RIDE THE EYE, DRESS IN THEATRICAL COSTUME, DINE AT THE TOP OF THE EIFFEL TOWER

04-14-2008

         Washington, D.C., March 2008 -- A lifetime of experiences, and the energy and enthusiasm of youth act as the glue for the two generations as they stroll the gardens of Monet’s Giverney, take in two West End theater performances, knead the dough in a French bakery, and ‘ride the high-speed rails’ of the English Channel Chunnel on Grandtravel’s popular “London and Paris” tour, departing July 19, 2008.  Two of the greatest cities in the world take center stage and offer bonding experience for grandparents and grandchildren such as the London Eye, while dressed in theatrical costume at the Theater Museum or when enjoying an evening meal at the top of the Eiffel Tower with Paris spread out below them.  Prices of $7,690 per person, double, $7,495 triple include accommodations at London’s deluxe Kempinski Courthouse, once the Magistrate’s Courthouse where Charles Dickens worked as a news reporter, and Paris’s Hotel du Louvre, whose four facades all face a famous Parisian landmark.

         Grandparents and grandchildren play together, learn together and develop new friendships with like-minded participants as they take a “behind-the-scenery” tour of the Theatre Royal Drury; receive hands-on instruction in theatrical make-up and costume at the Theater Museum; and take tours of London’s Westminster Abbey, the center of English Royal history; Shakespeare's Globe Theatre; and the 900-year-old official residence of the Queen, Windsor Castle.  In Paris, they enjoy a Bateau Mouche cruise on the Seine; and discover Nôtre Dame Cathedral, the Musée d’Orsay where works by Renoir, Manet and Cézanne are displayed, and the artist colony of Montmartre, once home to Picasso and Toulouse Lautrec. 

        Meals, a wonderful time to share the day’s stories and anecdotes, are both relaxed and highlights unto themselves: dinners at the top of the Eiffel Tower, London’s Vasco & Pietro’s, and theatre-themed Papageno; and lunch at Les Noces de Jeannette in Paris are past highlights.  Free time, also an important aspect of intergenerational travel, allows for shopping and souvenir hunting, lunch in Covent Garden – the setting used in “My Fair Lady,” and independent exploration.

        All Grandtravel tours combine the enriching experience of travel with the lifelong building block of education through hands-on adventures while focusing on the bond between the two generations.  Prices include deluxe accommodations with private bath, most meals, transportation, admission to all scheduled attractions and events, en route activities for children, pre-departure guidance, the services of a professional tour manager, a Grandtravel Activity Director (an experienced educator or youth counselor), and service charges and hotel taxes. 

        Further information, brochures and reservations can be obtained from Grandtravel, 1920 N Street, NW, Suite 200, Washington, DC 20036-1601; telephone, (800) 247-7651, (202) 785-8901, web site www.grandtrvl.com.


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