DATE & PRICE
August 29 – September 13, 2009
Los Angeles Departure from
$6,590 per person, double occupancy
Single Supplement: $2,260
See Page 14 for Cabin Layout
Business and First Class Airfare
Available Upon Request
Limited to 20 travelers

TOUR PRICE INCLUDES
- All Transportation
- Outside Cabin Accommodations on
Viking River Cruise ship in Category E
- Port Charges
- All Meals
- Cruise Excursions as Noted
- All Lectures/Discussions
- All Transfers, Porterage & Taxes

EXPERIENCE WITH US
- Cathedral of our Lady of Strasbourg
- Heidelberg Castle
- Old World Marketplaces
- Wine Tasting
- Marksburg Castle
- Cologne Cathedral
- Beer Sampling
- Operation Market Garden
- Van Gogh Museum
- Airborne Museum
- Canal Cruise
- Cheese Farm
- Pottery Demonstration
- Rubens Museum

Your Lecturer: Professor Charles Frazee

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SATURDAY, AUGUST 29 - USA
Depart for Basel.

SUNDAY, AUGUST 30 - BASEL
Arrive in Basel and transfer to your outside cabin accommodations on your Viking River Cruises ship. Later join a “welcome walk” to stretch your legs and start getting oriented. (D)

MONDAY, AUGUST 31 - BASEL
After breakfast, join a tour of this multicultural city. See its historic Middle Bridge, cathedral and steep winding streets. Then tour one of the city’s many art museums. Afternoon is at leisure. (BLD)

TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 1 - BREISACH
This morning, arrive in Breisach, gateway to the Black Forest. After breakfast enjoy an excursion through the area’s mountain landscape, meadows and dense forests and see a cuckoo clock-making demonstration. Free time this afternoon. Or, join the optional guided walking tour of Colmar, a quaint Alsatian town. (BLD)

WEDNESDAY,SEPTEMBER 2 - STASBOURG
Today take a guided tour of Strasbourg. See the European Parliament and tour inside the city’s famed cathedral. After lunch you are free to further explore the old section of this French- German city. (BLD)

THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 3 - HEIDELBERG & RUDESHEIM
Enjoy a journey to Heidelberg, home to Germany’s oldest university founded in 1386. There, tour the imposing Heidelberg Castle, a red sandstone ruin overlooking the Neckar River. Continue with a walking tour through the Old Town and marketplace. The afternoon is spent cruising with a late arrival in Rudesheim. There enjoy free time in the Drosselgasse, a pedestrian-only street. (BLD)

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 4 - RUDESHEIM & KOBLENZ
This morning, take a mini-train to tour Siegfried’s Mechanical Music Museum. Spend this afternoon cruising through past legendary Lorelei Rock, and then visit 700 year-old Marksburg Castle and museum. (BLD)

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 5 - COCHEM & COLOGNE
After breakfast, take a walking tour through this quaint village. See its medieval town gate and marketplace. Then visit a winery and taste some local vintages. This afternoon cruise to Cologne. (BLD)

SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 6 - COLOGNE
Today your walking tour takes you past St. Martin’s Church to Cologne’s Old Town and includes a visit to the magnificent Gothic cathedral. Then tour a local Brauhaus and sample the beer. (BLD)

MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 7 - ARNHEM
This morning’s excursion is to the site of the Operation Market Garden and the Airborne Museum from World War II. After lunch explore this quaint town rich in history on your own. (BLD)

TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 8 - AMSTERDAM
Enjoy a glass-topped canal cruise past merchant houses and the famed Skinny Bridge. Visit the Van Gogh Museum and explore works by the famed artist and others. After lunch enjoy free time for your own exploration. (BLD)

WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 9 - GOUDA & ROTTERDAM
After breakfast, take a journey to Hoogerwaard Cheese Farm for a guided tour and cheesemaking demonstration. Continue to Gouda, world renowned for its cheese. See the Town Hall and St. John’s Church. Sail through dinner to Rotterdam. (BLD)

THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 10 - DELFT & DORDRECHT
From Rotterdam, take a journey to Delft, famous for its blue-and-white china. Enjoy a pottery demonstration. Then, see the Nieuwe Kerk and the Prinsenhof on a guided tour. This afternoon sail to Dordrecht where you have a free afternoon in this charming Dutch town or take an optional excursion to see the windmills at Kinderdijk. (BLD)

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 11 - BRUGGE
Today enjoy a tour of Brugge where you see the medieval Beguinage courtyard and gardens, the Church of Our Lady, Gruuthuuse Palace and Simon Stevin Square. Enjoy a Belgian meal in a local restaurant, followed by free time. (BLD)

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 12 - ANTWERP
This morning, tour Antwerp. See Our Lady Cathedral, the Town Hall and Steen Castle. Then, visit the Rubens Museum, filled with works by Peter Paul Rubens. Spend this last afternoon exploring Antwerp
on your own. (BLD)

SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 13 - USA
After breakfast depart for home. (B)