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	Grand Tour (cycling) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The most contested ones are the individual general classification (Maillot jaune (yellow jersey) in the Tour de France), king of the mountains classification (Polka dot jersey in the Tour de France), and points classification (Maillot vert in the Tour de France).
		Jacques Anquetil; France; 5 Tours (1957, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964), 2 Giros (1960, 1964), 1 Vuelta (1963).
		Eddy Merckx; Belgium; 5 Tours (1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1974), 5 Giros (1968, 1970, 1972, 1973, 1974), 1 Vuelta (1973)
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Grand_Tour_(cycling) (360 words)

	Grand Tour - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		In the 18th century, the Grand Tour was a kind of education for wealthy British noblemen.
		The Grand Tour was responsible for creating situated knowledges in a generation of young British adults.
		A trip to Italy with a spinster aunt as chaperon was part of the upper-class lady's education.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Grand_Tour (398 words)

	Planetary Grand Tour - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Conceived by Gary Flandro of the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, the Grand Tour would have exploited the alignment of Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, and Pluto, an event that would occur in the late 1970s, and not recur for 176 years.
		NASA budget cuts eventually doomed the Grand Tour missions, as well as later proposals for a "mini grand tour".
		However, most elements of the Grand Tour were added to the Voyager program, which visited all the outer planets except Pluto, and Voyager 2's mission has specifically come to be regarded as the "Grand Tour."
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Planetary_Grand_Tour (276 words)

	Guided Tour of Grand Canyon National Park
		When visiting the south rim of the Grand Canyon you may enter the park from the south at the south entrance station, which is a few miles north of the village of Tusayan, or from the east entrance station, near Desert View, out on the Desert View Drive.
		The Grand Canyon Association is in the process of renovating the building and currently operates a book store in the front room and all of the proceeds from sales made here go directly to restoration costs for the studio.
		The Grand Canyon Lodge is a landmark in itself and if you would like to talk to a ranger and get your bearings before starting to explore the area, this is the best place to start.
	www.kaibab.org /misc/gc_visit.htm (2704 words)

	Grand Canyon Arizona
		Float down the river on a expertly guided tour and watch wildlife surrounded by tiers of limestone, sandstone, and shale excavated by the Colorado River and over half a billion years of wind, water and energy.
		The Grand Canyon plateau region's forests are segmented by old lava flows, hills of volcanic debris and intrusions of igneous rock.
		Grand Canyon, exceptionally deep, steep-walled canyon in northwestern Arizona, excavated by the Colorado River.
	www.thecanyon.com (1622 words)

	The Grand Tour \| Special Topics Page \| Timeline of Art History \| The Metropolitan Museum of Art (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Thus was born the idea of the Grand Tour, a practice which introduced Englishmen, Germans, Scandinavians, and also Americans to the art and culture of France and Italy for the next 300 years.
		The Grand Tourist was typically a young man with a thorough grounding in Greek and Latin literature as well as some leisure time, some means, and some interest in art.
		Most Grand Tourists, however, stayed for briefer periods and set out with less scholarly intentions, accompanied by a teacher or guardian, and expected to return home with souvenirs of their travels as well as an understanding of art and architecture formed by exposure to great masterpieces.
	www.metmuseum.org /toah/hd/grtr/hd_grtr.htm (875 words)

	Grand Circle Tour in the Southwest USA
		At every turn there is a variety of color, scenic views, canyons, mountains, rivers, rocks, cliffs, spirals, monuments and rivers that beckon the traveler to enjoy this circle of adventure in their own unique manner.
		Our Grand Circle Adventure Tour travels a 1000-mile to 1500-mile loop through what we believe is the most spectacular country on earth.
		On a Grand Circle Tour you can experience the history of the first Americans and celebrate the American West.
	www.tourthesouthwest.com /grand_circle_tour.htm (817 words)

	GRAND TOUR OF ICELAND TOUR
		GRAND TOUR OF quality tour including the most popular tourist attractions, as well as some less frequently visited sites, and combining culture and nature.
		After a sightseeing tour of Ísafjörður and surroundings, we thread the peaceful coast of Ísafjarðardjúp on to Dalir area to visit Eríksstaðir, the former home of Eirík the Red and the birthplace of Leifur Eiríksson who discovered America in the year 1000.
		The tour continues along nearly trafficless roads in Vestfirðir, the West Fjords, with a stop at the waterfall Dynjandi, passing the fishing villages Þingeyri and Flateyri before entering the new tunnel across Breiðadalsheiði to reach Ísafjörður for two nights stay at Hotel Isafjörður or similar.
	www.scantours.com /GRAND_TOUR_OF_ICELAND.htm (1532 words)

	Grand Canyon Tours, Hotels and Lodging - Grand Canyon National Park
		Grand Canyon National Park in Arizona averages 4.7 million visitors annually.
		As the shadows lengthen across the spires and buttes, time passing into the depths of the canyon, understand what this great chasm passes to us - a sense of humility born in the interconnections of all that is and a willingness to care for this land.
		Grand Canyon West (located on the south side of the Colorado River) is managed by the Hualapai Tribe.
	www.grandcanyon.com (1376 words)

	Grand Tour Shows (Getty Press Release)
		Los Angeles--Three new exhibitions highlighting the Getty collections and focusing on Italy on the Grand Tour--Naples and Vesuvius on the Grand Tour, Rome on the Grand Tour, and Drawing Italy in the Age of the Grand Tour--open at the Getty Research Institute and the J. Paul Getty Museum, respectively, in late 2001 and early 2002.
		"The Grand Tour was a socialized practice of travel that focused on the arts as a means of bestowing knowledge and moral virtue upon young men from the nobility and upper gentry," says Thomas Crow, director of the Getty Research Institute.
		The Grand Tour Series explores 18th-century travel and tastes as well as the works of art, antiquities, and individuals that were an integral part of the Grand Tour experience.
	www.getty.edu /news/press/exhibit/grandtour.html (1885 words)

	`Iolani Palace Grand Tour
		The Palace Grand Tour is also open one day monthly for kama`aina to tour free on a first-come, first-served basis.
		Tours with signing can also be arranged for groups of hearing-impaired visitors.
		Tours with signing can be arranged for groups of hearing-impaired visitors.
	www.iolanipalace.org /visit/grand.html (250 words)

	What To Do In Grand Canyon Arizona (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Tour Grand Canyon with the "Worlds' Largest and Most Experienced Helicopter Sightseeing Company!" Only Papillon is a recipient of the 5 star Diamond award and certified to fly both the South and West Rims of the Canyon.
		Maverick Helicopters provides tours departing from the Grand Canyon and now operates at the Sedona Airport providing tours over Sedona and tours to the Grand Canyon departing from Sedona.
		Grand Canyon, Colorado River Rafting and Scenic Sedona Tours from Flagstaff and Sedona.
	www.thecanyon.com /index.cfm?go=Listings&CatID=1&SubCatID=2 (977 words)

	Grand Canyon National Park - Areaparks.com
		The Grand Canyon is more than a great chasm carved over millennia through the rocks of the Colorado Plateau.
		It is more than a pleasuring ground for those who explore the roads, hike the trails, or float the currents of the turbulent Colorado River.
		The Grand Canyon we visit today is a gift from past generations.
	grandcanyon.areaparks.com (172 words)

	Georgian Index - Grand Tour
		So much so, that a prolonged tour was often substituted for a college education rather than being a mere addendum to a college degree.
		Since the Grand Tour was intended to be more edifying than amusing, a young English sojourner traveled with a tutor to supervise his lessons and conduct.
		Their visions of how this landscape might have appeared were formed from reading Latin poetry and from places visited on the Grand Tour, and from the landscape paintings of Claude, Poussin and others.
	www.georgianindex.net /Gtour/Grand-tour.html (1002 words)

	Grand Tour - PittsburghLIVE.com
		They did such a good job at restoring the estate that their property is the featured home on the 16th annual Holiday Tour of Homes on Nov. 19 in Butler.
		The couple had to be persuaded to put their house on the tour.
		Joyce Catt, co-chairperson of the event, says that this is the earliest they've had the tour in 16 years.
	pittsburghlive.com /x/style/homegarden/s_393762.html (607 words)

	GRAND CANYON RAILWAY
		This tour departs from Williams, AZ, not the Grand Canyon.
		During your 3-1/2 hour layover at the Grand Canyon, you may spend the time on your own (there is a shuttle service operating) or opt for a fully-narrated motor coach tour.
		Grand Canyon Railways and Canyon Country Online assume no responsibility for lost or stolen tickets or for passengers who have missed their scheduled train.
	www.canyon-country.com /flagstaff/gctrain.htm (1442 words)

	History
		The Grand Tour is in essence a British invention because by the 18th Century Britain was the wealthiest nation in the world and had a large upper class with both the time and the money to travel.
		William Randolph Hearst took his first Grand Tour at the age of 10 in 1873, spending a year and a half traveling and beginning a habit of collecting which resulted in a collection accumulated during his life that is impossible to describe.
		By the 1960s the Grand Tour had been adopted, in a less formal fashion, by college students worldwide who purchased ‘round-the-world plane tickets, Eurail passes, and set off with their backpacks staying in youth hostels the world over.
	www.grand-tour.org /history.htm (780 words)

	Grand Tour of Poland
		Enjoy a guided tour of Warsaw including Royal Route, the Old Town and a visit to the Royal Castle.
		Today you'll have a sightseeing tour of Gdansk /Dluga street, Neptune Fountain, Arthus Court Hall, St. Mary's Church and the Oliva Cathedral where a concert is played on a Rococo organ.
		Afternoon at leisure or you may tour the Wieliczka Salt Mine-one of the oldest salt mines in Europe.
	www.eurogroups.com /us/tours/itineraries/itin_grand_tour_of_poland.htm (461 words)

	Sedona Grand Canyon Tour Company (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Touring the American Southwest in a Western way.
		We specialize in personalized Western tours to the Grand Canyon and other beautiful Northern Arizona canyons.
		For additional tour information please call (928)284-4735 or email info@sedonagrandcanyontourcompany.com.
	www.sedonagrandcanyontourcompany.com (103 words)

	Untitled Document
		Welcome to the Grand Tour, it is wonderful that you have decided to finish your education traveling, studying, and immersing yourself in foreign cultures on the Continent.
		The tour is usually a feature of the English aristocratic culture, but not solely limited to the upper class.
		Sending one’s eldest son abroad to complete his education and prepare for a career is reasoning behind the popularity of the Grand Tour during this century, especially the later half of the 18th century.
	www.umich.edu /~ece/student_projects/grandtour_tourism/grandtour.html (439 words)

	Amazon.com: Venice and the Grand Tour: Books: Bruce Redford (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Redford (English, Univ. of Chicago) examines the uses of the "grand tour" of France and Italy for young English gentlemen of the period 1650-1800, explaining why it was held in contempt as well as in high regard.
		It covers anxieties about the tour; the influence of the tour on art and architecture; the differences in the tour in Venice and Rome as reflected in portraiture; and the development of the tour over time as reflected in poetry and prose.
		This book would be especially interesting to a young person embarking on their own grand tour to study abroad in Europe.
	www.amazon.com /exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0300069111?v=glance (834 words)

	The Grand Tour of Los Angeles - Special Events Services
		This is one of the most popular combination tours and offers an opportunity to visit Hollywood Blvd., the Sunset Strip, Grauman's Chinese Theatre, Melrose, Hard Rock Cafe, Rodeo Drive, the La Brea Tar Pits, the Music Center and the new Disney Concert Hall.
		Tours are based on possible restrictions and limitations due to a seasonal nature, minimum group size, space availability and any other consideration that is beyond the tour operator's control.
		As a rule, the minimum for Group Tours is based on 10 passengers, however, to accommodate reservations the operator will attempt to consolidate groups within space limitations.
	www.specialeventsservices.com /grandtourla.htm (360 words)

	CPL® World Tour Finals (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		The CPL World Tour finals culminate on Tuesday, November 22 at the Nokia Theatre in Times Square, with a head-to-head competition between the top two finalists for a combined $250,000 in prizes.
		Red Bull is presenting DJ Rob Swift, which will perform at the conclusion of the Cyberathlete Professional League® (CPL) World Tour Grand Finals on Tuesday, November 22nd at the Nokia Theatre Times Square.
		The Cyberathlete Professional League (CPL) is proud to announce that the tournament seedings and brackets for the CPL World Tour Grand Finals have been released.
	www.cplworldtour.com /finals (622 words)

	Frederick Wildman and Sons, Ltd. US Importer of Fine Wines and Spirits
		Known for its GRAND TOUR series, Frederick Wildman and Sons, Ltd., has just released the dates of the upcoming USA crusade.
		Grand in size and grand in status, GRAND TOUR 2004 is a virtual tour of vineyards and vintages spanning seven cities.
		Over the past sixteen editions, Wildman's biennial GRAND TOUR has redefined the common wine tasting, epitomizing quality and excellence for wine lovers across America.
	www.frederickwildman.com /wildmansite/wmphp/public_relations.php3?id=47 (244 words)

	Grand Tour - Chicago, IL
		Tours run from October 1, 2004-May 31, 2005; tours leave at 10:00a.m.
		Tour runs for approximately 4 hours and will stop at Lincoln Park and the Museum campus for photo opportunities.
		A mere 175 years old, the City of Chicago is located in the state of Illinois, on the western shore of Lake Michigan.
	www.vacationsmadeeasy.com /ChicagoIL/activity/GrandTour.cfm (407 words)

	Grand Canyon Rafting, Salmon River Rafting, Cataract Canyon Rafting and more - Tour West
		Whether you are looking for a Grand Canyon rafting trip, a Cataract Canyon rafting trip, or a Salmon River rafting trip, we have the right vacation for you!
		The Colorado River through the Grand Canyon has intrigued the minds and lives of men since first being conquered by John Wesley Powell in 1869.
		The Grand Canyon, Cataract Canyon, and the Salmon River are three of the premier rafting trips in North America.
	www.twriver.com (337 words)

	Grand Canyon Adventure Tour from Las Vegas to Canyon West Ranch by helicopter (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		This exclusive tour allows you to be one of few to actually descend below the rim past towering geological rock formations.
		Your air tour will conclude with a stop at a working cattle ranch located near the Grand Canyon West Rim.
		This part of the tour will need to be reserved and paid for at the time of your arrival at the ranch.
	www.18002canyon.com /heloadvt.html (552 words)

	Our Grand Tour of Europe
		We were building our energy for the grand finale of our grand tour-- a 100 mile walk in the Swiss Alps.
		Some of the children in our tour group got quite wet, but then of course they wanted to get wet and always stood right where the water was coming out.
		At the end of the tour we got to go to a tavern and we each got two free beers and a big soft pretzel.
	www.slowtrav.com /blog/kaydee (3609 words)

	Grand Canyon Railway - The Official Site
		Of all that may pull you to the Grand Canyon, nothing is more powerful than Grand Canyon Railway's fleet of vintage locomotives.
		Each train engine, both steam and diesel, and each train car, from Coach to First Class, has been painstakingly restored to its original state by a staff of mechanics who see their work as more a labor of love than a job.
		Each is bursting with local and Grand Canyon folklore and history, as well as Grand Canyon Railway knowledge.
	www.thetrain.com (317 words)

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