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A map of our tour

This map shows our path through Europe, starting at the bottom of the map in Rome we first head south for the day on a tour of Pompeii. After five nights in
Rome we start on the northward journey. Staying seven nights in Tuscany, three nights in Venice, one in Zurich, four in Interlaken, four in Paris, and then finishing with five nights in London

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• Blue lines will be by car
• Red lines will be by plane
• Green lines will be by train

Our Itinerary

Over a year and a half of planning and we have locked in our itinerary.  Hotels are booked, tours booked and seats on trains and planes reserved. This time we have tried to plan the trip
with longer stays in each city, rather than trying to see a very little of everything we are going to try and see a lot more in each place.  

The week in Tuscany is staying in a Tuscan Villa, where we will be taken on tours to towns in the Tuscany region and also get to stay with a Tuscan family. 

Day 1 - Monday 24 September
Fly in and land Rome Airport
Day 2 - Tuesday 25 September
Visit the Vatican - Rome (Italy)
Day 3 - Wednesday 26 September
Tour of Ancient Ostia - Rome (Italy)
Day 4 - Thursday 27 September
Day trip to Pompeii and Amalfi - Rome (Italy)
Day 5 - Friday 28 September
Ancient Rome and Colosseum - Rome (Italy)
Day 6 - Saturday 29 September
Train to Tuscany (Italy)
Day 7 - Sunday 30 September
Tuscany (Italy)
Day 8 - Monday 1 October
Tuscany (Italy)
Day 9 - Tuesday 2 October
Tuscany (Italy)
Day 10 - Wednesday 3 October
Tuscany (Italy)
Day 11 - Thursday 4 October
Tuscany (Italy)
Day 12 - Friday 5 October
Tuscany (Italy)
Day 13 - Saturday 6 October
Train to Venice (Italy)
Day 14 - Sunday 7 October
Murano & Burano Tour - Venice (Italy)
Day 15 - Monday 8 October
Tour Of St Marks, Doges Palace, Rialto Bridge and Markets, Frari Church - Venice (Italy)
Day 16 - Tuesday 9 October
Fly to Zurich (Switzerland) with Swiss Airlines
Day 17 - Wednesday 10 October
Train to Interlaken (Switzerland)
Day 18 - Thursday 11 October
Interlaken (Switzerland)
Day 19 - Friday 12 October
Interlaken (Switzerland)
Day 20 - Saturday 13 October
Interlaken (Switzerland)
Day 21 - Sunday 14 October
Golden Pass Train and TGV Lyria to Paris
Day 22 - Monday 15 October
Paris (France)
Day 23 - Tuesday 16 October
Paris (France)
Day 24 - Wednesday 17 October
Paris (France)
Day 25 - Thursday 18 October
EuroStar to London
Day 26 - Friday 19 October
London
Day 27 - Saturday 20 October
London
Day 28 - Sunday 21 October
London
Day 29 - Monday 22 October
London
Day 30 - Tuesday 23 October
London
Day 31 - Wednesday 24 October

Shannon & Katie - September 2011 - Blue Mountains, NSW, Australia