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England, Scotland & Wales
England, Scotland & Wales
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Date:  June 25-July 7, 2008
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Leaders:
Wilmer & Janet Martin
 

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Spectacular Scandinavia & Its Fjords (with Oberammergau)

(Denmark, Norway and Sweden)

June 13-28, 2010

Cruising in the Naeroy Fjord

With tour leaders Wilmer and Janet Martin

Denmark, Norway and Sweden are fascinating countries with beautiful scenery, rich culture and friendly people. You will enjoy the cities as well as the charming towns and villages we will visit. But most of all, you will remember the spectacular scenery-particularly in Norway across the wild and barren Hardangervidda mountain plateau and as you cruise through the fjords. A visit to a typical West-Norwegian farm to get a first-hand look at country living will be interesting. There will be so much to see and learn. We will conclude this wonderful tour by flying to Germany to take in the Oberammergau Passion Play which is performed every ten years because of a promise made to God in 1634. Wilmer and Janet Martin, owners of TourMagination from Waterloo, Ontario, will lead you on this tour, as well as our capable driver/guide, Ron.

Sunday-Tuesday, June 13-15

Evening departure from Toronto or Newark with arrival on Monday afternoon in Copenhagen, Denmark. You will get your first impressions of Denmark as we drive into the 800-year-old city of Copenhagen and learn about this smallest of the Scandinavian countries. A three-hour city tour on Tuesday morning will include Christiansborg Palace, the Little Mermaid, the magnificent Grundtvig Church and other highlights. There will be time to explore the shopping district. Evening dinner at the world-famous Tivoli Gardens.

Wednesday & Thursday, June 16 & 17

Today we will travel through the Danish countryside of North Zealand. We will stop at Frederiksborg Castle in Hilleroed, and see the old medieval town of Helsingoer (Elsinore) before taking a short ferry ride to Helsingborg, Sweden. We will continue on to Göteberg, Sweden’s thriving second-largest city and one of Europe’s major seaports. Thursday morning we will leave Göteberg and drive along the Swedish west coast, past picturesque fishing villages and make a stop at Vitlycke to see the ancient Viking rock carvings. We will cross into Norway at Svinesund and proceed along the shores of the beautiful Oslo Fjord to Oslo, the capital of Norway. In the afternoon we will see Vigeland Sculpture Park with over 175 sculptures and ascend the Holmenkollen hills to the famous Holmenkollen Ski Jump to view the city.

Friday & Saturday, June 18 & 19

This morning we will visit Oslo's richly decorated City Hall, the Resistance Museum and the Nobel Peace Center. Then there will be some free time to explore on your own or rest. Saturday we will drive across the Sollihoegda Plateau and along the scenic Tyrifjord to the Hadeland Glassworks where we will visit the factory and see skilled craftsmen at work. We continue along glittering Lake Kroederen and the Hallindalselva River in the Hallingdal Valley. The afternoon's drive will be very beautiful as we travel to the resort center of Geilo, our destination for the night.

Sunday & Monday, June 20 & 21

Tvinde Waterfall
One of many waterfalls
Sunday’s journey takes us across the wild and barren Hardangervidda, a mountain plateau lying at a height of between 3,300 and 4,600 feet, with its many lakes and grazing area for large herds of reindeer. We will see the Voeringsfoss, one of Europe's largest waterfalls, and then descend to the fjord village of Eidfjord. There is majestic scenery in this fjordland. You will enjoy a stop at a typical West-Norwegian farm to learn about farming in Norway. Later we will arrive at Bergen, an old Hanseatic town where we will stay for two nights. Monday, we will have a three-hour city tour and see the 12th and 13th Century German Hanseatic League houses and wooden buildings built by the merchants of that era and make a visit to Troldhaugen, the home of the world-known composer Edvard Greig. After some free time, we will take a cable car to Mount Floyen for a breathtaking view of this seafaring town and a delicious dinner at Restaurant Floien before returning to the hotel.

Tuesday & Wednesday, June 22 & 23

As we leave Bergen, we will drive along the Vosso River, one of the finest salmon rivers in Norway, to the resort town of Voss. We will continue on to Gudvangen where we sail by fjord ferry on a two-hour cruise on the impressive Naeroy Fjord and into Sogne Fjord, the longest and deepest fjord in the world. This cruise is a photographer’s dream! We disembark at the village of Laerdal with its many old wooden buildings and continue past Borgund with the best-preserved of Norway’s stave churches and end our day at the charming resort center of Beito. Leaving Beito on Wednesday, we will drive past Fagernes, through the Valdres Valley, across the Tonassen Mountain Pass, known for the fierce battle between German and Norwegian forces during April 1940, past Dokka and Gjoevil and along the shores of Lake Mjosa to Kongsvinger. We cross the Norway-Sweden border at the village of Sunne and travel on to Karlstad, our destination for the night.

Thursday & Friday, June 24 & 25

Stockholm City Hall
Interior of Stockholm City Hall
Thursday, we drive to the old town of Orebro which has a long tradition as a commercial area. We continue through Sweden’s Lake District to the picturesque town of Mariefred where you will have time to browse. In the afternoon, we will arrive in Stockholm and take time to visit the Skansen Open Air Museum, where various restored buildings depict life in different parts of Sweden throughout the centuries. Lodging in Stockholm for two nights. We will begin Friday with a three-hour city tour of Stockholm, a city situated on 14 islands. The tour will include an inside visit to the famous City Hall with its elegant Golden Hall, a stroll through the Old Town with its cobblestone streets and medieval buildings, and a coach ride to Southern Island for a view over the city and harbor. Afternoon free time for rest, shopping or visiting a museum.

Saturday & Sunday, June 26 & 27

This morning we will depart Scandinavia and fly to Munich, Germany, where we will be met and transferred to the charming village of Oberammergau, known world-wide for its passion play performed every ten years because of a vow made in 1634. Two nights’ lodging in Oberammergau. Sunday morning you will have free time to attend a church service, rest or explore the village of Oberammergau. Then in the afternoon and evening will be the performance of the passion of Christ, an event to be long-remembered.

Monday, June 28

It’s time to return home so we will drive to Munich to get our flight back to North America. You will have many new memories and stories to take home with you, as well as new friendships made.


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