September 28, 2015 - Panola College will host a trip to Europe during the summer of 2016. This 9 day excursion will take travelers to England, France, and Germany. The trip is slated to occur from June 1st to June 9th. It is open to anyone 18 years of age or older with a valid, U.S. passport. Students may register for the trip in conjunction with Panola College’s government or history courses and receive full college credit for the excursion.
The tour will begin in London, where travelers will admire Big Ben and the London Bridge, observe the Changing of the Guards at Buckingham Palace, and visit the Winston Churchill War Rooms (the headquarters of England’s top military commanders in WWII). After London, the tour will ferry across the English Channel to Paris, where travelers will experience the grandeur of the Eifel Tower, the beauty of Notre Dame Cathedral, and the magnificence of the Louvre Museum (home of Di Vinci’s Mona Lisa). The tour will then head to Normandy, where travelers can experience the heroic actions of the allied forces with a visit to Omaha Beach, the American Cemetery, and Overlord Museum. The tour will conclude with a journey to Munich, Germany for a visit to Dachau, a prominent concentration camp of WWII, and Neuschwanstein Castle. Each evening, travelers will have the opportunity to venture out on their own for further sightseeing.
The trip will cost approximately $4,500 for students (plus tuition and fees) and $5,000 for non-students. The cost includes the travel expenses, museum entrances, and two daily meals. Panola College will hold a public meeting discussing the major details of the trip on Tuesday, October 6, at 12 pm and 5 pm in the Murphy-Payne Community Room of the college library. Please call Brian Naples (903) 693-2043 or Bill Offer (903) 6930 2047 for further information.
