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DAY TRIP TO HOUSTON - All NEW Pompeii Exhibit at the Houston Museum of Fine Arts
SATURDAY, JUNE 7, 2008 - CLOSED
ADDITIONAL DATE ADDED: SATURDAY, JUNE 14, 2008!!!
Artifacts discovered within the last 10 years, never seen publicly until this Exhibit!
. . . . . ."Pompeii - Tales from An Eruption" - The Exhibit consists of about 350 objects, generally
excavated in the last decade, from three famous and wealthy sites. They include marble statues,
wall frescoes, gold jewelry, silver dinner service and household items, bronze household items,
coins, and body casts and skeletons of inhabitants who were unable to escape.
. . . . . ."In the Shadow of Vesuvius" - The accompanying Documentary Film unfolds as a mystery,
revealing how archaeologists and other experts worked from the ruins to piece together the
prosperous societies that once flourished in Pompeii and Herculaneum. A vast array of artifacts
are revealed, including skeletons, structures, decorative and functional objects, and even the
discovery of a dining table set for a meal, preserved for nearly 2,000 years.
Many of the objects included in the MFAH Exhibit "Pompeii: Tales from an Eruption" are
featured in the film, "In the Shadow of Vesuvius", with specialists demonstrating the techniques
used to re-create life before the disaster.
Tour Package Price: $130.00 per person
(NOTE: "Client Appreciation" Certificates for 15% discount may be applied towards cost.)
Tour Package Includes:
1) Deluxe motorcoach transportation to/from Houston from Waco;
2) Your Admission Ticket to "In the Shadow of Vesuvius" Documentary Film;
3) Your Timed Ticket Admission to "Pompeii: Tales from an Eruption" Exhibit;
4) Snacks and beverages en route to/from Houston;
5) All fuel surcharges, ticketing service charges, parking fees, taxes and gratuities; AND
6) A special gift "just for you" from Snobby Tours®, Inc.
NOTE: You will have time for lunch on your own and for an afternoon break at Cafe Express,
conveniently located on the lower level of the Museum's Audrey Jones Beck Building. We'll
stop for a "no-host dinner" in College Station on the way back to Waco.
RESERVATION DEADLINE: MAY 20, 2008
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