The Ohio University Alumni Association is sponsoring the following trips for alumni and friends as
part of its Alumni Travel Program in 1999. All 1998 trips are sold out.
- Swiss Winter Escapade, Feb. 18-25:
This trip offers the gr
andeur of the Swiss Alps, premier ski
slopes and sightseeing. The price includes six nights at Interlarken's five-star Victoria-Jungfrau Grand
Hotel and Spa, a Swiss buffet breakfast each day, a Swiss wine and cheese mixer, and motor coach
trip to Grindelwald.
- Waterways of Russia (Moscow and St. Petersburg), May 25-June 6:
This attractively priced
13-day cruise between Moscow and St. Petersburg will travel along Russia's rivers and lakes and
into the heart of this fascinating cou
ntry. The cruise will be aboard the Swiss-managed M.V. Surkov,
a ship with English-speaking crew and passengers. Food from Western Europe is prepared by
Swiss and German chefs.
- Alumni College in Scotland, June 16-24:
Alumni College in Scotland is one of the newest and
most popular Alumni Campus Abroad programs. The 144-year-old Stirling Highland Hotel will be
home to alumni for seven nights. The trip includes airfare and transfers, three meals per day,
informative educational pro
grams, and visits to Loch Lomond, Glenturret Distillery, Edinburgh and
the Scottish Highlands.
- Village Life in the Cotswolds, Aug. 15-23:
A relaxing nine-day visit to the English countryside
will feature visits to Stratford-upon-Avon, Tewkesbury, Gloucester, Warwick and Derbyshire.
Seven nights of accommodations will include full English breakfast, two-course lunch, and
three-course dinner each day at the deluxe Cheltenham Park Hotel in Cheltenham Spa.
- Village Life i
n Ireland, Oct. 10-18:
This trip includes airfare from New York to Shannon, four
nights' accommodations at the first-class Muckross Park Hotel, all meals, two tours, lectures on Irish
history, and an evening of traditional Irish music and dance. The trip also includes scenic transfers
from Killarney to Dublin, three nights' hotel accommodations, a sightseeing excursion featuring Trinity
College, a lecture on the current political situation, and farewell reception and dinner.
- Alumn
i College in Burgundy, early fall 1999:
This travel and learning journey to France will lead
to the heart of the medieval and historical land formed by the Grand Dukes. The trip includes airfare,
all meals and accommodations in the Le Rempart Hotel, originally a guard house built in the 15th
century. The trip includes informative educational programs and several excursions.
For additional information on these trips, write or call Judith Johnson, Alumni Travel, Konneker
Alumni Center
, P.O. Box 428, Athens, Ohio 45701-0428; call (740) 593-4300; fax (740)
593-4310; or e-mail jjohnson5@ohiou.edu.
