteroles for dessert
As a group, walk the 5 minutes to the London Eye
2:00pm – Arrival time at the London Eye for your 2:30pm “flight”.
The London Eye is the world's biggest Ferris wheel and one of the most popular attractions in the UK. A ride will give an amazing 360°
view over London. Booking Number: 589377
Tickets are non-exchangeable and non-refundable. You must arrive a half hour early to collect your tickets.
Your coach will pick you up here and take you to the Tower of London
4:00pm – Guided Tour of the Tower of London
The Tower of London is a Unesco World Heritage Site. In the past, the tower functioned as a prison, the royal residence and as a fortress.
Nowadays, the tower is still in royal possession and guided tours are available to give pupils an insight into its dark history.
6:00pm – Check in to the Holiday Inn Bloomsbury
Coram Street
London, UK
WC1N 1HT
0871 942 9222
7:30pm – Dinner confirmed at the Hotel
MENU: Caesar Salad, Fish & Chips with green peas and tartar sauce & Lemon Meringue Pie for dessert
Overnight in at Holiday Inn Bloomsbury
Day Three – Saturday November 12
Breakfast at your hotel
9:50am & 10:30am - Churchill War Rooms
The Cabinet War Rooms is an underground complex that served as a British government command centre throughout the Second World
War. Located beneath the Treasury building in the Whitehall are of Westminster, the facilities became operational in 1939 and were in
constant use until their abandonment in August 1945, after the surrender of Japan.
Booking Reference # 460000828 – 23 people @ 9:50am and 23 @ 10:30am
Lunch on your own
Rest of the afternoon and evening at your leisure
Possible visit or attractions to visit - Harrods or Oxford Street for shopping, National Gallery, British Museum, Imperial Was Room, Globe
Theatre.
Dinner on your own
7:30pm - West End – Dominion Theatre
See “We Will Rock You”; the musical based on songs by Queen at the Dominion Theatre. The musical opened May 14, 2002 and instantly
became an audience favorite. It has become the longest-running musical at the Dominion Theatre and has won over a dozen awards.
268-269 Tottenham Court Road
London, WIT 7AQ, UK
Box Office: 0870 169 0116
Overnight in London
Day Four – Sunday November 13
Breakfast at your hotel
8:00am – check out of your hotel and depart for Dover
10:00am - arrive in Dover for Tour of Dover Castle and Wartime Tunnels
Dover Castle was founded in the 12th century and has been described as the "Key to England" due to its defensive significance
throughout history. It is the largest castle in England. For over 200 years the tunnels have provided shelter, safety and secrecy to those
defending our shores. Delve deeper into the history of the tunnels, from Napoleonic times to the Cold War in this new exhibition.
11:35am – depart for Dover Ferry Port
11:55am – Check-in for transfer from Dover to Calais
12:55pm – Ferry departure
Crossing with P&O Ferries - reference # F67454779
Lunch (on your own) can be bought on the ferry while crossing the Channel
3:25pm – Arrival in Calais and depart for Bayeux
8:00pm – Approximate time of arrival in Bayeux
Check in to the Churchill Hotel
Place de Quebec
14400, Bayeux, Normandy, France
Tel: 0033231213180
8:30pm – Dinner at l’Assiette Normande
3 rue des Chanoines
Bayeux
Phone: (2) 31 22 04 61
MENU: Salad & Camembert Toasts, Chicken with Sauce Pommeau & Bararois aux Fruits Rouges for dessert
Overnight at Churchill Hotel in Bayeux
Day Five – Monday November 14
Breakfast at your hotel
8:00am – Full day Guided Tour
Local Guide: Lucie Hoffman
Guide Phone #: 0033 603 091 021
Meeting location: Hotel Lobby
8:00am – 9:00am - Visit to Abbaye d’Ardenne and Mesnil Patry
Visit the Abbaye which was used by the Germans as an observation post during WWII. Mesnil Patry is the site of the Canadian land forces’
last big operation in Normandy.
10:00am – Juno Beach Centre for Tour & Reconnaissance for students to prepare for Ceremony
Lunch on your own in Arromanches
12:30pm – Visit the Guns at Longues-sur-mer
The Germans had built on cliffs a defensive component of the Atlantic Wall, a massive four large gun battery.
2:00pm – Continue with Normandy Tour
German Cemetery La Cambe
This is a German was cemetery in Lower Normandy and serves as a stark contrast to the Allied equivalents. 21,202 German soldiers are
buried here making it the largest of its kind in France.
Omaha Beach
It is on this beach that one of most historical accounts of perseverance, tragedy, and torture played out. It was at Omaha Beach, on June
6, 1944, that one of the deadliest battles during D-Day occurred. As American soldiers moved to and from the shore as effortless as the
tide, a flawless plan of victory was no match for their tragic course of destiny.
Return to Bayeux at approximately 5:00pm. An optional tour upon arrival might be a visit to the Musée de la Tapisserie de Bayeux. The
Museum is the major attraction of Bayeux and hosts the famous Queen Mathilda's Tapestry, which depicts the conquest of England by
William, Duke of Normandy. This is the most important relic to survive from the eleventh century.
Rest of the evening (including dinner) on your own
Overnight at the Churchill Hotel in Bayeux
Day Six – Tuesday November 15
Breakfast at your hotel
9:00am - Visit to Mont-Saint-Michel
Discover Mont-Saint-Michel and its abbey on the border between Normandy and Brittany, one of the first sites to obtain UNESCO World
Heritage listing. Be amazed by the prodigious accomplishments of medieval architecture, by the forces of nature, and the ever-changing
light.
Lunch on your own
2:00pm – Saint Malo
Your next stop is Saint Malo, a walled English Channel port city in Brittany.
Return to your hotel
7:30pm – Dinner at l’Assiette Normandie
Dinner at l’Assiette Normande
3 rue des Chanoines
Bayeux
Phone: (2) 31 22 04 61
MENU: Cream of Vegetable Soup, Roasted Pork with roasted potatoes, and for dessert; Roaster Apple with ice cream
Overnight at the Churchill Hotel in Bayeux
Day Seven – Wednesday November 16
Breakfast at the hotel
8:00am – Full Day Guided Tour in Normandy
Local Guide: Lucie Hoffman
Guide Phone #: 0033 603 091 021
Meeting location: Hotel Lobby
8:30am - Bény-sur-Mer Canadian Military Cemetery
This cemetery contains predominantly Canadian soldiers killed during the early stages of the Battle of Normandy in the Second World
War. Bény-sur-Mer was created as a permanent resting place for Canadian soldiers who had been temporarily interred in smaller plots
close to where they fell.
10:00pm – Arrival at Juno Beach Centre to prepare for Ceremony.
Lunch on your own at the Juno Beach Centre
1:30pm - Continue on your Normandy Beach Tour
3:30pm – Tour of the Pegasus Bridge
Request Mark Worthington as tour guide
Visit the Normandy Landing Beaches
The coast road can be followed to Sword, Juno, Gold and Omaha beaches - and Utah beach is just a little further. Several cemeteries are
also passed along the route. Just off Gold beach at Arromanches you can see the remains of the floating harbour used during the
landings.
Dinner on your own this evening
Overnight at the Churchill Hotel in Bayeux
Day Eight – Thursday November 17
Breakfast at your hotel
6:30am – Check out of the Churchill Hotel and depart for Ypres.
10:30am – Guided Tour of Beaumont Hamel Newfoundland Memorial Park
Of the five memorials established in France and Belgium in memory of major actions fought by the 1st Battalion of the Newfoundland
Regiment, the largest is the thirty hectare site at Beaumont-Hamel, nine kilometres north of the town of Albert. This site commemorates
all Newfoundlanders who fought in the Great War, particularly those who have no known grave.
12:30pm - Lunch at the Ocean Villas Tea Rooms
Including talk and tour of the trenches by Avril Williams
MENU: Buffet Lunch with selections of quiche, cold meats & salads. Tea and Coffee included
4:00pm – Guided tour of Vimy Ridge Canadian Memorial
Canada's most impressive tribute overseas to those Canadians who fought and gave their lives in the First World War is the majestic and
inspiring Canadian National Vimy Memorial which overlooks the Douai Plain. The Memorial does more than mark the site of the
engagement that Canadians were to remember with more pride than any other operation of the First World War. It stands as a tribute to all
who served their country in battle in that four-year struggle and particularly to those who gave their lives.
Your guide will be assigned upon arrival
Transfer to Ypres
7:00pm – Approximate time of arrival at your hotel
Check-in to the Ypres Centrum Hotel
Sint-Jacobsstraat 15
8900, Ypres, Belgium
Tel: 003257429600
Contact: Miet Vervenne
8:00pm – Menin Gate Last Port Ceremony
Every night at 8.00pm a moving ceremony takes place under the Menin Gate in Ypres. For a few moments the noise of traffic ceases and a
stillness descends over the memorial. At exactly 8:00pm up to six members of the regular buglers from the local volunteer Fire Brigade
step into the roadway under the memorial arch. They play Last Post, followed by a short silence and then play Reveille. Visiting groups
may lay a wreath and say a few words. The Last Post Ceremony has become part of the daily life in Ypres and the local people are proud of
this simple but moving tribute to the courage and self-sacrifice of those who fell in defence of their town.
8:30pm – Dinner at your hotel
MENU – Vegetable Soup, Chicken with French fries and ice cream for dessert
Overnight at the Novotel Ypres Centrum
Day Nine- Friday November 18
Breakfast at your hotel
8:30am – check out of your hotel and depart for Amsterdam
9:00am - Visit to the Essex Farm Cemetery
Essex Farm was the location of an Advanced Dressing Station (ADS) during the Great War, and now is the site of a CWGC Cemetery, as well
as the remains of several bunkers some of which were used by the ADS.
The unplanned layout of the graves here reveals the nature of the cemetery. There are 1,199 burials, only 102 of which are unidentified,
again reflecting the location of the cemetery near a dressing station, where casualties returned from action and hence identification was
the norm. There are also 19 special memorials to men believed to be, or known to be, buried here.
Essex Farm Cemetery itself is probably one of the most visited sites in the salient, and this is principally because of its association with
John McCrae.
Continue on to Amsterdam with a quick stop to pick up some lunch (on your own)
2:00pm – Approximate time of arrival in Amsterdam
You will have a short time to stretch your legs and do some exploring and shopping on your own
4:00pm - Visit to the Anne Frank House
For more than two years, Anne Frank and her family lived in hiding in the annex of this building at Prinsengracht 263. Anne's diary, a tale
of hope which detailed her family's time in hiding, has gone on to become one of the widest read manuscripts of the period, and this
interactive tour through the setting of the book provides a sense of perspective and gravity for all visitors.
The group will be split in half with reservations for 4:00pm and 4:30pm
6:30pm – Approximate time of arrival at your hotel
Check-in to the Tulip Inn Amsterdam City
Reimerswaalstraat 5
1069 Amsterdam, Holland
Tel: 0031203209500
Contact: Linda van den Nieuwenhof
Rest of the evening and dinner on your own
Overnight at the Tulip Inn Amsterdam City
Day Ten – Saturday November 19
Breakfast at your hotel
9:00am – Shopping and Sightseeing on your own
Time on your own to explore Amsterdam
Lunch on your own
2:00pm – Visit to the Dutch Resistance Museum
The Dutch Resistance Museum, chosen as the best historical museum of the Netherlands, tells the story of the Dutch people in World War
II. How did Dutch people respond to the Nazi occupation? Who resisted? Why, and how? You’ll see, hear and read fascinating stories
about the exceptional, as well as about everyday life. Education is a core task for the museum. Some fifteen thousand children visit the
museum each year
4:00pm - Tour of Canals
Take a 1 hour guided tour of the intricate canal system that winds through Amsterdam's streets. Many local residents still use these
canals for transportation and relaxing weekend activities.
8:00pm – Dinner at Le Rendez Vous Amsterdam
Weteringschans 75
1017 RX Amsterdam, Netherlands
020 6234017
MENU: TBA
Overnight at Tulip Inn Amsterdam City
Day Eleven – Sunday November 20
Breakfast at your hotel
8:00am – Check out of your hotel and transfer to airport for return flights
Your tour guide assists with your transfer to the airport, where you'll check in for your return flight home.
8:30am – Arrive at Amsterdam Schiphol Airport to check-in for your British Airways flights to Toronto! BA# 429 departs AMS @ 10:40am,
arriving in London Heathrow @ 11:00am. Your connecting flight to Toronto is BA093 departing @ 12:45pm arriving in Toronto @ 3:40pm