Day/
Destination |
Activity |
Overnight |
Fri
14 Sep |
Overnight flight to Paris. |
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Sat
15 Sep
Arrive Paris |
Tucked away in the Impasse Berthaud near the colorful Centre Pompidou is the diminutive Musée de la Poupée. More than five hundred stunning French dolls, dating from 1800 to the present, are cleverly displayed in vignettes containing doll furniture, doll accessories, and toys. Toys from the Middle Ages to the present day are the focus of our attention at the Musée
des Arts Décoratifs, where furniture, wallpaper, tapestries, ceramics, glassware, and other objets d'arts are also exhibited. |
Paris
Hotel Duquesne Eiffel |
Sun
16 Sep
Paris Flea Markets |
It's all-day shopping at the Puces de St-Ouen. With a seemingly inexhaustible supply of venders – as many as 3,000 of them! – it is one of the largest collectibles markets in the world. The high quality of the items to be found here defies the term "flea market". We will show you the best places to shop for dolls and toys. |
Paris
Hotel Duquesne Eiffel |
Mon
17 Sep
Paris Shopping & Leisure |
You have the whole day free to shop, see the sights, or visit a museum at your leisure. The Louvre is open today. If you're looking for something a little different, check out the Musée du Parfum, exhibiting an exquisite collection of perfume bottles from the 17th through the 20th centuries. |
Paris
Hotel Duquesne Eiffel |
Tue
18 Sep
Monet's House & Garden at Giverny |
Our day trip to Giverny brings us to Le Maison et Jardin Claude-Monet. The house, with its pretty pink walls and green shutters, has been lovingly restored to Monet's original designs and is open to visitors. Stroll through flower-laden gardens to the famous Japanese bridge and water lily pond, which appear in many of Monet's paintings. |
Paris
Hotel Duquesne Eiffel |
Wed
19 Sep
Paris
Beaune & Pérouges |
We stop in Beaune on our way to Pérouges. Beaune, girdled by ramparts, is the capital of the Burgundy Wine Country and one of the best-preserved medieval cities in the district. The town is best known for the Hotel Dieu with its splendid roof of multi-colored geometric tiles. Pérouges is perhaps the most picturesque medieval stone village in Burgundy and our home for the next three nights. |
Pérouges
Ostellerie Vieux Pérouges |
Thu
20 Sep
Lyon |
Devoted exclusively to cloth and fashion, the Musée des Tissus gives particular attention to the history of silk from the Renaissance to the present. Observe the "pochoir" technique of silk printing, and see how the figured relief is painted entirely by hand on silk mousseline at L'Atelier de Soierie. Shop for couturier fabrics and Lyon silk. |
Pérouges
Ostellerie Vieux Pérouges |
Fri
21 Sep
Chazelles-sur-Lyon |
The Musée du Chapeau not only exhibits an exceptional collection of hats from the 18th century to the present, but documents, with a video and live demonstrations, the process of transforming rabbit fur into luxury hats. |
Pérouges
Ostellerie Vieux Pérouges |
Sat
22 Sep
Luzern |
We travel to Luzern – the picturesque Old Town straddles the narrowed waters where the River Reuss flows out of Lake Luzern. There's plenty of sightseeing and shopping here! |
Luzern
Hotel Seeburg |
Sun
23 Sep
Mt. Pilatus & Zürich |
Ascend 7,000 feet on the steepest cog railway in the world to the summit of Mt. Pilatus for the best 360-degree panorama of the Alps in Switzerland. Throw snowballs, warm up with a cappuchino, and admire the fabulous views to the "sounds of the mountain" – Alpenhorns blown by the Pilatusbläser. We descend the mountain by aerial cableway in panoramic gondolas. Sasha lovers can visit the Sasha Morgenthaler Puppenmuseum this afternoon. |
Luzern
Hotel Seeburg |
Mon
24 Sep
Luzern Shopping & Leisure |
You have the whole day free to shop, see the sights, or visit a museum at your leisure. We know a nice place to shop for antique dolls, dolls' houses, and dolls' accessories, and we'll take you there. |
Luzern
Hotel Seeburg |
Tue
25 Sep
Basel & Colmar |
The four-story Puppenhausmuseum offers an especially unique exhibition of dolls, toys, and teddy bears. Thousands of objects are cleverly arranged in themed displays that captivate, charm, and amuse. Colmar is the most beautiful city of Alsace – calm canals and rows of rainbow-colored houses invite an evening stroll after dinner at a sidewalk café. |
Colmar
Hotel Rapp |
Wed
26 Sep
Illkirch & Betschdorf |
The Marquise de Sévigné invites you to share her passion for chocolate in a unique museum – Les Secrets du Chocolat – devoted entirely to cocoa and its transformation into exquisite, delicious chocolate. The main thoroughfare of Betschdorf, the Town of Potters, is lined with the most charming 18th-century, half-timbered houses. Begin your visit at the Musée de la Poterie. Then visit some of the dozen potteries where you can buy the famous grey-and-blue, salt-glazed stoneware. |
Colmar
Hotel Rapp |
Thu
27 Sep
Colmar Shopping & Leisure |
You have the whole day free to shop, see the sights, or visit a museum at your leisure, such as the little Musée Animé du Jouet. |
Colmar
Hotel Rapp
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Fri
28 Sep
Trier |
The history of Trier begins around the middle of the 1st century BC when Gaius Julius Caesar conquered Gaul and integrated the Mosel region into the Roman Empire. It is Germany's oldest city, the home of Roman emperors. We begin our visit at the Spielzeugmuseum in the beautiful Hauptmarkt. The rest of the day is free for shopping. |
Trier
Hotel Römischer Kaiser |
Sat
29 Sep
Trier Sightseeing |
Our tour of ancient Trier includes the Porta Nigra, the Roman Basilica, the Imperial Baths, and other sites of antiquity. |
Trier
Hotel Römischer Kaiser |
Sun
30 Sep
Constantine Exhibition |
The city of Trier is staging one of the most important cultural and historical exhibitions of 2007 – "Constantine the Great" – and we're here to see it! Treasured exhibits from internationally renowned museums such as the Louvre in Paris, the Capitoline Museums in Rome, the Vatican, and the British Museum in London, will be displayed with finds from ancient Trier made public for the very first time. Our visit will include such highlights as the head of the colossal statue of the Emperor Constantine, exquisite natural stone tesserae mosaic floors, and the breathtaking Constantine ceiling frescoes. |
Trier
Hotel Römischer Kaiser |
Mon
1 Oct
Frankfurt |
Transfer to Frankfurt am Main Airport for return flight. Auf Wiedersehen! |
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