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With Day 1 being Thursday September
27th
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Day 1. Depart from
North America on a non-stop overnight flight to
Amsterdam. (Continental Airlines #70 Leaves Newark
Airport @ 10PM arrives in Amsterdam @ 11:20AM) |
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Day 2. Arrive into
Schipol Airport. Transfer to a the
Golden Tulip Barbizon Palace for 3 nights of
accommodation. After checking in, spend the rest of
the day exploring Amsterdam - a visit to the
Heineken Brewery, a trip on the canals or a visit to
the Diamond Factories are all possibilities.
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Day 3. After
breakfast in the hotel and a free morning exploring
Amsterdam, transfer to our:
Local Lacrosse Clinic followed by
Lacrosse Match 1
-v- Maastricht Lacrosse Club
at Amstel Park. Post match refreshments will be
provided and then we will be returned to our hotel. |
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Day 4. After
breakfast in the hotel we have a free day exploring
Amsterdam. |
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Day 5. After
breakfast in the hotel, we will have an early
morning departure to the Hook of
Holland ferry port for our ferry crossing (as foot
passengers) to England. On arrival, we will take a
train into
London, where we will be accommodated for the next
2 nights in a townhouse near Harrod's. In
the evening we travel to our: Local Lacrosse
Clinic followed by Lacrosse Match 2 -v- South of
England- location and times are TBD. |
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Day 6. After
breakfast, we will have the day available for
touring. |
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Day 7. After an
early breakfast, we take a train to Manchester for 2 nights of
billeted accommodation with the English National
team. In the evening, we will have our:
Lacrosse Match 3 -v- England.
After the game, post-match hospitality will be
served and we will be taken home with our hosts.
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Day 8. After a free
day spent exploring the North West (Chester is
always popular) transfer in the late afternoon to
our: Local Lacrosse
Clinic followed by Lacrosse Match 4 -v- England (the
re-match). Post
match refreshments will be provided and then we
will return home with our hosts. |
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Day 9. After waving
goodbye to our hosts, we will transfer by coach to
the Holyhead ferry port. We will travel over to
Ireland on the afternoon ferry as foot passengers
and on arrival in Dublin, we will be transferred by
our Irish coach company to our centrally located
Hotel (Pembroke Townhouse, 90 Pembroke Road, Dublin
4 [01 660 0277]) where we will be accommodated for 2
nights on a room only basis. |
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Day 10. After a free
morning, we will be transferred in the afternoon to
our: Local Lacrosse
Clinic and a Lacrosse Match 5 -v-
Irish Side. Post
match hospitality will be provided after the game
and our last night in Europe should be a belter.
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Day 11. After
breakfast, transfer by coach to Dublin airport for
the return flight to North America. (Continental
Airlines #23 Dublin Airport @ 9:45AM arrives in
Newark @ 12:05PM) |
