Zurich, Switzerland
Heidiland, Switzerland (not at all laughable, infantile or cliche)
Basel, Switzerland
Avalon Expression
Black Forest, Germany
Strasbourg, France
Strasbourg Museums
Heidelberg, Germany
Mainz, Germany
Rudeshiem, Germany
Rhine Gorge
Koblenz, Germany
Cologne, Germany
Amsterdam, Netherlands
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Bike tour
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ThisIsHolland
Rijksmuseum
Windmills, Cheese, Wooden Shoes
Brussels, Belgium
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London, UK
Westminster Abbey
(interiors are stock photos)
Buckingham Palace
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(interiors are stock photos)
(Photo credits, Dave Emery, Freddie Marsh, Kay Krenek, Wilfred Krenek)
(stock photos of interiors of Gutenberg Museum, Westminster Abbey, Buckingham Palace)
Documents/2019-07 Europe Rhine Cruise.pdf
| Date | Day | Time | Port | Country | Note | |
| 7/13/19 | Sat | 8:55AM-5:03 PM | AC532 | Vancouver to Boston | ||
| 9:45PM-11AM (7/14) | LX53 - Swiss Air | Boston to Zurich | ||||
| 7/13/19 | Sat | Kay & Wilfred at Hotel Coronado | ||||
| 7/14/19 | Sun | 11:00 AM | LX53 | Arrive Zurich | ||
| 7/14/19 | night | Hotel Coronado | Schaffhauserstrasse 137, Zürich, 8057, | +41443602626 | ||
| 7/15/19 | Mon | 11:00 AM | Heidiland and Liechtenstein Tour from Zurich: Two Countries in One Day | Sihlquai bus terminal, central Zurich | Bus terminal is 200 m behind the main train station (Zurich HB) | |
| 7/15/19 | night | Radisson Blu Airport | Rondellstrasse, 8058 Zürich, Switzerland | Included with cruise pricing | ||
| +41 41 800 4040 | ||||||
| https://www.avalonwaterways.com/River-Cruise-Ships/Avalon-Expression/ | Invoice #: 385823 | |||||
| 7/16/19 | Tues | Day 1 Basel (Embarkation) | Onboard welcome reception | Avalon transfer | ||
| 9:30 AM | transfer pickup hotel lobby | |||||
| 1 - 4 pm | Basel excursion - $60 CAD ea | Order Number: 1389060 | ||||
| 5 pm | Avalon Expression (be on board by 5 pm) | Basel - Klybeck (BAKL) Uferstrasse 80 4057, BaselCH |
Tel: 49 1726 199341 | |||
| 7/17/19 | Wed | Day 2 Breisach. Excursion to Black Forest: | Choice of excursion to Black Forest, or guided tour in Colmar | |||
| Full Day Black Forest Tour | included | |||||
| 7/18/19 | Thur | Day 3 Strasbourg: | Guided sightseeing, visit La Petite France district and the gothic cathedral | none included? | ||
| Strasbourg, Grande-Île and Neustadt | UNESCO World Heritage Site | |||||
| We do our own thing in Strasbourg | Wilfred to Maginot Line | |||||
| 7/19/19 | Fri | Day 4 Excursion to Heidelberg. Mainz: | Guided tour of Heidelberg Castle, see the Great Vat; visit the Gutenberg Museum in Mainz |
HEIDELBERG & ITS MAGNIFICENT CASTLE RUINS |
included | |
| 7/20/19 | Sat | Day 5 Rüdesheim–Rhine Gorge–Koblenz: | Visit Siegfried’s Mechanical Musical Instrument Museum in Rüdesheim; special treat; scenic cruise through the Rhine Gorge; guided walk in Koblenz | included | ||
| 7/21/19 | Sun | Day 6 Cologne: | Choice of “Cologne Highlights” walkiDong tour, or Jewish Heritage walking tour | Cologne Highlights | included | |
| Cologne Cathedral | UNESCO World Heritage Site | |||||
| Walking tour including Cathedral - included | ||||||
| 7/22/19 | Mon | Day 7 Amsterdam: | Canal cruise | |||
| Seventeenth-Century Canal Ring Area of Amsterdam inside the Singelgracht | UNESCO World Heritage Site | |||||
| afternoon - bike tour w FM | ||||||
| 7/23/19 | Tues | Day 8 Amsterdam (Disembarkation): | ||||
| ThisIsHolland | all 4 | |||||
| 7/23/19 | Tues | Rijksmuseum | Wilfred and me | |||
| 7/23/19 | night | Hyatt regency 2 nights | Sarphatistraat 104, Amsterdam, 1018 GV | +31 (0) 20 554 1234 | Confirmation Number : 22066358 | |
| 7/24/19 | Wed | |||||
| 8:45 AM
Check in 8:15 am |
Zaanse Schans Windmills, Marken and Volendam Half-Day Trip from Amsterdam | DEPARTURE POINT: Tours & Tickets Departure Point, De Ruijterkade 34, 1012 AA Amsterdam, Netherlands, | Located in the IJ hall of Central Station on the far eastern side. | |||
| 7/24/19 | night | Hyatt regency 2 nights | Canal cruise | Wilfred and me | ||
| 7/25/19 | Thur | 9:15-11:08 AM | train to Brussels Midi | from Amsterdam Central | ||
| 7/25/19 | Pullman Brussels Centre Midi Hotel | Place Victor Horta 1, Brussels, 1060, BE | +3225289800 | |||
| 2 pm | Groovy Brussels Bike Tour | Starbucks shop at the Grand-Place | +32 484 89 89 36 | |||
| 7/26/19 | Fri | 10:56-11:57 am | train to London |
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| 1:30-3:30 pm entrance between | Westminster Abbey | Westminster Tube Station | transaction: 301050 | |||
| 7/26/19 | night | Hyatt Andaz London 2 nights | 40 Liverpool Street, London, EC2M 7QN | +44 207 961 1234 | ||
| EVENING FREE | ||||||
| 7/27/19 | night | Hyatt Andaz London 2 nights | ||||
| 10:15AM ~2:30PM | Buckingham Palace tour |
Transaction number: 5033923 |
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| 7/27/19 | 7:30 pm | 9 to 5 The Musical | Savoy Theatre, London (Tube - Charing Cross-5 min; Embankment-7 min) | 2nd Floor, Alexander House, Church Path, Woking, Surrey GU21 6EJ | ||
| 7/28/19 | Sun | Fly home from London on WestJet | ||||
| 1:30-3:40 PM | WS22 | Gatwick to Calgary | ||||
| 5:30-6 PM | WS133 | Calgary to Vancouver | ||||
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