World Travel Club

World Youth Day 2011 & La Salle 50th Anniversary Tour

We are currently in the planning stages of our 2011 Europe Trip. We offering a World Youth Day option and a 50th Anniversary option on this trip. Highlights include visits to Fatima, Portugal; Santiago de Compostela, Spain; and Rheims, France OR Madrid, Spain. The tentative itinerary, fund raising possibilities, and more details are available below.

Trip Itinerary

World Youth Day Schedule

Fundraising Options

In order to ensure that you will have a spot for the trip, we will be collecting a $95 down payment that will be due June 1. Makes checks payable to La Salle High School and give them to Father Landenwitch or Mr. McCullough, or mail them to La Salle High School, Attn: Father Landenwitch.

We are planning for a group size of 25-40, so we will lock in the trip with the tour company once we are within that range. Deposit checks will not be cashed until we have at least 25 registrations, and any number of registrations over 40 will be put on a waiting list (first come first served). Once we hit 25 registrations, we will begin the fund raising and long-term preparations for the pilgrimage. We will not have an exact price figure until we know how many will be going (the more who go, the cheaper it will be per person), but we do have a first offer of $2,800 (before any negotiating) and another company that will be making a competing bid soon. The price range will be $2,500-$2,800, but we are thinking that we will be able to get the price per person down to $2,500.

Please email Mr. Jacob McCullough (jmccullough@lasallehs.net) or Fr. Landenwitch (slandenwitch@lasallehs.net) if you are interested in receiving more information.

Greece & Italy, Summer 2010

We are looking forward to our upcoming trip to Greece & Italy!

Click here to view the itinerary.

Past Trips

Spain, 2009

In June of 2009 we went to sunny Spain! The itinerary included Madrid (with visits to the Prado, Puerto del Sol, and Plaza Mayor), Toledo (with visits to the famous cathedral, Church of Santo Tomé, and St. Mary's Synagogue), Consuegra & Granada (which included seeing Don Quixote's windmills, the Alhambra Palace, and the Royal Chapel), Costa del Sol, Morocco, Africa, Seville (with a tour of the Alcázar, Seville Cathedral, Giralda Tower, Torre del Oro, Plaza de Toros, and Barrio de Santo Cruz), & Córdoba (we will see the Mezquita).

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Japan, 2008

England, Ireland, and Wales, 2007

France, Germany, Switzerland, Austria, 2006 (pictures): When Mr. Farfsing, Mr. McCullough, and Mr. Winiarski first began making plans to take students abroad, they thought it would be an every-other-year venture. However, demand for a 2006 trip was very high once word spread about the success of the Italy trip. So without delay, another trip was planned. Every available spot was soon filled by 48 eager travellers which now included alumni as well as students and their families and friends!

The trip began in Paris with a cruise on the Seine. Next the travelers visited Notre Dame, the Eiffel Tower, the Louvre, and the palace at Versailles. From Paris it was on to Bern, Swizerland via Europe's fastest train, the TGV.

Bern proved to be beautiful, with its pristine river and mountain vistas. After lunch and shopping the group was off to Engelberg, a quaint mountain village nestled in the Alps. As evening came along, the locals came out to perform traditional Alpine dancing and play Alpine horns in the park. But as much as everyone was enjoying the charm of Engelberg the surrounding mountains beckoned. The next morning began with a cable ride to the top of Mt. Pilatus. The views were obstructed somewhat by the clouds, but it was invigorating and exhillerating, nonetheless. A cog car delivered the travelers to the base of the mountain and Lake Lucerne. And then, after a short cruise by boat: Lucerne! Lucerne's Kapelbruck Bridge captivated the imagination with its flowing flowers, and swans drifted by in the crystal waters that traverse the city.

Soon it was time to leave Switzerland and head to Innsbruck, Austria, home of the famous golden roof. Like Switzerland, Austria continued to astound with mountain views in all directions.

After a brief stop in Leichtenstein for some shopping a passport stamp, it was on to Bavaria and the Romantic Road that would lead to Munich. Stops included Oberammergau, home of the world famous Passion Play, Neuschwanstein Castle--often called the Cinderella Castle, and Weiss Kirke, one of Germany's finest examples of baroque architecture.

Last, the group enjoyed several days in Munich.  Here they saw firsthand the destruction of World War II in the repaired brickwork of the churches and museums; wandered through the vast halls of the Hofbrauhaus where the Nazi Party met in its early days; and walked the grounds of Nymphenburg Palace, home of Bavarian royalty for the last three centuries.

The trip was truly an amazing experience.

Italy, 2005 (pictures): In the summer of 2005, 44 members of the La Salle community embarked on an amazing adventure to Italy. Lancers, along with family and friends, began their trip in Rome, where they took in the wonders of the Forum and the Coliseum at sunset; ate gelatti at the Trevi Fountain; and soaked in the glory of the Vatican Museum, Sistine Chapel, and St. Peter's Basilica.

From there it was on to Tuscany. In Assisi, the group wandered the cobbled picturesque roads, enjoying the geraniums dangling from every window and balcony, shopping for pottery, and marvelling at the architectural grandeur of the cathedral built in honor of St. Francis. And then...Florence! The art capital mesmerized with its architectural grace and statues dating from the Renaissance at every turn. The visit to the city was only outdone by the visit to the Tuscan countryside overlooking Florence.

Next, the group travelled north to the romantic city of Venice, where they chased pigeons through Piazza San Marco, took a gondola ride, and walked across the Bridge of Sighs.

Finally, the travelers headed to Milan to view its world famous Duomo and shop in one of the fashion capitals of the world.