Many of you know how much I love to travel and what an adventurous traveler I am. After returning from Russia, several of you asked where I was off to next. Oberammergau, Germany for the 2020 Passion Play is next on my list. “Can we come? We would love to travel with you!”
So, it is with great pleasure and excitement that I invite you to join me on a tour to Germany and Austria with a once in a lifetime opportunity to attend the world-famous Passion Play in 2020 in Oberammergau, Germany! The villagers of Oberammergau first performed the play in 1634 in fulfillment of their promise to God for sparing them from the Black Plague, and it has been presented there every 10 years since then.
Some highlights of the tour include visits to Vienna and Munich, two of the world’s great cities, and wonderful places to visit, shop, and enjoy delicious cuisine; Innsbruck and Salzburg, two picture postcard cities situated in the Austrian Alps; Rothenburg, Germany’s best preserved medieval town; and the “fairy-tale” Neuschwanstein Castle, one of the most photographed places in the entire world.
The price of our tour includes roundtrip airfare from Boston, first class/select hotels and guesthouses in Oberammergau, most meals, admission tickets for the Passion Play, the services of a professional tour director and sightseeing in a deluxe motor coach.
I look forward to having you join me on this trip of a lifetime. It promises to be a wonderful experience for all with time to enjoy the fellowship of fellow parishioners and others. Nawas International Travel is making the arrangements for us and has earned a reputation for reliability and excellence in their near 70 years of business.
You will find a formal announcement in this week’s bulletin if you would like a full brochure regarding the details of the journey. Fill it out and you can hand it to me, or place it in the collection basket and I will get it.
While the year 2020 seems a long way away, NOW is the time to make plans and reserve your place on the tour as space is limited. Don’t miss out on this opportunity to see the Passion Play and experience the history, culture and remarkable scenery of Old World Europe! I have only reserved 16 spaces for travelers on a first come first serve basis, so get your reservation in!