A Trafalgar guided whirl wind tour of Europe. Friendly guide, but next time should probably consider a Chinese tour group which would cost less for even a summer tour.

• 11/7 London: Kensington Palace, Hyde Park, Albert Memorial
• 11/8 London: Buckingham Palace, Westminister Abbey, Big Ben and Houses of Parliament, London Tower, Tower Bridge, Trafalgar Square, National Gallery
• 11/9 White Cliffs of Dover
• 11/10 morning - Amsterdam: Dam Square, Ann Frank's House
• 11/10 midday - Cologne: Cologne Cathedral
• 11/10 afternoon - Rhine River Cruise from Boppard to St Goar
• 11/11 morning - Heidelberg: castle
• 11/11 midday - drive through the Black Forest
• 11/11 afternoon - Schaffhausen's Rhine Falls
• 11/12 Lucerne: Old Town, Lion Monument, Wooden Bridges, Mom and Dad went up to Mount Rigi in the Swiss Alps while Peifang and I went shopping.
• 11/13 midday - Beaune (Burgundy of France) for the festivities of a Saturday market.
• 11/13 afternoon - Paris: Seine River Cruise and Night Sights
• 11/14 Paris: Notre Dame, Champs Elysees, Arc de Triomphe, Louvre, Eiffel Tower, Place de la Concorde.

 

Big Ben and the Houses of Parliament

Buckingham Palace, right before the changing of the guard.

Tower Bridge.

Drinking and Cruising on the Rhine. Saw quite a few castles along the Rhine river as we cruised. As the sun started setting, it was time for some German drinks.

A stop in our drive through the Black Forest. We decided not to get the black forest cake for lunch, though. :)

Rhine Falls at Schaffhausen. That day was cold.

The Lion Monument in Lucerne, Switzerland.

Eiffel Tower

The Louvre.  Mona Lisa and more. All at the unexpected reduced Sunday ticket price.

We take a break in Jardin de Tuileries on our walk from the Louvre to the Arc de Triomphe, passing through Place de la Concorde and Champs Elysees.

Notre Dame's flying buttresses.