FOR DETAILED ITINERARIES, VISIT ALUMNI.HARVARD.EDU/HAA/TRAVEL TO BOOK A TRIP, CALL 800.422.1636 OR VISIT ALUMNI.HARVARD.EDU/HAA/TRAVEL

HARVARD STUDY LEADER

SUE WEAVER SCHOPF is Associate Dean for the Master of

Liberal Arts program at the Harvard Extension School and

a lecturer in Extension. She came to Harvard as an Andrew

W. Mellon Faculty Fellow after completing a PhD in English at

Vanderbilt University. Schopf first taught in Extension in 1982,

and has been associated with the ALM program since 1986.

In addition to advising graduate students in the humanities on

their thesis projects, she teaches literature courses on topics

as far ranging as English romantic poetry, modern poetry,

literary criticism, western drama, Milton and Paradise Lost, and

Orientalism in British literature. As faculty lecturer on more

than 30 Harvard Alumni Association travel-study programs, Schopf has spoken on a variety of

literary and art historical subjects throughout Europe, and in Turkey and Egypt.

On this program she will speak about the poetry of the war by Rupert Brooke, Siegfried Sassoon,

Wilfred Owen, and others; as wells as prose accounts by Erich Maria Remarque (All Quiet on

the Western Front) and Ernest Hemingway (A Farewell to Arms) and nonfiction such as Robert

Graves’ Good-bye to All That.

WORLD WAR I, KNOWN AS THE “GREAT WAR” AND “THE WAR TO END ALL WARS,”

BEGAN IN JUNE OF 1914 WITH AN ASSASSIN’S BULLET AND ENDED FOUR YEARS

LATER, WITH THREE ROYAL HOUSES RUINED AND MORE THAN NINE MILLION

SOLDIERS DEAD. Learn their brave and tragic stories as you travel from Brussels to Baden-

Baden to commemorate the centennial of this event. From the Belgian capital, drive to Ypres

to tour the recently opened In Flanders Fields Museum and see the spot where the eponymous

poem was written. Visit historic battlefields and cemeteries and attend the Last Post, a

nightly bugle tribute to the dead. “Relive” the wartime events on a private guided tour of the

Somme before continuing to Reims, France, for a visit and dinner in the cellars of a well-known

Champagne house. View the war museum and cemeteries of Verdun, where over 300,000

soldiers died. In Metz, stop at the Centre Pompidou en route to the spa town of Baden-Baden,

Germany. Tour the Richard Meier-designed Museum Frieder Burda and attend a concert at the

Festspielhaus, Germany’s largest opera house, followed by a private, onstage farewell dinner

with the artists.

On the front cover: Exterior of In Flanders Fields Museum, Ypres. Photo © Jackie Clowes.

Champagne vineyards.

REMEMBERING THE GREAT WAR Belgium, France & GermanyJune 6 to 15, 2014

REMEMBERING THE GREAT WARBelgium, France & GermanyWith Sue Weaver SchopfAssociate Dean for the Master of Liberal Arts Program

June 6 to 15, 2014

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• An evening at the The Post, a nightly bugle tribute to the fallen

• Tour of the cellars of a renowned Champagne house in Reims, France, as well as a tasting and dinner

• Concert at the famous Festspielhaus in Baden-Baden, Germany, followed by a private, onstage dinner with the artists Marc Chagall windows at Reims Cathedral. Photo © Carmen Escobar Carrio.

FOR DETAILED ITINERARIES, VISIT ALUMNI.HARVARD.EDU/HAA/TRAVEL TO BOOK A TRIP, CALL 800.422.1636 OR VISIT ALUMNI.HARVARD.EDU/HAA/TRAVEL

HARVARD STUDY LEADER

SUE WEAVER SCHOPF is Associate Dean for the Master of

Liberal Arts program at the Harvard Extension School and

a lecturer in Extension. She came to Harvard as an Andrew

W. Mellon Faculty Fellow after completing a PhD in English at

Vanderbilt University. Schopf first taught in Extension in 1982,

and has been associated with the ALM program since 1986.

In addition to advising graduate students in the humanities on

their thesis projects, she teaches literature courses on topics

as far ranging as English romantic poetry, modern poetry,

literary criticism, western drama, Milton and Paradise Lost, and

Orientalism in British literature. As faculty lecturer on more

than 30 Harvard Alumni Association travel-study programs, Schopf has spoken on a variety of

literary and art historical subjects throughout Europe, and in Turkey and Egypt.

On this program she will speak about the poetry of the war by Rupert Brooke, Siegfried Sassoon,

Wilfred Owen, and others; as wells as prose accounts by Erich Maria Remarque (All Quiet on

the Western Front) and Ernest Hemingway (A Farewell to Arms) and nonfiction such as Robert

Graves’ Good-bye to All That.

WORLD WAR I, KNOWN AS THE “GREAT WAR” AND “THE WAR TO END ALL WARS,”

BEGAN IN JUNE OF 1914 WITH AN ASSASSIN’S BULLET AND ENDED FOUR YEARS

LATER, WITH THREE ROYAL HOUSES RUINED AND MORE THAN NINE MILLION

SOLDIERS DEAD. Learn their brave and tragic stories as you travel from Brussels to Baden-

Baden to commemorate the centennial of this event. From the Belgian capital, drive to Ypres

to tour the recently opened In Flanders Fields Museum and see the spot where the eponymous

poem was written. Visit historic battlefields and cemeteries and attend the Last Post, a

nightly bugle tribute to the dead. “Relive” the wartime events on a private guided tour of the

Somme before continuing to Reims, France, for a visit and dinner in the cellars of a well-known

Champagne house. View the war museum and cemeteries of Verdun, where over 300,000

soldiers died. In Metz, stop at the Centre Pompidou en route to the spa town of Baden-Baden,

Germany. Tour the Richard Meier-designed Museum Frieder Burda and attend a concert at the

Festspielhaus, Germany’s largest opera house, followed by a private, onstage farewell dinner

with the artists.

On the front cover: Exterior of In Flanders Fields Museum, Ypres. Photo © Jackie Clowes.

Champagne vineyards.

REMEMBERING THE GREAT WAR Belgium, France & GermanyJune 6 to 15, 2014

REMEMBERING THE GREAT WARBelgium, France & GermanyWith Sue Weaver SchopfAssociate Dean for the Master of Liberal Arts Program

June 6 to 15, 2014

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• Private tour in Brussels of the exquisite Solvay House, Victor Horta’s Art Nouveau masterpiece

• A visit to the spot where John McCrae wrote his famous poem, “In Flanders Fields”

• An evening at the The Post, a nightly bugle tribute to the fallen

• Tour of the cellars of a renowned Champagne house in Reims, France, as well as a tasting and dinner

• Concert at the famous Festspielhaus in Baden-Baden, Germany, followed by a private, onstage dinner with the artists Marc Chagall windows at Reims Cathedral. Photo © Carmen Escobar Carrio.

FOR DETAILED ITINERARIES, VISIT ALUMNI.HARVARD.EDU/HAA/TRAVEL TO BOOK A TRIP, CALL 800.422.1636 OR VISIT ALUMNI.HARVARD.EDU/HAA/TRAVEL

HARVARD STUDY LEADER

SUE WEAVER SCHOPF is Associate Dean for the Master of

Liberal Arts program at the Harvard Extension School and

a lecturer in Extension. She came to Harvard as an Andrew

W. Mellon Faculty Fellow after completing a PhD in English at

Vanderbilt University. Schopf first taught in Extension in 1982,

and has been associated with the ALM program since 1986.

In addition to advising graduate students in the humanities on

their thesis projects, she teaches literature courses on topics

as far ranging as English romantic poetry, modern poetry,

literary criticism, western drama, Milton and Paradise Lost, and

Orientalism in British literature. As faculty lecturer on more

than 30 Harvard Alumni Association travel-study programs, Schopf has spoken on a variety of

literary and art historical subjects throughout Europe, and in Turkey and Egypt.

On this program she will speak about the poetry of the war by Rupert Brooke, Siegfried Sassoon,

Wilfred Owen, and others; as wells as prose accounts by Erich Maria Remarque (All Quiet on

the Western Front) and Ernest Hemingway (A Farewell to Arms) and nonfiction such as Robert

Graves’ Good-bye to All That.

WORLD WAR I, KNOWN AS THE “GREAT WAR” AND “THE WAR TO END ALL WARS,”

BEGAN IN JUNE OF 1914 WITH AN ASSASSIN’S BULLET AND ENDED FOUR YEARS

LATER, WITH THREE ROYAL HOUSES RUINED AND MORE THAN NINE MILLION

SOLDIERS DEAD. Learn their brave and tragic stories as you travel from Brussels to Baden-

Baden to commemorate the centennial of this event. From the Belgian capital, drive to Ypres

to tour the recently opened In Flanders Fields Museum and see the spot where the eponymous

poem was written. Visit historic battlefields and cemeteries and attend the Last Post, a

nightly bugle tribute to the dead. “Relive” the wartime events on a private guided tour of the

Somme before continuing to Reims, France, for a visit and dinner in the cellars of a well-known

Champagne house. View the war museum and cemeteries of Verdun, where over 300,000

soldiers died. In Metz, stop at the Centre Pompidou en route to the spa town of Baden-Baden,

Germany. Tour the Richard Meier-designed Museum Frieder Burda and attend a concert at the

Festspielhaus, Germany’s largest opera house, followed by a private, onstage farewell dinner

with the artists.

On the front cover: Exterior of In Flanders Fields Museum, Ypres. Photo © Jackie Clowes.

Champagne vineyards.

REMEMBERING THE GREAT WAR Belgium, France & GermanyJune 6 to 15, 2014

REMEMBERING THE GREAT WARBelgium, France & GermanyWith Sue Weaver SchopfAssociate Dean for the Master of Liberal Arts Program

June 6 to 15, 2014

HARVARD ALUMNI ASSOCIATION2014 WORLDWIDE TRAVEL PROGRAM

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• Educational program featuring Harvard study leader Sue Weaver Schopf

• Private tour in Brussels of the exquisite Solvay House, Victor Horta’s Art Nouveau masterpiece

• A visit to the spot where John McCrae wrote his famous poem, “In Flanders Fields”

• An evening at the The Post, a nightly bugle tribute to the fallen

• Tour of the cellars of a renowned Champagne house in Reims, France, as well as a tasting and dinner

• Concert at the famous Festspielhaus in Baden-Baden, Germany, followed by a private, onstage dinner with the artists Marc Chagall windows at Reims Cathedral. Photo © Carmen Escobar Carrio.

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LAND & RAIL

SOUTH INDIA: TAMIL NADU,KAMATAKA, KERALA MAR 6 – 22, 2014 SUGATA BOSE

EXPLORING MYANMAR: LAND OF THE GOLDEN PAGODA MAR 10 – 23, 2014MICHAEL HERZFELD

OMAN, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES & QATAR: A MIDDLE EASTERN EXPLORATIONMAR 14 – 26, 2014WILLIAM GRANARA

GRAND SOUTH AFRICA WITH ROVOS RAILMAR 24 – APR 5, 2014 MAYA JASANOFF

TURKISH TREASURESAPR 25 – MAY 9, 2014 JOHN ”JAY” ELLISON

HIGHLIGHTS OF CHINA & TIBETMAY 17 – 28, 2014 MARTIN WHYTE

MOROCCAN DISCOVERYMAY 17 – 30, 2014 SUSAN GILSON MILLER

THE ULTIMATE SILK ROAD JOURNEY: XIAN TO ISTANBULMAY 19 – JUN 8, 2014

INSIDE THE RUSSIAN SPACE PROGRAMMAY 22 – 30, 2014DAVID AGUILAR

MOZAMBIQUE: REBIRTH OF A COUNTRYJUN 3 – 16, 2014

TALES OF WALES: ADVENTURES IN CELTIC LITERATUREJUN 4 – 14, 2014CATHERINE MCKENNA

ENGLISH LANDSCAPES & LITERATURE: THE TOWNS, VILLAGES & GARDENS OF AUSTEN & HARDYJUN 7 – 14, 2014MICHAEL WEISHAN

HIDDEN SECRETS OF MADAGASCAR JUN 15 –27, 2014

ULTIMATE TANZANIAN SAFARI: EXPLORING THE CRADLEOF HUMANKIND JUN 21 – JUL 5, 2014 DANIEL LIEBERMAN

SANTA FE: ART & LANDSCAPE IN THE CITY OF ENCHANTMENTJUL 23 – 27, 2014 JOHN STEWART

HIDDEN DOLCE VITA: TUSCANY & UMBRIASEP 10 – 18, 2014

LADAKH TO BHUTANSEP 13 – 27, 2014

IN THE FOOTSTEPS OF ST. JAMES:CAMINO DE SANTIAGOSEP 26 – OCT 8, 2014MARY GAYLORD

JOURNEY THROUGH THE SOUTH CAUCASUS: AN IN-DEPTH LOOK AT AZERBAIJAN, GEORGIA & ARMENIASEP 27 – OCT 11, 2014PETER GALBRAITH

SPAIN & PORTUGAL: PARADORES & POSADASSEP 27 – OCT 11, 2014

CRUISES

TAHITI & FRENCH POLYNESIA ON M.S. PAUL GAUGUINFEB 20 – MAR 2, 2014JAMES SIMPSON

BUENOS AIRES TO RIO DE JANEIRO ON SEA EXPLORERMAR 11 – 24, 2014 DIANA SORENSEN

JAPAN: LAND OF THE RISING SUN ON CALEDONIAN SKYMAY 7 – 20, 2014HELEN HARDACRE

IN THE WAKE OF THE VIKINGS: COPENHAGEN TO REYKJAVIK ON SEA EXPLORERMAY 23 – JUN 4, 2014STEPHEN MITCHELL

CIRCUMNAVIGATION OF THE BLACK SEA ON VARIETY VOYAGERMAY 27 – JUN 9, 2014R. NICHOLAS BURNS

MACHU PICCHU TO THE GALAPAGOS ON M.Y. CORAL IIMAY 27 – JUN 10, 2014JEFFREY QUILTER

THE BALTIC’S AMBER COAST ON SEA CLOUD IIJUN 28 – JUL 9, 2014 TIMOTHY COLTON

AEGEAN SEA ON VARIETY VOYAGERJUL 23 – AUG 1, 2014HARVEY COX & NINA TUMARKIN

ICELAND TO GREENLAND: A VOYAGE TO THE ARCTIC CIRCLE ON M.S. L’AUSTRALAUG 2 – 14, 2014 JAMES MCCARTHY

BELL ‘ITALIA ON VARIETY VOYAGERSEP 16 – 26, 2014RICHARD THOMAS

ISLANDS & RIVIERAS OF FRANCE, SPAIN, & ITALY ON TERE MOANASEP 19 – 27, 2014 SUSAN SULEIMAN

BEYOND RAPA NUI: EASTER ISLAND ON CLIPPER ODYSSEYSEP 29 – OCT 17, 2014

NEW ZEALAND BY SEA ON CALEDONIAN SKYDEC 29, 2014 – JAN 11, 2015 LAWRENCE BUELL

RIVER & LAKES

AMAZON RIVER EXPEDITION ON LA AMATISTAJAN 17 – 26, 2014ZARIN MACHANDA

THE ELBE RIVER: PRAGUE TO BERLIN ON SWISS RUBYAPR 29 – MAY 10, 2014

THE ENCHANTING DOURO RIVER: PORTO & THE DUORO ON AMAVIDAMAY 5 – 14, 2014 MARY GAYLORD

WATERWAYS OF RUSSIA: MOSCOW TO ST. PETERSBURG ON VOLGA DREAMJUL 16 – 26, 2014JULIE BUCKLER

TOWN & COUNTRY LIFE: PARIS TO PROVENCE ON AMADEUS SYMPHONYSEP 8 – 16, 2014 ROBERT DARNTON

SYMPHONY ON THE BLUE DANUBE: A CLASSICAL MUSIC CRUISE ON AMADEUS SYMPHONY SEP 12 – 26, 2014

FAMILY ADVENTURES

SCOTLAND: A FAMILY EXPLORATION JUN 25 – JUL 6, 2014 WILLIAM & VALERIE GILLIES

VOYAGE TO THE LANDS OF GODS & HEROES ON CORINTHIANJUL 3 – 14, 2014JONATHAN WALTON

GALAPAGOS FAMILY ADVENTUREON SANTA CRUZ JUL 7 – 15, 2014 SCOTT EDWARDS

BAJA FAMILY ADVENTURE DEC 26, 2014 – JAN 1, 2015

SPRING BREAK

GREECE FOR STUDENTS & YOUNG ALUMNIMAR 14 – 22, 2014GREGORY NAGY

GHANA FOR STUDENTS & YOUNG ALUMNIMAR 14 – 23, 2014CARLA D. MARTIN

PROGRAM RATE PER PERSON $7,595 per person; $965 single supplement. Tour cost includes: eight nights accommodations as per itinerary; buffet breakfast daily, four lunches, and six dinners with coffee / tea; local wine with dinners. Enrichment program of lectures; escorted sightseeing with English-speaking guide; touring via air conditioned motorcoach. Airport / hotel group transfers for allparticipants on suggested group flights; taxes, service charges, porterage, gratuities to local guides and drivers; 50,000 emergency medical evacuation insurance.

TOUR COST EXCLUSIONS Airfare; passport fees; alcoholic beverages other than as specified above; personal items and expenses; airport transfers for those not on suggested group flights; baggage in excess of one suitcase; trip insurance; any other items not specifically mentioned as included.

RESERVATIONS, DEPOSITS & FINAL PAYMENT To reserve your space on this program, a $1,500 deposit is required per person. Please either call us at 800.422.1636 or 617.496.0806, or fill out and mail or fax the registration form. Reservations are acknowledged in order of receipt until the maximum enrollment has been reached. Your final payment is due 120 days before departure and must be made by check.

CANCELLATIONS & REFUNDS All cancellations must be made in writing to HAA Travels and are subject to a $350 nonrefundable administrative fee. Cancellations received between 120 and 91 days prior to departure will be charged a fee in the amount of 20 percent of the program cost per person; those received between 90 and 61 days before departure, 50 percent; no refundswill be given for cancellations received within 60 days of departure. No refunds are given for cancellation on or after the day of departure, or for unused portions of the tour, for any reason.

CHANGES IN ITINERARY & COSTS The itinerary is subject to change at the discretion of HAA Travels and the tour operator. Deviations from the scheduled itinerary are at the expense of the individual. All prices quoted are based on prevailing fuel prices, airfare, and currency exchange rates in effect at the time of brochure printing and are subject to change. While the tour operator will do everything possible to maintain the published trip price, it may be necessary to institute a surcharge.

INSURANCE We highly recommend the purchase of trip cancellation insurance. An application for insurance will be provided by HAA Travels upon confirmation.

RESPONSIBILITY Certain other provisions apply regarding limitations of liability and rights of HAA Travels and the tour operator. The statement of responsibility is available at http://alumni.harvard.edu/travel/trips/great-war-2014. If you are not able to access the Internet, please call HAA Travels at 800.422.1636 or 617.496.0806.

DISCLAIMER Every reasonable effort has been made to ensure the accuracy of information presented in this publication. Neither HAA Travels nor the tour operator is responsible for errors in or damages resulting from use of the information contained herein. Information contained in this brochure is subject to change.

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REIMS

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 11A short drive takes you to Fort de la Pompelle, which played a principal role in the defense of the Reims sector during WWI. Then visit the Romanesque Basilica of St. Rémi before arriving at the magnificent 13th-century cathedral, Nôtre Dame de Reims, which sustained heavy damage in World War I. Following lunch at leisure, discover the art of Champagne making at a renowned Champagne house. Tour the cellars and enjoy a tasting before dinner in the caves.

REIMS

THURSDAY, JUNE 12Attend a morning lecturebefore driving to Verdun, site of some of the fiercestbattles of the Great War. Stopat Meuse-Argonne American Cemetery and Memorial, the largest American military cemetery in Europe. After lunch, see the 17th-century citadel with its museum commemorating the 1916 German attack, and visitDouaumont Ossuary, housing the remains of 130,000 un-identified French and German soldiers who perished duringthe Hell of Verdun. The evening is at leisure in Reims.

DEPART U.S.A.

FRIDAY, JUNE 6Depart the U.S.A. on an overnight flight to Brussels.

BRUSSELS, BELGIUM

SATURDAY, JUNE 7Arrive in Brussels and transfer to the elegant Hotel Amigo. An afternoon architectural walking tour includes the Grote Markt, a UNESCO World Heritage site, the Town Hall, and the Breadhouse. Gather in the early evening for introductory remarks by your study leader, Sue Weaver Schopf, followed by a welcome dinner.

BRUSSELS

SUNDAY, JUNE 8Attend a morning lecture on the Great War, then continue to the Museum of Fine Arts with its superb collectionof Flemish paintings. Afterlunch, a private tour is arranged at the Solvay House,Victor Horta’s Art Nouveau masterpiece. The remainder of the day is at leisure.

BRUSSELS / YPRES, BELGIUM

MONDAY, JUNE 9Drive to Ypres to see the recently opened In Flanders Fields Museum at the famous Cloth Hall, You may wish to climb the adjacent bell tower

Baden-Baden.

for an extraordinary view of what was once a completely devastated region. Arrive at the Hotel Messeyne in Kortjik in time for check-in and lunch. This afternoon visit two battlefield cemeteries and see where poet John McCrae wrote “In Flanders Fields.” Following an early dinner in Ypres, attend the Last Post, a deeply moving ceremony that takes place each evening under the vast arch of the Menin Gate.

YPRES / REIMS, FRANCE

TUESDAY, JUNE 10 Depart for Reims, in the French Champagne region. En route, visit the Historial de la Grande Guerre Museum in Péronne. After lunch at a local restaurant tour the battle sites of the Somme, an international space where more than twenty nationalities came to fight. Arrive in Reims and check in at the Hotel De La Paix. Dinner is at the hotel.

Cloth Hall, Ypres. Photo © a_crafty_traveler. Douaumont Ossuary, Verdun. Photo © Gordon T. Lawson.

REIMS / BADEN-BADEN, GERMANY FRIDAY, JUNE 13 Depart for Baden-Baden, stopping in Metz to visit Cathedral St. Etienne, with its suberb stained-glass windows. Then see Centre Pompidou, one of the most visited cultural venues in France. Following lunch at leisure, continue to the spa town of Baden-Baden, in the foothills of the Black Forest. In the late afternoon arrive at the elegant Atlantic Parkhotel for check-in and dinner.

BADEN-BADEN

SATURDAY, JUNE 14This morning discover architectural delights from Baden-Baden’s Belle Époque, including the Kurhaus Casino, which inspired Russian writer Dostoyevsky’s novel The Gambler. On a private tour of the new Museum Frieder Burda, designed by architect Richard Meier, see the excellent modern and contemporary collection. Then visit Johannes Brahm’s summer home, where he composed many of his famous works. Lunch and the afternoon are at leisure. Conclude the day with a concert at the Festspielhaus (opera house), followed by an on-stage “Auf Wiedersehen” dinner with the artists.

BADEN-BADEN / U.S.A.

SUNDAY, JUNE 15Depart in the late morning for the Frankfurt airport and flights home.

“In Flanders Fields” poem. Photo © Ken Russell.

View from the stage of the Festspielhaus in Baden-Baden.

Smiling Angel, Reims Cathedral.

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LAND & RAIL

SOUTH INDIA: TAMIL NADU,KAMATAKA, KERALA MAR 6 – 22, 2014 SUGATA BOSE

EXPLORING MYANMAR: LAND OF THE GOLDEN PAGODA MAR 10 – 23, 2014MICHAEL HERZFELD

OMAN, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES & QATAR: A MIDDLE EASTERN EXPLORATIONMAR 14 – 26, 2014WILLIAM GRANARA

GRAND SOUTH AFRICA WITH ROVOS RAILMAR 24 – APR 5, 2014 MAYA JASANOFF

TURKISH TREASURESAPR 25 – MAY 9, 2014 JOHN ”JAY” ELLISON

HIGHLIGHTS OF CHINA & TIBETMAY 17 – 28, 2014 MARTIN WHYTE

MOROCCAN DISCOVERYMAY 17 – 30, 2014 SUSAN GILSON MILLER

THE ULTIMATE SILK ROAD JOURNEY: XIAN TO ISTANBULMAY 19 – JUN 8, 2014

INSIDE THE RUSSIAN SPACE PROGRAMMAY 22 – 30, 2014DAVID AGUILAR

MOZAMBIQUE: REBIRTH OF A COUNTRYJUN 3 – 16, 2014

TALES OF WALES: ADVENTURES IN CELTIC LITERATUREJUN 4 – 14, 2014CATHERINE MCKENNA

ENGLISH LANDSCAPES & LITERATURE: THE TOWNS, VILLAGES & GARDENS OF AUSTEN & HARDYJUN 7 – 14, 2014MICHAEL WEISHAN

HIDDEN SECRETS OF MADAGASCAR JUN 15 –27, 2014

ULTIMATE TANZANIAN SAFARI: EXPLORING THE CRADLEOF HUMANKIND JUN 21 – JUL 5, 2014 DANIEL LIEBERMAN

SANTA FE: ART & LANDSCAPE IN THE CITY OF ENCHANTMENTJUL 23 – 27, 2014 JOHN STEWART

HIDDEN DOLCE VITA: TUSCANY & UMBRIASEP 10 – 18, 2014

LADAKH TO BHUTANSEP 13 – 27, 2014

IN THE FOOTSTEPS OF ST. JAMES:CAMINO DE SANTIAGOSEP 26 – OCT 8, 2014MARY GAYLORD

JOURNEY THROUGH THE SOUTH CAUCASUS: AN IN-DEPTH LOOK AT AZERBAIJAN, GEORGIA & ARMENIASEP 27 – OCT 11, 2014PETER GALBRAITH

SPAIN & PORTUGAL: PARADORES & POSADASSEP 27 – OCT 11, 2014

CRUISES

TAHITI & FRENCH POLYNESIA ON M.S. PAUL GAUGUINFEB 20 – MAR 2, 2014JAMES SIMPSON

BUENOS AIRES TO RIO DE JANEIRO ON SEA EXPLORERMAR 11 – 24, 2014 DIANA SORENSEN

JAPAN: LAND OF THE RISING SUN ON CALEDONIAN SKYMAY 7 – 20, 2014HELEN HARDACRE

IN THE WAKE OF THE VIKINGS: COPENHAGEN TO REYKJAVIK ON SEA EXPLORERMAY 23 – JUN 4, 2014STEPHEN MITCHELL

CIRCUMNAVIGATION OF THE BLACK SEA ON VARIETY VOYAGERMAY 27 – JUN 9, 2014R. NICHOLAS BURNS

MACHU PICCHU TO THE GALAPAGOS ON M.Y. CORAL IIMAY 27 – JUN 10, 2014JEFFREY QUILTER

THE BALTIC’S AMBER COAST ON SEA CLOUD IIJUN 28 – JUL 9, 2014 TIMOTHY COLTON

AEGEAN SEA ON VARIETY VOYAGERJUL 23 – AUG 1, 2014HARVEY COX & NINA TUMARKIN

ICELAND TO GREENLAND: A VOYAGE TO THE ARCTIC CIRCLE ON M.S. L’AUSTRALAUG 2 – 14, 2014 JAMES MCCARTHY

BELL ‘ITALIA ON VARIETY VOYAGERSEP 16 – 26, 2014RICHARD THOMAS

ISLANDS & RIVIERAS OF FRANCE, SPAIN, & ITALY ON TERE MOANASEP 19 – 27, 2014 SUSAN SULEIMAN

BEYOND RAPA NUI: EASTER ISLAND ON CLIPPER ODYSSEYSEP 29 – OCT 17, 2014

NEW ZEALAND BY SEA ON CALEDONIAN SKYDEC 29, 2014 – JAN 11, 2015 LAWRENCE BUELL

RIVER & LAKES

AMAZON RIVER EXPEDITION ON LA AMATISTAJAN 17 – 26, 2014ZARIN MACHANDA

THE ELBE RIVER: PRAGUE TO BERLIN ON SWISS RUBYAPR 29 – MAY 10, 2014

THE ENCHANTING DOURO RIVER: PORTO & THE DUORO ON AMAVIDAMAY 5 – 14, 2014 MARY GAYLORD

WATERWAYS OF RUSSIA: MOSCOW TO ST. PETERSBURG ON VOLGA DREAMJUL 16 – 26, 2014JULIE BUCKLER

TOWN & COUNTRY LIFE: PARIS TO PROVENCE ON AMADEUS SYMPHONYSEP 8 – 16, 2014 ROBERT DARNTON

SYMPHONY ON THE BLUE DANUBE: A CLASSICAL MUSIC CRUISE ON AMADEUS SYMPHONY SEP 12 – 26, 2014

FAMILY ADVENTURES

SCOTLAND: A FAMILY EXPLORATION JUN 25 – JUL 6, 2014 WILLIAM & VALERIE GILLIES

VOYAGE TO THE LANDS OF GODS & HEROES ON CORINTHIANJUL 3 – 14, 2014JONATHAN WALTON

GALAPAGOS FAMILY ADVENTUREON SANTA CRUZ JUL 7 – 15, 2014 SCOTT EDWARDS

BAJA FAMILY ADVENTURE DEC 26, 2014 – JAN 1, 2015

SPRING BREAK

GREECE FOR STUDENTS & YOUNG ALUMNIMAR 14 – 22, 2014GREGORY NAGY

GHANA FOR STUDENTS & YOUNG ALUMNIMAR 14 – 23, 2014CARLA D. MARTIN

PROGRAM RATE PER PERSON $7,595 per person; $965 single supplement. Tour cost includes: eight nights accommodations as per itinerary; buffet breakfast daily, four lunches, and six dinners with coffee / tea; local wine with dinners. Enrichment program of lectures; escorted sightseeing with English-speaking guide; touring via air conditioned motorcoach. Airport / hotel group transfers for allparticipants on suggested group flights; taxes, service charges, porterage, gratuities to local guides and drivers; 50,000 emergency medical evacuation insurance.

TOUR COST EXCLUSIONS Airfare; passport fees; alcoholic beverages other than as specified above; personal items and expenses; airport transfers for those not on suggested group flights; baggage in excess of one suitcase; trip insurance; any other items not specifically mentioned as included.

RESERVATIONS, DEPOSITS & FINAL PAYMENT To reserve your space on this program, a $1,500 deposit is required per person. Please either call us at 800.422.1636 or 617.496.0806, or fill out and mail or fax the registration form. Reservations are acknowledged in order of receipt until the maximum enrollment has been reached. Your final payment is due 120 days before departure and must be made by check.

CANCELLATIONS & REFUNDS All cancellations must be made in writing to HAA Travels and are subject to a $350 nonrefundable administrative fee. Cancellations received between 120 and 91 days prior to departure will be charged a fee in the amount of 20 percent of the program cost per person; those received between 90 and 61 days before departure, 50 percent; no refundswill be given for cancellations received within 60 days of departure. No refunds are given for cancellation on or after the day of departure, or for unused portions of the tour, for any reason.

CHANGES IN ITINERARY & COSTS The itinerary is subject to change at the discretion of HAA Travels and the tour operator. Deviations from the scheduled itinerary are at the expense of the individual. All prices quoted are based on prevailing fuel prices, airfare, and currency exchange rates in effect at the time of brochure printing and are subject to change. While the tour operator will do everything possible to maintain the published trip price, it may be necessary to institute a surcharge.

INSURANCE We highly recommend the purchase of trip cancellation insurance. An application for insurance will be provided by HAA Travels upon confirmation.

RESPONSIBILITY Certain other provisions apply regarding limitations of liability and rights of HAA Travels and the tour operator. The statement of responsibility is available at http://alumni.harvard.edu/travel/trips/great-war-2014. If you are not able to access the Internet, please call HAA Travels at 800.422.1636 or 617.496.0806.

DISCLAIMER Every reasonable effort has been made to ensure the accuracy of information presented in this publication. Neither HAA Travels nor the tour operator is responsible for errors in or damages resulting from use of the information contained herein. Information contained in this brochure is subject to change.

QUESTIONS Please call HAA Travels at 800.422.1636 or 617.496.0806, email: haatravels@harvard.edu.

CST 2059789-40

TO BOOK A TRIP, CALL 800.422.1636 OR VISIT ALUMNI.HARVARD.EDU/HAA/TRAVEL

REIMS

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 11A short drive takes you to Fort de la Pompelle, which played a principal role in the defense of the Reims sector during WWI. Then visit the Romanesque Basilica of St. Rémi before arriving at the magnificent 13th-century cathedral, Nôtre Dame de Reims, which sustained heavy damage in World War I. Following lunch at leisure, discover the art of Champagne making at a renowned Champagne house. Tour the cellars and enjoy a tasting before dinner in the caves.

REIMS

THURSDAY, JUNE 12Attend a morning lecturebefore driving to Verdun, site of some of the fiercestbattles of the Great War. Stopat Meuse-Argonne American Cemetery and Memorial, the largest American military cemetery in Europe. After lunch, see the 17th-century citadel with its museum commemorating the 1916 German attack, and visitDouaumont Ossuary, housing the remains of 130,000 un-identified French and German soldiers who perished duringthe Hell of Verdun. The evening is at leisure in Reims.

DEPART U.S.A.

FRIDAY, JUNE 6Depart the U.S.A. on an overnight flight to Brussels.

BRUSSELS, BELGIUM

SATURDAY, JUNE 7Arrive in Brussels and transfer to the elegant Hotel Amigo. An afternoon architectural walking tour includes the Grote Markt, a UNESCO World Heritage site, the Town Hall, and the Breadhouse. Gather in the early evening for introductory remarks by your study leader, Sue Weaver Schopf, followed by a welcome dinner.

BRUSSELS

SUNDAY, JUNE 8Attend a morning lecture on the Great War, then continue to the Museum of Fine Arts with its superb collectionof Flemish paintings. Afterlunch, a private tour is arranged at the Solvay House,Victor Horta’s Art Nouveau masterpiece. The remainder of the day is at leisure.

BRUSSELS / YPRES, BELGIUM

MONDAY, JUNE 9Drive to Ypres to see the recently opened In Flanders Fields Museum at the famous Cloth Hall, You may wish to climb the adjacent bell tower

Baden-Baden.

for an extraordinary view of what was once a completely devastated region. Arrive at the Hotel Messeyne in Kortjik in time for check-in and lunch. This afternoon visit two battlefield cemeteries and see where poet John McCrae wrote “In Flanders Fields.” Following an early dinner in Ypres, attend the Last Post, a deeply moving ceremony that takes place each evening under the vast arch of the Menin Gate.

YPRES / REIMS, FRANCE

TUESDAY, JUNE 10 Depart for Reims, in the French Champagne region. En route, visit the Historial de la Grande Guerre Museum in Péronne. After lunch at a local restaurant tour the battle sites of the Somme, an international space where more than twenty nationalities came to fight. Arrive in Reims and check in at the Hotel De La Paix. Dinner is at the hotel.

Cloth Hall, Ypres. Photo © a_crafty_traveler. Douaumont Ossuary, Verdun. Photo © Gordon T. Lawson.

REIMS / BADEN-BADEN, GERMANY FRIDAY, JUNE 13 Depart for Baden-Baden, stopping in Metz to visit Cathedral St. Etienne, with its suberb stained-glass windows. Then see Centre Pompidou, one of the most visited cultural venues in France. Following lunch at leisure, continue to the spa town of Baden-Baden, in the foothills of the Black Forest. In the late afternoon arrive at the elegant Atlantic Parkhotel for check-in and dinner.

BADEN-BADEN

SATURDAY, JUNE 14This morning discover architectural delights from Baden-Baden’s Belle Époque, including the Kurhaus Casino, which inspired Russian writer Dostoyevsky’s novel The Gambler. On a private tour of the new Museum Frieder Burda, designed by architect Richard Meier, see the excellent modern and contemporary collection. Then visit Johannes Brahm’s summer home, where he composed many of his famous works. Lunch and the afternoon are at leisure. Conclude the day with a concert at the Festspielhaus (opera house), followed by an on-stage “Auf Wiedersehen” dinner with the artists.

BADEN-BADEN / U.S.A.

SUNDAY, JUNE 15Depart in the late morning for the Frankfurt airport and flights home.

“In Flanders Fields” poem. Photo © Ken Russell.

View from the stage of the Festspielhaus in Baden-Baden.

Smiling Angel, Reims Cathedral.

REGISTRATION FORM REGISTRATION FORM SCHEDULE BY DAY

FOR DETAILED ITINERARIES, VISIT ALUMNI.HARVARD.EDU/HAA/TRAVEL

To register, please fill out this form and return it to HAA Travels with your deposit of $1,500 per person.

Please return this form by mail to: HAA Travels, Harvard Alumni Association 124 Mount Auburn Street, 6th Floor Cambridge, MA 02138

Or by FAX: 617.496.4011

Please call with any questions: 800.422.1636 or 617.496.0806

p I’m not able to take this trip, but please add me to your mailing list.

_____________________________________________________________PROGRAM NAME START DATE

_____________________________________________________________FIRST PERSON NAME ON PASSPORT DATE OF BIRTH

_____________________________________________________________EMAIL ADDRESS

_____________________________________________________________STREET ADDRESS

_____________________________________________________________CITY / STATE / ZIP OR POSTAL CODE

_____________________________________________________________HOME TELEPHONE WORK TELEPHONE

_____________________________________________________________SECOND PERSON NAME ON PASSPORT DATE OF BIRTH

_____________________________________________________________EMAIL ADDRESS

_____________________________________________________________STREET ADDRESS

_____________________________________________________________CITY / STATE / ZIP OR POSTAL CODE

_____________________________________________________________HOME TELEPHONE WORK TELEPHONE

METHOD OF DEPOSIT

p CHECK (PLEASE ENCLOSE CHECK) p MASTERCARD p VISA p AMEX p DISCOVER

_____________________________________________________________CARD NUMBER

_____________________________________________________________EXPIRATION DATE 3- OR 4-DIGIT SECURITY CODE

_____________________________________________________________NAME AS IT APPEARS ON CARD

p I/WE CONFIRM THAT I/WE HAVE READ & ACCEPT THE GENERAL INFORMATION FOR THIS TOUR INCLUDING REFUNDS & CANCELLATIONS & THE RESPONSIBILITY CLAUSE AT: HTTP://ALUMNI.HARVARD.EDU/HAA/TRAVEL

_____________________________________________________________SIGNATURE

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ACCOMMODATIONS

ROOM PREFERENCEp DOUBLE p TWIN p SINGLE p I WISH TO SHARE A ROOM WITH

_____________________________________________________________NAME OF ROOMMATE

2014 HAA TRIPS

LAND & RAIL

SOUTH INDIA: TAMIL NADU,KAMATAKA, KERALA MAR 6 – 22, 2014 SUGATA BOSE

EXPLORING MYANMAR: LAND OF THE GOLDEN PAGODA MAR 10 – 23, 2014MICHAEL HERZFELD

OMAN, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES & QATAR: A MIDDLE EASTERN EXPLORATIONMAR 14 – 26, 2014WILLIAM GRANARA

GRAND SOUTH AFRICA WITH ROVOS RAILMAR 24 – APR 5, 2014 MAYA JASANOFF

TURKISH TREASURESAPR 25 – MAY 9, 2014 JOHN ”JAY” ELLISON

HIGHLIGHTS OF CHINA & TIBETMAY 17 – 28, 2014 MARTIN WHYTE

MOROCCAN DISCOVERYMAY 17 – 30, 2014 SUSAN GILSON MILLER

THE ULTIMATE SILK ROAD JOURNEY: XIAN TO ISTANBULMAY 19 – JUN 8, 2014

INSIDE THE RUSSIAN SPACE PROGRAMMAY 22 – 30, 2014DAVID AGUILAR

MOZAMBIQUE: REBIRTH OF A COUNTRYJUN 3 – 16, 2014

TALES OF WALES: ADVENTURES IN CELTIC LITERATUREJUN 4 – 14, 2014CATHERINE MCKENNA

ENGLISH LANDSCAPES & LITERATURE: THE TOWNS, VILLAGES & GARDENS OF AUSTEN & HARDYJUN 7 – 14, 2014MICHAEL WEISHAN

HIDDEN SECRETS OF MADAGASCAR JUN 15 –27, 2014

ULTIMATE TANZANIAN SAFARI: EXPLORING THE CRADLEOF HUMANKIND JUN 21 – JUL 5, 2014 DANIEL LIEBERMAN

SANTA FE: ART & LANDSCAPE IN THE CITY OF ENCHANTMENTJUL 23 – 27, 2014 JOHN STEWART

HIDDEN DOLCE VITA: TUSCANY & UMBRIASEP 10 – 18, 2014

LADAKH TO BHUTANSEP 13 – 27, 2014

IN THE FOOTSTEPS OF ST. JAMES:CAMINO DE SANTIAGOSEP 26 – OCT 8, 2014MARY GAYLORD

JOURNEY THROUGH THE SOUTH CAUCASUS: AN IN-DEPTH LOOK AT AZERBAIJAN, GEORGIA & ARMENIASEP 27 – OCT 11, 2014PETER GALBRAITH

SPAIN & PORTUGAL: PARADORES & POSADASSEP 27 – OCT 11, 2014

CRUISES

TAHITI & FRENCH POLYNESIA ON M.S. PAUL GAUGUINFEB 20 – MAR 2, 2014JAMES SIMPSON

BUENOS AIRES TO RIO DE JANEIRO ON SEA EXPLORERMAR 11 – 24, 2014 DIANA SORENSEN

JAPAN: LAND OF THE RISING SUN ON CALEDONIAN SKYMAY 7 – 20, 2014HELEN HARDACRE

IN THE WAKE OF THE VIKINGS: COPENHAGEN TO REYKJAVIK ON SEA EXPLORERMAY 23 – JUN 4, 2014STEPHEN MITCHELL

CIRCUMNAVIGATION OF THE BLACK SEA ON VARIETY VOYAGERMAY 27 – JUN 9, 2014R. NICHOLAS BURNS

MACHU PICCHU TO THE GALAPAGOS ON M.Y. CORAL IIMAY 27 – JUN 10, 2014JEFFREY QUILTER

THE BALTIC’S AMBER COAST ON SEA CLOUD IIJUN 28 – JUL 9, 2014 TIMOTHY COLTON

AEGEAN SEA ON VARIETY VOYAGERJUL 23 – AUG 1, 2014HARVEY COX & NINA TUMARKIN

ICELAND TO GREENLAND: A VOYAGE TO THE ARCTIC CIRCLE ON M.S. L’AUSTRALAUG 2 – 14, 2014 JAMES MCCARTHY

BELL ‘ITALIA ON VARIETY VOYAGERSEP 16 – 26, 2014RICHARD THOMAS

ISLANDS & RIVIERAS OF FRANCE, SPAIN, & ITALY ON TERE MOANASEP 19 – 27, 2014 SUSAN SULEIMAN

BEYOND RAPA NUI: EASTER ISLAND ON CLIPPER ODYSSEYSEP 29 – OCT 17, 2014

NEW ZEALAND BY SEA ON CALEDONIAN SKYDEC 29, 2014 – JAN 11, 2015 LAWRENCE BUELL

RIVER & LAKES

AMAZON RIVER EXPEDITION ON LA AMATISTAJAN 17 – 26, 2014ZARIN MACHANDA

THE ELBE RIVER: PRAGUE TO BERLIN ON SWISS RUBYAPR 29 – MAY 10, 2014

THE ENCHANTING DOURO RIVER: PORTO & THE DUORO ON AMAVIDAMAY 5 – 14, 2014 MARY GAYLORD

WATERWAYS OF RUSSIA: MOSCOW TO ST. PETERSBURG ON VOLGA DREAMJUL 16 – 26, 2014JULIE BUCKLER

TOWN & COUNTRY LIFE: PARIS TO PROVENCE ON AMADEUS SYMPHONYSEP 8 – 16, 2014 ROBERT DARNTON

SYMPHONY ON THE BLUE DANUBE: A CLASSICAL MUSIC CRUISE ON AMADEUS SYMPHONY SEP 12 – 26, 2014

FAMILY ADVENTURES

SCOTLAND: A FAMILY EXPLORATION JUN 25 – JUL 6, 2014 WILLIAM & VALERIE GILLIES

VOYAGE TO THE LANDS OF GODS & HEROES ON CORINTHIANJUL 3 – 14, 2014JONATHAN WALTON

GALAPAGOS FAMILY ADVENTUREON SANTA CRUZ JUL 7 – 15, 2014 SCOTT EDWARDS

BAJA FAMILY ADVENTURE DEC 26, 2014 – JAN 1, 2015

SPRING BREAK

GREECE FOR STUDENTS & YOUNG ALUMNIMAR 14 – 22, 2014GREGORY NAGY

GHANA FOR STUDENTS & YOUNG ALUMNIMAR 14 – 23, 2014CARLA D. MARTIN

PROGRAM RATE PER PERSON $7,595 per person; $965 single supplement. Tour cost includes: eight nights accommodations as per itinerary; buffet breakfast daily, four lunches, and six dinners with coffee / tea; local wine with dinners. Enrichment program of lectures; escorted sightseeing with English-speaking guide; touring via air conditioned motorcoach. Airport / hotel group transfers for allparticipants on suggested group flights; taxes, service charges, porterage, gratuities to local guides and drivers; 50,000 emergency medical evacuation insurance.

TOUR COST EXCLUSIONS Airfare; passport fees; alcoholic beverages other than as specified above; personal items and expenses; airport transfers for those not on suggested group flights; baggage in excess of one suitcase; trip insurance; any other items not specifically mentioned as included.

RESERVATIONS, DEPOSITS & FINAL PAYMENT To reserve your space on this program, a $1,500 deposit is required per person. Please either call us at 800.422.1636 or 617.496.0806, or fill out and mail or fax the registration form. Reservations are acknowledged in order of receipt until the maximum enrollment has been reached. Your final payment is due 120 days before departure and must be made by check.

CANCELLATIONS & REFUNDS All cancellations must be made in writing to HAA Travels and are subject to a $350 nonrefundable administrative fee. Cancellations received between 120 and 91 days prior to departure will be charged a fee in the amount of 20 percent of the program cost per person; those received between 90 and 61 days before departure, 50 percent; no refundswill be given for cancellations received within 60 days of departure. No refunds are given for cancellation on or after the day of departure, or for unused portions of the tour, for any reason.

CHANGES IN ITINERARY & COSTS The itinerary is subject to change at the discretion of HAA Travels and the tour operator. Deviations from the scheduled itinerary are at the expense of the individual. All prices quoted are based on prevailing fuel prices, airfare, and currency exchange rates in effect at the time of brochure printing and are subject to change. While the tour operator will do everything possible to maintain the published trip price, it may be necessary to institute a surcharge.

INSURANCE We highly recommend the purchase of trip cancellation insurance. An application for insurance will be provided by HAA Travels upon confirmation.

RESPONSIBILITY Certain other provisions apply regarding limitations of liability and rights of HAA Travels and the tour operator. The statement of responsibility is available at http://alumni.harvard.edu/travel/trips/great-war-2014. If you are not able to access the Internet, please call HAA Travels at 800.422.1636 or 617.496.0806.

DISCLAIMER Every reasonable effort has been made to ensure the accuracy of information presented in this publication. Neither HAA Travels nor the tour operator is responsible for errors in or damages resulting from use of the information contained herein. Information contained in this brochure is subject to change.

QUESTIONS Please call HAA Travels at 800.422.1636 or 617.496.0806, email: haatravels@harvard.edu.

CST 2059789-40

TO BOOK A TRIP, CALL 800.422.1636 OR VISIT ALUMNI.HARVARD.EDU/HAA/TRAVEL

REIMS

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 11A short drive takes you to Fort de la Pompelle, which played a principal role in the defense of the Reims sector during WWI. Then visit the Romanesque Basilica of St. Rémi before arriving at the magnificent 13th-century cathedral, Nôtre Dame de Reims, which sustained heavy damage in World War I. Following lunch at leisure, discover the art of Champagne making at a renowned Champagne house. Tour the cellars and enjoy a tasting before dinner in the caves.

REIMS

THURSDAY, JUNE 12Attend a morning lecturebefore driving to Verdun, site of some of the fiercestbattles of the Great War. Stopat Meuse-Argonne American Cemetery and Memorial, the largest American military cemetery in Europe. After lunch, see the 17th-century citadel with its museum commemorating the 1916 German attack, and visitDouaumont Ossuary, housing the remains of 130,000 un-identified French and German soldiers who perished duringthe Hell of Verdun. The evening is at leisure in Reims.

DEPART U.S.A.

FRIDAY, JUNE 6Depart the U.S.A. on an overnight flight to Brussels.

BRUSSELS, BELGIUM

SATURDAY, JUNE 7Arrive in Brussels and transfer to the elegant Hotel Amigo. An afternoon architectural walking tour includes the Grote Markt, a UNESCO World Heritage site, the Town Hall, and the Breadhouse. Gather in the early evening for introductory remarks by your study leader, Sue Weaver Schopf, followed by a welcome dinner.

BRUSSELS

SUNDAY, JUNE 8Attend a morning lecture on the Great War, then continue to the Museum of Fine Arts with its superb collectionof Flemish paintings. Afterlunch, a private tour is arranged at the Solvay House,Victor Horta’s Art Nouveau masterpiece. The remainder of the day is at leisure.

BRUSSELS / YPRES, BELGIUM

MONDAY, JUNE 9Drive to Ypres to see the recently opened In Flanders Fields Museum at the famous Cloth Hall, You may wish to climb the adjacent bell tower

Baden-Baden.

for an extraordinary view of what was once a completely devastated region. Arrive at the Hotel Messeyne in Kortjik in time for check-in and lunch. This afternoon visit two battlefield cemeteries and see where poet John McCrae wrote “In Flanders Fields.” Following an early dinner in Ypres, attend the Last Post, a deeply moving ceremony that takes place each evening under the vast arch of the Menin Gate.

YPRES / REIMS, FRANCE

TUESDAY, JUNE 10 Depart for Reims, in the French Champagne region. En route, visit the Historial de la Grande Guerre Museum in Péronne. After lunch at a local restaurant tour the battle sites of the Somme, an international space where more than twenty nationalities came to fight. Arrive in Reims and check in at the Hotel De La Paix. Dinner is at the hotel.

Cloth Hall, Ypres. Photo © a_crafty_traveler. Douaumont Ossuary, Verdun. Photo © Gordon T. Lawson.

REIMS / BADEN-BADEN, GERMANY FRIDAY, JUNE 13 Depart for Baden-Baden, stopping in Metz to visit Cathedral St. Etienne, with its suberb stained-glass windows. Then see Centre Pompidou, one of the most visited cultural venues in France. Following lunch at leisure, continue to the spa town of Baden-Baden, in the foothills of the Black Forest. In the late afternoon arrive at the elegant Atlantic Parkhotel for check-in and dinner.

BADEN-BADEN

SATURDAY, JUNE 14This morning discover architectural delights from Baden-Baden’s Belle Époque, including the Kurhaus Casino, which inspired Russian writer Dostoyevsky’s novel The Gambler. On a private tour of the new Museum Frieder Burda, designed by architect Richard Meier, see the excellent modern and contemporary collection. Then visit Johannes Brahm’s summer home, where he composed many of his famous works. Lunch and the afternoon are at leisure. Conclude the day with a concert at the Festspielhaus (opera house), followed by an on-stage “Auf Wiedersehen” dinner with the artists.

BADEN-BADEN / U.S.A.

SUNDAY, JUNE 15Depart in the late morning for the Frankfurt airport and flights home.

“In Flanders Fields” poem. Photo © Ken Russell.

View from the stage of the Festspielhaus in Baden-Baden.

Smiling Angel, Reims Cathedral.

REGISTRATION FORM REGISTRATION FORM SCHEDULE BY DAY

FOR DETAILED ITINERARIES, VISIT ALUMNI.HARVARD.EDU/HAA/TRAVEL

To register, please fill out this form and return it to HAA Travels with your deposit of $1,500 per person.

Please return this form by mail to: HAA Travels, Harvard Alumni Association 124 Mount Auburn Street, 6th Floor Cambridge, MA 02138

Or by FAX: 617.496.4011

Please call with any questions: 800.422.1636 or 617.496.0806

p I’m not able to take this trip, but please add me to your mailing list.

_____________________________________________________________PROGRAM NAME START DATE

_____________________________________________________________FIRST PERSON NAME ON PASSPORT DATE OF BIRTH

_____________________________________________________________EMAIL ADDRESS

_____________________________________________________________STREET ADDRESS

_____________________________________________________________CITY / STATE / ZIP OR POSTAL CODE

_____________________________________________________________HOME TELEPHONE WORK TELEPHONE

_____________________________________________________________SECOND PERSON NAME ON PASSPORT DATE OF BIRTH

_____________________________________________________________EMAIL ADDRESS

_____________________________________________________________STREET ADDRESS

_____________________________________________________________CITY / STATE / ZIP OR POSTAL CODE

_____________________________________________________________HOME TELEPHONE WORK TELEPHONE

METHOD OF DEPOSIT

p CHECK (PLEASE ENCLOSE CHECK) p MASTERCARD p VISA p AMEX p DISCOVER

_____________________________________________________________CARD NUMBER

_____________________________________________________________EXPIRATION DATE 3- OR 4-DIGIT SECURITY CODE

_____________________________________________________________NAME AS IT APPEARS ON CARD

p I/WE CONFIRM THAT I/WE HAVE READ & ACCEPT THE GENERAL INFORMATION FOR THIS TOUR INCLUDING REFUNDS & CANCELLATIONS & THE RESPONSIBILITY CLAUSE AT: HTTP://ALUMNI.HARVARD.EDU/HAA/TRAVEL

_____________________________________________________________SIGNATURE

_____________________________________________________________SIGNATURE

ACCOMMODATIONS

ROOM PREFERENCEp DOUBLE p TWIN p SINGLE p I WISH TO SHARE A ROOM WITH

_____________________________________________________________NAME OF ROOMMATE

2014 HAA TRIPS

LAND & RAIL

SOUTH INDIA: TAMIL NADU,KAMATAKA, KERALA MAR 6 – 22, 2014 SUGATA BOSE

EXPLORING MYANMAR: LAND OF THE GOLDEN PAGODA MAR 10 – 23, 2014MICHAEL HERZFELD

OMAN, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES & QATAR: A MIDDLE EASTERN EXPLORATIONMAR 14 – 26, 2014WILLIAM GRANARA

GRAND SOUTH AFRICA WITH ROVOS RAILMAR 24 – APR 5, 2014 MAYA JASANOFF

TURKISH TREASURESAPR 25 – MAY 9, 2014 JOHN ”JAY” ELLISON

HIGHLIGHTS OF CHINA & TIBETMAY 17 – 28, 2014 MARTIN WHYTE

MOROCCAN DISCOVERYMAY 17 – 30, 2014 SUSAN GILSON MILLER

THE ULTIMATE SILK ROAD JOURNEY: XIAN TO ISTANBULMAY 19 – JUN 8, 2014

INSIDE THE RUSSIAN SPACE PROGRAMMAY 22 – 30, 2014DAVID AGUILAR

MOZAMBIQUE: REBIRTH OF A COUNTRYJUN 3 – 16, 2014

TALES OF WALES: ADVENTURES IN CELTIC LITERATUREJUN 4 – 14, 2014CATHERINE MCKENNA

ENGLISH LANDSCAPES & LITERATURE: THE TOWNS, VILLAGES & GARDENS OF AUSTEN & HARDYJUN 7 – 14, 2014MICHAEL WEISHAN

HIDDEN SECRETS OF MADAGASCAR JUN 15 –27, 2014

ULTIMATE TANZANIAN SAFARI: EXPLORING THE CRADLEOF HUMANKIND JUN 21 – JUL 5, 2014 DANIEL LIEBERMAN

SANTA FE: ART & LANDSCAPE IN THE CITY OF ENCHANTMENTJUL 23 – 27, 2014 JOHN STEWART

HIDDEN DOLCE VITA: TUSCANY & UMBRIASEP 10 – 18, 2014

LADAKH TO BHUTANSEP 13 – 27, 2014

IN THE FOOTSTEPS OF ST. JAMES:CAMINO DE SANTIAGOSEP 26 – OCT 8, 2014MARY GAYLORD

JOURNEY THROUGH THE SOUTH CAUCASUS: AN IN-DEPTH LOOK AT AZERBAIJAN, GEORGIA & ARMENIASEP 27 – OCT 11, 2014PETER GALBRAITH

SPAIN & PORTUGAL: PARADORES & POSADASSEP 27 – OCT 11, 2014

CRUISES

TAHITI & FRENCH POLYNESIA ON M.S. PAUL GAUGUINFEB 20 – MAR 2, 2014JAMES SIMPSON

BUENOS AIRES TO RIO DE JANEIRO ON SEA EXPLORERMAR 11 – 24, 2014 DIANA SORENSEN

JAPAN: LAND OF THE RISING SUN ON CALEDONIAN SKYMAY 7 – 20, 2014HELEN HARDACRE

IN THE WAKE OF THE VIKINGS: COPENHAGEN TO REYKJAVIK ON SEA EXPLORERMAY 23 – JUN 4, 2014STEPHEN MITCHELL

CIRCUMNAVIGATION OF THE BLACK SEA ON VARIETY VOYAGERMAY 27 – JUN 9, 2014R. NICHOLAS BURNS

MACHU PICCHU TO THE GALAPAGOS ON M.Y. CORAL IIMAY 27 – JUN 10, 2014JEFFREY QUILTER

THE BALTIC’S AMBER COAST ON SEA CLOUD IIJUN 28 – JUL 9, 2014 TIMOTHY COLTON

AEGEAN SEA ON VARIETY VOYAGERJUL 23 – AUG 1, 2014HARVEY COX & NINA TUMARKIN

ICELAND TO GREENLAND: A VOYAGE TO THE ARCTIC CIRCLE ON M.S. L’AUSTRALAUG 2 – 14, 2014 JAMES MCCARTHY

BELL ‘ITALIA ON VARIETY VOYAGERSEP 16 – 26, 2014RICHARD THOMAS

ISLANDS & RIVIERAS OF FRANCE, SPAIN, & ITALY ON TERE MOANASEP 19 – 27, 2014 SUSAN SULEIMAN

BEYOND RAPA NUI: EASTER ISLAND ON CLIPPER ODYSSEYSEP 29 – OCT 17, 2014

NEW ZEALAND BY SEA ON CALEDONIAN SKYDEC 29, 2014 – JAN 11, 2015 LAWRENCE BUELL

RIVER & LAKES

AMAZON RIVER EXPEDITION ON LA AMATISTAJAN 17 – 26, 2014ZARIN MACHANDA

THE ELBE RIVER: PRAGUE TO BERLIN ON SWISS RUBYAPR 29 – MAY 10, 2014

THE ENCHANTING DOURO RIVER: PORTO & THE DUORO ON AMAVIDAMAY 5 – 14, 2014 MARY GAYLORD

WATERWAYS OF RUSSIA: MOSCOW TO ST. PETERSBURG ON VOLGA DREAMJUL 16 – 26, 2014JULIE BUCKLER

TOWN & COUNTRY LIFE: PARIS TO PROVENCE ON AMADEUS SYMPHONYSEP 8 – 16, 2014 ROBERT DARNTON

SYMPHONY ON THE BLUE DANUBE: A CLASSICAL MUSIC CRUISE ON AMADEUS SYMPHONY SEP 12 – 26, 2014

FAMILY ADVENTURES

SCOTLAND: A FAMILY EXPLORATION JUN 25 – JUL 6, 2014 WILLIAM & VALERIE GILLIES

VOYAGE TO THE LANDS OF GODS & HEROES ON CORINTHIANJUL 3 – 14, 2014JONATHAN WALTON

GALAPAGOS FAMILY ADVENTUREON SANTA CRUZ JUL 7 – 15, 2014 SCOTT EDWARDS

BAJA FAMILY ADVENTURE DEC 26, 2014 – JAN 1, 2015

SPRING BREAK

GREECE FOR STUDENTS & YOUNG ALUMNIMAR 14 – 22, 2014GREGORY NAGY

GHANA FOR STUDENTS & YOUNG ALUMNIMAR 14 – 23, 2014CARLA D. MARTIN

PROGRAM RATE PER PERSON $7,595 per person; $965 single supplement. Tour cost includes: eight nights accommodations as per itinerary; buffet breakfast daily, four lunches, and six dinners with coffee / tea; local wine with dinners. Enrichment program of lectures; escorted sightseeing with English-speaking guide; touring via air conditioned motorcoach. Airport / hotel group transfers for allparticipants on suggested group flights; taxes, service charges, porterage, gratuities to local guides and drivers; 50,000 emergency medical evacuation insurance.

TOUR COST EXCLUSIONS Airfare; passport fees; alcoholic beverages other than as specified above; personal items and expenses; airport transfers for those not on suggested group flights; baggage in excess of one suitcase; trip insurance; any other items not specifically mentioned as included.

RESERVATIONS, DEPOSITS & FINAL PAYMENT To reserve your space on this program, a $1,500 deposit is required per person. Please either call us at 800.422.1636 or 617.496.0806, or fill out and mail or fax the registration form. Reservations are acknowledged in order of receipt until the maximum enrollment has been reached. Your final payment is due 120 days before departure and must be made by check.

CANCELLATIONS & REFUNDS All cancellations must be made in writing to HAA Travels and are subject to a $350 nonrefundable administrative fee. Cancellations received between 120 and 91 days prior to departure will be charged a fee in the amount of 20 percent of the program cost per person; those received between 90 and 61 days before departure, 50 percent; no refundswill be given for cancellations received within 60 days of departure. No refunds are given for cancellation on or after the day of departure, or for unused portions of the tour, for any reason.

CHANGES IN ITINERARY & COSTS The itinerary is subject to change at the discretion of HAA Travels and the tour operator. Deviations from the scheduled itinerary are at the expense of the individual. All prices quoted are based on prevailing fuel prices, airfare, and currency exchange rates in effect at the time of brochure printing and are subject to change. While the tour operator will do everything possible to maintain the published trip price, it may be necessary to institute a surcharge.

INSURANCE We highly recommend the purchase of trip cancellation insurance. An application for insurance will be provided by HAA Travels upon confirmation.

RESPONSIBILITY Certain other provisions apply regarding limitations of liability and rights of HAA Travels and the tour operator. The statement of responsibility is available at http://alumni.harvard.edu/travel/trips/great-war-2014. If you are not able to access the Internet, please call HAA Travels at 800.422.1636 or 617.496.0806.

DISCLAIMER Every reasonable effort has been made to ensure the accuracy of information presented in this publication. Neither HAA Travels nor the tour operator is responsible for errors in or damages resulting from use of the information contained herein. Information contained in this brochure is subject to change.

QUESTIONS Please call HAA Travels at 800.422.1636 or 617.496.0806, email: haatravels@harvard.edu.

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TO BOOK A TRIP, CALL 800.422.1636 OR VISIT ALUMNI.HARVARD.EDU/HAA/TRAVEL

REIMS

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 11A short drive takes you to Fort de la Pompelle, which played a principal role in the defense of the Reims sector during WWI. Then visit the Romanesque Basilica of St. Rémi before arriving at the magnificent 13th-century cathedral, Nôtre Dame de Reims, which sustained heavy damage in World War I. Following lunch at leisure, discover the art of Champagne making at a renowned Champagne house. Tour the cellars and enjoy a tasting before dinner in the caves.

REIMS

THURSDAY, JUNE 12Attend a morning lecturebefore driving to Verdun, site of some of the fiercestbattles of the Great War. Stopat Meuse-Argonne American Cemetery and Memorial, the largest American military cemetery in Europe. After lunch, see the 17th-century citadel with its museum commemorating the 1916 German attack, and visitDouaumont Ossuary, housing the remains of 130,000 un-identified French and German soldiers who perished duringthe Hell of Verdun. The evening is at leisure in Reims.

DEPART U.S.A.

FRIDAY, JUNE 6Depart the U.S.A. on an overnight flight to Brussels.

BRUSSELS, BELGIUM

SATURDAY, JUNE 7Arrive in Brussels and transfer to the elegant Hotel Amigo. An afternoon architectural walking tour includes the Grote Markt, a UNESCO World Heritage site, the Town Hall, and the Breadhouse. Gather in the early evening for introductory remarks by your study leader, Sue Weaver Schopf, followed by a welcome dinner.

BRUSSELS

SUNDAY, JUNE 8Attend a morning lecture on the Great War, then continue to the Museum of Fine Arts with its superb collectionof Flemish paintings. Afterlunch, a private tour is arranged at the Solvay House,Victor Horta’s Art Nouveau masterpiece. The remainder of the day is at leisure.

BRUSSELS / YPRES, BELGIUM

MONDAY, JUNE 9Drive to Ypres to see the recently opened In Flanders Fields Museum at the famous Cloth Hall, You may wish to climb the adjacent bell tower

Baden-Baden.

for an extraordinary view of what was once a completely devastated region. Arrive at the Hotel Messeyne in Kortjik in time for check-in and lunch. This afternoon visit two battlefield cemeteries and see where poet John McCrae wrote “In Flanders Fields.” Following an early dinner in Ypres, attend the Last Post, a deeply moving ceremony that takes place each evening under the vast arch of the Menin Gate.

YPRES / REIMS, FRANCE

TUESDAY, JUNE 10 Depart for Reims, in the French Champagne region. En route, visit the Historial de la Grande Guerre Museum in Péronne. After lunch at a local restaurant tour the battle sites of the Somme, an international space where more than twenty nationalities came to fight. Arrive in Reims and check in at the Hotel De La Paix. Dinner is at the hotel.

Cloth Hall, Ypres. Photo © a_crafty_traveler. Douaumont Ossuary, Verdun. Photo © Gordon T. Lawson.

REIMS / BADEN-BADEN, GERMANY FRIDAY, JUNE 13 Depart for Baden-Baden, stopping in Metz to visit Cathedral St. Etienne, with its suberb stained-glass windows. Then see Centre Pompidou, one of the most visited cultural venues in France. Following lunch at leisure, continue to the spa town of Baden-Baden, in the foothills of the Black Forest. In the late afternoon arrive at the elegant Atlantic Parkhotel for check-in and dinner.

BADEN-BADEN

SATURDAY, JUNE 14This morning discover architectural delights from Baden-Baden’s Belle Époque, including the Kurhaus Casino, which inspired Russian writer Dostoyevsky’s novel The Gambler. On a private tour of the new Museum Frieder Burda, designed by architect Richard Meier, see the excellent modern and contemporary collection. Then visit Johannes Brahm’s summer home, where he composed many of his famous works. Lunch and the afternoon are at leisure. Conclude the day with a concert at the Festspielhaus (opera house), followed by an on-stage “Auf Wiedersehen” dinner with the artists.

BADEN-BADEN / U.S.A.

SUNDAY, JUNE 15Depart in the late morning for the Frankfurt airport and flights home.

“In Flanders Fields” poem. Photo © Ken Russell.

View from the stage of the Festspielhaus in Baden-Baden.

Smiling Angel, Reims Cathedral.

FOR DETAILED ITINERARIES, VISIT ALUMNI.HARVARD.EDU/HAA/TRAVEL TO BOOK A TRIP, CALL 800.422.1636 OR VISIT ALUMNI.HARVARD.EDU/HAA/TRAVEL

HARVARD STUDY LEADER

SUE WEAVER SCHOPF is Associate Dean for the Master of

Liberal Arts program at the Harvard Extension School and

a lecturer in Extension. She came to Harvard as an Andrew

W. Mellon Faculty Fellow after completing a PhD in English at

Vanderbilt University. Schopf first taught in Extension in 1982,

and has been associated with the ALM program since 1986.

In addition to advising graduate students in the humanities on

their thesis projects, she teaches literature courses on topics

as far ranging as English romantic poetry, modern poetry,

literary criticism, western drama, Milton and Paradise Lost, and

Orientalism in British literature. As faculty lecturer on more

than 30 Harvard Alumni Association travel-study programs, Schopf has spoken on a variety of

literary and art historical subjects throughout Europe, and in Turkey and Egypt.

On this program she will speak about the poetry of the war by Rupert Brooke, Siegfried Sassoon,

Wilfred Owen, and others; as wells as prose accounts by Erich Maria Remarque (All Quiet on

the Western Front) and Ernest Hemingway (A Farewell to Arms) and nonfiction such as Robert

Graves’ Good-bye to All That.

WORLD WAR I, KNOWN AS THE “GREAT WAR” AND “THE WAR TO END ALL WARS,”

BEGAN IN JUNE OF 1914 WITH AN ASSASSIN’S BULLET AND ENDED FOUR YEARS

LATER, WITH THREE ROYAL HOUSES RUINED AND MORE THAN NINE MILLION

SOLDIERS DEAD. Learn their brave and tragic stories as you travel from Brussels to Baden-

Baden to commemorate the centennial of this event. From the Belgian capital, drive to Ypres

to tour the recently opened In Flanders Fields Museum and see the spot where the eponymous

poem was written. Visit historic battlefields and cemeteries and attend the Last Post, a

nightly bugle tribute to the dead. “Relive” the wartime events on a private guided tour of the

Somme before continuing to Reims, France, for a visit and dinner in the cellars of a well-known

Champagne house. View the war museum and cemeteries of Verdun, where over 300,000

soldiers died. In Metz, stop at the Centre Pompidou en route to the spa town of Baden-Baden,

Germany. Tour the Richard Meier-designed Museum Frieder Burda and attend a concert at the

Festspielhaus, Germany’s largest opera house, followed by a private, onstage farewell dinner

with the artists.

On the front cover: Exterior of In Flanders Fields Museum, Ypres. Photo © Jackie Clowes.

Champagne vineyards.

REMEMBERING THE GREAT WAR Belgium, France & GermanyJune 6 to 15, 2014

REMEMBERING THE GREAT WARBelgium, France & GermanyWith Sue Weaver SchopfAssociate Dean for the Master of Liberal Arts Program

June 6 to 15, 2014

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• Educational program featuring Harvard study leader Sue Weaver Schopf

• Private tour in Brussels of the exquisite Solvay House, Victor Horta’s Art Nouveau masterpiece

• A visit to the spot where John McCrae wrote his famous poem, “In Flanders Fields”

• An evening at the The Post, a nightly bugle tribute to the fallen

• Tour of the cellars of a renowned Champagne house in Reims, France, as well as a tasting and dinner

• Concert at the famous Festspielhaus in Baden-Baden, Germany, followed by a private, onstage dinner with the artists Marc Chagall windows at Reims Cathedral. Photo © Carmen Escobar Carrio.