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Advanced Floral Field Excursion 2006

Meet Saturday 25 March at 6:00 am  Benson 147

Depart after prayer at 6:15 am

Stop for lunch in Provo area  (you may want to bring your own lunch and snacks)

We will visit Cove Fort along the way

http://www.covefort.org/

we stay the next two evenings in the Ramada Inn

http://www.ramadainn.net/stgeorge.htm

1440 East St. George BLVD
St. George, UT   84790    888 704-8476   435 6288-2828    FAX:  435 628-0505

 

<>Sunday, 26 March
 Attend sacrament mtg at 9:00 <>
we will visit the Brigham Young home, the St George Tabernacle, have a light lunch, then visit
the Jacob Hamblin Home, drive through Snow Canyon, then return to the St George Temple visitors center

http://www.stgeorgetemplevisitorscenter.org/

 

Monday 27 March

Las Vegas  (the meadows)

We will visit Mirage, Bellagio, and walk a little along the strip

Lunch @ the buffet

http://www.yanous.com/pratique/tourisme/tourisme001110.html

 

http://www.chuckhawks.com/las_vegas_pictures.htm

 

Travel the afternoon into the La basin

If time and traffic permit, we may visit a retail florist, and swing through Beverly Hills

http://www.jacobmaarse.com/

Monday night we stay at the Park Place Inn, right across the street from "the happiest place on earth," Disneyland. (actually, the temple is the happiest place on earth)

Park Place Inn and suites

http://book.bestwestern.com/bestwestern/productInfo.do?propertyCode=05470

 1544 S Harbor Boulevard, Anaheim, California, United States, 92802-2312

 Phone: (714)776-4800   

Toll Free Reservations: 800-854-8175   

Fax: 714-758-1396

Tuesday 28 March

We will endure the challenge of Disneyland and California adventure, enjoy the amazing horticultural features, and perhaps even a few rides throughout the day.

I have Purchased Hopper passes, so we can visit the best of both parks.

Wednesday 29 March

We arise early to visit the Los Angeles flower district.  We will leave at 4 am from the hotel, and then return to check out afterwards. 

http://www.laflowerdistrict.com/index.asp

 

the rest of the day we will drive along the pacific coast,

visit Rogers Gardens:

http://rogersgardens.com/

 

Fashion Island:

http://www.shopfashionisland.com/

 

And Adelaides, a very lovely florist in La Jolla

http://www.adelaidesflowers.com/info.asp?id=943

 

we will stay Wednesday night in Pacific Beach, at the Pacific Terrace Hotel

http://www.pacificterrace.com

610 Diamond Street     San Diego, CA 92019 

Phone: 858-581-3500  Reservations 800 344-3370  Fax:  858 274-2534

 

Thursday,  30 March

We visit

Quail Botanical Gardens

http://www.qbgardens.com/qbgframed.html

If the weather is inclement, we will visit the Timken Museum etc. in Balboa Park

http://www.timkenmuseum.org/1-internal-page.html

 

then we will head south of the border to Tijuana

<>the evening will be spent in Pacific Beach
 
Friday 31 March <>

we visit the San Diego County International Floral Trade Center, and the flower fields in Carlsbad

http://www.floraltradecenter.com/

5600 Avenida Encinas  Carlsbad,  CA  92008-4452

760-438-5595 Management Office

http://flowerfields.in-carlsbad.com/

<>Friday afternoon we travel back through Vegas, and stay the night in St. George, at the Ramada Inn<>

Saturday, 1 April

We travel back to Rexburg.  We may visit a wholesale house along the way, but should be back by early evening.

In case of emergency:

Kaye's cell   208 313-1764

BR's cell 208 313-4287

 

Hort Department office:  Janet Ruud  208 496-2018

Marilee
Wendy
Annemarie
Katie
Ashlee
Mandy
Kerrie
Kelly
Emmalee
Angel

Meal breakdown (tentative)

                        breakfast                  lunch              dinner
sat25                    st                           st                      st
sun26                   hotel                     br                     st
mon27                  hotel                     br                     st
tues28                  hotel                     st                     st
wed29                  hotel                     br                     st
thurs30                 hotel                     st                     st
fri31                       hotel                     st                     st  
sat1                       hotel                     br                     st

br = part of trip cost
st = student cost
hotel = breakfast provided at the hotel

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