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Day 1 |
Departure from the USA bound for
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Day 2 |
Rothenburg
We are met by our
European Institute Tour Director and accompanied to our
centrally located hotel, before we begin exploring this city.
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Day 3 |
Munich
Spend time this morning exploring medieval Rothenburg,
a well-preserved town complete with ramparts and towers,
16th-century houses and cobbled lanes. Our visit also
includes the castle which dominates the town.
We follow the Romantic Road past picturesque
Dinkelsbuehl to the capital of Bavaria, Munich.
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Day 4 |
Munich
Sightseeing with our local guide shows us the Olympic
Stadium, Frauenkirche and the famous
Glockenspiel in the Marienplatz town hall
square.
This afternoon we take a thought-provoking pilgrimage to
Dachau, site of the concentration camp memorial.
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Day 5 |
Innsbruck
We begin with a visit to mad King Ludwig's
magnificent castle of Neuschwanstein (inspiration
for the Disney castle).
Then, through the Bavarian Alps to Innsbruck
in the Tyrol, a region considered by many to be
one of the most beautiful in the world, with deep blue
lakes and white stone houses in the classic Alpine
style. Our Innsbruck sightseeing tour views the
Olympic ski jump, the Golden Roof, Hofburg
Palace and the Wilten Basilica.
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Day 6 |
Lucerne Today we journey through stunning mountain
scenery to the Swiss town of Lucerne, stopping for lunch
in one of the world's smallest principalities,
Lichtenstein.
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Day 7 |
Lucerne
Sightseeing of Lucerne includes the moving Swiss Lion
Monument, the mural-decorated wooden bridge,
and the Old Town. Plenty of time at leisure to
shop for Swiss watches, chocolate, take a hike in the
Alps or just enjoy the mountain scenery from a boat
ride along Lake Lucerne.
In afternoon, perhaps
enjoy an optional cable-car ride up the 7000 foot Mt.
Pilatus.
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Day 8 |
Heidelberg Area
Today we go first
to the impressive Rhine Falls at Schaffhausen
and then continue through the Black Forest to
Heidelberg. Here we visit the Castle situated high
above this university city. During our walking tour we
discover why Goethe, Mark Twain and
Victor Hugo, to name but a few, were all drawn here.
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Day 9 |
Return to the USA. |
