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WEEK
1
Arrive Amsterdam
TRANSPORTATION
Shiphol
Airport -->Amsterdam: Train: 6/hr-15 min. Buy ticket locally or
-->Haarlem: 6/hr-15
min, fEUR 3.60 City Transportation:
Bus, Tram, Metro: . Purchase at TI, Tobacco shops, Day card gives
you unlimited ON ALL transportation. Buy at GVB office. Amsterdam is VERY
Walkable
LODGINGS: Haarlem or
Amsterdam Stash luggage
at Hotel
Stroll Haarlem or train
to Amsterdam. Get Boat ticket at Train station*
SIGHT SEEING:
Orientation: Conside getting
Amsterdam Card for Museums
and Transportation at Tourist Information
Hop
on Hop off Canal Boat Tours -
--Anne
Frank House 9-5 f12.50
Stay up till 8pm at least! Get good Nights Sleep.
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Amsterdam
TRANSPORTATION: Walk or use Boat
Bus or Metro to see sights
Bike Rental--at Station Ph.
029/624-8391 to reserve. 8 am-10 pm f10. p/ day (must leave credit
card impression or f200 deposit + passport) Buy 70cent pamphlet avail
for city & country bike tours.
SIGHT SEEING:
Major Museums
All open 10-5
--Van
Gogh
--Rijksmuseu
--Steadelijk
Modern Art 11--7
See other sights &
Tours or go to
Hollands Top
Attractions
Heineken
Museum & Brewery Tour
LODGINGS:
Haarlem
or Amsterdam
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Amsterdam
Take your Bags with you! Stash in Train Lockers while you Sight
See.
Arnhem Windmill Folk
Museum
TRANSPORTATION Today: Train 70 min. to
Arnhem--> Bus to Folk Museum & Back-->
* Use Rail Pass ALL DAY TODAY or Drive (aprox. 5:30 hr
of travel) Depart no later than NOON -Earlier
would be better--take a Picnic on train for dinner.
Major Museums
Choose one of
these
--
Arnhem's
Open Air Museum
open 10-5 From the Arnhem
train station, take Bus # #3 (direction: Alteveer)
15 min. Cost: 1
euro
--
Kroller-Muller
Museum take bus
#12
--
Hoge
Veluwe Nat'l Park take bus
#12
In Route, stop at Cologne ( Leave
bags in station Locker).
see
***Koln/Cologne
Cathedral --across from Train Station. Daily 9am-7pm English tour:
Mon-Sat 10:30 & 14:30 Sun. 14:30 --10 min from Cathedral
find
--Stollwerck
Chocolate
Museum.
&
--
German Sport's & Olympic Museum
LODGINGS: Bacharach
or St. Goar on
Rhine.
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Rhine/Mosel
Day
Early birds take off to Mosel
River about 8:30 am
TRANSPORTATION Today: To Mosel River via Koblenz for train
travelers--> Walk or Drive from Moselkern to Berg Eltz-->Train
to Cochem & Belstein --> Return to St. Goar-->do Rhine Cruise to
Bacharach.
* Use Rail Pass ALL DAY TODAY or Drive
SIGHT SEEING
--
BERG ELTZ Castle (9:30-5
8DM)
--
Cochem Castle on the
Mosel (9-5 5
DM)
--
Belstein
--
Rhine Cruise
Daily Depart
St.
Goar Free with Rail Pass
(see
schedules)
LODGINGS: Bacharach
or St. Goar on
Rhine.
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Rothenburg
Finish
Bacharach
sight
seeing
-- Hike to Castle on hill
top
-- Walking Tour 10-12 am
-- Explore the village and
its shops & buy Picnic Food
TRANSPORTATION Today: Bacharach-->
Wurzburg
(if you leave early)-->
Rothenburg o. d.
Tauber about 4 hours of travel
* Use Rail Pass ALL DAY TODAY or Drive
SIGHT SEEING Rothenburg od der Tauber
Map
-- Stroll the town
--Christmas
Village
-- CATCH
Night Watchmans
Tour--8PM
LODGINGS:
Rothenburg od de
Tauber
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Rothenburg
SIGHT SEEING
-- Stroll the
wall
-- Climb Town Hall Tower 214 steps Daily 9:30-12:30;
13:00-17 2 DM great
view
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St Jakobs
Church Mon-Sat 9:00-17:00 Sun 10:45-5:30 Has best
Riemenschneider
--Check out the Herrngasse & Castle Garden
TRANSPORTATION Rothenburg --> Fussen Germany via
Romantic
Road. Car Drivers will Prefer Reutte, Austria Walk for their home base.
3-4 hours.
see
Map
* Use Germany Railpass
Day 5
Other Sights.
-- Franciscan Church free (10-noon 2-4pm) has
a 500 yr old Riemenschneider Wood Carved
altarpiece*
--
Medieval
Crime & Punishment--in Eng. Museum 9:30-5:30
6DM
--
Kathe Wohlfahrt
--Magnificent Christmas
Shop
-- Shop at Friese -best
prices & discounts w/Ricks
book
LODGINGS:
Fussen
or Reutte, Austria
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Neuschwanstein
Castle Day
TRANSPORTATION: From Reutte, Austria --Take direct
bus
to Neuschwanstein Castle from hostel. departs 11:25 returns 3:35pm --
15 min. Other buses available earlier to Fussen or BIKE TO
CASTLE. Bike Rentals 50AS p/day w/rail pass Drive to
Fussen--10 min.
see
map
Sight Seeing: Find
Neuschwanstein
Castle & Hohenschwangau Castles' Ticket Center in Town located a
few blocks from TI towards the Alpsee. & avoid 2 hours in line at Castle.
OPENS 7:30 am Tickets purchased here come with admission TIMES. Miss
it--you loose it! OR from USA, GO TO
online ordering:
ALL in German. Hit "ticket" on far right top.
Both Castles Open 8:30-5:30 shorter hr. winter, Thur. till
7:30 pm 14 DM each or 2 castles for 26 DM children free.
From TI Neuschwanstein Castle is 30 min hike or take shuttle
bus to Mary's Bridge. 10 min walk down. 3.50 DM
TRANSPORTATION: Depart by 4pm Fussen --> Munich to catch Night
Train --> Venice/Venezia S. Lucia (check
Train Schedules)
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