College Trip '08

DAYS 1: ARRIVAL
Dinner and overnight in London.

DAY 2: London

Day 3: London

DAY 3: London and Flight to Amsterdam

DAY 4: Amsterdam

DAY 5: Amsterdam and Night train to Munich

DAY 6: Munich and the Cinderella Castle

Night Train to Vienna

DAY 7: Vienna

DAY 8: Vienna

DAY 9: Vienna and Hydrofoil to Budapest

DAY 10: Budapest

DAY 11: Budapest and Train to Zagerb, Croatia

DAY 12: National Park

DAY 13: Dubrovnik

DAY 14: Dubrovnik and Night Ferry to Bari

DAY 15: Train to Rome, ROME

Today, consider an early visit to the Vatican Museums to beat the crowds and view outstanding collections of masterpieces. Discover exceptional statues from antiquity and stunning Renaissance paintings in the Raphael Rooms. Then, marvel at Michelangelo’s Last Judgment and brightly-colored ceiling frescoes in the Sistine Chapel. See the magnificent St. Peter’s Basilica, which houses priceless works of art, in particular Michelangelo’s Pietà and Bernini’s Dove of the Holy Spirit.
We can also visit to the Vatican Grottoes, a series of crypts built under St. Peter’s Basilica, where many of the Catholic Church’s popes are buried, including Pope John Paul II.
Dinner and overnight in Rome.

DAY 16: ROME

DAY 17: FLORENCE
Today, board a train bound for Firenze, often called the "jewel of the Renaissance." Never in the history of mankind has so much genius, in all its forms, been concentrated in one place as it was in Florence during the fifteenth century. This evening, stroll along the River Arno, or over it, using the picturesque Ponte Vecchio.
Dinner and overnight in Florence.

DAY 18: CINQUE TERRE

DAY 19: CINQUE TO NICE

DAY 20: NICE and THE FRENCH RIVIERA

DAY 21: LONDON
Say goodby to Italy. Once we arrive in France, the day is all yours to explore as you wish in this vibrant city. Swim in blue Mediterranean waters; contemplate the paintings of Matisse and Chagall in Nice’s art museums; climb the Rocher du Château to look out over the whole grand sweep of the Bay of Angels. Dinner and overnight in Nice.