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Mrs Cindy Wheeler and Ashley (18), trip # 2 Portland / Oregon /
USA Jul / Aug 2006
When Ashley graduated from high school, her parents rewarded her top degree by inviting her to a trip to Europe.
As Grant and Cindy (parents of Ashley) had been travelling the summer before with Travelwell on a trip in Europe - Grant gave us the chance to organize the trip for his spouse and his successful daughter this summer, in Italy as well as in Switzerland.
Day 1
DEP from home
AA flight FCL
PDX - LAX - FCO
Day 5
Transfer from Rome to Venice with limousine with English speaking driver. Transfer to the hotel by boat. pm: Sightseeing by boat Overnight Venice:
5***** Hotel Bauer Il Palazzo
Day 9
Transfer to Flims, with limousine, English speaking driver, on the way stop for hiking Filisur - Tiefenkastel, visit the old church (800 a.c.) Mistail Overnight Flims:
5*****Hotel Waldhaus
Day 13
Transfer to Zurich.
am: Stop at the Ballenberg open air museum.
pm: Visit woodcarving museum and assemble your own Swiss souvenir. Evening: Folk-dinner at Spycher in Interlaken.
Late arrival in Zurich
5***** Hotel Baur au Lac
Day 2
Arriving Rome FCO A/P
Pick up at the airport, transfer with private limousine, English speaking driver / guide to the hotel
Overnight:
5***** Hotel Hassler, Rome
Day 6
Excursion by private boat with English speaking guide to the island Murano (glass factory) and Burano. Lunch in Burano, back by boat to Venice. Evening: Private Gondola tour
Day 10
Transfer to Zermatt, with limousine, English speaking driver. Stop in Gondo to explore the "Zwischenberge-gorge" (Canyoning) Overnight Zermatt: 5*****Hotel Riffelalp
Day 14
am: Zurich Sightseeing on foot with English speaking, local private guide - incl. boat ride on the Limmat River.
pm: Einsiedeln Monastery, the oldest horse breeding station in Europe still in service
Day 3
City sightseeing with English speaking guide
am: Visit St. Peter, the Vatican museum and the Sistine Chapel
pm: Sightseeing Rome old town on foot
Day 7
Pick up at the hotel. Transfer to St. Moritz with limousine, English speaking driver. Lunch stop in Bolzano - incl. city walk
Overnight St. Moritz:
5***** Hotel Badrutt’s Palace
Day 11
Pick up at the hotel.
Explore the mountains in the Zermatt area by hiking with English speaking private out door guide and visit the Gornergrat
Day 15
Excursion to Berne by train, English speaking guide, sightseeing with English speaking local guide
Day 16
Excursion to Lucerne by train, English speaking guide, sightseeing with English speaking local guide
Day 4
am: p/u for transfer to the parish church Castel Gandolfo - church service - mass celebrated by the
Pope
pm: Sightseeing with limousine, English speaking guide
Day 8
am: Excursion to the Val Roseg by bike, lunch at the restaurant Roseg Glacier. pm: Continue to Muottas Muragl for dinner - overlooking the Engadin and St. Moritz
Day 12
Pick up at the hotel. Excursion to the „Kleines Matterhorn“ to explore the Swiss snow and glacier with English speaking private outdoor guide
Day 17
City sightseeing and shopping in Zurich with English speaking local guide.
Farewell dinner
Restaurant Degenried
Day 19
DEP ZRH for flight home
AA flight FCL
ZRH - LAX - PDX
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