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Tour of Greece Planned for 2008 Spring Feast

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Tour of Greece Planned for 2008 Spring Feast

During the 2008 Days of Unleavened Bread, the education travel program will offer a biblical study tour of Greece. We will focus on the travels of the apostle Paul and his letters to the Corinthians, examining the meaning and symbols for the New Testament Passover and Days of Unleavened Bread. The dates of the tour are April 16-25, 2008. The tour will leave the United States for Athens on Wednesday, April 16. Participants from other regions of the world may be able to reach Athens via a Thursday departure. Members have the option to extend their stay in Athens to observe the final day of Unleavened Bread. Director of Education Programs David Register and Ambassador Bible Center instructor Gary Antion and several other elders will accompany the 10-day study program. The tour will begin in Corinth where we will observe the Passover, weekly Sabbath, Night to Be Much Observed and the first Holy Day. The second half of the stay in Greece will provide opportunities to see Sparta, Olympia and Athens. The daily schedule will feature morning orientation talks, special sessions on history and background, on-site lectures, scripture readings, guided tours and application discussions. Participants will stay in superior first-class hotels and travel via motor coach. In addition to Paul's teachings, the travelers will learn about the Hellenistic world of the first century and Greek language and its cultural influence on the world today. Other educational highlights of the trip include: geography of Greece, in-depth study of the city of Corinth, Greek and Roman ruins, architectural museums, the Peloponnesian Peninsula, the rise of Alexander the Great, the Peloponnesian wars, Olympia and Greek mythology and the history of Olympic games. The following hotels are reserved for the trip: Kalamaki Beach Hotel—Corinth, Best Western Hotel Europa—Olympia and Divania Palace Acropolis—Athens. We will need a minimum number of participants to operate the tour and the extension. More information on cost and the extension will be announced soon. To obtain more information call (800) 858-6999, e-mail your request to Info@travelgallery.com or visit www.travelgallery.com.