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BONUS HIGHLIGHTS
Welcome Orientation * English Channel Crossing * French Bistro Dinner * Paris by Night * Seine River Boat Cruise * Brussels Grand' Place *Dutch Dinner * Amsterdam Canal Boat Ride * Edam Cheese Farm * Bicycling in Windmill Country * Cologne Gothic Cathedral * Rhine River Cruise * Traditional German Dinner * Heidelberg Castle * Hansel & Gretel's Black Forest * Roaring Rhine Falls * Liechtenstein * Munich Glockenspiel * Salzburg Mozart Sights * AESU's ALPINE CENTER * Venice Grand Canal Boatride * Murano Glass-blowing Workshop * Florentine Leather Workshop * Lavish Roman Banquet * Rome's Trevi Fountain & Ancient Illuminated Ruins * Vatican City...AND MUCH MORE!
Day 1
Travel to London
You're on your way to new sights and sounds. Relax during the overnight flight to Ole London Town.
Meals:
In-flight
Day 2
London
You have the afternoon to explore a bit before the AESU welcome orientation. Then join some of your travel companions during your free evening by going on a pub-crawl or hobnobbing at a posh nightclub.
Meals:
In-flight, Dinner
Day 3
London
This morning we see some of London's famous sights - Big Ben, Tower Bridge, Piccadilly Circus, St. Paul's Cathedral, Buckingham Palace to name a few. During your free afternoon, stroll through Hyde Park, ride double-decker busses or shop at Harrods in the fashionable area of Knightsbridge. Nighttime suggestions: take in a West End play, National Theater production or Shakespeare at the Globe Theater.
Meals:
Breakfast
Day 4
London * Eurostar to Paris
Travel through southern England and Kent today. After boarding our ship near the white cliffs of Dover, we cross the English Channel en route to Paris, "City of Romance." Drive along the grand boulevards past the illuminated monuments and fountains. We'll dine together at our French Bistro Dinner including superb wine. Afterward, take a moonlight cruise down the Seine on a glass-topped "Bateau Mouche."
Meals:
Breakfast, Dinner
Day 5
Paris
Our morning sightseeing takes us along wide tree-lined avenues and past elegant architecture -Arc de Triomphe, Eiffel Tower, The Opera, and more. Our local art historian shows us
Quasimodo’s Notre Dame Cathedral and Place de la Concorde where the guillotine once stood. Your afternoon is free
.
Meals:
Breakfast
Day 6
Paris
Consider exploring the Left Bank bookstalls, have your portrait done by Place du Tertre artists or sample the delectable pastries for which this country is famous. Your free evening may find you
watching the world go by from a sidewalk cafe on the Champs Elysées or join in the excitement at a can-can cabaret.
Meals:
Breakfast
Day 7
Paris * Brussels * Amsterdam - Dutch Countryside
We leave Paris, driving northward through Champagne country to Brussels, Belgium. See the Grand' Place, a perfect medieval square with gilded Renaissance houses and the statue of Mennekin-Pis, then on to Amsterdam. Dine tonight at our fun Indonesian Rice Table, a specialty in Holland, as Indonesia was once a Dutch colony. A relaxing boat ride through the maze of tree-lined canals and under arched stone bridges in the "city below sea level" rounds off the day.
Meals:
Breakfast, Dinner
Day 8
Amsterdam - Dutch Countryside
Today join in the locals' favorite pastime as we ride bicycles along the famous dikes, through the windmill-dotted countryside and 13th –century Dutch fishing villages. See wooden shoes being carved and Edam cheese being made. Back in Amsterdam there will be free time to tour the Van Gogh or Rijksmuseum, the Anne Frank house or shop for famous Delftware china
Meals:
Breakfast
Day 9
Cologne - Rhine River Cruise * Heidelberg
Cross the German border into Cologne, famous for the world’s largest Gothic cathedral that took over 600 years to complete. Then we board our boat and cruise past the notorious Lorelei Rock, terraced vineyards and castles nestled in the hills overlooking the Rhine. Once ashore a short ride brings us to Germany's oldest university town. Climb to the Palatine Elector's Castle for a stupendous view over Heidelberg before we dine on traditional German fare.
Meals:
Breakfast, Dinner
Day 10
Black Forest - Rhine Falls * Swiss Alps
Journey southward to the mysterious Black Forest, thick with evergreens and dotted with gingerbread houses. Stop deep in the forest, with free time to snack on delicious Black Forest Cake and watch cuckoo clocks being made. After the Swiss border, we come to the largest waterfall in Europe, the Rhine Falls, before traveling on, past Zurich, into William Tell Country.
Meals:
Breakfast
Day 11
Lucerne Area
This is the perfect day to explore charming Lucerne. Shop for Swiss watches and chocolates, explore the old town and scenic wooden bridge dating from 1333, or take a boat ride on Lake Lucerne. In the afternoon you might consider an excursion up on one of the highest mountains in central Switzerland. Drink in the pure crisp air and stunning jagged mountain spires with swirling snow. Tonight join our optional Swiss Folklore Party and dinner.
Meals:
Breakfast
Day 12
Lucerne * Liechtenstein - Munich
Travel through more breathtaking Alpine scenery on our way to Liechtenstein, one of the smallest and wealthiest countries in the world. Later, arrive in the fun-filled Oktoberfest city of Munich where we'll see the Glockenspiel chimes. Free evening to check out the oom-pah-pah bands at the rowdy Hofbrauhaus.
Meals:
Breakfast, Dinner
Day 13
Munich * Salzburg - Austrian Alpine Center
Travel to Salzburg, Austria, home of the summer music festival, as well as Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's birthplace. Explore the narrow streets lined with colorful wrought iron signs and shops before we continue to Europe's largest alpine sports region. Be our guest for two nights of fitness and fun while nestled in the snow-capped Austrian mountains at our Alpine Center.
Meals:
Breakfast, Dinner
Day 14
Alpine Center: Optional Horseback Riding & Whitewater Rafting
All day is at your leisure; go for a hike in the Alps then unwind in the sauna, take a ride on horseback through alpine meadows, or join the fun and excitement of whitewater rafting. The
options are endless in nature’s paradise.
Meals:
Breakfast
Day 15
Austrian Lake District * Venice
Lakes give way to the Adriatic Sea en route to romantic Venice, floating on a lagoon with its houses perched on pilings. On our walking tour we cross ornate bridges and follow narrow, winding alleys past 12th and 18th-century marble palaces. At St. Mark's Square photo-ops abound with the world's friendliest pigeons and with local artisans at a Murano glass-blowing workshop. Leisure time may find you on a romantic gondola gliding through the intricate maze of canals.
Meals:
Breakfast
Day 16
Venice * Florence
Travel southward through the Po Valley to Florence, "Art Capital of the World" and birthplace of Michelangelo. Our local art historian will show us the Gates of Paradise and the marble Santa Maria del Fiore Cathedral. We’ll also visit a Florentine leather workshop. Then free time to shop for leather and gold jewelry or explore the Uffizi Galleries to see the collections of Giotto, Botticelli, Raphael and da Vinci. Tonight dine at a lovely Florentine trattoria.
Meals:
Breakfast, Dinner
Day 17
Florence * Rome
Depart for the Eternal City of Rome, passing the Apennine Mountains and the Chianti vineyards of Tuscany. Free time for roaming in Rome-stop to throw 3 coins in the Trevi Fountain to ensure your return or sample sinfully delicious "gelati" ice cream at popular Piazza Navona.
Meals:
Breakfast
Day 18
Rome * Vatican City
See the Colosseum where gladiators fought to the death and the Forum Romanum where Caesar was assassinated in 44 B.C. Then to Vatican City, the world's smallest state, to visit St. Peter's Basilica housing Michelangelo's magnificent "Pieta." Travel the Via Appia tonight to indulge in our Roman Banquet complete with Italian specialties and wine. Our return ride takes us past the city’s illuminated ancient ruins.
Meals:
Breakfast, Dinner,
Day 19
Travel Home
Our Euro Focus ends with breakfast this morning. Board your flight bound for home with great memories and plans to return another time.
Meals:
Breakfast, In-Flight meals,
 
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