Paris and London
Two Great Capitals
8 Day Cultural Tour That is Sure to Please the "Young at Heart" Traveler Visit two of the world's greatest cities - London and Paris.  There is plenty of zest and variety on this tour, assuring lots of educational excitement.  Enjoy!

Day 1  We arrange the flight from your gateway to London, England.

Day 2  We arrive in London and with a greeting by our friendly guide. Transfer to our centrally located hotel.

Day 3  Our tour begins with the famous landmarks of the city on the Thames. Visit the National Gallery, and very nearby, Trafalgar Square. See the Changing of the Guard at Buckingham Palace, Royal Albert Hall, Big Ben, the Houses of Parliament, the incomparable British Museum and more. Our afternoon is free to browse and shop. How about a pleasant late-day walk through St. James Park.

Day 4  London. Our motor coach today delivers us Southwest to Portsmouth and the Naval Museum, where we find Lord Admiral Nelson's flagship HMS, Victory. The very ancient Mary Rose is found here and you will be totally amazed at the efforts taken to preserve this historic ship.

Day 5  Paris. Today we quietly step inside Notre Dame Cathedral and the Pantheon as well as the Bastille. We visit the Eiffel Tower, Les Invalides, and the Arc de Triomphe. The evening is a good time to stroll Montmartre, birthplace of Impressionist art and home to many famous painters. Manet, Monet, Degas, Renoir, Van Gogh, Gauguin and Cezanne all lived and worked here.

Day 6  Our journey brings us to the fantastic Louvre. See Mona Lisa smile, the Venus de Milo, the Egyptian Room and Apollo's Gallery. Gaze at Napoleon's loot from his campaigns, including Hammurabi's Code from ancient Babylon. We shall also visit the Tuileries Gardens which open up to the Place de la Concorde.  Nearby is the Royal Palace. The Conciergerie on the Isle de La Cite is fascinating step back into history. It is here that a convicted criminal could buy his freedom by renting very expensive guarded apartments within the building. When his family fortune was exhausted his sentence was carried out.

Day 7  Today we venture into the magnificent Palace of Versailles. Admire its' hundreds of fountains and beautiful gardens. This is one of Europe’s architectural masterpieces. Thousands of workers and servants labored here. It took the court of Louis XIV, 50 years to design and build.  See the Hall of Mirrors and the amazing large paintings of Napoleon's (and others) battles.  The treaty that ended World War One was signed here and it is interesting to note that the city of Paris (and environs) can no longer afford to continually run all the fountains here.  The French really outdid themselves.

Day 8  Paris-Home. Enjoy the flight home. Ponder the stories you will tell.