RÉSUMÉ:

Departing on Sept.7/2001, about 50 Morissettes and friends made a 17 day trip to the land of the Morissette's ancestors. This trip was organized by "Agence de voyages OMNITOUR" of Quebec City with the contribution of Raymond Morissette, vice president of the "Association des familles Morissette inc."

September 7/2001: MONTRÉAL-PARIS
Departure in jumbojet from Montreal Mirabel Airport  with Air Transat.
Dinner (included) and breakfast (included) served on board.

September 8/2001: PARIS
AM: arrival at Paris Charles-de-Gaules Airport.
PM: guided tour of Paris in autocar.
Dinner (included) and free evening.

September 9/2001: PARIS
Breakfast at the hotel.
Discovering of Paris in autocar.
Dinner (included) and boat tour on river "la Seine" during the evening.

September 10/2001: PARIS-TOURS
Breakfast at the hotel.
AM: guided tour of "Château de Versailles".
PM: guided tour of "Maison de Jeanne D’Arc", "Parc Floral de la Source" and "Château de Chambord".
Lodging at Tours.
Dinner (included) and free evening.

September 11/2001: TOURS
Breakfast at the hotel.
AM: visit of Tours and visit of "Château Asay-le-Rideaux".
PM: visit of "Château de Chenonceaux".
Dinner (included) and sound and light show at "Château Asay-le-Rideau".

September 12/2001: TOURS-LA ROCHELLE
Breakfast at the hotel.
AM: visit of "Musée municipal acadien' in Chatellerault.
AM: visit of "village d'Archigny".
PM: guided tour of Poitiers.
PM: visit of the "Donjon de Niort".
PM: visit of the "Minoterie Morisset" at Mauzé-dur-le-Mignon.
Dinner (included) and free evening.

September 13/2001: LA ROCHELLE
Breakfast at the hotel.
AM: guided tour of La Rochelle.
PM: boat tour at "Île d'Oléron".
Civic reception at La Rochelle in the evening.
Dinner (included) and free evening.

September 14/2001: LA ROCHELLE
Breakfast at the hotel..
Discovery of La Rochelle area:
Lunch at Berson and wine tasting at winemaker "La Braulterie Morisset".
Visit of the  well known OTARD cognacmaker in Cognac.
Cognac tasting and dinner (included).

September 15/2001: LA ROCHELLE
Breakfast at the hotel.
Civic reception in Thouarsais-Bouildroux and unveiling of a plate honoring the ancestor Mathurin Morisset.
Stop at St-Sauveur-de-Nuaillé, place of birth of the ancestor Pierre Morisset.
Stop at Coulon and boat cruise in 'Marais Poitevin".
Dinner (included) and evening folk at Vanneau.

September 16/2001: LA ROCHELLE
Breakfast at the hotel.
Celebrations and reunion in Surgères, place of birth of the ancestor Jean Moricet.
Catholic celebration and unveiling of a plate honoring the ancestor Jean Morisset.
Lunch with French cousins.
Dinner (not included) and free evening ... to meet our French cousins.

September 17/2001: LA ROCHELLE-ST-MALO
Breakfast at the hotel.
Travelling from La Rochelle to St-Malo.
Visit of Rennes and "Jardin de Thabor".
Dinner (included) and lodging in St-Malo.

September 18/2001: ST-MALO
Breakfast at the hotel.
AM: guided tour of St-Malo.
PM: visit of Dinard.
Dinner (not included) and lodging in St-Malo.

September 19/2001: ST-MALO
Breakfast at the hotel.
AM: visit of "Mont St-Michel".
PM: visit of "Villedieu-les-Poêles"
Dinner (not included) and lodging in St-Malo.

September 20/2001: ST-MALO-ROUEN
Breakfast at the hotel.
AM: visit of "Mémorial du débarquement" in Caen.
Lunch in Honfleur.
Dinner (included) and lodging in Rouen.

September 21/2001: ROUEN-PARIS
Breakfast at the hotel.
AM: guided tour of Rouen.
PM: lunch (not included) and visit of the "Jardins de Giverny".
Dinner (not included) and lodging in Paris.

September 22/2001: PARIS
Breakfast at the hotel.
AM: visit of "Musé du Louvre".
PM: shopping at  "Galeries de la Fayette" and "Galeries Le Printemps".
PM: visit of the 'Cathédrale du Sacré-Coeur".
Farewell  dinner (included) at "La Butte à Montmartre".
Visit of the "Basilique du Sacré-Coeur".

September 23/2001: PARIS-MONTREAL
Breakfast at the hotel.
Departure in jumbojet from Paris Charles-de-Gaules Airport with Air Transat.
Arrival in the afternoon at Montreal Mirabel Airport.
Lunch and snack (included) served on board.