Girlfriends Rivertown Getaway
Featuring the river towns of St. Charles & Geneva Illinois

September 7-8, 2011
2 days 1 nights   

Grab your girlfriend for a fun two day trip to the river towns of St. Charles and Geneva, Illinois. Enjoy wine tasting and tour at a 40-acre estate vineyard boasting amazing architecture and hand-painted fine art. Shop turn-of-the-century homes turned into quaint shops in St. Charles. Dine at the historic Hotel Baker.

The next day, explore the Fabyan Villa Museum and Japanese Gardens, a prairie-style house enlarged and remodeled by Frank Lloyd Wright in 1907. The Fabyan’s Japanese Garden affords the opportunity to experience the uniqueness of Japanese gardening while strolling the winding path of this 100 year-old site.

Spend time in the picture postcard town of Geneva, stroll along the lush tree-lined streets and explore specialty shops nestled in historic storefronts and charming Victorian style homes. One more spectacular stop before returning home, The Farnsworth House, built by Ludwig Mies van der Rohe in 1951. Located on a 62-acre secured private estate, it is one of the most famous examples of modernist domestic architecture and was considered unprecedented in its day.

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TOUR HIGHLIGHTS
  • Acquaviva Winery
  • Historic Hotel Baker Dinner
  • Fabyan Villa Museum and Japanese Garden
  • Farnsworth House
  • Boutique shopping in St. Charles & Geneva
  • Optional hands-on activity at
    Fine Line Creative Art Center
TRIPS INCLUDES
  • Transportation by luxury coach
  • 1 night accommodations
  • Baggage handling
  • 4 meals: 2 breakfasts, 1 lunch, 1 dinner
  • Attractions highlighted in itinerary
  • All taxes and gratuities including tour
    manager & driver
  • Interlude Tour Director
  • Guaranteed Departure

    SAVE $25: Bring a friend who has
    not traveled with Interlude in the past.
 
PRICING DETAILS (Cost per Person)*
Double $389
Single $429
Triple $379
Deposit $100 per person
Balance Due July 24, 2011
Cancellation Insurance: $29 (D) $32 (S) $28 (T)

TRAVEL ITINERARY

Day One: Indianapolis / St. Charles
Travel by motorcoach from the flatlands of Indiana and central Illinois to the rivertown of St. Charles, Illinois. Enjoy lunch along the river before shopping turn-of-the-century homes turned into quaint shops in St. Charles. Not a shopper? Find your creative spirit at Fine Line Creative Art Center, a regional art center in the country with a hands-on class (optional $45 additional). Enjoy wine tasting and tour at Acquaviva Winery, a 40-acre estate vineyard boasting amazing architecture and hand-painted fine art. Dine at the 1928 luxury European Hotel Baker’s Rox City Grille along the Fox River. At the hotel, girlfriend time continues with your favorite card or board games. Marriott Courtyard, St. Charles, IL (CB, L, D)

Day 2: Geneva / Plano, IL / Indianapolis
This morning explore the Fabyan Villa Museum and Gardens (c. 1909) where you’ll experience brilliant Frank Lloyd Wright architecture, as well as the fascinating Fabyan story. Seek the unique in Geneva’s Historic Third Street District where distinctive historic homes have been converted into specialty shops and restaurants. Be sure to visit The Little Traveler, a stately Victorian home with 36 rooms filled with antiques, fashions, gourmet foods and gifts from around the world. Choose from over 30 restaurants for lunch on your own. Traveling back, we have one more treasure for you to discover. Farnsworth House, built by Ludwig Mies van der Rohe in 1951, is a masterpiece of steel-and-glass design on the banks of the Fox River – its unsurpassed views through transparent walls will cause you to consider anew how a man-made object best relates to nature. It’s not like any house you have ever been in. (B)
Cancellation policy: if insurance is not purchased, cancellation charges are: 45 days and earlier: full refund; 45 days and less days prior to departure: no refund. A minimum number of participants is needed to run this tour.
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