WELCOME!!!!! You've reached the Temple Jazz Orchestra Member's Page. This page currently contains up-to-the-minute information about the TJO trip to Europe in July 2009, courtesy of Colin Mason. Click on the links below for the details...(last updates6/19/09)

NOTE: Band Members: The final deposit is due on June 5, 2009.  In addition, there are a few people who have not yet paid the May deposit.  Please get that in as soon as possible.  Payments are going out to hotels and Continental, and your deposit is needed promptly.

Payments can be made in cash or write a check made out to Temple College.  Final payment for non-band members taking the trip (The Entourage, aka The Jazz Posse) is also due June 5. The checks need to be made out to Mandrake Tours. You will receive receipts from Mandrake.
     

The Mandrake Tour Form (posted 12/21/08)

The European Trip - Final Updated Itinerary (posted 6/19/09)

The European Trip - Flyer (posted 10/8/08)

Hotel Contact Numbers (posted 6/19/09) A useful set of emergency numbers

FLIGHT SCHEDULES (posted 12/21/08)

LINKS!!!!!!!!!!!!

Here are all the links Colin has provided so far, grouped loosely by category. Click and learn (revised 5/21/09).

FESTIVALS, CONCERTS and GROUPS (revised 5/21/09)

Jazz à Vienne (performance on 7/2/09)

US Diplomatic Mission to the UN in Geneva (performance on 7/3/09)

LE FESTIVAL EN BEAUJOLAIS, 29ème EDITION ( Glieze, performance on 7/3/09)

Le Big Band de l'Ouest (we share a concert with BBO at the Beaujolais
Festival)

Montreux Jazz Festival Website (performances on 7/4/09 and 7/5/09)

Northsea Jazz Festival Website (performance on 7/10/09)

Sample programs from an earlier Northsea Jazz Festival, an indication of the company we'll be keeping. Northsea 2000

HOTELS (revised 6/19/09)

Mercure Paris Montmartre

Hotel Ibis Lyon Gerland Pont Pasteur (Lyon)

Hôtel de Chailly Montreux-Chailly

Hotel Restaurant Hirschen (Grindelwald)

WaldstaetterHof (Hotel Restaurant Luzern)

Hotel Rheinlust Boppard

Delta Hotel Vlaardingen

MISCELLANEOUS (revised 5/21/09)

useful travel links that may answer some of your questions:

http://www.kropla.com/electric2.htm   (Great site for electrical current stuff-plugs, plug adaptors, etc.  Also, make sure to check bottom of page for other technical info: global telephone dialing (country codes, etc.), phone guides, roaming, etc.)

http://www.seatguru.com/   (Has seating diagrams and info on nearly all commercial flights, including info on power connections for laptops, audio and video services, etc.  highly recommended for any flight, regardless of destination.  We are flying to Paris and returning from Amsterdam on a Boeing 767-400ER)

http://www.airlineandairportlinks.com/   (Some fun and useful info.)

Tipping - Europe

Yahoo's currency converter

LifeNet Card (an alternative way to carry your medical information.)

Continental Airlines

And...some pictures of our bus, a. k. a. our home on the road. The Band Bus

TOURIST STUFF (revised 5/21/09)

Here are a bunch of useful tourist-oriented links relating to the trip:

Compagnie des Bateaux Mouches - Site Officiel  (River Seine boat ride.)

Paris Convention and Visitors Bureau

Grindelwald (one night here in Switzerland)

Lucerne/Luzern (two nights here in Switzerland)

Boppard (one night's stay here in Germany)

Amsterdam

Rhine/Rhein Cruise (cruise company's website)

And...to be sure they let you into the country....

Passport Info