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Arriving In Canada
Upon arrival to the Montreal YUL international airport at 3:35 P.M, all three teams will need to hail down a taxi to take them to their next destination at 4:00. They will need 25 min to get luggage and walk to front of airport. From the airport to the Sofitel Montreal Golden Mile its a total of 12 miles. While driving,the members of the teams will see the CULTURAL LANDSCAPE( a geographic area,including both cultural and natural resources) of Canada which is urban but still designed with nature. -
End of Day 1
At 7:05 the teams will walk back to the hotel which will take 11 minutes, and go into their assigned rooms by 7:30. Lights off by 11:00 P.M in order to get up the next morning to catch the flight going to destination #2. -
Small scale Montreal
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Flight To Canada
All three teams need to arrive at the Mami International Airport by 7:30 A.M. in order to catch the Delta 2003 Flight leaving at 8:15 A.M. Expect a 2hr and 53 min layover in New York City at the JFK airport and board Delta 5332 to Montreal YUL airport at 1:59 P.M. Land in Montreal at 3:35 P.M. Your total flight time is 4 hours and 27 minutes -
Hotel Arrival
Upn arrival to the Sofitel Montreal Golden Mile at 4:15, all teams need to be checked in, and in the assigned rooms by 4:30. Once settled in the teams will need to be back downstairs and hail a taxi no later than 4:45. During the taxi ride, members of the teams should take note that were passing though the CENTRAL BUSINESS DISTRICT( is the commercial and business centre of a city) which is actually quite large in Montreal. -
First Activity In Canada
At 4:45 the teams will leave Sofitel Montreal Golden Mile Hotel, and walk for a total of 5 minutes to get to the Deville Dinerbar. Once they arrive at abuot 4:50, then the teams will have an hour to finish their meals, and be ready to move on to their first challenge of the race. While walking they'll notice that the CITY(coglomeration of people and buildings to serve as a center of politic, culture, and economics) is diverse and it attracts many nationalities. -
First Challenge in Canada
After finishing dinner at the Deville Dinerbar,the teams will need to have started walking towards their first challenge by 6:00 P.M. The teams will be walking to the Bell Centre where they will be required to use a Zamboni on the ice right before the 7:30 game. Ice Hockey is a big part of Canadien CULTURE(the sum total of knowledge,attitudes,and habitual behavior patterns shared and transmitted by the members of a society) so make sure that you learn to use the Zamboni correctly. Be done by 7. -
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The Amazing Race by Zoe Shillingford, Haley Paulk, and Toni Owens
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Flight to Germany
All teams need to be downstairs and packed by 9:00 A.M in order to eat breakfast. By 9:30 A.M the teams will catch a taxi for 12 miles, and arrive at the airport by 9:45. They will be taking Air Canada flight 921 at 10:41 A.M. They will land in Newark at 12:25 P.M and shold expect a 5 hour layover in Newark. At 5:20 they will board Air Canada 846 and Fly to Munich, Germany 7:20 A.M the next day. Total Flight time is 9 hours and 44 minutes. -
Large scale map of Zurich Germany
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Back to Hotel
At 1:45 the teams will need to hail taxis and take the hour and a half drive back to hotel. Once at hotel, the teams have freedom to check out the city of munich as long as they are back before 10 PM. -
Holocaust Mueseum Munich
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Small Scale Map
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Arrival in germany
arrival in Munich,Germany at 7:20 A.M, and all teams will take a taxi from the airport to Sofitel Munich Bayerpost Hotel at 7:40 A.M. The distance from the airport to the hotel is about 35 miles so the taxis will arrive at about 8:15 A.M. -
Hotel in Germany
Teams will have about 39 minutes to get settled into their hotel room and must be back downstairs at 8:54 A.M in order to catch the taxi that will be taking them to challenge #2. -
Challenge #2 Germany
Once in the taxis, all teams will be driveen to the FC Bayern soccer stadium to get one soccer ball signed by Thomas mueller. It is about a six minute DISTANCE(measurement of physical space between two places) from hotel to stadium. Germany is often considered as one of the CULTURAL HEARTHS(heartland, source area, innovation center) of soccer so it is important that we go there. Teams have from 9:00 A.m to 10 a.m to find Thomas Mueller and get the ball signed. -
Challenge #3 Germany
All teams need to catch taxi frrom Fc Bayern to Seerestaurant Lido a restaurant in Seeshaupt by 10:00 A.m and travel 99 miles to arrive at the restaurant by 11:45 A.M. The challenge is to eat applestrufel, a really popular food whos HEARTH( the area where an idea or cultural trait origniates) begins in Germany. Teams have until 1 Pm to order and consume applestrufel.Try and pick up on the German LANGUAGE( a set of sounds,combination of sounds,and symbols used for communication) while ordering. -
Flight to Italy
Teams will wake up at 6 A.m and take taxi to Munich Airport. They wll catch the KLM 790 flight to Amsterdam at 7 AM. Expect a 1hr 10 min layover at the AMS airport and board Klm 1601 to Rome, Italy at 9:55 AM. Land in Rome, Italy at 12:10 PM. Total flight time with layover is 5hr and 10min. -
Challenge #4 Italy
After the teams arrive in Rome Italy, they will take a 30 min taxi ride to vatican city,and arrive at the St peters Basilica Church at 12:40 PM. The OFFICIAL LANGUAGE( in multilingual countries selected often by the educated and politically elite) is Italian,especially in vatican city. A PULL FACTOR(positive things that draw people to an area) for vatican city is the mysterious atmosphere there. There is also very little URBANIZATION(the physical growth of urban areas)in the city.Stay to 12AM. -
Return to Rome
At 12:30 AM all teams need to hail a taxi and return to Rome by 1:00 AM. Once in Rome, teams will go to the local mcdonalds which is ten minutes into the city. Teams have until 3 AM to eat. -
Flight to Beijing
From the Mcdonalds in Rome, take a taxi back to the airport which is 10 minutes away, and be ready to board Air China 940 going to Beijing at 4:30 AM.. There is no layover, it is a nonstop flight, and the plane will land in Beijing on plane for a total of 6 hours at 10:30AM. The total flight time is 10hr and 30min. Sleep -
Large scale Map of Beijing
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Challenge #5 Beijing
Once the plane arrives in Beijing at 10:30 AM, all teams will catch a taxi to the noodle loft where their next challenge will begin. While driving, members of the teams notice there arent alot of chldren due to the ONECHILD POLICY(a program established by the chinese government in 1979 to slow population groth in China) The LANDSCAPE(the overall apperance of an area) has lots of trees and nature is the center of the design. At the noodle loft teams will learn how to make noodles and done by 1PM. -
Flight To Sydney
Teams will take taxi from the Noodle Loft and return to the Beijing Airport. It will be approximately a 30 minute drive. When teams arrive at 2:30 they will board Air China flight 173 to Sydney Austrailia which leaves at 3 PM. There isnt a layover, it is a nonstop flight. Land in Sydney at 1 Am. The total flight time is 10 hours. -
Large Scale Map China
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Large Scale Austrailia
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Small scale Australia
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Arrive in Sydney
Once teams arrive in Sydney at 1 AM, they will take a taxi to the 1888 Hotel. It is a total of 9 miles and will take about 10 minutes. -
Arrive at hotel
Once teams arrive at the 1888 hotel at 1:10 AM, they will check in and sleep in until 10 AM and downstairs at 10:30AM, and then they will eat breakast and be done at 11:30 AM. After breakfast they will walk to the Sydney opera house which takes 30 minutes, arriving there at 12PM for their final challenge. -
Challenge #6 Austrailia
While walking the teams will walk around as EXPLORERS(a person examining the region that is unknown to them)At 12 PM, teams will arrive at the Sydney Opera House where their challenge os to sing with Celine Dion. They have 1 hour to complete the last and final challenge. At 1:00 the race will be over. -
Flight to Miami
At 1:00 Pm, the teams will catch a taxi back to the Sydney Austrailia airport and catch the 1:30 filght back to Miami, Florida. The plane is Delta 728 and they will arrive back in Miami at 11:59 PM. This concludes our Amazing Race. -
Miami international airport
