THE CHRISTIAN PERSPECTIVE

by

J. Christian Wilson

England in July, 2010

Wesley Heritage Tour

Marianne and I plan to continue our custom of doing a Educational Opportunities trip with members of the church every other year. Last year seven of us traveled with a couple of hundred other United Methodist on the First Missionary Journey of Paul through Greece, Turkey, Israel, Greek Islands, and took an extension trip to Egypt at the end.

In 2010, we’ll be going to England, on a thirteen day trip beginning July 6. The trip begins with five days in London, visiting all the great London historical sites, the Tower of London, Big Ben, Buckingham Palace, Hyde Park, St. Paul’s Cathedral, Westminster Abbey, the British Museum, the British Library, the Tate Art Museum, Kew Gardens, Windsor Castle, Aldersgate Street, and of course, Harrod’s Department Store.

Over the next several days we’ll go to Birmingham, Bristol, Bath, Worcester, Gloucester, Coventry, Epworth, Stratford, Cotswold villages, and Oxford, exploring many local sites as well as sites of importance in the life of John Wesley. There is also a four day Ireland extension trip, that some or all of us might consider doing.

Base price is $4201 per person. This includes round trip airfare from Greensboro, hotels (double occupancy), breakfast every day, four dinners, ground transportation (including subway and bus in London), site entry fees, guides, basic gratuities, taxes. Not included are beverages at all meals, lunches, most dinners, personal items, and shopping. The Ireland extension base price is $1237. For all but London we will have professional guides. I’ll be your guide in London. I’m not an expert, but I’ve been to London six times, trips which total out to about three months specifically in London.

England is a wonderful summer destination. It’s the shortest transatlantic flight (three hours shorter that Rome, four hours shorter than Athens). It’s a small country—nowhere in England is further than 75 miles from the sea. We will be staying in only two hotels, one in London, then six nights at one hotel in the midlands. The native language is English. The natives are very friendly. The weather is much cooler than July in the U.S. The days are longer, with light until well after 10:00 p.m. Our group will be traveling with a number of other groups from other United Methodist churches.

If you might be interested, give me a call, email, or see me in church. An early deposit of $300 before August 1, 2009 will take $80 off the cost.

In Christ,

Chris