Nancy Crow Europe tour
Europe tour
Europe tour
Europe tour
A very special tour will take place the day after the grand opening of COLOR IMPROVISATIONS II, March 11, 2016, in Germany. COLOR IMPROVISATIONS II is an exhibition I have spent 1 1/2 years curating as a platform to represent some of the best machine-pieced quilts being created in the world today. There will be 50 very large quilts in this exhibition representing artists from the USA, Germany, Switzerland, Japan, Scotland, and Canada.

The grand opening will take place at the
Tuch+Technik Textile Museum in Neumünster, Germany, very near the city of Hamburg, on March 11, 2016, with the tour commencing the day afterwards, March 12. I will be on this tour along with my co-coordinator, Ginie Curtze.   

Join us in this very special, 
but very inexpensive tour, intended for all those who would like a taste of the geography and sights of northern Germany including a venture into The Netherlands. The US dollar is nearly on par with the Euro making this an ideal time to travel in Europe. 

Tour brochure

  • • Itinerary | March 12-22, 2016
    March 12 - Saturday
    Visit exhibition COLOR IMPROVISATIONS II at the Tuch+Technik Textile Museum
    Sightseeing in Neumünster
    Travel to Berlin by bus (afternoon departure, early evening arrival)
    Check-in at the Hotel Winters The Wall (next to Checkpoint Charlie) for 3 nights

    March 13 - Sunday
    Berlin
    Sightseeing tour by bus, visit of the German Parliament, the Brandenburger Tor and the Berlin Wall Memorial

    March 14 - Monday
    Berlin
    Tour of the Museumsinsel with its main museums and the Hackeschen Höfe for shopping

    March 15 - Tuesday
    Travel by bus to Cologne (evening arrival)
    Check-in at the Maritim Hotel for 2 nights

    March 16 - Wednesday
    Cologne
    Sightseeing tour with a local guide, including the world-renowned cathedral and one of the many local breweries

    March 17 - Thursday
    Travel by bus to Amsterdam (mid-day arrival)
    Check-in at the NH Zandvoort Hotel for 3 nights
    Sightseeing Amsterdam

    March 18 - Friday
    Amsterdam
    Guided tour of the city on foot
    Museum tour of the Rijksmuseum, the Van Gogh museum or the Stedelijk museum

    March 19 - Saturday
    Amsterdam
    Sightseeing and shopping

    March 20 - Sunday
    Travel by bus to Hamburg (mid-day arrival)
    Check-in at the Lindner-Hotel am Michel for 2 nights
    Sightseeing Hamburg

    March 21 - Monday
    Hamburg
    Sightseeing tour by barge with a local guide/afternoon sightseeing/shopping/free time

    March 22 - Tuesday
    Individual flights back home


    Please note: 
    • All guided tours are in English.
    • This tour includes all hotels, breakfasts, guided tours and barge harbor tour in Hamburg, plus many other smaller extras.
    • This tour does not include any flights, lunches or dinners or anything else not included in the more detailed itinerary which will be sent to each person signed up.
    • A more detailed itinerary and information will be provided to tour participants.

Fees:
• Euro €1850 per person sharing a room
• Euro €400 supplement per person for a single room
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Payment due dates:
• October 15, 2015:
Deposit of €1,000 per person (nonrefundable unless trip is cancelled by the tour organizers)

December 1, 2015: 
Final payment of €850 per person sharing a room (nonrefundable unless trip is cancelled by the tour organizers)
Final payment of €1250 for a single room (nonrefundable unless trip is cancelled by the tour organizers)

• After the due dates above, if payments have not been made, space(s) will be opened to the next person(s) on the wait list.

Please note: 
• Space is
limited so PLEASE book the tour as soon as possible. Spaces will be filled on a first come/first serve basis.   
• Reinhold Simm will send payment details 
to each person individually who contacts her to participate in this tour.
• There will be NO REFUNDS, 
no matter the reason unless trip is cancelled by the tour organizers, for any money already paid for this tour. Please notify Reinhold Simm by no later than January 1, 2016, if you will be unable to travel with the group.
• This itinerary is carefully prepared many months ahead of the actual trip. There may be some slight changes in the itinerary to take advantage of new opportunities, etc.
• It is recommended that you buy travel insurance to cover your plane travel and this tour.


Hotel booking for the opening:
If you would like to attend the opening of COLOR IMPROVISATIONS II on March 11, 2016, please be sure to start checking for round-trip flights into the Hamburg Airport (HAM). Plan to arrive no later than March 10, 2016. But to be really rested for the opening & tour, consider flying in 2 days ahead to acclimate for time changes and to be fresh for the grand opening on March 11, 2016.

Two hotels offering special rates
• 
Altes Stahlwerk, Neumünster, Germany, is the hotel booked from March 8-12, 2016 for all artists and their guests who plan to attend the opening. Please book your bedroom through their web site or email address below and ask for the special rates for the Tuch+Technik Textile Museum. Prices for Lifestyle rooms are: single €89 per night and double Lifestyle rooms  €115 per night. (• Please note you must check to see if a single room means one twin bed or one double bed or one queen bed.)  These prices do include the breakfast buffet. Contact info for reservations: reservierung@altes-stahlwerk.com

• 
Neues Parkhotel, Neumünster, Germany
Please book your bedroom through their web site or email address below and 
ask for the special rates for the Tuch+Technik Textile Museum. Special rates are: single €61 per night and double Lifestyle rooms €89 per night. (• Please note you must check to see if a single room means one twin bed or one double bed or one queen bed.) These prices do include the breakfast buffet. The homepage has an English version. Please use the special reservation number of 154.036
Contact info for reservations:
info@neues-parkhotel.de
Phone: (+49) 04321-94 06, Fax: (+49) 04321-4 30 20 


Contact:
Please direct all questions to Reinhold Simm
Phone: 0049 27364492003