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Also visit the members on line: Jeff Barnhard – piano, Bob Draga
- clarinet, Danny Coots - drums, Bill Allred – trombone, Flip Oaks – trumpet, Ike
Harris – base, Jerry Krahn
– guitar.
Itinerary
will be posted daily and is subject to
change due to weather, scheduling, etc.
Day 1: Tue, 21
Sep - Depart on an overnight flight
to
Day 2: Wed, 22
Sep – Upon arrival to the Munich airport, we
will gather everyone together and meet our busses from Kreuz-Reisen tours. After an approximate two hour drive, we’ll arrive
at our new home of Grassau. We will be staying in the Hotel
Sperrer & Hotel Hansbaeck, both first class
accommodations. Upon arrival, welcome
drink awaits you at
Day 3: Thu, 23
Sep – Morning free to explore the Grassau
area for shopping or just relaxing. Grassau
has two banks, a post office, several
places to get fresh bakery goods, coffee shops, several eateries &
restaurants to include pizza and oriental and Bavarian specialties, pharmacies,
groceries, souvenirs, clothing stores, a tourist office, bus service, newspaper
stands, medical services 24-7 and much more. This afternoon we’ll take a short bus ride to
the Amerang Farmers’ Museum. You’ll see farm house build centuries ago and
how people lived back then.
Day 4: Fri, 24
Sep – Morning free. This afternoon will take short bus ride for a
cruise on Lake Chiemsee, We’ll bring along some
musical instruments so we can dance and party on the boat ride over to Herrenchiemsee,
the larger of two islands. Once on the island, it’s about a ¾ mile flat walk to
King Ludwig's Chiemsee Castle. There are optional horse and buggy rides
available to take you to the castle. The
castle, really a palace, was designed after the French Sun King, Louis XIV’s
Day 5: Sat, 25
Sep – Today is Michaeli-Markt,
Grassau’s annual street market day.
Here’s where our village transforms itself into a huge market
place. All the streets are blocked off
and booths are set up through the main street. There will be a variety of things to buy, from
tee shirts to socks, kitchen items to linens, Bavarian hats to CDs and
souvenirs. You’ll find all kinds of
specialized food, beer gardens and local bands.
There are also new farm machinery displays, animal auctions and rides
for the children. This is a wonderful
time to really get close and observe the locals. In keeping with the festivities, our band has
been invited to play in the village, time and place TBA for the public
enjoyment. BTW - There’s a basement
discotheque to the right of the Hotel Hansbaeck open on Friday and Saturday
evenings. Dinner on your own.
Day 6: Sun, 26
Sep – This morning we take about a 45
minute drive to Berchtesgaden,
one of most the breath taking alpine regions in the Bavarian Alps. We’ll visit the Obersalzberg Salt Mines.
You’ll dress in the traditional miner’s outfits, straddle the open train cars
and ride deep into the salt mountain.
The tour includes several interesting displays of how the miners worked
the mines years back. The fun part is
experiencing the slides the miners took to get from one level to the next. If the weather permits, we offer an optional
tour to Hitler’s Eagle’s Nest. Note: This is one tour which is not included
because we can never guarantee the weather.
This trip would be useless if the mountain is clouded over or raining. On our return trip home, again, weather and
time permitting, we will take the scenic route through Ramsau
and the Magic
Forest. This is one of the most
beautiful drives in all of
Day 7:
Mon, 27 Sep – Salzburg, the City of Mozart. Late this morning we’ll travel a short drive to
Salzburg, Austria. Our guide will meet us for
a city walking tour. If you don’t want
to do the 1 ½ mile foot tour, you can stop off at the horse and buggies where
you can do your own tour by coach or stroll the old part of the city. You will see Mozart’s
birthplace house in the center of the old town. You’ll find open markets, several cathedrals
and music halls and lots of coffee sidewalk cafés. You can also take the
funicular inclined railway (optional fee) to the impenetrable Hohensalzburg
Fortress for a fantastic view of the city. There you will find a free museum, gift shop,
a restaurant and medieval village and court yard. This is the largest fully-preserved fortress
in
Day 8: Tue, 28
Sep – Today is the furthest bus
excursion we take. It’s about a 2 ½ hour
bus ride to our first stop to the pilgrim Wies Church. This elaborate
chapel sits by it’s self in a field. Built in 1754, it is the most beautiful
baroque church in
Day 9: Wed, 29
Sep – Today we travel through the
alpine valleys to the beautiful little
village of Reit im Winkl,
& the Reit
im Winkl Area. The Bavarian houses, flowers on the balconies, the
village fountain coupled with mountains and waterfalls make this a painter’s
and photographer’s paradise. For the
shoppers, the prices are most reasonable compared to other cities. And for the guys, don’t miss the Schnapps
Museum where you can sample a variety of German schnapps. Jazz tonight.
Day 10: Thu, 30
Sep – This morning we head back to Munich to take a
closer look at the Bavarian
capital. We’ll meet our local
guide for a guided city tour where we will see the Medieval
Glockenspiel in Marienplatz
and visit the famous Munich Hofbrauhaus. After the city tour we will end up at the
original Munich Oktoberfest. We suggest you make it first to the
Ferris wheel for a good view of the city and over 14 huge beer tents, most over
the size of a football field. You’ll
have time to see the sights, enjoy the Bavarian costumes and hear the songs and
sounds of the biggest beer festival in the world. This evening, we’ll head downtown to Wirtshaus zum Isartal
Bavarian Gasthaus. Dinner is included. After dinner, the Titan Hot Seven Jazz Band will share the stage with the Munich
Veterinary Street Jazz Band, for a joint jazz concert. (VSJB Listen) Late return.
Day 11: Fri, 1
Oct – German Unification Day - Today we head south into
Day 12: Sat, 2
Oct – Farmer’s Market (Bauernmarkkt)
– Shop until you drop. After dinner,
there will be a joint concert with Grassau’s
music
school Teachers’ Groove Big Band and the Titan Hot Seven Jazz Band. This will be a big hit for the town’s people
of Bernau. There will be VIP’s in attendance
along with the Buergermeister. Dinner
on your own.
Day 13: Sun, 3
Oct – After church, there will be a
morning gospel jazz concert from
8:30 – 10:30 am. Later we will take the
local two-seater alpine ski lift to the Hochplatte, also know as the Grassauer Almen Wanderung Alpine
ski lift. If it’s a nice day, will
see hang-gliders and/or parachute jumpers taking off from a favorite launching
site. There’s a small restaurant which
serves the finest German dishes and pastries.
Dinner on your own.
Here’s also a chance to try the open menu at the Gasthof Sperrer or experience anyone of the village fine eateries
you may have missed. Tonight it’s Dinner on your own. There are lots of places to dine with your
friends in Grassau. There’s the Hotel
Hansbaeck, Gasthof zur Post, a pizza place and many others. We might suggest
the Hotel Weßnerhof, about 1.5 miles from
Grassau. Their menu (also in English) is
famous for Bavarian specialties. It is
here where there will be a free optional Schnapps tasting
tour – not just for those
wanting to try a variety of schnapps and liquors, but for anyone interested in
learning how the German schnapps is produced. It’s the band’s night off – they played in
the morning, remember?
Day 14: Mon, 4
Oct – This is your last full day and
a free day for last minute shopping
and time to pack. There will be a midday
request concert with the Titan Hot Seven
from 11 am to 1 pm. Here is your
last chance to make a request, play or sing with the band. Please have your checked baggage in front of
your door or in the hotel lobby no later than 5 pm to be loaded onto the busses
for the early morning departure tomorrow.
Our Special Farewell Banquet will be at 5:30 pm. Everyone will have a chance to tell their
story about their experiences they had on the trip. No music after banquet – early to bed or
party in the Gasthaus until the wee morning hours.
Day 15: Tue, 5
Oct – Early morning departure for the