Toronto Opera, Music and Museums Tuesday, April 27 to Thursday, April 29, 2010

An entertaining and enlightening tour arranged for Friends of the National Arts Centre Orchestra

Your Executive Worldwide Travel Tour Itinerary
	Immerse yourself in the culture of Toronto with guided tours at the Royal Ontario Museum, Art Gallery of Ontario, Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts and the Bata Show Museum. Delight in a performance of The Flying Dutchman, always a favourite. Savour lunches at c5, the restaurant on the fifth floor of the Lee-Chin Crystal and Bodega Restaurant, one of Toronto’s finest French cuisine restaurants. Accommodations at the central Metropolitan Hotel.

	Tuesday, April 27– Early morning departure for Toronto by deluxe motorcoach from the National Arts Center. Enroute, a gourmet box lunch prepared by the NAC’s “Le Café.” This afternoon, a guided tour at the Art Gallery of Ontario, featuring the $254 million redevelopment by celebrated Toronto-born architect Frank Gehry. Notable elements of the new building include a glass and wood sculpture gallery at the north end along Dundas Street; a 4-story, contemporary arts gallery and hosting centre clad in blue titanium facing Grange Park, as well as a new entrance aligned with the historic Walker's Court and The Grange. Check in at the Metropolitan Hotel, situated at the crossroads of the city's financial, research and shopping districts. Dinner on your own and evening at leisure. Optional tickets will be available to a show or concert. (Subject to availablilty)

		Wednesday, April 28– Breakfast on your own, followed by a tour at the Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts, the first building of its kind in Canada; a theatre built specifically for opera and ballet performances with the finest level of acoustics. Lunch at c5, located atop the world-renowned Michael Lee-Chin Crystal. In its May 2008 issue, Food & Wine Magazine listed c5 as one of their worldwide “10 Best Restaurants with a View.” After lunch, a guided tour of the newest galleries of the Royal Ontario Museum. A stunning structure of interlocking prismatic forms, the $250 million Michael Lee-Chin Chrystal renovation project by renowned architect Daniel Libeskind creates modern, luminous and accessible interior spaces that house eight new galleries including Canada’s largest hall for international exhibitions, retail shops, restaurants, special event spaces and a graceful new entrance and lobby. Return to hotel for dinner on your own. This evening, depart for the Four Seasons Centre and a performance of The Flying Dutchman. The Flying Dutchman is based on the old legend by the same name, where one sea captain is cursed to sail for all eternity. Once every seven years, he is allowed to come ashore to search for love. The Dutchman must find a woman to love him for all eternity to break his curse, and he may or may not have found that in Senta, the daughter of another captain.

Thursday, April 29 After breakfast on your own and check-out, a guided tour at the famous Bata Shoe Museum which celebrates the style and function of footwear ranging from Chinese bound foot shoes and ancient Egyptian sandals to chestnut-crushing clogs and glamourous platforms. Lunch at the Bodega Restaurant, one of Toronto’s finest French cuisine restaurants. After lunch, depart for Ottawa. For more details on this tour or to request a brochure, please feel free to contact us at 613-236-5555 or email Jean Sheikh at jsheikh@executive-trvl.com.

	Coordinator: Louise Rickenbacker Travel Agency: Executive Worldwide Travel Agent: Jean Sheikh, C.T.C. (613) 236-5555 Or 1-800-267-5552 Registration No.: 1892605
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