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82 | GREAT RAIL JOURNEYS: DANUBE EXPRESS TREASURES OF EASTERN EUROPE 14 DAYS – VENICE TO BUDAPEST 2 Nights Italy | 9 Nights Golden Eagle Danube Express | 2 Nights Hungary Day 1. Venice. Be transferred to your hotel before a Welcome Dinner tonight. Two Night Stay: Venice, Hotel Danieli (or similar). D Day 2. Venice. Let Venice's unrivalled beauty take your breath away on a walking tour. Stroll through the winding lanes beside the Grand Canal and St. Mark's Square and be entranced by the stunning St. Mark's Basilica and Rialto Market. Alternatively, you may spend the day exploring the city at your leisure, taking an iconic gondola ride or strolling through the artist district of Dorsoduro. BLD Day 3. Venice, Prague. Join your train for a lunchtime departure and travel through the scenic countryside of Italy and Austria en route to Prague. Nine Night Stay: Golden Eagle Danube Express. BLD Day 4. Prague. Take in a tour of Prague's Old Town Square with its historic buildings and Astronomical Clock, the historic 14th-century Charles Bridge YOUR INCLUDED SIGHTSEEING EXPERIENCES Enjoy a guided city tour through the canal city of Venice Take in a tour of Prague's Old Town Square with its historic buildings and 14th-century Charles Bridge In Gdansk, see a private organ concert at Oliwa Cathedral and a visit to Dlugi Targ (Long Market) In Vienna, take a tour of the lively Naschmarkt, home to over 100 food and antique stores, or visit the famous Schönbrunn Palace POLAND GERMANY SLOVAKIA CZECH REPUBLIC AUSTRIA HUNGARY ITALY VENICE BUDAPEST 2 2 Vienna Keszthely Berlin Gdynia Gdańsk Zittau Prague Malbork Kraków Zakopane Lake Balaton Golden Eagle Danube Express 9 Golden Eagle Danube Express No. of Nights Stay Included Experiences/ Freedom of Choice™ 1 KEY FREEDOM OF CHOICE TM (B) Breakfast (L) Lunch (D) Dinner ITINERARY OVERVIEW DAY DESTINATION 1 Venice 2 Venice 3 Venice, Prague 4 Prague 5 Prague, Zittau 6 Berlin 7 Gdynia, Gdansk 8 Malbork 9 Kraków 10 Zakopane 11 Vienna 12 Keszthely, Lake Balaton 13 Budapest 14 Budapest and Jewish Quarter. Board a vintage tram and travel through the city and Wenceslas Square, then up to Prague Castle and the St. Vitus Cathedral. Enjoy lunch overlooking the capital. Later, relax on board a private boat for an afternoon cruise on the Vlatava River. BLD Day 5. Prague, Zittau. Enjoy the morning at leisure. Perhaps stroll the cobbled streets, relax in the ancient squares and admire the delights of this 'City of a Hundred Spires'. Re-board your train this afternoon and travel on the Zittau Schmalspurbahn heritage steam railway up to the towns of Kurort Oybin and Kurort Jonsdorf in the Zittau Mountains. On your return, relish a delicious barbecue dinner at the Zittau locomotive depot. BLD Day 6. Berlin. A city tour today will show the highlights of both East and West Berlin including the Reichstag. Cross the former Berlin Wall at Brandenburg Gate, visit Checkpoint Charlie and the Museum Haus and delight at the sight of the Charlottenburg Palace. This afternoon, enjoy a tour of East Berlin's