Rhineland - Amsterdam, Holland We headed north today through the industrial Ruhr and then into the green canal countryside of Holland to Amsterdam. First stop was a visit to a famous diamond centre where we watched the cutting and polishing of precious stones. Then to the Van Gogh Museum. After lunch we boarded a canal boat and had a cruise to see Amsterdam from water level. We passed the infamous Anne Frank house, the Rijksmuseum, the Lido Bar, floating ca...

Lake Lucerne - Rhineland Germany Up early and we continue to travel through Switzerlands' little farms, villages and chalets before crossing into Germany where we travelled to the Rhine River. Todays highlight was a Rhine River cruise past the legendary Lorelei Rock, hilltop castles, terraced vineyards and half timbered villages. The Lorelei is a rock on the eastern bank of the Rhine near St. Goarshausen, ...

Innsbruck - Lake Lucerne, Switzerland This morning we strolled around Innsbruck's Old Town which is a small area of sturdy medieval houses, many painted in lively pastel colours and supported by sloping buttresses. As you stroll along the main street of the Old Town Innsbruck, you'll feel as if you had taken a trip back in time to an era of knights and medieval merchants. There was a Folk Art Museum, the Imperial Palace, and the Imperial Chapel, all of which...

Vienna - Innsbruck We travelled parallel with the Danube until we reached Salzburg which is on the banks of the Salzach River, at the northern boundary of the Alps. Salzburg is the birthplace of Mozart. We walked through Mozartplatz which is located in the old town and visited the 3 metre high monument of the world-famous composer Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. We also visited the Salzburg Cathedral (the Dom) which still contains the baptismal font in which c...

Venice - Vienna, Austria Today we journeyed to the Tarvisio Pass and into the Lakeland area of Austria stopping for lunch in Velden on Lake Worth. Then north to Vienna. We visited the Hofburg Winter Palace for a concert of the Wiener Hofburg Orchestra listening to Strauss and Mozart making this an unforgettable evening. Vienna 13th July We had a morning sightseeing tour of Vienna visiting the State Opera, Parliament, the Town Hall, Heroes' Square and St....