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Sunday, October 14, 2007:
Aviation Tour |
Monday, October 15, 2007:
Seattle Tour |
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Edward Boeing founded one of the greatest dynasties in commercial
aviation. The Boeing Company has transformed the Pacific Northwest into
a major aeronautical hub. Soar into the new world of commercial aviation
by exploring Boeing’s newest, high-tech facility, the Future of Flight
Aviation Center. The unique 73,000-square-foot
center in Everett was designed to showcase the phenomenon of commercial jet aviation
and production featuring hands-on exhibits, videos, graphics, and
interactive stations. You will have the
opportunity to digitally design your own
jet, try out the next generation of in-flight entertainment systems,
touch the high-tech “skin” of the new Boeing 787, and learn how
technology and aviation can serve to connect people and cultures across
the globe.
Hours:
12:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. NOTE: Comfortable walking shoes are advised. All guests are welcome to enjoy the Future of Flight Aviation Center, but you must be at least 48” tall to participate in the Boeing Assembly Plant tour. For security reasons, no photographic equipment, cell phones, backpacks, purses, or carry-on items of any kind are allowed on the Boeing Assembly Plant tour. Personal items must be left on the motor coach. |
Deliberately designed to be affordable and accessible, this introduction
to Seattle will feature highlights of the city, all within walking
distance of the hotel. People can come for the whole day or drop in and
out as they wish.
In the
afternoon, we will watch live glassblowing at the Seattle Glassblowing
Studio. Monday is a particularly exciting day to visit the factory, with
many craftsmen at work creating a wide range of objects from dramatic
art to functional pieces. The Studio was founded in 1991 and specializes
in making custom blown glass lighting and glass sinks. Our guide will
give us a tour of the studio, including the hotshop and the handblown
art glass gallery, and answer all our questions! Hours:
10:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
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After
the Future of Flight Aviation Center, you will visit the
Boeing Assembly Plant. The Boeing Company announced in 1966 that it
would build the 747, a jetliner capable of carrying nearly twice as many
passengers as previous models. To build the giant jet, Boeing had to
construct a facility large enough to handle the world's largest
commercial jetliner. The main assembly building, which the
Guinness Book of World Records
acknowledges as the largest building in the world by volume, is as large
as 75 NFL football fields. 
Then
we’ll stroll through the famous Pike Place Market, America's premier
farmers' market, in its centennial year. Known as “The Soul of Seattle,”
the market extends over nine acres and is home to hundreds of year-round
commercial businesses, craftspeople, and farmers who rent table space by
the day, not to mention the colorful street performers and musicians.
We’ll have time for lunch at one of the many restaurants around the
market.