Northern Loop 24.03.2011

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Days 8 – 10 (Paris)

As our 10-day tour draws to an end, it seems as though we couldn’t have possibly asked for better weather our finals days here in Paris. Today brought about 70-degree weather and nothing but sunshine which was perfect for everyone who ventured to the Palace of Versailles for the day to enjoy the beautiful gardens. Tonight we will head home to Italy on one final overnight bus ride. In 10 days we have covered 45,000 kilometers, been through 7 counties, and visited four of Europe’s major cities, not to mention, had the time of our life!

Day 6 and 7 (Amsterdam 2 Belgium 2 Paris)

We arrived in Paris around 4pm today after a 7 hour bus ride from Amsterdam. We had breakfast in the Netherlands, lunch in Belgium, and now are in France just in time for dinner! While some people head out on a pub crawl through Paris tonight, others will be going to watch the Eiffel Tower sparkle it’s lights at 10pm. Tomorrow morning we have our last 3 hours walking tour of this beautifully romantic city!

Day 5 (Amsterdam)

After an overnight bus ride from Berlin last night, we arrived in Amsterdam before the break of dawn this morning, with just a few hours to go back to sleep before our walking tour of this beautiful city. Our tour covered everything from the Red Light District to the roots of Anne Frank’s Diary, written here in Amsterdam. After the tour, everyone set out on their own exploring and checking out Anne Frank House, among the many other museums. Most people are looking forward to a delicious pancake dinner tonight while others head out to a comedy show. Tomorrow is a free days to explore and fall in love with this uniquely incredible city.

Day 3 and 4 (Berlin)

Having been in Berlin for about 24 hours now, we have already seen so much! Our walking 3-hour walking tour of the city today took us to the Brandenburg Gate, Checkpoint Charlie, the Holocaust memorial, Hitler’s bunker, and even some of the remaining parts of the Berlin Wall. After the tour, a bunch of people decided to go on an Alternative Tour of Berlin’s controversial street art. Tonight we will be enjoying a group dinner at a traditional German restaurant before heading out on an overnight bus to Amsterdam!

Day 1 and 2 (Prague)

After an overnight bus ride from Italy, we arrived in Prague, the capital of the Czech Republic, ready to start exploring! After a delicious breakfast at out hostel, we set out on a walking tour of this fairy-tale city and learned about what makes this place so special. Despite everyone being a little tired, we are all looking forward to going out tonight and officially kicking off this 10-day spring break tour!

While today started out looking as though it might rain, Mother Nature turned out to be on our side, as the weather held out all day for us. We started the day off by checking out the famous John Lennon Wall and the 14th Century Charles Bridge before a group lunch at a traditional Czech Beer hall. After that many of the students went on a tour of Prague Castle while others sought out to learn about Czech Beer on a tour of some of the pubs here in Prague. Tonight, the group will be splitting up as some people are heading off to a 5-story club for the night and others are going to check out 80′s 90′s night at Lucerna. Tomorrow morning we depart at 9am for Berlin, Germany!