TourItinerary2003

							      Main Street Singers
     Mark Andrew Shaull, Director


        Romania / Hungary
         Slovakia / Austria
           Concert Tour

              Itinerary




Wednesday April 2 - Sunday April 20, 2003
                        Main Street Singers
                Romania / Hungary / Slovakia / Austria
                           Concert Tour
                          2 - 20 April 2003

                                   Itinerary

Wed   2-Apr           San Francisco / Bucharest
                      All MSS attend classes today
              2:30p   Farewell Reception in Choir Room
              4:30p   Depart for San Francisco International Airport
              8:25p   Depart San Francisco Lufthansa #459


Thu   3-Apr           Bucharest
              5:30p   Arrive Munich
              9:10p   Depart Munich Lufthansa #3430
              0:10a   Arrive Bucharest (10' after midnight)
                      Meet Motorcoach and Driver
                      Transfer to hotel
                         Hotel: (3 nights)
                         Singers: Mogosoaia Center
                         Adults: Mogosoaia Palace Hotel
                         Mogosoaia Lake
                         Bucharest
                         Tel: 011 40 722 285196

Fri   4-Apr          Bucharest
              8:00a Breakfast at hotel
              10:00a Visit to Palace of Parliament (Ceausescu Palace)
              12:00p Formal Concert
                     Bucharest Conservatory
              2:30p Lunch (independent) with
                     Conservatory Deacon
              3:00p Afternoon City Sightseeing Tour including Curtea Veche,
                     Medieval ruins of the palace of Vlad the Impaler (Dracula), the
                     city’s oldest church, and the National Art
                     Museum.
              8:00p Dinner at Restaurant
                     Return to hotel
Sat   5-Apr          Bucharest
              8:00a Breakfast at hotel
              11:00a Formal Concert
                     Bucharest Radio
              2:00p Lunch (independent) with Radio Broadcasting Manager
              330p Visit to Open-Air Museum Soseaua Kiseleff and to the
                     Cotroceni Palace and Botanical Garden
              8:00p Dinner at Restaurant Moara Mariei
                     Return to hotel

Sun   6-Apr          Bucharest / Brasov
              8:00a Breakfast at hotel
              11:00a Mass Participation
                     Anglican Church of the
                     Resurrection
              1:30p Lunch (independent) with Rector
              2:30p Departure to Brasov (Poiana),
                     mountain spa city.
              3:30p Tour of Slanic Saltmines
              7:00p Arrive Brasov Poiana; hotel check in
              8:30p Dinner at Restaurant Coliba Haiducilor
                     Return to hotel
                        Hotel: (2 nights)
                        Hotel Ciucas
                        Poiana Brasov, jud. Brasov
                        Poiana Brasov
                        Tel: 011 40 268-262181
                        Fax: 011 40 268-262236

Mon   7-Apr           Brasov
              8:00a   Breakfast at hotel
              9:00a   Morning tour to Royal Peles Castle in Sinaia and Bran
                      (Dracula) Castle, used by Dracula Voivode as fortified citadel
                      in the fight with the
                      Ottomans.
                      Lunch (independent) in Bran
              2:00p   Brasov city tour to include the Black Church, the Old Town-
                      Hall Square, Rope Street (the narrowest street in Europe),
                      Brasov Fortress and the Franciscan Monastery.
              5:00p   Formal Concert
                      Catolical Church
              8:00p   Special Dinner with Hosts
                      Return to hotel
Tue   8-Apr            Brasov / Iasi
               8:00a   Breakfast at hotel
               9:00a   Departure to Iasi traveling through the beautiful Carpathian
                       Mountains.
                       Lunch (independent) en route
               3:00p   Visit to Culture Palace,
                       Church Trei Ierarhi
                       Meet with students
               6:00p   Formal Concert
                       High School of Music and Arts
               9:00p   Dinner at Hotel
                          Hotel: (1 night)
                          Hotel Moldova
                          Str. Anastasie Panu, nr. 31
                          Tel: 011 40 232-260240
                          Fax: 011 40 232-255975

Wed   9-Apr            Iasi / Suceava
               8:00a   Breakfast at hotel
               9:00a   Morning departure to Suceava
                       Lunch en route (independent)
               1:00p   Arrive in Suceava; hotel check in
               6:00p   Formal Concert
                       Dom Polsky Concert Hall
               8:30p   Welcome Dinner with Hosts
                       Return to hotel
                           Hotel: (2 nights)
                           Hotel Bicom
                           Str. Narciselor, nr. 20
                           Tel: 011 40 230-520006
                           Fax: 011 40 230-520007

Thu   10-Apr           Suceava
               8:00a   Breakfast at hotel
               9:00a   Tour to the 14th Century Painted (frescoes) Putna Monasteries,
                       including Humor, where monks taught painters their craft, and
                       Veronet, known as the Sistine Chapel of the East.
                       Lunch (independent)
                       Visit to Gura Humorului, a small town with Jewish historial
                       Holocaust significance including the Grand Synagogue.
               5:00p   Return to Suceava
               8:00p   Dinner at Restaurant
                       Return to hotel
Fri   11-Apr           Suceava / Sighisoara
               8:00a   Breakfast at hotel
               9:00a   Departure to Sighisoara, once again traveling through the
                       beautiful Carpathian Mountains.
               2:00p   Arrival in Sighisoara; hotel check in
                       Lunch (independent)
               3:00p   Tour of Castle, including the Citadel and the Clock Tower
                       Museum.
               7:00p   Formal Evening Concert
                       Barock City Hall at Castle
               9:00p   Dinner with Hosts
                       Return to hotel
                          Hotel: (1 night)
                          Hotel Europa Kokeltal
                          3068 Albesti, jud. Mures
                          Tel. 011 40 265 778822
                          Fax. 011 40 265 774187

Sat   12-Apr           Sighisoara / Cluj-Napoca
                       Breakfast at hotel
               9:00a   Departure to Cluj-Napoca
               1:00p   Arrive in Sighisoara
                       Welcome Lunch with Students
               3:00p   City sightseeing tour of the historical city centre and visit to the
                       Ethnographical Museum of Transylvania and the Banfy Palace
                       which includes the Art Museum.
               6:00p   Formal Concert
                       Military Hall
               8:30p   Special Dinner with Hosts
                       Return to hotel
                           Hotel: (1 night)
                           Hotel Victoria
                           Bd. 22 Decembrie, nr. 52-54
                           Tel: 011 40 264 197963
                           Fax: 011 40 264 197573
Sun   13-Apr            Cluj-Napoca / Budapest
                        Breakfast at hotel
                        Morning departure to Budapest
                        Lunch (independent) en route
                        Upon arrival in Budapest, meet Escort Otto Erich Artner who
                        will be with us for the remainder of Tour
               5:00 p   Dinner at hotel
               6:15 p   Departure from Hotel to Opera House
               7:00 p   Attend Ballet Performance “Giselle”
               9:00 p   Approximate end of performance
                        Return to hotel
                            Hotel (2 Nights)
                            Beke Radisson
                            1067 Budapest, Terez krt. 43
                            Tel. 011 36 1 301 1600
                            Fax: 011 36 1 301 1615

Mon   14-Apr          Budapest (Szendendre)
               8:00a Breakfast at hotel
                      Morning City tour of Budapest, including Mathias Church,
                      Fisherman´s Bastion
               1:00p Lunch with Folklore Show
                      Free time this afternoon
               5:00p Transfer to Szentendre
               5:45p Arrival to the Music School
                      Walk to St. Peter and Paul Church
               7:00p Formal Evening Joint Concert
                      St. Peter and Paul Church
                      with Pomaz Music School Singers
                      Mr. Imre Mehes, Director
               9:00p Reception with Pomaz Singers
                      Restaurant Korona
               10:00p Return to Hotel/ Budapest
Tue   15-Apr          Budapest / Bratislava
                      Breakfast at hotel
                      Morning departure to Bratislava
                      Lunch (independent) en route
                      Early afternoon arrival in Bratislava
                      Hotel check-in
                      Walk in “Old Town” Bratislawa with escort
               5:00p Dinner at Velki Frantiskani Restaurant
               6:30p Walk to the National Opera
               7:00p Attend “Bartered Bride” Opera
               10:00p Return to Hotel
                         Hotel: (2 Nights)
                         Hotel Danube
                         Rybne namestie 1, 813 38
                         Bratislava, Slovak Republic
                         Tel. 011 421 2 5934 0000
                         Fax. 011 421 2 5441 4311

Wed   16-Apr           Bratislava
               8:00a   Breakfast at hotel
                       Morning guided sightseeing of Bratislava to see Slavin,
                       Bratislava Castle, Government Offices,
                       Presidential Palace followed by a walk through the Old Town
                       Hall, including entrance to Primate’s Palace, State Opera
                       House, Slovak Philharmonic, Hotel Carlton, St. Martin´s
                       Cathedral.
                       Lunch (independent) in Old Town
               1:15p   Depart by coach to Modra, Majolika.
               2:00p   Modra Majolia: Visit to the famous manufacturer of Slovak
                       Folk Ceramics.
               3:00p   Depart for Trencianske Teplice (ca. 2 hrs) a Slovak spa town.
               7:30p   Formal Evening Concert
                       Dvorana Hall
               8:45p   Dinner in Trenc Teplice Restaurant
                       Return to Hotel
Thu   17-Apr           Bratislava / Vienna
               8:00a   Breakfast at hotel
                       Morning transfer from Bratislawa to Vienna.
                       Panoramic Vienna city tour
                       Lunch (independent)
                       Check in at hotel
               1:15p   Afternoon city tour including Schönbrunn Palace.
                       Return to hotel
               5:30p   Transfer to church
               6:30p   Mass Service Participation (Holy Thursday)
                       Neulerchenfelder Church
               9:15p   Dinner at Zwölf Apostel Keller Restaurant
                          Hotel (1 night)
                          Hotel Rathausplatz,
                          Rathausstrasse 17, A-1010 Vienna
                          Tel. 011 43 1 40412
                          Fax. 011 43 1 40412761

Fri   18-Apr           Vienna / Salzburg
               8:00a   Breakfast at hotel
                       Morning departure to Salzburg with a visit to the Monastery
                       Melk for a guided tour and Abbey St. Florian, home of Anton
                       Bruckner. Continue to Salzburg through the Salzkammergut
                       “Sound of Music” country.
                       Lunch (independent) en route
                       Afternoon Salzburg walking tour with our escort
               6:30p   Dinner at K & K Restaurant
               8:00p   Funicular to Fortress Salzburg
               8.30p   Attend Chamber Concert in the Fortress
                       Transfer to hotel
                           Hotel: (2 nights)
                           Hotel Stieglbräu
                           Rainerstrasse 14, A-5020 Salzburg
                           Tel. 011 43 662 88992
                           Fax. 011 43 662 8899271
Sat   19-Apr          Salzburg
               8:00a  Breakfast at hotel
               9:00a  Transfer to Elsbethen Church
                      Rehearsal for Coronation Mass
               11:15a Transfer to Hellbrunn Palace, visiting the watergames.
               12:30p Lunch at the Palace Taverne.
               1:30p Transfer to Nonntaler Parkplace for “Old Town” walking tour
                      including Mozart’s birth house.
               5:30p Transfer to the Franziskaner Church for rehearsal of
                      tomorrow’s Easter Service.
               7:15p Transfer to Church Elsbethen
               8:00p Saturday Night Easter
                      Mass Participation
                      Elsbethen Church
               10:15p Dinner
                      Return to hotel

Sun   20-Apr           Salzburg / San Francisco
               7:00a   Breakfast at hotel
               7:45a   Transfer to Franziskaner Church
               9:00a   Easter Mass Participation
                       Puccini Messa da Gloria
               11:00   Transfer to Munich Airport
               3:30p   Depart Munich
                       Lufthansa #458 Munich
               6:25p   Arrive San Francisco

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