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Traveling  Friends


​For more than 14 years, WMPA has hosted unforgettable trips to Italy, Ireland, Poland, the Dalmation Coast, the Baltics, Hungary, Romania and Austria, Romania, and the Netherlands. Organized by outstanding travel agents, we offer an experience filled with music and authentic moments to create a lifetime of memories.  In 2019 our tour group experienced musical Romania and Bucharest, and other wonderful sights. Trips are hosted by WMPA Artistic Director Ulysses James.
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 Brittany, France :  May  2022
28  out  of  35  spots  already  reserved!

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​WMPA Traveling Friends have a super plan for our next trip May 1 - 11, 2022 when we go to a magnificent part of France: Brittany. Adding Normandy, the return to Dulles International Airport is May 15. This province is intimate, ancient, and surrounded by water. We will be immersed in cultural explorations and activities including music, dance, and lots and lots of art! Our camaraderie is key, and the tour also benefits the orchestra financially. We have had several spaces available, and we would love to include you with us!

Normandy is our chance to appreciate the beachheads with a specialist guide. Bayeux is an area we will also enjoy, as well as some cliffside spaces north of the Beachheads. Then off to visit  at  Saint Malo,  Dinan, with an optional day visit to Mont Saint Michel. We now spend 3 days at scenically unbelievable Côte d’ Granit Rose, along the Northern coast of Brittany.  This part of the coast is truly magnificent and rock formations are otherworldly. The paths we  walk are easy and well-marked,   A visit to Sept Isles offers the experience of exotic bird life.   We’ll have a nice surprise or 2 or 3 while in this area.  We visit magical Locronan en route to Vannes:  from Vannes we visit an artist’s haven, also Paul Gauguin’s Haven at Pont Aven and Concarneau. Our day with the Megalithic monuments at Carnac and Locmariaquer will be memorable.  And we  plan to visit  King Arthur's mythical forest, today known as  Paim Pont Forest.  So is it in England or is it in France?

Tour  Package  Includes

Tour designed and managed by Judy Borisky Metzger of JBTRAVEL DESIGNS.
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Trip costs to follow as soon as we can be accurate.  It is too early to block the air just yet.  There will be a single supplement and not an especially large allotment of single rooms, so please make your decision early if you require single accommodations, and do your best to bring a friend to share if at all possible. We will be asking for a deposit on this trip in the near future to hold your place and expect this particular trip to reach capacity.  
PACKAGE INCLUDES:
  • Round Trip airfare Washington DC  < DCA or IAD> into France, likely Rennes or Nantes.
  • 9 nights 4 * and/or  5* Hotels- City Center locations - Full Breakfast Daily
  • Hotel Porterage of one bag per person
  • Deluxe Motorcoach and throughout Tour. 
  • Local guides in most places as per the itinerary.
  • About 5 Dinners of Atmosphere
  • 4 or 5 plus regional Music Events. We always prioritize music and the arts.
  • Gratuities for Coach driver/s and Guide/s.  Gratuities included for included dinners but you may leave the little extra as is traditional in France.  Alcoholic Beverages at meals are not included.
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A tax deductible donation of $200 per package is made to our sponsor, Washington Metropolitan Philharmonic Association on your behalf.
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For more details contact:
Judy Borisky Metzger, CTC, ACC Travel Advisor 
BROWNELL Discover More * A Virtuoso Agency
205-802-6222 ext. 114
judyb@brownelltravel.com
216 Summit Boulevard, Suite 220
Birmingham, AL 35243

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