8th Trip Itinerary

North Union Middle School Washington, DC tour May 26-28, 2010 Wednesday, May 26 6:30 am --- buses arrive at North Union MS, load luggage 7:00 am --- depart for Washington, DC 9:15 am --- rest stop – PA Welcome Center 12:00 pm --- lunch: Gateway Travel Plaza ($5 to each) 1:00 pm --- depart lunch 3:45 pm --- Arlington National Cemetery: Kennedy graves, Challenger/Columbia Memorials, Changing of the Guard @ Tomb of the Unknowns 5:45 pm --- depart ANC 6:00 pm --- dinner: Pentagon City Mall food court ($7 to each) 7:15 pm --- depart dinner via subway: P.C. Mall to Rosslyn (included) 7:45 pm --- Iwo Jima Memorial 8:15 pm --- White House picture stop - Lafayette Park 8:45 pm --- depart for hotel 9:30 pm --- hotel check-in: Comfort Inn – Dulles, VA 703/471-5005 night chaperone staff on duty Thursday, May 27 6:00 am --- wake up 6:45 am --- deluxe continental breakfast @ hotel (included) 7:30 am --- depart hotel 8:15 am --- FDR / Jefferson Memorials 9:30 am --- depart from Jefferson Memorial 9:45 am --- arrive at Capitol Bldg – clear security 10:15 am --- U.S. Capitol Building tour – pending 11:30 am --- group photo (included) 12:00 pm --- lunch: The Shops @ National Place food court ($7 to each) 1:00 pm --- U.S. Holocaust Museum – permanent exhibit - confirmed 3:15 pm --- Smithsonians – choice of: American & Natural History Museums, Nat’l Air & Space Museum, National Gallery of Art 6:00 pm --- bus pick-up @ Natural History Museum – mall side 6:15 pm --- dinner: Union Station food court ($7 to each) 7:30 pm --- depart dinner 7:45 pm --- WWII, Vietnam, Lincoln & Korean Memorials 9:30 pm --- depart for hotel 10:00 pm --- arrive at hotel – curfew TBA - night chaperone staff on duty Friday, May 28 6:00 am --- wake up / check out 6:45 am --- deluxe continental breakfast @ hotel (included) 7:30 am --- load luggage 7:45 am --- depart hotel 8:30 am --- arrive at Ford’s Theatre for 9a presentation (tickets incl.) pending 10:15 am --- Einstein Statue 10:45 am --- J.K. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts – depart by 11:30a 12:15 pm --- lunch: Lake Forest Mall food court ($7 to each), depart by 1:45p 3:30 pm --- rest stop – Breezewood, PA 6:30 pm --- dinner: fast food - St. Clairsville, OH ($5 to each) 7:30 pm --- depart dinner 10:15 pm --- arrive at North Union Middle School