Fund
for Reconciliation and Development
Lessons
and Legacies Tour
April-May 2005
PROPOSED ITINERARY – SUBJECT TO
CHANGE
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Sun. April 17 |
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Sun. April 24 |
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SAT. 4/16: Depart
for Hanoi from various US cities AM: Group meets
at Incheon airport, Korea for flight to PM: Arrive in
Hanoi; transfer to hotel |
AM: Visit to My
Lai (all day) Eve: Unscheduled |
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Night in
Hanoi |
Night in Hoi
An B,L |
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Mon. April 18 |
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Mon. April 25 |
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AM: Welcome and
orientation Meet
with Vietnam-USA Society Lunch: US NGOs and businesses PM: Temple of
Literature, Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum and Museum Eve: Water puppet performance |
AM: Cham
Museum, Danang PM: Fly to Meet with HCMC Vietnam-USA
Society Eve:
Dinner with FRD friends |
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Night in
Hanoi B,L,D |
Night in
HCMC B,L,D |
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Tues. April 19 |
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Tues. April 26 |
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AM: PM: Meet with
Vietnamese historians and journalists Visit US Embassy Eve: Dinner with FRD friends |
AM: Meet HCMC
Peoples Committee Lunch: US NGOs and businesses PM: City tour ; visit Tu Du hospital Eve: Dinner with former NLF activists |
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Night in
Hanoi B,L,D |
Night in
HCMC B,L,D |
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Wed. April 20 |
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Wed. April 27 |
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AM: Meet with
Foreign Affairs & Trade Ministry officials Lunch: International Organizations PM: Free Eve: Group dinner, board late evening train south |
AM: Leave HCMC for
Mekong Delta (2-day tour of wartime sites, economic sites) Eve: Stay in a private fruit orchard in the Delta |
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Overnight
Train B,L,D |
Night in
Mekong Delta B,L,D |
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Thu. April 21 |
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Thu. April 28 |
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AM: Arrive in Dong
Hoi; tour Vinh Moc tunnels, DMZ Lunch: Demining programs PM: Quang Tri:
war sites Eve: Arrival in Hue; group dinner |
AM: Visit An
Giang University, Long Xuyen PM: Return to Eve:
Unscheduled |
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Night in Hue B,L,D |
Night in
HCMC B,L |
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Fri. April 22 |
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Fri. April 29 |
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AM: Meet Hue
historians PM: Visit Hue
Citadel, Thien Mu Pagoda, and Nguyen Dynasty tombs Eve: Dinner with provincial officials |
AM: Bien Hoa
export industries Lunch with Vietnamese
SOE and private business leaders PM: Free Eve:
Dinner with PAVN veterans |
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Night in Hue B,L,D |
Night in
HCMC B,L,D |
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Sat. April 23 |
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Sat. April 30 |
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AM: Travel to
Danang across the Hai Van Pass PM: Swim at
China Beach, Danang Eve: Arrive in Hoi An; Group dinner |
AM: Observe 30th
anniversary commemorations Lunch: American journalists reunion group PM: Group
meeting, reflection and evaluation [Eve: Vietnam only group departs HCMC for US,
arrives morning of May 1] |
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Night in Hoi
An B,L,D |
Night in
HCMC B,L,D |
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Sun. May 1 |
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Sun. May 8 |
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AM: Fly to Siem
Reap; tour of Angkor Wat PM: Check in
hotel; return to Angkor for sunset Eve: Dinner and cultural program with provincial government |
AM: Tour
Plain of Jars, UXO sites Lunch: Xieng Khouang provincial officials PM: Return
flight to |
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Night in
Siem Reap
B,L,D |
Night
in Vientiane B,L |
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Mon. May 2 |
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Mon. May 9 |
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AM: Visit
landmine museum and demining program headquarters PM: Fly to Eve: Free |
AM: Flight
to Luang Prabang PM: City
walking tour |
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Night in
Phnom Penh B,L |
Night in Luang Prabang B,L,D |
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Tues. May 3 |
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Tues. May 10 |
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AM: Meet with
Cambodian foreign affairs and economic officials Lunch: US NGOs and businesses PM: City tour (Royal Palace, National Museum, Wat Phnom); US
Embassy Eve: Cambodian classical dance performance |
AM: Boat trip
on the Mekong to Pak Ou caves PM: Flight to
Bangkok; transfer to return flight to US |
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Night in
Phnom Penh B,L,D |
Overnight
Flight
B |
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Wed. May 4 |
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Wed. May 11 |
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AM: Genocide sites
(Toul Sleng, Cheung Ek) Lunch: Update on Khmer Rouge trial preparations PM: Meet with
Cambodian academics Eve: Dinner with FRD friends |
AM: Arrival in
US |
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Night in
Phnom Penh B,L,D |
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Thurs. May 5 |
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AM: Observe
dance and music classes at University of Fine Arts; free time PM: Fly to
Vientiane [Those not continuing to Laos depart
for US via Ho Chi Minh City, arrive in US on May 6] Eve: Dinner with FRD friends in |
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Night
in Vientiane
B,L,D |
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Fri. May 6 |
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AM: Meetings
with Lao Foreign and Commerce ministries Lunch: US NGOs and businesses PM: City tour;
US Embassy Eve:
Free |
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Night
in Vientiane B,L |
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Sat. May 7 |
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AM: Free PM: Flight to
Xieng Khouang |
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Night in
Phonsavan B,L,D |
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