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Morrison Travel Club invites all interested persons to register now for a spring 2015 experience to Europe.  Discover “The Best of the Netherlands” from Friday, April 17, through Saturday, April 25, 2015.  Consider the optional extension experience, “The Best of Belgium,” from April 25, through Wednesday, April 29. 

Arrangements have been designed by world renowned Casterbridge, with local MTC directors Theresa Brandon and Ned J. Nesti, Jr. 

Picture fields of flowers in bloom all winter, as you pay the trip in installments. Register by Friday, August 15, 2014, to ensure the minimum of travelers is met and receive a $200 discount 

Even those who have been to Holland will find dozens of iconic elements that add pleasure to this tour.  Imagine the photographs you will collect of 

  • windmills
  • canal cruise
  • Rijksmuseum, Van Gogh Museum, and Royal Picture Gallery
  • Alkmaar Cheese Market
  • Costar Diamond (factory)
  • English Puritans’ settlement where they boarded the Mayflower in 1620
  • tulips-lilies-narcissi-daffodils-hyacinths-orchids
  • Medieval palace, churches, and monasteries
  • blue and white Delftware porcelain
  • Anne Frank’s “Secret Annex”
  • home of Corrie ten Boom, with its hiding place for Jews and others during the 1940’s.

The Amstel River reflects the charm of Amsterdam, the largest city and capital of The Netherlands.  Its architecture dates to the 1600’s.

Amstersdam-AmstelRiver

Please pass this exciting trip information along to friends, collegues, or family who may be interested.  Included are airfare; accommodation in three- and four-star hotels; full breakfast and three-course dinner daily; admissions; full-time tour guide; basic health insurance/emergency evacuation.

ClogsEach person must register online at http://www.worldstridesdiscovery.org/register with the trip ID number 109078.  View itineraries for both trips and access additional information at the link.   [Editor’s note:  On the entry page, in order to start the process, you will be asked to type a street address or word from a photograph into a box underneath the picture.  It is difficult to see this box.]

A $300 initial deposit is due by Friday, August 15, 2014, which will qualify you for an Early Enrollment Discount of $200.

“While we can have  people sign up for the trip anytime through the end of the year, we need to meet  our minimum enrollment by the August 15 deadline in order to book the  trip(s),” explained Brandon.  

“Please carefully review all the information at the site listed above for your registration,” stated Brandon.  “When setting up your on-line registration, you must have your passport available.  If you chose to add the Belgium extension, the dates on your registration site will only show The Netherlands trip–so make a note of the additional dates [April 25-April 29] for yourself.”

Brandon added, “If you do not have a roommate, complete the registration form online.  We will contact you later about available roommates.  There is a $50 surcharge per night for single  rooms.  To ensure a rich travel experience, we request that you bring a travel companion on the trip if your health or mobility is an issue.” 

Cheese“If you prefer to make other payment arrangements or do not want to register online, please contact Casterbridge/WorldStrides Customer  Service.  There is a dedicated Customer Service Team ready to assist with any questions concerning the online registration system or payments.  Call toll free 1-855-843-3436, and they will be available to assist, Monday through Friday (excluding holidays) from 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Eastern  Standard Time.”

“Participants can e-mail Customer Service Team at customerservice@worldstrides.org.  Make sure to always include your Trip ID number:  109078.” 

MTC members must purchase a comprehensive Trip Mate travel insurance policy, which includes health, property, and cancellation coverage.  The cost is $149 if you only visit The Netherlands or $199 if you add the Belgium extension.

Should you have any questions or concerns, kindly contact Theresa Brandon at 847-669-1861 or by email:  thebrandon@aol.com.  “Ned [Nesti] and I are looking forward to traveling with you in 2015!”

I think the next article should include the point that as more people that sign on for the trip(s) the costs go down, reiterate some info on the Netherlands and have added emphasis on the Belgium extension. Repeating some of the basic info (website, trip number,customer service number) is necessary since the article will be new to some readers.

 

 
These quotations, from world travelor Rick Steves’ travel site, will give you a feel for the country that has been a trading power, diamond and tulip center, and home to incomparable artists.  Don’t forget the pastries!
 
“Holland: windmills, wooden shoes, cheese, tulips, and tranquility. In the Netherlands’ 17th-century Golden Age, Dutch traders established a global economy…and funded a culturally rich society back home. Tiny Holland may just have the world’s densest concentration of great artists, and shows off their works in several world-class museums. Be sure to venture beyond Amsterdam — take advantage of the efficient train network, which puts nearly every Dutch destination within an easy day trip. Rent a bike and cruise the flat countryside. Wherever you roam, look behind its placid exterior, where you’ll find a complex mix of modern technology, honored traditions, quaint countryside, outrageous architecture, and no-nonsense, globally minded people.”
 
“Holland: windmills, wooden shoes, cheese, tulips, and tranquility. In the Netherlands’ 17th-century Golden Age, Dutch traders established a global economy…and funded a culturally rich society back home. Tiny Holland may just have the world’s densest concentration of great artists, and shows off their works in several world-class museums. Be sure to venture beyond Amsterdam — take advantage of the efficient train network, which puts nearly every Dutch destination within an easy day trip. Rent a bike and cruise the flat countryside. Wherever you roam, look behind its placid exterior, where you’ll find a complex mix of modern technology, honored traditions, quaint countryside, outrageous architecture, and no-nonsense, globally minded people.”
 
 
“Nestled between Germany, France, and the Netherlands, Belgium is overlooked by many travelers…making it one of Europe’s best-kept secrets. There are indeed tourists — but not as many as the country’s charms merit. After all, Belgium produces some of Europe’s best beer, creamiest chocolates, most beloved comic strips, and tastiest french fries. From funky urban neighborhoods to tranquil begijnhofs, from old-fashioned lace to high-powered European politics, from cows mooing in a pastoral countryside to gentrified Hanseatic cityscapes bristling with spires…Belgium delights.”
 
“With pointy gilded architecture, stay-a-while cafés, vivid time-tunnel art, and dreamy canals dotted with swans, Bruges (Brugge in Dutch) is a heavyweight sightseeing destination, as well as a joy. Where else can you ride a bike along a canal, munch mussels and wash them down with the world’s best beer, savor heavenly chocolate, and see Flemish Primitives and a Michelangelo, all within 300 yards of a bell tower that jingles every 15 minutes?”

 
Brussles–The Kingdom of Belgium enjoys the best of both cultures of neighboring France and the Netherlands. The picturesque, canal-crossed cities of the Dutch-speaking Flemish are complimented by the influence in cuisine, fashion and culture from their French-speaking counterparts, the Walloons. Add to that the country’s reputation as the beer and chocolate capital of Europe and it’s easy to see why so many visitors continue to be charmed by the ubiquitous delights of unassuming Belgium.

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