Washington In Bloom, 2010

              
Celebrate the arrival of Spring with Washington’s spectacular
cherry blossoms in full bloom!

 Visit the National Gallery of Art,
the Smithsonian American Art Museum
and Hillwood Museum.

See the sights and shop the shops!

A vivid, rich experience you won’t want to miss.
 
Your Executive Worldwide Travel Tour Itinerary


 
March 25th – Early morning departure for Washington.

Lunch in Binghamton at No. 5 Restaurant, housed in a red brick building that was once Firehouse Number 5. The history, the atmosphere and the feel of the Number 5 began back in 1897 when the current building was completed. For 75 years the Engine Company Number 5 served the South Side of Binghamton. In 1978, Jim McCoy bought the property and developed it into the Number 5 Restaurant we have today. In 1998, the property was declared a local and state landmark.

The Number 5 was recently awarded Wine Enthusiast Magazine’s 2008 “Award of Distinction,” presented to the most wine friendly restaurants in the USA. The award is based on selection, service, individuality & value of the overall program.

After lunch, continue to Crystal City, just south of downtown Washington, D.C., and check in at the Crystal City Marriott Hotel. Across the river from Washington DC, this Marriott offers access to over 125 Crystal City shops & restaurants via an underground walkway from the hotel as well as onsite access to the Washington DC Metro rail allowing guests to reach the best museums, monuments and attractions of Washington DC and the surrounding area. Evening at leisure. L


 
 

 
  March 26th – Breakfast at the hotel followed by a sightseeing tour of Washington,
including the monuments and memorials on the National Mall,
the Library of Congress, the Supreme Court and a drive along Embassy Row.

Lunch on your own.

Afternoon and evening free to enjoy all this vibrant city has to offer. (Optional Performances) B

  


  March 27th – After breakfast at the hotel, depart for the Hillwood Museum where the purchases so carefully made by Marjorie Merriweather Post while living in the Soviet Union formed the nucleus of the most important assemblage of Russian imperial art outside Russia today.

In 1955 she bought the Hillwood estate to serve both as her residence and as a future museum. At the same time, Mrs. Post began to create a series of pleasure gardens for her leisure and the entertainment of her guests. The twelve acres of formal gardens and grounds are surrounded by thirteen acres of woodland that are strategically nestled against Rock Creek Park, creating a rural ambiance.

Transfer to the National Gallery of Art for lunch on your own and an afternoon guided tour of the highlights of the collection.

Return to the hotel for dinner on your own and an evening at leisure.(Optional Performances) B




 
 




 
 


March 28th – After breakfast at the hotel, depart for a guided tour at the Smithsonian American Art Museum, an unparalleled record of the American experience and home to one of the largest and most inclusive collections of American art in the world.

More than 7,000 artists are represented in the collection, including major masters, such as John Singleton Copley, Gilbert Stuart, Winslow Homer, John Singer Sargent, Childe Hassam, Mary Cassatt, Georgia O'Keeffe, Edward Hopper, Jacob Lawrence, Helen Frankenthaler, Christo, David Hockney, Jenny Holzer, Lee Friedlander, Nam June Paik, Martin Puryear and Robert Rauschenberg.

Lunch on your own and an afternoon at leisure. Our motorcoach will be available for drop off at the Pentagon City Mall for shopping.

Farewell Dinner at JALEO, a festive, casual dining experience with its menu centered on a large selection of tapas, the centuries-old traditional "little dishes" of Spain. BD

March 29th – Breakfast at the hotel and check out.

Depart for Ottawa with a stop enroute for lunch on your own. B 		 
 

 
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please feel free to contact us at 613-236-5555
or email Jean Sheikh at [email protected].

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