TRADITIONAL GRAND EUROPEAN - 2010

22 days incl. travel, or 21 days from London to Paris (KA)

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Vacation Overview

This trip covers many of Europe’s “must-see” cities and sights, including a Eurostar train ride from London to Brussels, a canal cruise in Amsterdam, a Rhine River cruise, the Black Forest, the Rhine Falls, Liechtenstein, King Ludwig’s fairytale Neuschwanstein Castle, the Passion Play town of Oberammergau, Salzburg, a private boat transfer and glassblowing demonstration in Venice, and visits to Ferrara, Pisa, and Avignon. In London, Cologne, Vienna, Venice, Florence, and Rome, visit the main cathedrals and stand-out landmarks, like Doges’ Palace in Venice, the Colosseum and Sistine Chapel in Rome, Michelangelo’s David in Florence, and a bird’s-eye view of Paris from the second floor of the Eiffel Tower. The trip of a lifetime!

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A Vacation Story Vatican Museums

"In the early 1500s, Rome was full of neglected ruins from the days of the ancient Empire, which still contained artworks buried amongst the rubble. The Renaissance had seen a sudden growth of interest in all things classical, and the popes – cultivated men who were in touch with the intellectual currents of the day – were the richest art collectors in Italy. They began offering substantial cash rewards for any sculptures, until Rome was scoured by freelance treasure hunters on the hunt for pagan masterpieces. The most dramatic discovery occurred in 1506, when a Roman father-and-son team of excavators reported a promising find near the ruined Baths of Titus. The artist Michelangelo himself excitedly hurried over to help with the work, followed by the pope’s official agent, Guiliano da Sangallo. When the excavators brushed away the dirt of 1,000 years, they found an enormous marble sculpture, perfectly intact, of a muscular Trojan hero being attacked by giant snakes. Guilano cried out in amazement, “This is the very Laocoön described by (the ancient Roman author) Pliny!” The sculpture was carted off to the Vatican Museum."