Tours
LGCF, Inc. tours augment the income of the LGCF Special Funds.
The tour chairman plans tours with the approval of the LGCF President.
The tour chairman plans tours with the approval of the LGCF President.
Dear Members and Friends;
Some tours may seem far away—but to be able to make reservations and also to provide details and costs, our tours must be planned well in advance!! PLEASE CALL TO DISCUSS ANY QUESTIONS, LET ME KNOW IF YOU ARE INTERESTED, SHARE INFO WITH FRIENDS AND FAMILY TOO!!! THE ESTIMATIONS FOR THE PLANNED TOURS ARE LISTED BELOW Thank you, Naomi Cordill Tours Chair lgcftours@aol.com 318-498-0094 156 Botany Bay Road Saint Joseph, Louisiana 71366 |
DETAILS FOR THE FOLLOWING TOURS WILL FOLLOW
SPRING TOUR OF TEXAS BLUEBONNETS MARCH 29 TO APRIL 2, 2025
It is the time of year when wildflowers are popping up all over the countryside, painting Texas in shades of red, blue, yellow, and white. Texas respects the beauty of all wildflowers, but the Bluebonnet is the best! So, to make sure that you get your fill of Bluebonnet beauty, the plans are to take the ultimate Bluebonnet Rode Trip through the heart of Hill Country. We will head on our BUS TOUR to Houston, beginning in Monroe-with “pick-ups” in Alexandria, Lake Charles and on to the far-side of Houston. On to Burnet, Llano, and area. Then on to Fredericksburg. May even take a lake cruise!! We will return in the reverse order!! If you have been before—the area is ever-changing and the wildflowers are always exceptional
FALL TOUR OF BOSTON AND NEW HAMPSHIRE OCTOBER 9-14, 2025
Will fly into Boston, do the Harbor Tour, take the Hop-on/Hop-off Bus tour “and follow the “Freedom Trail,” visit Cheers; tour Faneuil Hall. Travel into the hills of Massachusetts to see the exquisite colors of Fall. Will have a great breakfast in the hills of at a small maple farm.
SPRING TOUR FOR NASHVILLE’S ANTIQUE & GARDEN SHOW TBD (JAN/FEB), 2026
Tour To Mackinac Island ????? OCTOBER 4 TO 10, 2026
It is the time of year when wildflowers are popping up all over the countryside, painting Texas in shades of red, blue, yellow, and white. Texas respects the beauty of all wildflowers, but the Bluebonnet is the best! So, to make sure that you get your fill of Bluebonnet beauty, the plans are to take the ultimate Bluebonnet Rode Trip through the heart of Hill Country. We will head on our BUS TOUR to Houston, beginning in Monroe-with “pick-ups” in Alexandria, Lake Charles and on to the far-side of Houston. On to Burnet, Llano, and area. Then on to Fredericksburg. May even take a lake cruise!! We will return in the reverse order!! If you have been before—the area is ever-changing and the wildflowers are always exceptional
FALL TOUR OF BOSTON AND NEW HAMPSHIRE OCTOBER 9-14, 2025
Will fly into Boston, do the Harbor Tour, take the Hop-on/Hop-off Bus tour “and follow the “Freedom Trail,” visit Cheers; tour Faneuil Hall. Travel into the hills of Massachusetts to see the exquisite colors of Fall. Will have a great breakfast in the hills of at a small maple farm.
SPRING TOUR FOR NASHVILLE’S ANTIQUE & GARDEN SHOW TBD (JAN/FEB), 2026
Tour To Mackinac Island ????? OCTOBER 4 TO 10, 2026
Philadelphia PA Flower Show 3/3-8/2024
Our LGCF TOUR in Philadelphia; all enjoying dinner at Hard Rock!! March 3, 2024
Photos by Tricia Ortalano
Photos by Naomi Cordill - March 4, 2024
Naomi Cordill - Orchids! March 5, 2024
Naomi Cordill - Ikebana - March 6, 2024
Naomi Cordill - Tablescapes - March 6, 2024
Naomi Cordill - Flower Show - March 6, 2024
Naomi Cordill - Garden Rooms, Etc. - March 6, 2024
Naomi Cordill - Spectacular Horticultural - March 6, 2024
Photos by Kyle Martin - March 4, 2024
Kyle Martin: Day Two at the Show - March 5, 2024
Went back this afternoon to Philadelphia Flower Show. What an experience I will never forget
Kyle Martin - Touring Philadelphia - March 5, 2024
Kyle Martin - Longwood Gardens - March 7, 2024
Last day of our trip, Longwood Gardens. A gardeners dream.
Versa Dore - Barnes Foundation - March 7, 2024
The Barnes Foundation this afternoon. He was an avid art collector who arranged his art as he saw a vision of how they related. He added furniture and other pieces as he saw a relationship between them. He never told of his interpretations, as he felt each should see art in his or her on interpretation. The art is placed as he left it when he passed away as per his will
Versa Dore - Longwood Gardens - March 7, 2024
Versa Dore - More Philadelphia Photos - March 6, 2024
Versa Dore - Lancaster PA - March 6, 2024
Went to Lancaster today to visit the Amish community. I was surprised at the size of their homes. They add on for married children, up to 3 families living in a home. One has 17 children. Met up with a few horse and buggies, visited a goat farm, leather shop, quilt shop and a replica of a 9 room home that included a room that was a school house, with original furnishings and clothing. They are hard working. Some now use solar panels for energy. They charge huge batteries to power lights and work equipment. Different communities have their own rules. Learned a lot about this beautiful culture today! Some use washers but none use dryers. All clothes are hung outside. Their bikes don't have peddles. They are built like scooters. There is one in the first pic
Holland for the Tulips
April 23 to May 2, 2023
Photos courtesy of Naomi Cordill and Kyle Martin
And away we go -- at long last!
We could not have timed it better to go to Holland to see the tulips!! The weather was still cool, but only had rain two times. We were very blessed that we had no delays and no cancellations!! We all arrived in Amsterdam and made our way to Utrecht, where we stayed the entire time and made day-trips out from.
Our first day was spent among the tulips at the Keukenhof, a very large garden that has tulips showcased over the entire property. If you have a color you can imagine—there is a tulip that is that color!! We took a boat ride along the canals around the gardens. My favorite was seeing the tulips still in the fields—spectacular. And as we road around on the bus, these tulip fields would just seem to pop up and surprise you with their beauty. The Tulip Experience was a large warehouse-type building that housed the history of the tulip industry. Also had rows of tulips planted, which allowed for picture taking without destroying the tulips.
Other excursions were to Amsterdam and the Rijksmuseum and Van Gogh Museum, as well as touring Anne Frank house. We also had a private canal-ride with wine and refreshments included. We traveled to Brugge, Belgium and enjoyed the walking tour and the beautiful canal ride. April 27, was the King’s Birthday celebration and was a national holiday. We were all reminded to wear “Halloween Orange,” as everyone in the country was dressed in orange in celebration of the King! And there really was a lot of orange!! This day may have been my favorite, as we went o Naarden, a very old, walled city that had been a fort. Because it was not a large city, the crowds were not as bad, and was fun celebrating with the village. We then traveled to my newest favorite small city—Giethoorn, a small village built on all the canals in the town. You could arrive at the city-center in a car, but you could go no where else without being in a boat. ALL the houses were reached by boat. Was very different but very unusual.
We next traveled to Gouda (g’HOW DA) where the cheese is made. And another very old city that has a plaza around which the town is built, and of course canals. Traveling from there to Kinderdijk, a World Heritage Site, that has dozens of working windmills—having persons living in them all the time. We took a boat ride on the canals to experience the windmills up close. Very interesting. Made a trip to the Hague, the capitol, and to Delft, where the famous blue porcelain is made. We toured the beautiful Delft Blauw Museum to view the beautiful porcelain. We also visited the Kroller Muller Museum and Paleis het Loo. We were fortunate that the Museum and Paleis had just been entirely renovated and had just re-opened. It was lovely.
Our guides were great and very informative, the tulips were exceptional, the group was wonderful to share the trip and lots of great memories were made.
Our first day was spent among the tulips at the Keukenhof, a very large garden that has tulips showcased over the entire property. If you have a color you can imagine—there is a tulip that is that color!! We took a boat ride along the canals around the gardens. My favorite was seeing the tulips still in the fields—spectacular. And as we road around on the bus, these tulip fields would just seem to pop up and surprise you with their beauty. The Tulip Experience was a large warehouse-type building that housed the history of the tulip industry. Also had rows of tulips planted, which allowed for picture taking without destroying the tulips.
Other excursions were to Amsterdam and the Rijksmuseum and Van Gogh Museum, as well as touring Anne Frank house. We also had a private canal-ride with wine and refreshments included. We traveled to Brugge, Belgium and enjoyed the walking tour and the beautiful canal ride. April 27, was the King’s Birthday celebration and was a national holiday. We were all reminded to wear “Halloween Orange,” as everyone in the country was dressed in orange in celebration of the King! And there really was a lot of orange!! This day may have been my favorite, as we went o Naarden, a very old, walled city that had been a fort. Because it was not a large city, the crowds were not as bad, and was fun celebrating with the village. We then traveled to my newest favorite small city—Giethoorn, a small village built on all the canals in the town. You could arrive at the city-center in a car, but you could go no where else without being in a boat. ALL the houses were reached by boat. Was very different but very unusual.
We next traveled to Gouda (g’HOW DA) where the cheese is made. And another very old city that has a plaza around which the town is built, and of course canals. Traveling from there to Kinderdijk, a World Heritage Site, that has dozens of working windmills—having persons living in them all the time. We took a boat ride on the canals to experience the windmills up close. Very interesting. Made a trip to the Hague, the capitol, and to Delft, where the famous blue porcelain is made. We toured the beautiful Delft Blauw Museum to view the beautiful porcelain. We also visited the Kroller Muller Museum and Paleis het Loo. We were fortunate that the Museum and Paleis had just been entirely renovated and had just re-opened. It was lovely.
Our guides were great and very informative, the tulips were exceptional, the group was wonderful to share the trip and lots of great memories were made.
Tour Photos 4/25/2023
More of the Keukenhof by Naomi Cordill
Up close and Personal!!! by Naomi Cordill
Tour Photos 4/26/2023 Utrecht
Bruges
April 28, 2023 - Photos by Kyle Rovira Martin
"Gouda (pronounced "Howdah") day trip with LGCF tour. Cheese, delicious cheese"
April 29, 2023 - Photos by Kyle Rovira Martin
"To continue with our LGCF Tour, we visited The Hague, Mauritshuis Museum and Delft Museum. Beautiful weather and so much fun with our group!"
Naomi Cordill: Den Haag! (The Hague)
Naomi Cordill: Delft!! A beautiful day!!
April 30, 2023 - Photos by Kyle Rovira Martin
Today we visited the Kroller-Muller Musem and Sculpture Garden. The 2nd largest collection of van Gogh. Last pictures are of the Paleis het Loo, summer palace of King and Queen of Netherlands. Renovation of this palace and gardens just finished on April 22nd
May 1, 2023 - Kyle Rovira Martin
"Last day of our Netherlands trip, Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam. Also on our last day and probably my most favorite, Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam. Our guide, Kaleigh, was fantastic."
NAARDEN - Photos by Naomi Cordill
Naarden!! Finally posting the first part of my favorite day ( hard to decide) on our tour. Celebrating the King's Birthday! All wearing orange in his honor!! A fortress built up by hand! Destroyed and rebuilt!!
Giethoorn - Photos by Naomi Cordill
Giethoorn! My favorite new Town!! Hope to return for several days in the future!! Our 2nd half of King's Day!