For 10 days in May 2011, the University of Science and Arts is offering a tour of Switzerland, Italy and France. College faculty, staff, students and the public are invited to be a part of this tour.

 

The tour is scheduled May 17-27, 2011. For those interested in the tour, an informational meeting is scheduled June 22 at 7 p.m. at Eduardo's South of the Border Cafe -- 1304 Highway 81 North in Chickasha. Free appetizers and soft drinks are included in the planning meeting.

 

Dr. Ken Bohannon, associate professor of music at USAO, is planning the tour thru EF College Study Tours. More information is available online at www.usao.edu/news (under the 'Trips and Tours' section) or by contacting Bohannon at 405-574-1293 or via e-mail. Life on Tour: Italy, France and Switzerland videos are available at www.youtube.com/user/efeducationaltours.

 

Tour Details

"This will be a great trip, not only for USAO people, but for anyone interested in European culture and history," Bohannon said. "Even if you cannot attend the planning meeting, contact me if you are interested in this opportunity."

 

The tour includes round-trip airfare; bus transfers; hotels; dinners; an EF full-time tour director and sightseeing tours of Venice, the Vatican City, Rome, Florence, Lucerne, Monaco and Eze.

 

The tour also includes 10 visits to special attractions that include Doges' Palace, a glass-blowing demonstration, the Sistine Chapel, St. Peter's Basilica, the Colosseum, Pisa Baptistery and Pisa Cathedral.