A presentation outlining the Seacrest Choir's proposed 2012 performing tour of Greece and Italy. Originally presented in Naples on 10 January 2011.

1. SEACREST COUNTRY DAY SCHOOL CHOIR A Performing Tour to GREECE & ITALY – APRIL 2012

5. You Will Always Have Your Own Private Tour

7. We Spend Time Off the Bus

11. We have a New West Coast Office at historic Castle Green in Pasadena

12. We operate tours in Continental Europe... Spain Italy France Germany

13. Eastern Europe and Russia... Czech Republic Poland Russia Hungary

14. Multiple Destinations In Asia China Japan India Thailand

15. Africa and Australasia Egypt Tunisia Australia South Africa

16. Central and South America Costa Rica Peru Mexico Argentina

17. Private Tours in North America Washington Hawaii New York Canada

19. Where do Casterbridge groups perform?

23. Include FORMAL PERFORMANCES

24. ...and TIME TO REHEARSE...

25. ...as well as possible informal performances along your tour itinerary.

26. Possible venues: Mitropoli Cathedral in Athens

27. Bari: Basilica of St. Nicholas

28. Basilica of St. John Lateran in Rome

29. Rome’s Trinita dei Monti

30. View from Trinita dei Monti View of Rome from Trinita...

31. Easter Sunday at Rome’s Santa Maria degli Angeli?

35. See the World From a Musician’s Perspective…

36. Travel to Europe on a comfortable overnight flight.

37. Meet your full-time GUIDE AND DRIVER at the airport...

38. ...and transfer into historic ATHENS.

39. Our first stop: CAPE SOUNION

40. Home of the TEMPLE OF POSEIDON

41. SUNSET AT CAPE SOUNION The Cape is known for beautiful sunsets over the Aegean Sea.

42. Next up: A tour of Athens’ MONASTIRAKI

43. Day 3: THE ACROPOLIS

44. ENTERING THE ACROPOLIS

45. THE PROPYLAIA

46. TEMPLE OF ATHENA NIKE

47. ERECTHEION

48. THEATER OF HERODES ATTICUS

49. The iconic PARTHENON

50. PARTHENON CLOSEUP

51. This evening, we will enjoy an Athens SOUND & LIGHT SHOW

53. Day 4: DISCOVERING THE WONDERS OF ANCIENT DELPHI

54. We will walk THE SACRED WAY...

55. ...by ancient temples...

56. ...to the SANCTUARY OF APOLLO

57. The Temple of Apollo: Home to the great Oracle

58. We will enjoy great views of the valley below...

59. ...and explore the DELPHI THEATER, which could seat 5,000 people.

60. We will also explore the treasures of the DELPHI ARCHAEOLOGICAL MUSEUM.

61. Next up: OVERNIGHT FERRY FROM PATRAS, GREECE TO BARI, ITALY

62. BARI: A historic port on the Adriatic Sea

63. We will explore the Barivecchia, strolling along the Old City’s walls.

64. Bari’s BASILICA DI SAN NICOLA

65. Home to the TOMB OF ST. NICHOLAS ( yes, the inspiration for Santa Claus! )

66. Next stop: The Ruins of POMPEII

67. We will enjoy a guided tour of Pompeii...

68. ...with the foreboding Mt. Vesuvius never far away.

69. Explore the STREETS OF POMPEII

70. POMPEII STREETS

71. POMPEII HOMES...

72. A restaurant...

73. ...the ruins of a Basilica...

74. ...a ruined GYMNASIUM

75. ...and yes, a PLASTER CAST BODY.

76. We will also explore the VILLA OF THE MYSTERIES... ...home to historic murals.

77. Day 7: A TOUR OF THE BEAUTIFUL AMALFI DRIVE

78. The breathtaking sights of the AMALFI COAST

79. THE AMALFI COAST

80. We will stop in the towns of AMALFI...

81. ...and POSITANO

82. Day 7: On our way to Rome, we will stop at historic CASSINO.

83. Home to a beautiful Abbey.

84. CASSINO offers splendid Byzantine mosaics...

85. CASSINO MOSAICS 3

86. CASSINO CHAPEL

87. CASSINO ALTAR

88. Next, we arrive at ROME: THE ETERNAL CITY

89. Our introductory walking tour begins at CASTEL SANT ANGELO...

90. ...crossing over the historic TIBER RIVER...

91. ...and finishes at PIAZZA NAVONA.

92. PIAZZA NAVONA Home to Bernini’s Fountain of Four Rivers

93. Casterbridge tours focus on AUTHENTIC CUISINE

94. Lunch is always on your own. Pizza anyone?

95. LUNCH IN ITALY Your Tour Manager/Guide can help you find great lunch spots, including trattorias...

96. ...while breakfast and dinner are always included in your tour price.

97. ROME RESTAURANT

98. And don’t forget the GELATO!

99. Day 8 begins at the monumental COLOSSEUM.

100. FLORENCE NEPTUNE FOUNTAIN GUIDED TOUR INSIDE THE COLOSSEUM

101. Afterwards, we walk by the ARCH OF CONSTANTINE...

102. ...on our way to the ROMAN FORUM (where Julius Caesar once stood!)

103. We will also see what remains Seacrest 2010 left of the TEMPLE OF CASTOR AND POLLUX...

104. ...and we will visit ancient Rome’s best preserved building, THE PANTHEON

105. PANTHEON INTERIOR Burial place of kings and the great Raphael...

106. PANTHEON CEILING ...but don’t forget to look up! The Pantheon’s OCULUS

107. We will also see the great VICTOR EMMANUEL MONUMENT...

108. ...hang out at THE SPANISH STEPS...

109. ...and visit the famous TREVI FOUNTAIN...

110. TREVI FOUNTAIN

111. ...where everyone should ensure a SAFE RETURN TO THE ETERNAL CITY!

112. And as you look back at your wonderful program in Greece and Italy...

113. Remembering DELPHI

114. ROME AT NIGHT

115. COLOSSEUM The great COLOSSEUM

116. THE ROMAN FORUM

117. VITTORIO EMANUELE AT NIGHT And the Victor Emmanuel Monument...also known as “ The Wedding Cake” and “Mussolini’s Dentures”!

118. We at Casterbridge look forward to welcoming the Seacrest Choir on a most rewarding tour of GREECE AND ITALY in 2012!

119. A Seacrest tour webpage is now available! Check it out at http://bit.ly/hrMhug

123. HOW MUCH IS THE TRAVEL INSURANCE? STUDENT RATE (Age 30 or Younger) Trip of 10 or Fewer Days $71 ADULT RATE (Age 31 or Older) Trip of 10 or Fewer Days $112 INSURANCE = PEACE OF MIND