ENCHANTING EUROPE
Day 1 - (Sat.) Board your overnight transatlantic flight. Day 2 - Arrival in London, England. (Sun.) Uniformed Globus Hosts are available to help you make the most of your stay. Day 3 - London. (Mon.) Sightseeing with a professional Local Guide includes all the famous landmarks: Knightsbridge with Harrods, the Houses of Parliament and Big Ben beside the River Thames, Westminster Abbey, Whitehall's
mounted horseguards and the Prime Minister's Downing Street, and Buckingham Palace. Highlights are a visit to ST. PAUL'S CATHEDRAL and the ceremonial pageantry of the Changing of the Guard, if held. Time in the afternoon for independent activities. Optional excursions are available to the Tower of London and to Windsor Castle. Tonight, maybe a leisurely cruise on the River Thames" (B) Day 4 - London - Paris, France. (Tue.) Meet your Tour Director and traveling companions and transfer to the railway station to board the EUROSTAR TRAIN to Paris, the splendid capital of a beautiful country. This evening, you may wish to join an optional dinner at a local restaurant followed by an illumination drive of the city. (B) Day 5 - Paris. (Wed.) Discover the world capital of chic and style with a Local Guide and admire its most famous sights: the Opéra, Arc de Triomphe, Champs-Elysées, Notre Dame Cathedral, and more. For a bird's-eye view, take the elevator to the second floor of the EIFFEL TOWER. An optional excursion to the lavish baroque Palace of Versailles is available. Tonight, a lively cabaret show might just be the ticket. (B) Day 6 - Paris - Lucerne, Switzerland. (Thu.) A comfortable ride on the highway skirting Fontainebleau Forest and the vineyards of Burgundy to the Swiss border. Enjoy vistas of the Alps as you enter picture-book Lucerne. (B,D) Day 7 - Lucerne. (Fri.) Admire Thorwaldsen's LION MONUMENT and the ornate patrician houses lining the cobbled streets of the walled Old Town, then cross the famous covered CHAPEL BRIDGE to the Jesuit Church. Afterwards, shop for Swiss watches and choose from our optional activities: climb a mountain by cable car, take a cruise on the fjord-like lake, or join a folklore party with yodeling and alphorn blowing. (B) Day 8 - Lucerne - Vaduz, Liechtenstein - Innsbruck, Austria - Munich, Germany. (Sat.) Morning break is in Vaduz, capital of the pocket-sized Principality of Liechtenstein. In Innsbruck, take a pleasant stroll through quaint medieval lanes to Emperor Maximilian's GOLDEN ROOF. Next, stunning mountain views all along the road from the Austrian Tyrol to Bavaria and Munich. (B,D) Day 9 - Munich. (Sun.) Sightseeing with a Local Guide includes the Olympic Stadium, the 1,000-foot-high Television Tower, Nymphenburg Palace, MARIENPLATZ with the Old and New Town Halls, and the gothic Frauenkirche. An optional excursion to King Ludwig's Linderhof Castle and the Passion Play village of Oberammergau is available. (B) Day 10 - Munich - Rothenburg - Rhineland. (Mon.) North to fabulous Rothenburg with its ramparts and towers, cobbled lanes, and 16th-century houses. Next, arrive in your hotel at the Rhine River, where you will stay for the next two nights. (B,D) Day 11 - Rhineland. (Tue.) After a romantic RHINE CRUISE past castle-crested cliffs, terraced vineyards, and trim, half-timbered towns, an excursion to one of the castles is available. Late afternoon, enjoy a special highlight: a RIESLING WINE TASTING, the wine the area is famous for. (B) Day 12 - Rhineland - Cologne - Amsterdam, Holland. (Wed.) A leisurely departure this morning for Cologne, where you will visit the awesome twin-spired gothic CATHEDRAL. Then, continue through the Dutch region best known as the locale of A Bridge Too Far to Amsterdam, the Dutch capital. (B,D) Day 13 - Amsterdam. (Thu.) Enjoy a CANAL CRUISE with a Local Guide to see the patrician mansions, gabled façades, and humpback bridges, and hear about the history of the 700-year-old capital. Next, visit a major DIAMOND CENTER. Later, you may wish to join an optional excursion to Volendam. (B) Day 14 - (Fri.) Your homebound flight arrives the same day. (B) |
