June 08 Fly from Salt Lake City to Paris
June 09 Take the Bullet TGV train from the
airport to Strasbourg.
June 10 Visit STRASBOURG, with its blend of
French and German cultures, unique pink sandstone
cathedral, and its charming historic center, La Petite
France.
June 11 Pickup rental cars and drive to
HEIDELBERG, the famous old university town of the
"Student Prince." It is one of the most popular cities
in Germany, and the embodiment of German Romanticism.
June 12 Drive to WEIKERSHEIM, part of the
ROMANTIC ROAD, which boasts a 12th century belfry, and a
baroque palace which is a masterpiece of its period.
June 13 Drive the ROMANTIC ROAD to ROTHENBURG, the best-preserved Medieval walled city in
Germany, and an example of Germany's romantic past.
June 14 Visit
TUBINGEN, a medieval college town that survived WWII
intact. Kepler, the first man to calculate the planet's
orbits lived here. Here also is the 16th century
Hohentubingen castle situated on a hill.
June 15 Don Thorpe, well known Utah
photographer, will join us as our in-house photo expert
to demonstrate and advise travel photography skills. We
will then drive to our Gite (rental house) in the Colmar
area.
June 16 Visit COLMAR, the most beautiful
city in Alsace, with spectacular timber framed houses
and impressive art treasures. Colmar was one of the few
cities deliberately spared the ravages of WWII.
June 17 More of COLMAR.
June 18
We will drive along and visit the WINE ROAD, which has
90 miles of beautiful vineyards, picturesque villages
filled with flowers and medieval castles.
June 19 More of the WINE ROAD with a visit
to Chateau du Haut-Koenigsbourg, the most famous castle
in the area.
June 20 A revisit to STRASBOURG for more of
its charm, and a boat ride on the river. Or an optional
drive through the Black Forest.
June 21 Visit OBERNAI, one of the Alsace
towns where the Alsatian dialect is still spoken. The
town still retains the flavor of the authentic old
Alsace.
June 22 Visit NANCY, the royal capital of
LORRAINE, with its grand gilded squares and Rococo and
Baroque architecture: it was also the birthplace of the
Art Nouveau movement, and has many examples.
June 23 More of NANCY
June 24 An extended visit in NANCY for some of its
famous museums, including the Historical Museum of
Lorraine, and a side trip to the Chateau de Luneville
(the Little Versailles of Lorraine).
June 25 Take the train from Nancy to PARIS.
Lunch in Paris, and visit the highlights in the
afternoon and evening.
June 26 Fly home. |
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