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Patti Tours Special Notes If you would like to receive tour information between the quarterly newsletter, please send us your email address to: pattitours@verizon.net July 2009 Issue No. 61 boys Stadium is the largest NFL stadium that incorporates Cowboys tradition in an iconic form. The tour of the stadium will take you to the Pro Shop, Scoreboard Control Room, Press Box, Player Interview Room, Cowboys Locker Room, A suite and the Silver Level Platform. After a good Have a happy day! hardy lunch at Texas Land and Cattle, our next stop is, Pattie The RANGERS BALLPARK in Arlington Our Minimal walking, climbing, visit to the Ballpark will and exertion. take us on a tour of the field Moderate walking, climband to the Legends of the ing, and exertion. Game Museum. Whether Maximum physiyou are catching a Nolan cal effort, designed for the Ryan fastball or admiring physically active. Babe Ruth's "King of Swat" trophy, you are bound to Our Upcoming gain a new appreciation for Tours! the sport so firmly woven into the fabric of America. Tour includes: admission to Tour Texas the Cowboys Stadium and Rangers Ballpark in ArlingArlington’s Finest—All About ton, lunch at Texas Land and Cattle, a professional Sports Tour tour manager, and deluxe August 11, 2009 motorcoach transportation. $74 pp  Sports fans will delight in East Texas our day trip to Arlington, as Getaway you will be one of the “first” to tour the new COWBOYS October 6-7, 2009 $235 pp/dbl STADIUM. The new Cow● Flower Mound, TX 75028 Website: www.pattitours.net "Fun in the sun" somehow doesn't relate to Texans when its 100 degrees everyday and all one can think about is staying cool. Finding ways to get out of the house and have fun, while staying cool can be chalTake the time to look for us lenging. We have some ideas and hope you find our on our website at: tours a really "cool" sort of www.pattitours.net thing to do. Lets beat the heat and stay active. This Inside this issue: summer we will transition Tour Texas 1-3 from hot to hotter, but then we'll transition to our lovely Tour Bass Hall 3 fall. Its transition that keeps life interesting. How we Tour Out West 3-5 view transition can be from & Down South a positive perspective or negative perspective. PerTour Washington 4-5 sonally I like the positive D.C. side, although not always Tour Midwest & easy to take, its what I know 5 Out East keeps life upbeat. The tour 5-6 business has been transitionTour Branson ing in many ways. Factors like economy, disease, Tour Canada 6-7 transportation, and social makeup of our clients keep Tour Europe 6-7 us looking for creative ways Tour 7 to produce fun, affordable, Oberammergau safe tours. In this news letter you will see several short Tour Cruises 7-8 getaways, with components like optional spa treatments, festival events, and sporting. We hope you find we are making a good transition as a sign of the times. Thank you for responding to our last new letter response card, to stay current in our database. We look forward to our travel time together with you. Patti Tours ● 5032 Timberview Drive (972) 355-1189 or Metro (972) 724-0268 ● July 2009 Issue No. 61 Page 2 Our getaway this fall takes us to the charming and quaint towns of Jefferson, Jonesville, Kilgore and Uncertain. The T.C. Lindsey store in Jonesville has been in operation since 1846. Listed as one of the states most authentic old time country stores, one can marvel at all the antiques or pick up a jar of molasses. Certainly, our visit to Uncertain will be delightful. Situated in NE Texas on Caddo Lake the largest natural lake in the south, you can enjoy lunch and experience the quietness and stillness combined with the beauty of the cypress trees & lake. Truly one of Texas best kept secrets! Next, the tour will take us to historic Jefferson, a small quaint town where streets are lined with antique and gift shops stocked with unique treasures. Our Jefferson tour highlights include, touring The Grove Historic Home, The House of Seasons, a Riverboat Tour of the Jefferson Bayou, a mule drawn sightseeing carriage ride and dinner at the Excelsior House. Lodging will be in the Excelsior House and Captain’s Castle. Our 2nd day of the tour starts with a leisurely morning breakfast & time for browsing around town. As we begin our journey home, we will visit Kilgore, The Rangerettes Showcase and The East Texas Oil Museum. Tour includes all admissions, 2 meals, 1 night lodging, and deluxe motorcoach transportation.  Magazine, and Van Buren. Distinguished as America’s first national park, Hot Springs has attracted visitors to soak in the thermal waters of the world-famous Bathhouse row since the turn of the century. Lodging at the Historic Arlington Resort and Spa affords you the opportunity to take the time to pamper yourself. Our visit to one of Arkansas’s newest attractions “The Gangster Museum of America,” will take you back to the days of the 20’s, 30’s, 40’s when mineral water, gambling and bootlegging brought visitors like Capone, Luciano, Madden and other infamous criminals to the little valley town in the mountains of Central Arkansas. Abounding beauty is Garvan Woodland Gardens. We will enjoy a visit to this botanical garden located on Lake Hamilton and surrounded by forests. Some of the nations most beautiful scenery can be seen via Arkansas roads. Traveling scenic Highway to the magnificent lodge at Mount Magazine you will witness unbelievable panoramic views and spectacular fall foliage. Graced with timeless natural beauty and sweeping views Mount Magazine over looks the valleys of the Petit Jean River and Arkansas River. All aboard the Arkansas and Missouri Rail Train from Van Buren to Winslow. Sit back, relax and enjoy the beautiful ride through the Ozark Boston Mountains. This Getaway is refreshing and as always full of fun. Tour includes: deluxe motorcoach transportation, lodging at the Historic Arlington Hotel and Mount Magazine Lodge, 2 breakfasts, 1 lunch, 2 dinners, all admissions and a train ride. get into the Christmas spirit. Experience an old fashioned Victorian style Christmas as 19th century London comes alive on the Historical Galveston Strand, with Charles Dickens characters, the Queens Parade, Caroler’s, Dancers & Handbell ringers. This holiday tour highlights a special handbell concert, dining at the Fishermen’s Wharf, Moody Gardens Festival of Lights, historic Galveston Island tour, along with shopping at Old Town Spring. All this and more for you to enjoy. Tour includes: deluxe motorcoach transportation, admissions per itinerary, 2 night’s hotel accommodations at the Holiday Inn on the Beach, 5 meals, tour manager, baggage handling, bus refreshments and all taxes.  Granbury Getaway The Night the Music Died Revisited August 29, 2009 $67 pp This wonderful day in Granbury at the Granbury Opera House features the Night the Music Died Revisited – Rock and Roll returns to Granbury as the last concert of Buddy Holly, Big Bopper and Ritchie Valens is recreated once again. The audience is transported back to February 1959 when rock and roll history was forever changed. This show will take on a different twist but stays true to the original story. Enjoy an excellent lunch at Merry Heart Tearoom then shopping in downtown Granbury. Tour includes deluxe motor coach, admissions, and lunch.  September 18, 2009 $60 pp Join in the fun as we attend the largest wine festival in the southwest. Grapevine & Grapefest is the place to be. Arkansas Fall Getaway and Train Adventure October 19-21, 2009 $425 Dickens on the Strand GALVESTON December 4-6, 2009 $395 pp/dbl Grapefest Getaway to the “Natural State” this fall It’s a Dickens of a Festival in Galveston on the Strand and no better way to we travel to Hot Springs, Mount Patti Tours ● 5032 Timberview Drive (972) 355-1189 or Metro (972) 724-0268 ● ● Flower Mound, TX 75028 Website: www.pattitours.net July 2009 Issue No. 61 Page 3 With culinary demonstrations, 4 stages of entertainment, the Peoples Choice Wine Tasting event, & shopping our day promises to be fun filled. We will have a special Lake Grapevine Duck Tour, an artisan demonstration at Vetro Glass Blowing studio, & admission to Grapefest VIP lounge. It is the icing on the cake day trip. Tour includes deluxe motorcoach transportation, Grapefest admission, Grapevine Lake Duck Tour, private artisan demo, & VIP Lounge admission.  Holiday Happenings Close to Home Academy Award nominated song "Hopelessly Devoted to You," Package #2 "Grease" and "You're the One That I ICE & Grapevine Want" both of which were #1 hits on Wrapped UP the Billboard Top 100 list. These songs December 18, 2009 are heard in addition to the Ja$110 pp cobs/Casey songs made famous by the original stage production including At Christmas time, Downtown Grape- "Summer Nights," "Greased Lightnin'" vine is filled with the hustle and bustle and "We Go Together." Tour includes: of the Holidays and beautiful lights for Orchestra level seating, lunch, profesall to see. You will enjoy the beautiful sional tour manager, and deluxe motorsculptures of ICE, shopping on Main coach transportation. St., dinner at Tolbert’s Restaurant, Ray Price & Roy Clark Grapevine Opry Holiday show and a October 28, 2009 deluxe motorcoach sleigh ride.  $123 coach transportation.  Tour Bass Hall The National Parks of the Southwest features three of our country’s most GREASE is the word! America's favorite musical comes to Bass Hall in a outstanding national parks. From sunPackage #1 brand new production starring Taylor drenched mesas to rushing rivers, specGaylord Texan ICE Hicks and the runner ups from NBC’s tacular sights await you in the beautiExtravaganza Americas Got Talent. After spending ful, rugged wilderness of the American December 12, 2009 Southwest. This tour visits places like, a hopelessly devoted summer with $115 pp the Grand Canyon, Utah’s Bryce CanSandy Dumbrowski, the new girl in yon, Zion National Park, Pipe Spring town, Danny Zuko's world is thrown The Gaylord is all decked out for National Monument, Monument Valupside down when Sandy appears at Christmas and we will enjoy an afterRydell High on the first day of school. ley, and a refreshing cruise on the crysnoon among it all as we admire amazWhat follows is a rock n' roll celebra- tal-clear water of Lake Powell. This ing ice sculptures, Christmas shopping, tion of growin' up, cruisin' with friends tour includes, 10 meals, round trip airand have dinner at the Riverwalk. and goin' steady. The new production fare and airport transfers, and $40 in Tour includes: ICE admission, dinner features songs from the smash hit 1978 Mayflower money.  at the Riverwalk, Holiday show at the motion picture for the first time ever Grapevine Opry, and deluxe motoron Broadway including "Sandy," the Patti Tours ● 5032 Timberview Drive (972) 355-1189 or Metro (972) 724-0268 ● ● Flower Mound, TX 75028 Website: www.pattitours.net Tis the season to create Magical Holiday memories and the Gaylord Texan & Grapevine are teamed up for several spectacular Lone Star events. The awe inspiring ICE exhibit provides a winter wonderland of more than 2 million pounds of ice sculpted by artisans from Harbin, China. The resort dazzles with over 1.2 million holiday lights, train displays, giant Christmas Trees and more. Grapevines musical shows are entertaining for all audiences. So pick out a package for your wish list and give us a call, we’ll make it come true. Summer Shows at The Bass Hall & Fort Worth Fun Something cool is always happening in Fort Worth and this summer we will have some fun as we dine in downtown Fort Worth Sundance square then attend one of the following special engagements at Bass Hall. Your evening with us includes reserved orchestra level seats, dinner & deluxe motorcoach transportation. September 5, 2009 $140 pp Country legends Ray Price and Roy Clark team up for a double feature of classic country music. Don't miss this special evening with two of country music's most enduring - and endearing - artists. Tour Out West and Down South National Parks of the Southwest August 6-13, 2009 $2358 pp/dbl Single: $3057 Grease July 2009 Issue No. 61 Page 4 Pacific Northwest August 22-28, 2009 $2449 pp/dbl Single: $3318 The coastal terrain of the Pacific Northwest is the most magnificent countryside you’ll ever set eyes on. Come along as we explore towering rock cliffs, snow-capped mountains, lush gardens and vibrant cities, giving you a glimpse of American and Canadian natural beauty at its best. This tour features tours of Seattle, Vancouver, and Victoria. In Seattle you will be visiting Pike Place Market Chinatown, historic Pioneer Square and the incredible Space Needle. During your 3 nights in Vancouver, you will enjoy a city tour, Chinatown, Shaughnessy and the historic streets of Gastown. Everyone will also take a three hour train ride on The Whistler MountainNew Year’s eer. In Victoria, you will tour Butchart December 30, 2009Gardens and experience the British January 3, 2010 feel with pubs, tearooms and bagpipers $1395 pp/dbl land only everywhere. This tour includes 8 meals, round trip airfare and airport Travel with us to refreshing Southern transfers, and $35 in Mayflower California for the 121st Annual TournaMoney.  ment of Roses Parade! Tour highlights include: the Crystal Cathedral Glory of Red Cliffs Adventure Christmas show, Los Angeles City October 17-23, 2009 Tour, Hollywood & Beverly Hills, $2099 pp/dbl New Year’s Eve Dinner Party, 121st Annual Rose Parade, and much more! This fall be a part of an adventure Tour includes: motorcoach transportathrough the west and Midwest of our tion, admissions & sightseeing per itincountry. The Red Cliffs Adventure takes you through 2 National parks, the erary, baggage handling, and Reserved Grandstand Seating for the Rose PaArches National Park and the Canrade. Single: $1725  yonlands National Park. Other highlights are, Monument Valley, Gouldings Museum & Trading Post, Salt Lake City tour, Park City Tour, and the Utah Winter Olympics Park. This tour includes roundtrip airfare from DFW, 10 meals, professional tour director, deluxe motorcoach transportation, baggage handling, all admissions per itinerary, hotel transfers, and sightseeing per itinerary. Single Supplement: $600  room newly renovated resort is nestled on 13 acres situated on the Gulf of Mexico. The Resort has private white September 13, 2010 sandy beaches, two outdoor pools, ten$1924 pp/dbl with air nis courts, nature trails through lush tropical forests, snorkeling, water Travel with us to beautiful Sedona as sports, a marina and the Tree Tops Bar we stay five nights at a luxurious re& Grille. Travel the Overseas Highway sort. Tour highlights include: two rail which provides spectacular views of journeys, tour of the Grand Canyon, the gentle turquoise waters of the Gulf Oak Creek Canyon, Black Bart’s on one side and the Atlantic on the Steakhouse & Saloon, Sedona Trolley other. Call for brochure on this beautiTour, Chapel of the Holy Cross, ful tour to the Florida keys. Tour inTlaquepaque & Uptown Sedona, Mon- cludes: Roundtrip Airfare DFW, 6 tezuma Castle Nat’l Monument, meals, professional tour director, moJerome, and much more. Tour Intorcoach transportation, hotel transfers, cludes: roundtrip airfare from DFW, admissions per itinerary, comprehensightseeing per itinerary, admissions sive sightseeing, and baggage hanper itinerary, 8 meals, hotel transfers, dling.  professional tour director, motorcoach transportation, and baggage handling. Southern Charm Call for current air rates.  April 11, 2010 Rose Parade $2049 pp/dbl with air Revel in the hospitality and rich history of America’s South on this scenic tour featuring the best of Georgia and South Carolina. Charleston has been deemed the “charm spot of the south.” Embark on a guided tour of the city highlighting the many historic homes and restored buildings. Travel South along South Carolina’s scenic coastal route and visit the charming town on Beaufort. In, Beaufort, you may choose to tour the historic district in horse drawn carriages. Experience the southern charm of Savannah where old cotton warehouses have been converted into shops, taverns and restaurants. Tour Jekyll Island Hisotric Landmark District one of the nations largest restoration projects. Single supplement is $650.  Great Trains & Grand Canyons Florida Keys Resort Getaway February 21-26, 2010 $1899 pp/dbl Your tour director will lead you to the beautiful Key Largo Grand Resort & Beach Club-A Hilton Resort and your home for the next 5 nights. The 200 Tour Washington DC Washington DC & Williamsburg September 9-15, 2009 Patti Tours ● 5032 Timberview Drive (972) 355-1189 or Metro (972) 724-0268 ● ● Flower Mound, TX 75028 Website: www.pattitours.net July 2009 Issue No. 61 Page 5 helium balloons and the best marching Tour Branson bands in the country wind their way This special heritage tour features 3 through the city. You’ll also be dazBranson nights at the NEW Gaylord National zled by the signature high-kicks and Fall in the Ozarks Resort. Tour highlights include an show-stopping numbers of the famous October 23-26, 2009 Arlington National Cemetery, World Radio City Rockettes in their ChristWar II Memorial, Smithsonian Institu- mas Spectacular Show. This tour in$589 pp/dbl tion, US Naval Academy Tour, Tradi- cludes 3 meals, & above mentioned tional Colonial Dinner, Jamestown, tour highlights.$25 Mayflower money. Autumn in the Ozarks is an explosion of fall colors and picture perfect Richmond and much more. Tour inCall for current air rates.  weather. Some of the most spectacular cludes: Roundtrip airfare from DFW, colors in the Midwest can be seen just Admissions per itinerary, 9 Meals, Hominutes from the Branson city limits. tel Transfers, Professional Tour DirecJoin us this fall on our tour to Branson tor, Motorcoach Transportation, and where world class live entertainment Baggage Handling. Single supplement and warm Ozark Mountain hospitality is $735.  is experience each day. Variety in the spice of life and you’ll find this BranTour Midwest son tour spiced just right. Show high& Out East lights are: The Sensational Roy Clark, New England The Twelve Irish Tenors, The DyChicago Explorer Backroads namic Haygoods, Super Stars Lee September 16, 2009 October 8, 2010 Greenwood & The Bellamy Brothers, $2113 pp/dbl $2299 pp/dbl and the showstopper Showboat Bran$2838 single son Belle. The fall Harvest Festival at Enjoy a trip up to the good old Windy Explore the abundant charms of New Silver Dollar City showcases 40 shows City. This tour takes you on many England along its winding back roads. each day including Great American sightseeing adventures of Chicago’s Get to know historic Boston with a Country of Nashville during this seamarvels. On your second day you will locally guided tour. Wander Vermont’s sons fall festival. You will enjoy an enjoy a Chicago City tour including, Shelburne Museum’s thirty-seven array of activities and a delightful dinSears Tower, Navy Pier, Millennium carefully restored buildings. Visit a ner wiled at Silver Dollar City. Tour Park, Wrigley Building and much picturesque working farm. Cruise on includes 5 shows, 7 meals, admissions more. Other highlights include: a Chi- Lake Champlain, lined with the strik- per itinerary, 3 nights at the Clarion cago River Cruise, a tour of Notre ing Adirondacks. Dig in at a traditional Palace Inn, deluxe motorcoach transDame University, a visit to Ernest He- New England lobster dinner. Hug portation, luggage handling, taxes for mingway home, and other great tours! Maine’s dramatic coast and discover the included, and professional tour  the communities of Boothbay Harbor manager.  New York City and Kennebunkport. Watch apples transform into cider at Cold Hollow Branson & Thanksgiving Cider Mill. Tour highlights include November 23-27, 2009 An Ozark Mountain visiting, Boston, Bennington, Molly $1,699 pp/dbl Christmas Stark Trail, Adams Farm, Shelburne Single: $2,688 November 20-23, 2009 Museum, Cold Hollow Cider, Ben & $615 pp/dbl Experience the best of the “Big Apple” Jerry's Ice Cream Factory, Stowe, Lin& exploring the sites, viewing the historic coln, North Conway, Boothbay Harlandmarks and taking in the magnifiDecember 4-7, 2009 bor, Kennebunkport. Tour includes: cent 360 degree view of New York $610 pp/dbl roundtrip airfare from DFW, 11 meals, from the Top of the Rockefeller Obser- professional tour director, admissions vation deck. Since 1924 the Macy’s per itinerary, transfers and motorcoach Each year Branson transforms into a holiday wonderland featuring specThanksgiving Day Parade has detransportation.  tacular lighting, shows celebrating lighted onlookers both young and old. Christmas, and a holiday spirit like Join us as the spectacular floats, giant none other. An Ozark Mountain $2276 pp/dbl Patti Tours ● 5032 Timberview Drive (972) 355-1189 or Metro (972) 724-0268 ● ● Flower Mound, TX 75028 Website: www.pattitours.net July 2009 Issue No. 61 Page 6 Christmas tour is exhilarating, where no room for the holiday blues can be found. Experience our holiday packages where warm hospitality, exciting shows and the spirit of Christmas reigns. November Holiday show line up: The Miracle of Christmas at the New Sight and Sound Theatre, Danny O’Donnell, The Dynamic Haygoods, The Baldnobbers (Tradition Lives On), and Dalena Ditto. Additional Holiday treats include Sunday Brunch at the Keeter Center and a very delightful dinner at Big Cedar Lodge. December Line Up: The Miracle of Christmas at the New Sight and Sound Theatre, Tony Orlando and the Lennon Sisters, The Showstopper Showboat Branson Belle, The Sensational Twelve Irish Tenors, and Clay Cooper. Additional Holiday treats include Sunday Brunch at the Keeter Center and a very delightful dinner at Big Cedar Lodge lages, and rich maritime history. In Halifax, visit beautiful Peggy's Cove followed by a scenic tour. See the Titanic gravesite, visit the Olivier Soapery and the London Wul Farm. Join some fishermen aboard their boat and learn to catch, cook, and crack lobster before enjoying a lobster dinner. See the four-story high flowerpotshaped Hopewell Rocks. In Prince Edward Island, visit the Ann of Green Gables Museum. Learn about the PEI potato industry from a local farmer. Visit the Alexander Graham Bell Museum. Travel along the breathtaking Cabot Trail.  thundering falls. Travel into the heart of the Pennsylvania Dutch Country. Visit the somber grounds of Gettysburg. Later travel to an Amish farm for a Family Style Dinner. Experience the Liberty Bell, Arlington National Cemetery, WWII and Vietnam Memorial, Smithsonian, Mount Vernon and much more. Tour includes: Roundtrip Airfare DFW, 12 meals, professional tour director, motorcoach transportation, hotel transfers, admissions per itinerary, sightseeing per itinerary, and baggage handling.  Polar Bear Discovery October 4-10, 2009 $3699 pp/dbl land only Canadian Rockies Train Explorer August 5-12, 2010 $3749 pp/dbl Premier’s Tour Guide leads you through the spectacular scenery of the Canadian Rockies. Enjoy a relaxing journey with 3 nights in Banff, 1 night in Kamloops and 3 nights in Vancouver. See Moraine Lake and Lake Louise. Tour highlights: Chateau Lake Louise, Mt. Rundle, riding in a Snow Coach on the 1000 foot thick Athacasca Glacier, the Rocky Mountaineer Train, and tour of British Columbia and many more wonderful stops along this enchanting tour of Canada. Tour includes: Roundtrip Airfare DFW, 2 days aboard Rocky Mountaineer Train, 12 meals, professional tour director, motorcoach transportation, hotel transfers, admissions per itinerary, daily sightseeing, and baggage handling.  Journey to the land of Polar Bears. Get up close and personal with these thousand-pound wonders in the wild. See the Northern Lights dance across the Arctic sky. Thrill to the magnificent scenery, natural beauty, and rare wildlife from your warm Tundra Bus. Join us for an adventure of a lifetime in Tours include 5 shows, 7 meals, adthe Canadian wilderness! Tour inmissions per itinerary, 3 nights at the cludes: 9 meals, roundtrip hotel transClarion Palace Inn, deluxe motorcoach fers, motorcoach transportation, hotel transportation, luggage handling, taxes accommodations, and tour director. for the included, and professional tour Call for more information. Single supmanager.  plement is $629. Limited space available.  Heritage Highlights October 5-13, 2010 $2529 pp/dbl Our guided tour includes travel through the historic and beautiful countryside of America and parts of Canada. (Please bring passports) Enjoy Canada’s Atlantic Coast a two night stay at the Doubletree featuring the Cabot Trail Fallsview overlooking Niagara Falls. August 27, 2009 - 10 days See the Floral Clock, the Horticultural $2999 pp/dbl with air Center, picturesque Niagara on the Lake and the Wetland Canal. ExperiThe Atlantic Coast of Canada has rug- ence the Maid of the Mist Boat Ride ged beaches, picturesque fishing vilfor an up close encounter with the Tour Canada Tour Europe Splendors of Croatia November 3-13, 2009 $3151 pp/dbl Join us as we experience spectacular Croatia. During this tour you will experience three UNESCO World Heritage Sites, a Zagreb City Tour, the Patti Tours ● 5032 Timberview Drive (972) 355-1189 or Metro (972) 724-0268 ● ● Flower Mound, TX 75028 Website: www.pattitours.net July 2009 Issue No. 61 Page 7 beautiful Dalmatian Coast, a Plitvice Boat Excursion, and much more. Tour includes roundtrip airfare from DFW, 16 meals, a professional tour director, motorcoach transportation, hotel transfers, admissions per itinerary, baggage handling, and international air departure taxes. Call for more details. Single supplement $577.  $2999 pp/dbl This exciting tour takes you to three of Europe’s move beloved cities Engelberg, Innsbruck and Bavaria. You will enjoy beautiful sights in Germany at Neuschwanstein Castle, exploring Salzburg’s historic past and charming old town, and much more! Air not included.  beautiful Berchtesgaden region. Call for air.  Bavaria with Oberammergau Passion Play July 31-August 7, 2010 $3699 pp/dbl with air! Travel with us for this once in a lifetime opportunity. During your visit to Country Roads Of Italy November 2-9, 2010 $2799 pp/dbl Nuremburg, explore the Rally Grounds where the Nazi Party once held political rallies. Marvel at the amazing GlockenJune 10, 2010 spiel during your tour of the Bavarian capiYour tour guide will lead you through & July 8, 2010 tal of Munich. Experience the worldthe Tuscan countryside with its’ unforfamous Passion Play in the beautiful vil$2999 pp/dbl gettable landscapes of gently rolling lage of Oberammergau. Tour highlights vine-clad hills, medieval towns and Great sightseeing, traditional entertain- include: Munich, Glockenspiel, Innsbruck, fascinating local traditions. Explore ment and fabulous cultural elements Nuremberg, Rally Grounds, Justice Palace, ancient villages, quaint shops and orawait you on your amazing tour of the Oberammergau, Passion Play. Tour innate palaces. Visit Florence, Lucca, Imperial cities of Central Europe. Tour cludes: Roundtrip airfare from DFW, 10 Sienna,the famous spa town of Mete- Prague, Vienna, & Budapest. You will meals, air taxes and fees, hotel transfers, professional tour director and much more! catini, located in the heart of Tuscany, enjoy may beautiful sights of Ger and explore the treasures that will un- many, a Hungarian feast in a tradi- The Imperial Cities & Oberammagau Passion Play veil on this 8 day tour around the tional setting against a backdrop of Country Roads of Italy. Tour includes: gypsy music, and much more! Air not Roundtrip Airfare DFW, 9 meals, pro- included.  fessional tour director, motorcoach transportation, hotel transfers, admissions per itinerary, comprehensive sightseeing, international air departure taxes and baggage handling.  Tour Cruises Barcelona & Mediterranean Cruise October 31st– 12 Days Inside $1,595 pp/dbl Outside $1,795 pp/dbl Air $1,074 pp Tour Oberammagau Celebrate the year of the 41 Passion Play with visits to Europe’s cities. This is a once in a lifetime opportunity to enjoy reserved seating and see the world famous Passion Play in Oberammagau, Germany which takes place just once every 10 years! st Oberammagau Germany and Austria July 27, 2010 & August 10, 2010 $3,499 pp/dbl land only Discover Switzerland & Oberammagau Passion Play March 29, 2010 & June 28, 2010 & September 6, 2010 Explore the wonder of old world castles and carillons, three of Europe's most spellbinding cities and a seat at this decade's only performance of Passion Play in Oberammergau, Germany. Come follow in the footsteps of this centuries-old tradition. Journey to Munich, Salzburg, and Vienna. You will enjoy many beautiful places in Germany, especially a full day included excursions to Bavaria’s Castles and the “Beautiful! Passionate! Italian,” this is the essence of a cruise aboard the new MSC Orchestra, which features 18 decks, well-appointed staterooms, a fitness/relaxation area, swimming pools, restaurants, shopping and more, all to meet your every desire. Cruise the warm waters of the Mediterranean in the wake of early explorers and sailors. See fascinating cities steeped in history, bustling harbors, religious treasures and sights on this delightful 12 day journey of discovery. Tour includes 25 meals, services of a professional tour manager, 9 nights lodging, and $60 Mayflower money. Patti Tours ● 5032 Timberview Drive (972) 355-1189 or Metro (972) 724-0268 ● ● Flower Mound, TX 75028 Website: www.pattitours.net Patti Tours 5032 Timberview Dr. Flower Mound, TX 75028 Presorted STD U S Postage PAID Permit #458 Lewisville TX Christmas on the Danube November 30, 2010 or December 5, 2010 $2559 Begin your holiday season with a relaxing cruise along the scenic Danube River, stopping at traditional Christmas markets in Vienna, Regensburg, Passau, Rothenberg and Nuremberg. Nuremberg is a toy making center, known for its fanciful nutcrackers and Lebkuchen (gingerbread). Float through the Wachau Valley dotted with castles and small riverside towns. Discover Würzburg, an ancient Franconian wine town. Delight in the fairytale, baroque architecture in Passau. In Vienna, join a local expert in exploring the historic sights where you’ll indulge in the city’s atmosphere of opulence and elegance. Tour highlights include visiting Würzburg, Rothenburg, Nuremberg, Regensburg, Passau, Wachau Valley, Vienna, Hof- burg Palace, Vienna Opera House, and Christmas Markets.  vation with final payment due 30 days prior to the date of the trip. Payments should be mailed to Patti Tours 5032 Timberview Dr. Flower Mound, TX 75028. Reservations will Future Tours not be confirmed without payment or deposit. Interests lists are taken on all of the Patti Tours reserves the right to cancel any tour due to lack of interest or participation. In following. the event of cancellation by Patti Tours your deposit will be refunded. Refunds for cusTexas & the Butterfield Trail tomer cancellations will be made in full if November 2009 canceled 30 days before departure. On cancellations less than 30 days, Patti Tours reserves Smokie Mountain Christmas the right to assess a fee for those nonrefundable items of the trip. Guidelines for Memphis, Nashville, refunds may differ for cruise or other tours & Gatlinburg involving air travel. Cancellation insurance is December 13-18, 2009 available, please call for price quote. Rockie Rail Highlights “Branson Independently” Let us book your personal tour to Branson. With the new airport open in Branson, Patti Tours can help you with Reservations should be made by calling the flights, hotel, and show arrangeoffice of Patti Tours at (972) 355-1189 or ments. Choose your date, shows, metro (972) 724-0268. Full payment will be and number of vacation days and let due immediately following reservations for us do the rest for you! all one day events. All events 2 days or longer This special Canadian Rockie tour is more suited for today’s economy. Call for brochure. will require the noted deposit following reser- July 2010