Leger Holidays Leger Holidays Battlefields 2012 (page 28)

WORLD WAR II 1939-1945 Anne Frank with her parents, Edith and Otto, and older sister, Margot 12 days from Ł779 What's included · Specialist Historical Guide · Historical visits as described · 11 nights' accommodation with continental breakfast · FREE local joining points see page 7 for details · Travel by executive coach Upgrade to Silver Service... for luxury coach travel with: · EXTRA legroom for your added comfort · Rear lounge to relax and chat · FREE personal headphones with DVDs and a choice of music · Porterage at your hotels Specialist Historical Guide on Every Tour See page 8 for details Please Note: Entrance fees to museums and places of interest are at extra cost. Anne Frank's House, Amsterdam The Story of Anne Frank & Oscar Schindler A moving and thought-provoking journey of remembrance. Your Itinerary Day 1 Local departure by coach then to the Noordwijkerhout area, near Amsterdam for an overnight stay. Belsen. Onward travel to Berlin for a three-night stay. B exterminate a whole race. In June 1942, the biggest murder campaign in history began, when the Nazis began their plot to systematically destroy the entire Jewish population of Europe. The great majority of Jews deported to Auschwitz men, women and children were immediately sent to their deaths in the gas chambers. An extremely moving day. B Day 4 Berlin and the Final Solution We spend today in and around Berlin where we visit the Wannsee Conference Centre (entrance is approximately 2 per person and entry is subject to modern day conferences not taking place) where the infamous meeting took place that determined the `Final Solution' and fate of European Jews. B Day 2 Anne Frank's House Today we follow the story of the Frank Family with a visit to Anne Frank's House. The Frank family went into hiding in the `secret annexe' of their home on 6th July 1942 and stayed for 25 months until their betrayal on 4th August 1944. The former hiding place, where Anne Frank wrote her diary, is now a museum, recounting the history of the eight people in hiding and those who helped them during the war. Anne Frank's diary is among the original objects on display. After, we travel on to the Hannover or Hahnenklee area for the night. B Day 9 We travel to Prague for an overnight stay. B Day 10 The Heydrich Story and Nuremberg Reinhard Heydrich was one of Hitler's most ruthless Nazis, second in importance only to Heinrich Himmler in the SS organisation, and the principle planner of the Final Solution. We briefly cover his story as we pass through the Czech Republic. On arrival in Nuremberg, we look into the War Crimes Trials and see the court house used to administer justice to many who took part. We stay tonight in Nuremberg or Bayreuth. B Your Hotels You will stay overnight at the 3-star NH Leeuwenhorst or similar, to the west of Amsterdam, followed by the 4-star Ramada Hotel Britannia or the 3-star Ramada Hotel Vier Jahreszeiten in Hahnenklee. In Berlin, you'll stay for three nights at the 3-star H2 Berlin Alexanderplatz. You then stay for three nights at the 3-star Holiday Inn Express or similar in Krakow. In Prague you will stay at the 3-star Hotel Belvedere or the 3-star Ibis Mala Strana and then you'll will stay overnight at the 3-star Ramada Landhotel in Nuremberg or the 4-star Ramada Residenzschloss Hotel in Bayreuth. Overnight stay in Belgium will be in a city-style hotel. EXECUTIVE COACH Tour ref: 12RFS Jul 23 Ł779 Tour ref: 12RFSV Day 5 German Resistance and the Holocaust Memorial We see the new Holocaust monument and several sites associated with Jewish culture. This memorial is in the heart of Berlin, near the German Parliament Building and the famous Brandenburg Gate. We also spend time exploring where modern Berlin fuses with Cold War Berlin: the Allied Museum, Check Point Charlie, the remains of the Berlin Wall and Glienicke Bridge, where East and West swapped spies. B Day 3 Bergen-Belsen and Anne Frank's Memorial Anne Frank and her sister, Margot, were taken to Bergen-Belsen concentration camp where thousands were dying of hunger and sickness daily. Today, all that remains on the site is a graveyard. We pause to pay our respects, seeing the memorial dedicated to Anne Frank and her sister, who both died at BergenBrandenburg Gate, Berlin Day 11 Travel through the Rhine Valley to Belgium for an overnight stay. B Day 6 We travel to Krakow for a three-night stay. B Day 12 To Calais, then return home. B Included Meals: B=Breakfast Day 7 The Oscar Schindler Story and Kasimirsh We visit some of the sites used by Oscar Schindler in his remarkable attempt to save the lives of his workers. Oscar Schindler spent millions to protect and save his Jews and died penniless, but he earned the everlasting gratitude of the Schindler-Jews. B SILVER SERVICE Apr 30 Jun 25 Ł939 Aug 13 Ł959 Oct 1 Ł969 Ł929 Day 8 Auschwitz A site of great significance to the Holocaust, we visit Auschwitz, seen as the central point in the plan to Auschwitz was the largest of Nazi Germany's concentration camps Prices are per person, based on two sharing. Extras: optional excursions; single room supplement Ł249; travel insurance from Ł46.95 Travel Door-to-Door See page 6 for details by 28 Choose from over 490 convenient local joining points see page 7 for details