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HAIDA GWAIIINFORMATION
MEETING
Thursday October 20,2016
5:30 pm at the ROM
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As Editor, I was inspired by our founding editor, Elizabeth Elliott and others who followed her: Marion Samworth, Ruth Storie, Lynn Anson-Cartwright , and Margaret Bush. My first ROM
The islands of Haida Gwaii (formerly the Queen Charlotte Islands) are one of the richest biological and cultural areas in North America.
Aboard a new custom-designed 82-foot yacht we will cruise the waters of this remote archipelago seeing ancient Haida villages, an incredible abundance of w i l d l i f e a n d o u t s t a n d i n g wilderness scenery. The trip will primarily explore the eastern and southern shores which lie within the Gwaii Haanas National Park Preserve and Haida Heritage Site.
Ancient Haida villages contain the remains of great long houses and carved poles. The villages are uninhabited but Haida Watchmen will greet visitors. K’uuna is a village that inspired Emily Carr’s totem paintings.
We anchor in secluded bays and travel ashore in large inflatable zodiacs.
Our resource person, Nathalie Macfarlane, is an anthropologist living on Haida Gwaii. She was the curator of the Haida Museum (now part of the Haida Heritage and Cultural Centre).
Cost: $7970 per person Coordinator: Judy Ireland 416.532.1492 [email protected]
Details: Page 2
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Our tour explores Japan’s complex history, cultural mysteries and modern life. Brilliant fall colours provide a spectacular setting for our travels.
Bustling Tokyo showcases modern Japan, but it is also home to ancient temples and the tranquil gardens of the Imperial Palace.
We ride Japan’s bullet train to Kanazawa with its beautiful landscaped Kenrokuen Garden and former samurai residential district.
The small towns of the Japanese Alps follow a more traditional lifestyle. A highlight will be the gassho-zukuri farmhouses of Gokayama.
Courtesy of @Ishakawa Prefecture Tourism Associationand Kanazawa Convention Bureau
Courtesy of Green Organic Devotion
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Kenrokuen Garden, Kanazawa
Ryokan, Arima Onsen
Kyoto, the ancient capital, houses the stunning Golden Pavilion and distinctive Heian Jingu shrine. We learn about Japanese arts and the geisha. We take part in a tea ceremony.
We cruise the Inland Sea past the Seto Ohashi bridge to the island of S h i k o k u a n d i t s B u d d h i s t pilgrimage route. Our tour ends in Hiroshima with a visit to the Peace Memorial Museum.
Special experiences include the onsen - an inn with Japanese hot baths, a ryokan - a traditional Japanese inn and Japanese cuisine.
Our Japanese expert, Jack Howard, recently retired head of the ROM’s Far Eastern Library, will enhance our understanding of Japanese h is tory and cul ture through storytelling.
Cost: $9320 per person Coordinator: Ron McDougall [email protected]
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Volume 48 Fall 2016
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CANADA’SGALAPAGOS
HAIDA GWAIIJune 8 - 18, 2017
JAPAN: MEDIEVAL, MYSTERIOUS, MODERNNovember 5 - 18, 2017
HEAVENLY RUSSIA: AEROSPACE AND
ART WITH BOB MACDONALD
Summer 2018
© David Ross
© Lance McMillan
© Lance McMillan
© Lance McMillan
Courtesy of Yangtze River Tour East
Heavenly Gate, Forbidden City, Beijing
Hong Kong at night
Santorini, Greece
Machu Picchu, Peru
The Three Gorges
Then we get out of town to visit the Three Gorges on a four-night Yangtze cruise. River
We fly to Xian for lunch with archaeologists excavating the life-size terracotta warriors.
In Chongquing we will see 50,000 carvings at the 1,300 year-old Dazu Rock Carving site. Dr. Shen wil l explain thei r depictions of Buddhist, Confucian and Taoist beliefs.
Sanxingdui and Jinsha are Bronze Age sites discovered in 1986 and 2000. Their artifacts in bronze, jade and ivory illustrate an exciting artistic style unknown to archaeologists.
In Lijiang we visit the Naxi, a minority which follows a fast-vanishing way of life.
Finally we visit Hong Kong: Victoria Peak, Repulse Bay and Stanley Market.
We t a k e a s a m p a n t o v i s i t Aberdeen’s floating community.
Join Trinity Jackman, archaeologist and ancient historian as ROMTravel explores the archaeological sites, h is tor ic towns and dramat ic landscapes of Crete, Santorini and Mainland Greece.
Cost to be determined.Coordinator: Ann Dandy647.346.4334
Details: See below.
Lima, with outstanding museums. Chiclayo with superb ceramics. Chan Chan: the world’s largest adobe city. Machu Picchu with its world-renowned views.
Cost to be determined.Coordinator: Judy Ireland416.532.1492 [email protected]
Details: See below
We will visit Star City, the once s e c r e t s i t e w h e r e R u s s i a n cosmonauts trained.
In Moscow: St. Basil’s Cathedral,Red Square; in St. Petersburg: the Hermitage Museum.
Cost to be determined.Coordinator: Eric Morrison416.691.6770 [email protected]
Details: See below
Haida Gwaii June 9 - 18, 2017. Cost: $7,970. Tour starts and ends in Sandspit, Haida Gwaii. Contact: Coordinator Judy Ireland 416.532.1492 [email protected] company: Adventure Canada (ON Reg. 04001400) Brian Faber 1.800.363.7566 ext 256 & 905.271.4000 ext. 256 [email protected]
Japan November 5 - 18, 2017. Cost: $9,320.Tour starts in Tokyo and ends in Hiroshima. Contact: Coordinator Ron McDougall 416.450.4169 [email protected] company: Elite Orient Tours Inc. (On. Reg. 5000112) Jun Hayashi 416.977.3026 & 1.800.668.8100 [email protected]
China May 7 - 28, 2018. Cost: TBD. Tour starts in Beijing and ends in Hong Kong. Contact: Coordinator Marion Ho 416.492.9989 [email protected] company: Tour East Holidays (Canada) Inc. (On. Reg. 1616280) Holly Tse 416.929.0888 ext 2228 & 1.877.578.8888 or [email protected]
Greece April - May 2018. Cost: TBD. Contact: Coordinator Ann Dandy 647.346.4334 Travel company: [email protected]
Russia with Bob McDonald of CBC Quirks and Quarks. Summer 2018. Cost: TBD. Contact: Coordinator Eric Morrison 416.691.6770 or [email protected]
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The ROM s Chinese collections ’inspire this adventure animated by ROM Senior Curator of Asian Archaeology, Dr. Chen Shen. He will tell us the context and history of each day’s experiences. His China contacts will show us sites rarely open to the public. In Beijing, there will be private visits to the Forbidden City and the Summer Palace, a vast are of lakes, gardens and palaces enlarged by Dowager Empress Cixi.
Mutianyu is a panoramic section of the Great Wall built 1,400 years ago.
DETAILS: DATE COST ROUTE TRAVEL COMPANIESFlights to and from destinations not included in the prices
Cost to be determined.Coordinator: Marion [email protected]
Details: See below.
LOOKING FORWARDMIDDLE KINGDOMTHE ESSENCE
OF CHINAMay 7 - 26, 2018
CLASSIC PERU PLUSOctober 2018
A GREEK ODYSSEY:CRETE, SANTORINI
AND MAINLAND GREECEApril - May 2018