Fri 6-Apr Departure San Francisco
6:30a Depart San Francisco
12:06p Arrive Minneapolis
12:55p Depart Minneapolis
4:34p Arrive New York JFK
8:35p Depart JFK
Dinner on board
Sat 7-Apr Reykjavik
Breakfast on board
6:20a Arrive Reykjavik
8:00a Excursion Gullfoss waterfalls and geysers, and Thingvellir (The Parliamentary Plains, oldest continuous parliament in the world and the most sacred place in Iceland)
Lunch (independent)
1:30p Hotel check-in
3:30p Transfer to Hveragerdi
4:00p Surprise event!!
5:30p Return to hotel
7:30p Dinner at Radisson SAS Saga
Return to hotel
Hotel: (2 nights)
Sun 8-Apr Reykjavik
8:00a Breakfast at hotel
Morning guided tour of downtown Reykjavik
Lunch (independent)
2:00p Easter Church Participation, Grafarvogskirkja
Walk about Town Center
5:30p Dinner at Radisson SAS Saga
7:15p Sound-check at concert venue
8:00p Formal Concert, Grafarvogskirkja
Return to hotel
Mon 9-Apr Reykjavik / Bergen, Norway
6:00a Breakfast at hotel
Transfer to airport
7:50a Depart Reykjavik Icelandair #318
12:20p Arrive Oslo
1:45p Depart Oslo
Lunch (for purchase on board)
2:35p Arrive Bergen
Hotel check-in
Walk about town center
Dinner at hotel
Hotel: (2 nights)
Tue 10-Apr Bergen
8:00a Breakfast at hotel
Morning guided tour of Bergen including Troldhaugen, Edvard Grieg’s home and Fantoft Stave Church, a medieval Norwegian wooden church
Lunch (independent)
Walk about town center
6:00p Dinner at restaurant
7:15p Sound-check at concert venue
8:00p Formal Concert, Mariakirken
Return to hotel
Wed 11-Apr Bergen / Laerdal
7:00a Breakfast at hotel
8:30p Depart Bergen to Gudvangen
12:00p Depart Gudvangen on Sognefjord Cruise
2:50p Arrive Laerdal
Lunch (independent)
Hotel check-in
Walk about town center
7:00p Sound-check at concert venue
7:30p Formal Concert, Laerdal Kulturcenter
9:00p Dinner at hotel
Hotel: (1 night)
Thu 12-Apr Laerdal / Oslo
7:00a Breakfast at hotel
9:00a Departure to Oslo
Lunch en route (independent)
4:00p Arrive Oslo (Host home)
4:30p Dinner at the Host home
5:30p Other hosts pick up singers and return to homes
6:45p Singers return to the Host home
Coach transfer to concert venue
7:00p Sound-check at concert venue
7:30p Formal Concert, Svenska Margaretakyrkan
10:00p Singers return to hosts; adults transfer to hotel
Homestay (1 night)
Adults: Hotel (1 night)
Fri 13-Apr Oslo / Jutland, Denmark
7:30a Singers breakfast with hosts; adults at hotel
8:45a Singers (and adults and coach) return to the Host home to meet coach
9:00a Morning Vigeland Sculpture Park and Viking Ship Museum
Lunch (independent)
Afternoon excursion to Holmenkollen Ski Jump
6:30p Arrive port
7:30p Depart Oslo on Ferry
Dinner on board ferry
Overnight ferry
Sat 14-Apr Aalborg, Denmark
Breakfast on board ferry
7:30a Arrive Fredrickshavn, Denmark
Morning Skagen Fishing Village and to Grenen (top of Denmark) by Sandormen (tractor/trailer) where two seas (Skagerrak & Kattegat) meet.
Late morning visit to the Skagen Museum
Snack (independent)
12:30p Depart Skagen to Aalborg
2:00p Arrive Aalborg
Sandwiches with hosts at concert venue
4:00p Formal Concert, Teachers College Concert Hall
6:00p Singers return to hosts for dinner and the evening; adults to hosts’ home for dinner
9:00p Adults return to hotel
Singers: Homestay (1 night)
Adults: Hotel (1 night)
Sun 15-Apr Aalborg / Copenhagen
7:00a Singers breakfast with hosts; adults at hotel
8:00a Morning departure to Copenhagen
10:00a Horsens Glud open-air museum
Lunch (independent) at museum
1:00p Continue on to Copenhagen
5:00p Rehearsal with Gundsö-koret at concert venue
6:00p Sandwiches at church
7:30p Formal Concert, Esajas Kirke, Copenhagen
with Gundsö-koret, Vivaldi GLORIA
9:30p Singers return to hosts for snack and evening; adults hotel/dinner
Singers: Homestay (3 nights)
Adults: Hotel (3 nights)
Mon 16-Apr Copenhagen
8:00a Singers breakfast with hosts; adults at hotel
Morning guided tour to Little Mermaid, and walking tour to Amalienborg Palace Square to Town Hall Square
12:00p Concert, Fredriksbergs Rådhus (Town hall)
Afternoon Nyhavn Canal and free time on the Stroget
6:00p Singers return to hosts for dinner and evening; adults hotel/dinner
Tue 17-Apr Copenhagen
8:00a Singers breakfast with hosts; adults at hotel
11:00a Morning entry to Rosenborg Castle
Lunch (independent)
3:30p Entry to Tivoli Gardens
4:30p Concert, Plenen Stage, Tivoli Gardens
Dinner (independent) and free time in Tivoili Gardens
8:00p Singers return to hosts for remainder of evening; adults hotel
Wed 18-Apr Copenhagen / Göteborg
8:00a Singers breakfast with hosts; adults at hotel
9:00a Depart Copenhagen
10:30a Visit to Kronborg (Hamlet’s Castle)
Continue on to Sweden via ferry
Lunch en route (independent)
4:00p Arrive Göteborg; hotel check-in
6:15p Sound-check at concert venue
7:00p Formal Concert, Vasa Kyrka
9:00p Dinner at restaurant
Return to hotel
Hotel (1 night)
Thu 19-Apr Göteborg / Linköping
8:00a Breakfast at hotel
9:00a Guided tour of Göteborg
Lunch (independent)
1:00p Depart Göteborg to Linköping
4:00p Hotel check-in
7:00p Concert, Linköping Cathedral
8:00p Dinner at restaurant
Return to hotel
Hotel: (1 night)
Fri 20-Apr Linköping / Stockholm
8:00a Breakfast at hotel
10:00a Morning tour of Linköping area
Lunch (independent)
4:00p Hotel check-in
6:00p Sound-check at concert venue
7:00p Formal Concert, Adolf Fredriks Kyrka
9:00p Dinner at restaurant
Return to hotel
Hotel: (4 nights)
Sat 21-Apr Stockholm
8:00a Breakfast at hotel
Guided tour of Stockholm including Old Town, Town Hall entry
Lunch (independent)
3:00p Attend Kungliga Filharmonikerna (Stockholm Philharmonic)
Stockholms Barockorkester Concert, Eric Ericsons Kammarkör
8:00p Dinner at restaurant
Return to hotel
Sun 22-Apr Stockholm
8:00a Breakfast at hotel
10:00a Vasa Ship Museum
Lunch (independent)
12:00p Depart for Vallingby
1:00p Rehearsal with orchestra at concert venue
4:00p Formal Concert, St. Thomas Kyrka (Vällingby), Vivaldi GLORIA with orchestra
7:00p Return to central Stockholm
8:00p Farewell Dinner
Return to hotel
Mon 23-Apr Stockholm (Uppsala)
8:00a Breakfast at hotel
9:00a Departure to Uppsala
10:30a Guided tour of Uppsala including entry to Cathedral
Lunch (independent)
Walk about town center
5:00p Dinner at restaurant
6:30p Visit Viking kings burial ground at concert venue
7:00p Sound-check at concert venue
7:30p Formal Concert, Gamla Uppsala Kyrka
9:30p Return to hotel in Stockholm
Tue 24-Apr Stockholm / San Francisco
8:00a Breakfast at hotel
Pack for departure
Snack (independent)
11:00a Transfer to airport
2:10p Depart Stockholm
Lunch on board
3:20p Arrive Reykjavik
4:35p Depart Reykjavik
Dinner on board
5:55p Arrive Minneapolis
9:05p Depart Minneapolis
11:05p Arrive San Francisco