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55 Call us on 138 747 (AU), 0800 447 913 (NZ) or contact your local travel agent R O M A N T I C DA N U B E | B u d a p e s t to N u r e m b e r g Munich Highlights See the cultural and historic highlights of one of Germany's most relaxed cities, beautifully set near the foothills of the Alps during a panoramic tour. (B, L, D) DAY 7 Main–Danube Canal & Nuremberg, Germany Very early this morning, we sail through the locks that comprise the Main–Danube Canal, an engineering marvel that stretches 106 miles from Bamberg on the Main River to Kelheim on the Danube. It began as Charlemagne's dream in 793 and was completed in 1992 with 16 locks B U D A P E S T O P E R A H O U S E , H U N G A RY N U R E M B E R G , G E R M A N Y to the Main Market Square with its elaborate Gothic Nuremberg World War II Tour Glimpse the dramatic stage on which the Third Reich rose and fell as you immerse yourself in Nuremberg's World War II history. Afterward you have some time on your own to explore. (B, L, D) DAY 8 Nuremberg, Germany After breakfast, disembark and proceed to the airport for your return flight. Or, extend your journey with three nights in Prague, Czech Republic, including a tour of Old Town and Prague Castle. (B) The following meals are included: B = Breakfast; L = Lunch; D = Dinner †Passau organ concert is only available May 1-October 31 and is closed on Sunday. *Weltenburg Abbey tour is available from May-October only Key Example of Optional Shore Excursion that raise the water level 1,332 feet. Today, it enables river travel from the North Sea to the Black Sea. Arrive in Nuremberg, Bavaria's second largest city, around lunchtime. Afterward, your city tour features Zeppelin Field, the former Nazi parade grounds, and the Palace of Justice, the venerable vestige of the Nuremberg Trials; or, you can join an optional World War II tour of the illuminating Documentation Centre Museum. You have a brief stop at the main courthouse before returning to Old Town, enclosed within ancient city walls. Your tour comes to a close with a walk from the imperial palace grounds, past the Albrecht Dürer House and on

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