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(Lesson below!) BERLIN: World-class cultural sites, dynamic architecture and unstoppable energy, Berlin is a city on the move. We visit the museums -ancient treasures at the Pergamon and Egyptian museums, and German Expressionism at the Neue Nationalgalerie. From Potzdamer Platz to Checkpoint Charlie, we feel the past and see the future in Berlin.
(Lesson below!) MUNICH AND BAVARIA: Marienplatz pulses with outdoor cafes, shoppers, and street musicians. At the Hofbrauhaus, we sample Bavarian beer. Then it's on to the Residenz, the family palace built by the Wittlesbachs. The Dachau concentration camp reminds us of the dark side of Germany's past. Lighter vistas include-- "Mad" King Ludwig's fairytale castle and an exhilarating luge ride.
(Lesson below!) SALZBURG AND THE LAKES DISTRICT: In musical Salzburg, we focus on Austria's easy approach to life, take a funicular to Europe's greatest medieval fort, and shop along fine baroque streets. We visit the house where the young Mozart was composed his first masterpiece. Then we relax in Austria's woodsy "Sound of Music" land, the Salzkammergut Lakes District.
(Lesson below!) VIENNA AND THE DANUBE: Habsburg palaces, coffee houses, Strauss waltzes...all symbolic of Vienna. We get a behind-the-scenes peek at how exquisite china is made at
GERMANY'S ROMANTIC ROAD: The Romantic Road winds through some of Germany's most picturesque countryside. We start our journey in Würzburg with a visit to the spectacular Residenz and taste wine at one of Würzburg's many wine festivals. Every July the medieval town of Dinkelsbühl celebrates the day the children saved the town during the Thirty Years War. We get a front row seat complete with dancing, music and an historic reenactment. We finish our trip in Rothenburg, the best preserved medieval walled city in Germany.
(Lesson below!) GERMANY'S RHINE AND MOSEL RIVERS: We start in the ancient Roman city of Trier and travel up the Mosel River visiting vineyards and ancient castles. Then it's a scenic cruise down the Rhine for a sailor's eye view of famous castles and the lovely but dangerous Lorelei. Our trip concludes in Cologne with a visit to the modern art museum and samples of Kölsch, the local beer.
PRAGUE & BUDAPEST: We leave Western Europe behind as we venture to the exotic cities of Prague and Budapest. In Prague, we marvel at the startlingly beautiful old town and tour the labyrinthine castle that haunted writer Franz Kafka. Then it's off to Budapest where we surrender ourselves to steamy mineral spas, get serenaded by Gypsy music, and sway to the rhythms of Hungarian dancers.