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*Note – this trip is not affiliated with Moscow Middle School or the Moscow School District.
It is an independent student/parent educational opportunity.
Madrid, Spain Barcelona, Spain Carcassonne, France Paris, France Toledo, Spain Salamanca, Spain
– Welcome: Cell phones off please
– Just an FYI 77 days away
– Counting groups
– Emergency contact sheets DUE MAY 19th…Fill them out correctly
– Photo Book
– Rules and roles sign-off sheet tonight
– Phones, debit cards, etc.
– Travel Itinerary – Still working on final confirmation (Tentative June 8-10)
– Luggage and liquids talk
– What are we going to see?
– Next meetings
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Agenda of Meeting
Matthew’s Group
Daniel’s Group
Jason’s Group
Stacy’s Group
• Make sure you have a
passport and that it is good
up through the end of
December 2014
• We will collect three
color copies of your
passport and a copy
of your medical
insurance card at the
May 19th meeting.
Passports & Emergency Contact Information
Photo Mug Shots
Make sure I got
your photo
tonight to create
our mug shot
book
Cell Phones, Debit
Cards & Internet
Check your phones!
Check with your bank and let
them know you will be
traveling overseas!
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Luggage
•Pack once, then remove 1/3
•Parents have the final say on what you pack.
•Lost luggage – pack light?
•One Small Carry-on Plus on Personal Item (WE RECOMMEND)
•Pack an extra bag and send gifts home
The Prado Museum Madrid, Spain
• One of the greatest museums in the world – 7,600 paintings, 1,000 sculptures, 4,800 prints and 8,200 drawings
– El Greco, Velázquez, Goya, Raphael, and Rembrandt
Palacio Real “Royal Palace” Madrid, Spain
• Home of King Don Juan Carlos I
• Built in 1734
• Still home of the royal family
Salamanca, Spain
• Famous for the Plaza Mayor
• Home of the historic Universidad de Salamanca
• One of the only places in the world to have two connected Cathedrals
Toledo, Spain
• The former capital and the cultural heart of Spain.
La Sagrada Familia “The Holy Family” Barcelona, Spain
• Construction: 1882 begins
• Completion date: 2041???
• Architect- Gaudí
• Gaudí is buried in the crypt
• One of the largest cathedrals in Spain
Cite-de-Carcassonne
o Parts of its fortifications date to 1st century AD o A beautiful fortress strategically placed that was never
successfully besieged
“All Aboard!”
• Night trains are an incredibly popular way to travel in Europe
• Fall asleep in Carcassonne and wake up in Paris
– A 480 mile journey all while we SLEEP
Mona Lisa • Painted by Renaissance
master Leonardo de Vinci c. 1503 and completed c. 1517
• Arguably the world’s best known painting
• Deceptively small at only 30 x 21 inches
• Housed in the Louvre (Paris) since 1797
Arc de Triomphe
• Commissioned in 1806 by Napoleon
• A triumphal arch modeled after the Arch of Titus in Rome
• Took 30 years to complete!!
Palace of Versailles
• Originally a hunting lodge, the transformation to imperial palace was initiated by Louis the 14th (the Sun King) c. 1668
March 24th, 2014 – France/Spain history and travel
logistics
May 19th, 2014 – Pre-travel information
May 31st, 2014 – Ropes course #2 (pre-trip)
June TBA, 2014 – Night before departure meeting.
All meetings and times are subject to change and you will be notified of any changes in
advance. Please remember that all travel participants, including traveling adults, are
required to attend at least 85% of all team meetings.
Spain and France Trip 2014 Schedule of Meetings
Questions,
Comments, and/or
Freaking Outs
This PowerPoint and more information can be
found at our website:
www.globalxpeditions.weebly.com