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Sept 22 - 28, 2007
Sept 29 - Oct 5, 2007
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Tour
Highlights
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- Downtown Boston
Hotel
- Keepsake Quilt Shop
- Boston city tour
- Admission to the Shelburne Museum
- Authentic Shaker Village
- Garden lunches
- New England Villages
- Maine Coast
- New England Quilt Shops
- 9 meals: 5 Continental Breakfasts,
1 lunch, 3 dinners
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Per
Person Rates (Land Only) |
| $1140
- Per Person Double Occupancy
$500 - Additional for Single Accommodation
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Arrival
and Departure |
Day
1
Hotel check-in is after 3:30 P.M. Welcome Meeting begins
at 7:30 P.M. Baggage storage is available for earlier
arrivals.
Day 7
Return transportation to Boston's Logan Airport is included.
Please arrange for flights departing after 4:30 P.M.
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Detailed Itinerary |
Day
1 -Welcome to New England
New England is the perfect get-away during
the legendary fall season. Lovely villages nestle among rolling hills,
farmhouses sit amidst ripening fields, country dooryards are ablaze with
decorations of the season, orchards of shiny red apples wait to be pressed
into cider. It’s pumpkin and Indian corn time, and the season when
New England craftspeople are their busiest preparing for the season.
Arrive at your leisure into Boston, Massachusetts. Our downtown hotel
is conveniently located within a 5-minute walk of the Freedom Trail, Faneuil Hall Marketplace, and the waterfront.
This evening
you’ll attend an informal social, conveniently scheduled for early
evening on this first day. You’ll meet your traveling companions
who've come from all the world to share a week of friendship and fun.
You’ll also meet Country Heritage Tours’ friendly and knowledgeable
tour director, your personal guide for the entire week.
Day
2 - Grandmas & Grand Quilts
We’ll
travel north today to Lowell, Massachusetts to visit a turn-of-the-century
bank building that is now home to the New England Quilt Museum.
One of the few quilt museums in the country, the museum’s permanent
collection presents the finest of New England’s historical and contemporary
quilting.
Later, our journey through picturesque New England continues
as we travel into the woodsy countryside of New Hampshire. Over the river
and through the woods to grandmother's house we go...to visit a 200 year-old
shingled cottage surrounded by country gardens. When we peek inside one
room of this dwelling we see the Big Bad Wolf peering from under the bed
quilt, for this is the original artist’s setting for the 1948 Golden Book version of Little Red Riding Hood. Venturing further into the cottage, we discover a cozy room where bittersweet embellishes the fireplace and wooden tables, and a "lunch of the season" has been readied for us.
Following
lunch, you’ll want to step outside where a magic world awaits you
in the Culinary, Fragrance, and Witches Gardens. And tucked along the
winding garden path is a greenhouse filled with herbs and plants, and
a thatched cottage brimming with gifts of potpourri and country spices.
We’ll check into our nearby hotel, where sleep may not come easy
as we anticipate an exciting day tomorrow that includes a visit to the
Keepsake Quilt Shop. (Lunch)
Day
3 - Keepsake Treasure & Shaker Pleasure
This morning we journey
through hill and dale to a pristine hilltop village, once home to over
250 Shakers. Time seems to have stood still in this peaceful, white-washed
village where our guide will evoke 1800’s village life, sharing
stories learned from Shaker Sisters. Afterward, you'll have an opportunity
to visit with village craftspeople who still produce Shaker crafts.
Later, we
know you’ll be ready to be wisked off to America's largest quilt
shop...Keepsake Quilts. Once inside this needlework and
quilt paradise, you'll be dazzled by the hundreds of quilts suspended
from the ceiling and walls, the 8000 bolts of fabrics, the hundreds of
books, and mountain of needlework supplies...Happy Shopping!
This evening
you can unpack and relax at our Vermont hotel for the next two nights.
(C Breakfast) (Dinner)
Day
4 - Vermont's Smithsonian
Today we’ll
visit a quiet corner of Vermont where, nestled near Lake Champlain, one
of this country's best kept secrets awaits...the extraordinary Shelburne
Museum. You'll explore yesterday's New England in this park-like
setting, following meandering pathways through perennial gardens and over
covered bridges. Inside dozens of vintage buildings you'll find art by
Rembrandt, Monet,Wyeth, Degas, Grandma Moses; a collection of rare needlework
pieces; dolls and dollhouses; cigar store figures...and the largest collection
of early American quilts in the world! (C Breakfast) (Dinner)
Day
5 - Mountain to Sea
Sit back
and delight in the scenery as our coach wends its way through the New
England countryside. Our journey takes us from the foothills of the Green
Mountains to the charming turn-of-the-century town of Woodstock,
Vermont. Sample lunch at one of the many charming cafes, or browse
the unique shops showcasing antique linens and laces, quilts, and native
Vermont pottery.
Afternoon
finds us checking into our hotel in Ogunquit, Maine,
where the spectacular beauty of the sea is a focal point from anywhere
on the grounds. And be sure to bring your bathing suit and enjoy the hotel’s
indoor and outdoor pools, hot tubs, sauna, whirlpool, all overlooking
the ocean. (C. Breakfast)
Day
6 - The Magic of Maine
Imagine awakening
to the sounds of the sea, whose spectacular beauty is just a few steps
from our door! This morning we’ll be visiting a Knight's Quilt Shop where a “Private Sale” has been arranged just us!
We’ll return
to our sea-side hotel in Ogunquit later today where you’ll want
to explore this cozy, turn-of-the-century village whose streets are lined
with white clapboard cottages and picket fences. Enjoy the gentle ocean
breezes and the fragrance of beach roses and filled window- boxes. Whether
you choose to see the village by trolley or enjoy a leisurely stroll along
the ocean side cliff-walk, be sure to visit Perkins cove, tucked away
in the harbor area with wharf-side cafes and artisan shops.
This evening
savor the unforgettable taste of our lobster bake farewell-dinner, it’s
heaven! ( C. Breakfast) (Dinner)
Day
7 - Boston!
This morning
we'll tour Boston where our coach will traverse the old, narrow streets,
taking you to historic places like the Old North Church,
the U.S.S. Constitution, the Boston Massacre
site, the Tea Party Ship... and maybe a peek
at the famous Brinks Robbery building!
Later we’ll
visit Faneuil Hall Marketplace, where international food
stalls and pushcarts piled high with wares fill the old riverfront area.
Our journey
together ends as we arrive at Boston’s airport, and then back to
our starting hotel for guests staying additional time. (C. Breakfast) |
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