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EACH DAY you will visit sites of importance to Mr. Jefferson.  The nation's leading Jefferson Scholar Clay S. Jenkinson will be with you for the duration of the week to answer any of your questions regarding the time and life of Mr. Jefferson. 
EACH EVENING  Clay S. Jenkinson's thought provoking monologues will  encourage enjoyable group discussions.   Enjoy the fine wine and food of Virginia, and the beautiful fall foliage of the Blueridge Mountain Range.                   
ONE EVENING  September 22nd, you won't soon forget - at the elegant Jefferson Hotel in Richmond, Virginia:  A very special evening has been planned, just for you, with special entertainment, pleasurable dining and visiting with The Third President of the United States - Thomas Jefferson.
                                                                                                   
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Accommodations for this tour         Jefferson Bibliography       

     Th: Jefferson's Virginia; Autumn Tour 2009
     Matching History with the Landscape in which it was born
                                                           with humanities scholar     Clay S. Jenkinson
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Day 1    SUNDAY    September 20, 2009
       Welcome to Washington DC!  This evening gather for a welcome reception and introductions hosted by your tour host and scholar Clay S. Jenkinson.                               Washington DC      

Day 2    MONDAY    September 21, 2009
       Your odyssey begins with a guided tour by coach of the sites of Washington DC. Stepping off to peruse The Library of Congress gets you close to Thomas Jefferson’s rare, rare book collection.  Over 130 million items, including Jefferson's hand written Declaration of Independence, are found at the Library of Congress.  Enjoy a guided tour of the Jefferson Building, the original LOC, whose core was born from Jefferson's personal library.  Treasures found are still arranged into Francis Bacon and Thomas Jefferson's three faculties of the mind: Memory (History), Reason (Philosophy) and Imagination (Fine Arts). Your tour ends with thought-provoking discussion with scholar Clay S. Jenkinson. Get your palates ready for lunch at Founding Farmers where you will be served fresh
"Farm-to-Table American-inspired true food and drink". Enjoy the afternoon to explore several of the many museums located in your nation's capitol.  This evening along the waterfront of the Potomac River brings you to the Agraria restaurant for dinner- another "from our fields to your table" organic, eco-friendly restaurant conceived and lead by the North Dakota Farmers Union.  A perfect setting to learn about another North Dakota inspiration Lewis Clark Fort Mandan.  In sheer Jefferson fashion your first evening will close meeting with fine wine and great discussion. 
                                                                                                 Washington DC    Meals: BLD   
Day 3    TUESDAY    September 22, 2009
       On to Richmond, the capital of the Commonwealth of Virginia. Thomas Jefferson penned the Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom here and also designed the Virginia Capitol Building. After lunch brings you to the capitol for a tour.  But first enjoy a visit to Tuckahoe Plantation, young Thomas’ home, and your first narrative by Jefferson scholar Clay S. Jenkinson: “Th-Jefferson’s Younger Years”.  This evening enjoy dining with the Third President of the United States at the elegant Jefferson Hotel in downtown Richmond.                Richmond, Virginia      Meals: BLD

 Day 4   WEDNESDAY    September 23, 2009
        A big day for Jefferson fans as you arrive at Thomas Jefferson’s beloved Monticello. Situated atop the “Little Mountain” where he played as a boy, you will find the heart of Jefferson. Three distinct tours have been prepared for your arrival: “The Gardens and Orchards”, restored to their appearance during Jefferson’s lifetime; “The Plantation Community”, home to a vital community of workers both black and white, and the 5,000 acre plantation; “The House”, Jefferson called his home his “essay in architecture” combining his love of classical architecture with his drive for inventions. Today it is the only United States house honored on the United Nations’ World Heritage List of International Treasures. Next you will visit the home of one of Jefferson’s closest friends, President James Monroe, at Ash Lawn-Highland.  This evening after a fine meal and wine tasting enjoy Clay Jenkinson as he speaks on "Jefferson and Friendship."
                                                                                 Charlottesville, Virginia     Meals: BLD
 
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TOUR PRICE & INFORMATION:  September 20 - 27, 2009 all inclusive tour  7day/nts  $3495                                                                                              (price includes all taxes and items below)  
    Early Bird Savings   (click here)   An opportunity to save if you reserve your space the year  prior.      
                                                                                                                                                                                                         
Tour begins and ends in Washington DC.   Your tour package includes a professional tour director, a  week of       
historical interpretation by nationally acclaimed Jefferson scholar Clay S. Jenkinson, an evening with Thomas       Jefferson, local interpreters and presentations, entertainment, all activities, lodging, transportation and museum     fees, all meals (except lunch on Day 4), journals, gifts, all hotel baggage handling, state and local taxes, and hotel      and restaurant gratuities. Airfare not included.                                                                                                                       
A $400 non-refundable deposit will secure your reservation.  Please read our Terms and Conditions enclosed.         Price is per person is based on double occupancy.  Traveling SINGLE?   No problem.  We can easily match              you  with a roommate.  Please inquire about our single supplemental fee if you would prefer a room of your own.   
                                                                                                                                                                                                         
                                Thank you for your interest in our Odyssey Tours.  We hope to see you soon!                                
                                                                                                                                                                


          
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