Germany – Austria – Liechtenstein – Switzerland

June 19 – July 1, 1995

June 19                        Lansing – Detroit – Munich

            Bus to Detroit from East Lansing.  Evening departure from Detroit on your overnight flight to Munich.

June 20                        Munich

            Arrive Munich mid-day, where you will meet your European tour guide and motorcoach and transfer to your hotel (Mercure Orbis).  The remainder of the afternoon is free to explore Munich on your own, take optional sightseeing tour of the city, or rest from your flight.  Welcome dinner at your hotel tonight.

June 21                        Munich – Salzburg

            Following buffet breakfast this morning, you will leave Munich and follow the highway to the Austrian border.  Shortly after crossing the border, you will arrive in Berchtesgaden, one of Bavaria’s most beautiful spots, which has retained its charm and character.  Time here for lunch on your own, and perhaps a visit to Eagle’s Nest, Hitler’s hideaway fortress.  Continue on to the fairytale city of Salzburg.  Rehearsal in afternoon after arrival at your hotel (Turnerwirt).  Rest of day at leisure.

June 22                        Salzburg

            This morning after your buffet breakfast, enjoy a two-hour sightseeing tour of     Salzburg – the city of Mozart and “Sound of Music” – visiting the Cathedral, the Castle, Mirabell Gardens, and Mozart’s birthplace.  In the afternoon a concert has been arranged.  Time in the evening for optional activity – perhaps a musical performance or Salzburg Marionette performance.

June 23                        Salzburg – Garmisch- Partenkirchen

            After buffet breakfast this morning, you will leave Salzburg and travel westward through the Austrian Tyrol to Linderhof, one of Ludwig II’s palaces.  Continue to   nearby Garmisch-Partenkirchen.  Time this afternoon for a rehearsal if desired.  Remainder of day at leisure in this lovely Alpine resort (Queens Hotel).

June 24                        Garmisch Partenkirchen-Rottenbuch

            Buffet breakfast this morning, followed by a visit to Neuschwanstein Castle, the most famous of “Mad Ludwig’s castles.  It was used as a model for the Cinderella castle at Disney World, and also was a setting for the film “Chitty Chitty Bang Bang.  Continue to Wies, a wonderful village deep in the Alps, where you will see the Steinhausen Church, which took ten years to complete.  This afternoon features one of your Concert highlights in the village of Rottenbuch, the location of Blue Lake in Bavaria.  Contacts in the Munich area may join you for a memorable concert and social time afterward.  Return to Garmish later in the evening.

June 25                        Garmisch-Partenkirchen – Innsbruck

            After breakfast, you will depart Garmisch and head south to Innsbruck, where you will enjoy a guided walking tour.  Time for rehearsal before your afternoon Concert in Innsbruck.  Remainder of day at leisure (Hotel Innsbruck).

June 26                        Innsbruck - Lucerne

            You will head west today after buffet breakfast.  Enjoy the towering mountains and quaint Alpine villages on your way to Liechtenstein, Europe’s smallest country.  You will have an included lunch in Vaduz, the fairy-tale capital, and have a chance to buy some of the unique postage stamps for which Liechtenstein is famous.  Continue along the shores of Lake Zurich and on to Lucerne and your hotel about twenty minutes from Lucerne’s center (Treff Hotel Regina Titlis in Engleberg).

June 27                        Lucerne

            After breakfast, a sightseeing tour of Lucerne featuring the Chapel Bridge, the Town Hall, the Jesuit Church and the famous Lion monument which is the symbol of Lucerne. This afternoon a Concert has been arranged in Lucerne.

June 28                        Lucerne – Mannheim

            After your buffet breakfast, get ready for some of the most dramatic scenery of your trip as you head north to Schaffhausen, the site of the Rhine Falls.  Continue throughout the “cuckoo-clock land” of the Black Forest, via Baden-Baden and Titisee on the way to Mannheim (Hotel Novotel).

June 29                        Mannheim – Heidelberg – Mannheim

            Buffet breakfast, then a short drive to nearby Heidelberg, the oldest university town in Germany and setting for “The Student Prince.”  Enjoy a guided tour of the town visiting   the Castle, the Red Ox Inn and the Old Neckar Bridge among other sights.  This afternoon a Concert has been arranged in Mannheim.  A special treat tonight as you have your Farewll Dinner at Zum Ritter, a picturesque restaurant on the Neckar River.

June 30                        Mannheim – Weisbaden

            After buffet breakfast today, you will leave Mannheim and head north to Rudesheim, one of the most charming Rhine villages. Some time to shop and look around at this quaint town before boarding your Rhine steamer for a two-hour cruise down river to          St. Goarshausen. On the way you will pass the magnificent Rhine castles including the famous Loreley.  Arriving in St. Goarshausen, transfer to the Hotel Erholung where the proprietor, Herr Fink, will conduct a private wine tasting.  Continue to Wiesbaden.  Remainder of the day at leisure (Arcade Hotel).

July 1                           Wiesbaden – Frankfurt – USA

            All good things must come to an end, and after breakfast today, it is time for you to be   transferred to the Frankfurt Airport for you return flight to the USA.