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ZOOM VACATIONS COLOGNE GAY GAMES ITINERARY
Saturday, July 31, 2010
3P: Official check into the Pullman Hotel
Evening: Cocktails and Dinner with fellow Zoom guests
All meet in the Pullman Hotel for our welcome event. You will get to know your fellow Zoomers and your Zoom Concierge, Joel Cabrera.
Nighttime: Gay Games Opening Ceremony
Gay Games VIII Cologne 2010 will officially open on 31 July 2010 with an impressive celebration at the RheinEnergieStadion. It will feature international stars, artistic athletic presentations, music, and of course the official procession of the participants! 10,000 athletes as well as about 2,000 artists for the cultural events from more than 70 countries are expected. Country by country they will all march into the stadium, bringing the colours of the world to Cologne. Music, dance, entertainment, commemorations, a bit of politics... and most of all an amazing mood with an estimated 34,000 spectators! It will be an Opening Ceremony befitting the largest sports and cultural events of the world. Please do not be late, as Joel has your ticket that you will need for entry.
Optional Event: Gay Games Opening Party
Following the Gay Games opening ceremony with expected 30,000-40,000 visitors the official GAY GAMES OPENING PARTY will take place at Lanxess Arena. The venue will feature international DJs, and instead of go-go dancers and drag artists, gifted bodies of international athletes will catch people’s breath.
ACCOMMODATIONS: Pullman Hotel
Sunday, August 1, 2010
6:30A – 10:30A: Full Breakfast in the Pullman Hotel.
Morning: This Morning is free to enjoy the following Gay Games Sporting events
Afternoon: Sightseeing Tour of Cologne
Welcome aboard the exclusive Gay-Games double-decker! Sit down and let yourself be pampered on tour of Cologne. Verzällcher (stories) and Histörchen (history), experienced directly on a trip in the double decker convertible. Enjoy the flair of the city along the Roman city walls, the Romanesque churches, the medieval city walls, in the shadows of the cathedral and also in the "new Cologne". "Kölle es e Jeföhl" [Cologne is a feeling] and we also want to contribute to you as our guests experiencing a bit of this feeling: Mir all sin Kölle [we all are Cologne]. Be there!
ACCOMMODATIONS: Pullman Hotel
MEALS INCLUDED: Full Breakfast
Monday, August 2, 2010
6:30A – 11A: Full Breakfast in the Pullman Hotel.
Afternon: Secrets of Cologne Tour
For more than 2,000 years we Cologne natives have been living, loving, suffering and celebrating on the Rhine. Roman soldiers, French occupying forces, merchants and priests have given the city its distinctive face. In two hours, we would like to tell you a few things from the moving history and the present of Cologne. You will hear why it took more than 600 years to complete the cathedral, why an archbishop turned a blind eye in stealing, why a mayor fought a lion and why the women of Cologne never used to have to work. You will discover where Cologne smells like an Italian field of flowers, why the fishwives gossiped so much, and why Bill Clinton particularly liked Cologne. And you will ultimately also hear who the “Dicke Pitter” and “Kallendresser” are and what a “Köbes” does. You will see: it’s really not so hard to be a Colognian! 1P: Return to the hotel.
ACCOMMODATIONS: Pullman Hotel
MEALS INCLUDED: Full Breakfast
Tuesday, August 3, 2010
6:30A – 11A: Full Breakfast in the Pullman Hotel.
Afternoon: Guided Cathedral Tour.
What’s Cologne without its cathedral? Completed in 1880 after more than 630 years of construction, it is one of the more prominent structures of the Western World. Throughout the centuries and to date it marks the city’s scenery and history. Any tour of Cologne would be incomplete without the cathedral. The gothic cathedral can be seen from various angles. In addition to a general guided tour on its history of origins, specific topics such as glass, paintings, building history, and the cathedral’s treasure continue to amaze visitors. Duration: 1 hour.
Rest of day at leisure to enjoy Gay Games Sports and Activities.
ACCOMMODATIONS: Pullman Hotel
MEALS INCLUDED: Full Breakfast
Wednesday, March 4, 2010
6:30A – 10:30A: Full Breakfast in the Pullman Hotel.
Day at leisure to enjoy Gay Games Sports and Activities.
Afternoon Optional Activity: NS Dokumentationszentrum - Gestapo Prison:
This is a must do visit in Cologne. NS Dokumentationszentrum – Gestapo Prison is an old Nazi prison which is preserved in its original state. This site has a terrifying reminder of the Holocaust horrors. It is a really old jail and a Nazi Documentation center too. The inscriptions left on the walls of the cells are the voices from the past brought hauntingly back to life. The permanent exhibition on the upper floors is accessible to non German speakers via an audio guide.
ACCOMMODATIONS: Pullman Hotel
MEALS INCLUDED: Full Breakfast
Thursday, March 5, 2010
6:30A – 10:30A: Full Breakfast in the Pullman Hotel.
Day at leisure to enjoy Gay Games Sports and Activities.
Morning Optional Activity: Depart for our trip to Dusseldorf:
Just minutes from Cologne, Düsseldorf on the Rhine is the city of fashion, shopping, culture and lifestyle, and it’s considered to be the richest city in Germany. After 85% of the right bank was destroyed in World War II, Düsseldorf followed a modern trend in reconstruction, and today it's the most elegant metropolis in the Rhine Valley.
ACCOMMODATIONS: Pullman Hotel
MEALS INCLUDED: Full Breakfast
Friday, March 6, 2010
6:30A – 10:30A: Full Breakfast in the Pullman Hotel.
Evening: Farewell Cocktails and Pub Crawl.
Tonight we celebrate our last night together and get ourselves warmed up for a fun, festive, night immersed in the gay scene.
ACCOMMODATIONS: Pullman Hotel
MEALS INCLUDED: Full Breakfast
Saturday, March 7, 2010
6:30A – 10:30A: Full Breakfast in the Pullman Hotel.
Departure: Official hotel checkout is 12:00 PM. If your flight is later, the hotel will be happy to store your luggage as you enjoy the city before your flight.
MEALS INCLUDED: Full Breakfast |
