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| Day 1 | Wednesday, 9/22/2010 - Fly to Boston
Upon your arrival at the Boston airport, meet your tour manager and transfer to your downtown hotel. | |
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| Day 2 | Thursday, 9/23/2010 - Boston City Tour
Your city tour will show you the Freedom Trail, Old North Church, Boston Common, USS Constitution "Old Ironsides", & Faneuil Hall. Free time for lunch on your own at Quincy Market will be followed by a tour of Lexington & Concord. Return to your hotel prior to your Get Acquainted Dinner.
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| Day 3 | Friday, 9/24/2010 - Boston to Williamstown
Motor through countryside ablaze with color as you travel the Connecticut River Valley and along the famed Mohawk Trail through the Berkshire Mountains. Stop at the Yankee Candle Factory prior to arriving in Williamstown & our quaint colonial inn.
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| Day 4 | Saturday, 9/25/2010 - Williamstown to L. Placid
Motor along New York’s Hudson River Valley and stop at Saratoga Springs to learn about horseracing and mineral baths. Then its on to historic 1770’s Fort Ticonderoga, made famous by Ethan Allen and his Green Mountain Boys of Revolutionary War fame. Then motor up into the Adirondack Mountains for a 2-night stay in Lake Placid.
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| Day 5 | Sunday, 9/26/2010 - Lake Placid / Free Time
Morning cruise on Lake Placid, dotted with fall colors & surrounded by expensive homes. Lake Placid, a famous ski resort area, has hosted the 1932 & 1980 Winter Olympic Games. Visit the Ice Skating Fieldhouse & ascend the Ski Jumping Tower. Free time for shopping in town or relaxing at our lakefront hotel.
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| Day 6 | Monday, 9/27/2010 - Lake Placid to Stowe
Stop at Ausable Canyon en route to Port Kent to board a ferry for your cruise across Lake Champlain to Burlington, VT. Enjoy some free time and lunch on own before your drive into the Green Mountains where you will be delighted with tours of the Cold Hollow Cider Press and Ben & Jerry’s Ice Cream store. Later arrive in quaint Stowe village, home to the Von Trapp family of “The Sound of Music” fame.
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| Day 7 | Tuesday, 9/28/2010 - Stowe to North Conway
This morning travel to Montpelier to tour the Morse Maple Syrup Farm. Enjoy lunch on your own prior to a tour of the Cabot Creamery. Cross the Connecticut River and enter New Hampshire and arrive in North Conway at your hotel.
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| Day 8 | Wednesday, 9/29/2010 - NH to Kennebunkport
Travel east today on the famed Kancamangus Highway, possibly the finest fall foliage in New England. Stop to ride the vintage Conway Scenic Railroad & see a rustic covered bridge. Then cross the Maine border, through scenic Lake County, to the coastal town of Kennebunkport. Tonight, enjoy a Farewell Lobster Dinner overlooking the ocean.
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| Day 9 | Thursday, 9/30/2010 - Salem / Boston / Fly Home
Motor south to Salem, infamous for the witch trials of the 1600's. Tour Nathaniel Hawthorne's "House of Seven Gables" and then on to Boston for your return flights. | Breakfast |
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