SHREVEPORT, LA -- The Centenary Alumni Association is sponsoring a nine-day trip through Yorkshire, England beginning May 26. Dr. Lee Morgan, professor emeritus of English, will escort the trip. He has traveled extensively in the area and will offer a special literary and historical perspective.
The cost of the tour is $2,829 double occupancy and includes round-trip airfare from Shreveport on Delta Airlines, round-trip transfers to Manchester, porterage to and from the hotel, nine nights' accommodation, including hotel taxes at the Victorian Royal York Hotel, full English breakfast daily, nine evening meals, three lunches, and all ground transportation.
It also includes admissions to the Bronte Museum in Haworth; Castle Howard, the site of Brideshead Revisited; visits to Fountains Abbey; some of the largest monastic ruins in Great Britain; and Studley Royal Water Gardens.
Other trip highlights include a private tour of York Minster, its crypt and chapter house, led by the caretaker of the glass for over 30 years; an afternoon picnic and train ride in the Moors; and several guided floral walks.
The tour is open to all travelers and reservations may be made by contacting Globe Travel at 318-797-1581 or 800-344-0914. A $300 non-refundable deposit is due with registration, with the balance due March 31.
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