Day 2 Arrival in London, England. (Tue.) Uniformed Globus hosts are available to help you make the most of your stay.

Day 3 London. (Wed.) Morning sightseeing with a professional London guide includes all the famous landmarks: Royal Albert Hall, Kensington Palace and the area's splendid museums, Knightsbridge with Harrods, the Houses of Parliament and Big Ben beside the River Thames, and Westminster Abbey. Highlights are a visit to ST. PAUL'S CATHEDRAL and the Changing of the Guard at Buckingham Palace, if held. Afternoon at leisure. (CB)

Day 4 London-Paris, France. (Thu.) Meet your tour director and traveling companions and depart London. Drive through the orchards of Kent and then enjoy an exciting Hoverspeed ride across the Channel to France. Memories of some of the fiercest World War I battles come alive on the way through Picardy and the Somme to Paris. Tonight join your tour director for a toast to happy touring. (CB)

Day 5 Paris. (Fri.) See the sights on both banks of the Seine: Arc de Triomphe, Opéra, Madeleine, Louvre, Champs-Elysées... For a bird's-eye view take the elevator to the first floor of the EIFFEL TOWER. Of course you also visit Paris' greatest treasure, the Gothic cathedral of NOTRE DAME with its gleaming stained-glass windows. Balance of the day at leisure. Optional excursions are available to the Louvre or to the palace and gardens of Versailles. Tonight a lively cabaret show might be fun. (BB)

Day 6 Paris-Brussels, Belgium. (Sat.) Morning visit to one of the famous CHAMPAGNE WINERIES in Reims to hear about the art of champagne-making. On to Brussels, the Belgian capital which hosts the headquarters of the European Union. On your orientation tour: St. Michael's Cathedral and the King's Palace, the massive stone structure of the Palais de Justice, Mannekin-Pis, and the ornate Baroque guildhalls of Grand' Place. Finally enjoy a DEMONSTRATION OF LACE-MAKING, a Belgian specialty. (BB,D)

Day 7 Brussels-Amsterdam, Holland. (Sun.) Into the Netherlands and past the busy seaport of Rotterdam to Amsterdam. Visit a major DIAMOND CENTER to appreciate how a rough mineral is transformed into a sparkling jewel. Then leisurely Dutch-style sightseeing aboard a glass-roofed launch gliding through the city's maze of canals. Afternoon free. An optional excursion to the quaint fishing village of Volendam can be arranged. (BB,D)

Day 8 Amsterdam-Rhineland, Germany. (Mon.) A passing glance at the region best known as the locale of A Bridge Too Far on the way to the German Rhineland. During your early lunchtime break in Cologne visit the awesome twin-spired GOTHIC CATHEDRAL. Then the afternoon's highlight: a cruise on the romantic Rhine, past castle-crested cliffs and terraced vineyards. Next stop is Heidelberg, famous for its red-walled castle. (BB,D)

Day 9 Rhineland-Lucerne, Switzerland. (Tue.) A scenic day! Morning in the lush valleys and pine-clad hills of the Black Forest, renowned for its cuckoo clocks. On the Swiss border take your pictures of the thundering RHINE FALLS, then continue to picture-book Lucerne. (BB,D)

Day 10 Lucerne. (Wed.) Sightseeing features the LION MONUMENT; the famous covered WOODEN BRIDGE; and ornate patrician houses lining the cobbled streets of the walled Old Town. Afterwards shop for Swiss watches and choose from our optional activities: climb a mountain by cable car; take a cruise on the fjord-like lake; sign up for a folklore party with yodeling and alphorn blowing for a first-hand impression of alpine merrymaking. (BB)

Day 11 Lucerne-Liechtenstein-Innsbruck, Austria. (Thu.) Morning break in the pocket-sized principality of Liechtenstein. On over scenic Arlberg Pass to Innsbruck, Austria's Olympic winter sports resort. Take a pleasant walk through its quaint medieval lanes to Emperor Maximilian's Golden Roof. (BB,D)

Day 12 Innsbruck-Venice, Italy. (Fri.) Spectacular Brenner Pass leads towards the Tyrolean Alps; then over Tre Croci Pass to Cortina, beneath the limestone towers of the Dolomites. After lunch follow the course of the Piave River down to the Adriatic Sea. Time still for an optional gondola serenade on Venice's romantic canals! (BB,D)

Day 13 Venice-Florence. (Sat.) Start the day in style as you glide by private boat along the Giudecca canal to meet your resident expert. Highlights of your walking tour are St. Mark's Square, the Clock Tower, the BYZANTINE BASILICA, lavish Doges' Palace, and the Bridge of Sighs. Also watch VENETIAN GLASS BLOWERS fashion their delicate objects. In the afternoon drive through Emilia and Romagna and across the wooded Etruscan Apennine Hills to Florence, cradle of the Renaissance. (BB,D)

Day 14 Florence-Rome. (Sun.) See magnificent SANTA MARIA DEL FIORE, Giotto's Bell Tower, the Baptistry's heavy bronze "Gate of Paradise," and sculpture-studded Signoria Square. To top it off, admire Michelangelo's celebrated David in the GALLERY OF FINE ARTS. Afterwards, time to shop for Florentine leather goods and gold jewelry before you speed south along the Highway of the Sun to the Eternal City. (BB)

Day 15 Rome. (Mon.) Sightseeing with your local guide starts with a visit to the VATICAN MUSEUMS and SISTINE CHAPEL (arranged next morning if closed today), world famous for Michelangelo's ceiling paintings including The Last Judgement. Continue to monumental ST. PETER'S SQUARE and BASILICA. Proceed across the Tiber for a stroll along the Via Sacra at the ROMAN FORUM, and finally visit the COLOSSEUM. Then time for independent activities and exciting optional excursion possibilities: Tivoli, and an Italian feast at one of the fine restaurants. (BB)

Day 16 Rome-Capri-Sorrento. (Tue.) Through Campagna Romana to the colorful harbor of Naples, from where a sleek jetfoil whisks you across the bay to the Isle of Capri, a royal retreat for 2,000 years. Visit the shimmering BLUE GROTTO (weather permitting; otherwise visit VILLA SAN MICHELE in Anacapri), then up to pretty Capri village. Time to amble about at your own pace before returning across the bay to the charming resort of Sorrento. (BB)

Day 17 Sorrento-Bari-Ionian Sea Crossing. (Wed.) On the way from the Tyrrhenian to the Ionian Sea visit the archaeological treasures of POMPEII, the Roman city both destroyed and preserved by an eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 A.D. See patrician homes, public baths, and commercial districts strikingly recalling day-to-day life when Rome was at the apex of her power. In Bari board your overnight ferry bound for Greece. (BB,D)

Day 18 Ionian Sea-Patras-Olympia, Greece. (Thu.) Sail across the sea which Ulysses explored in the Odyssey. Dock at Patras and continue by coach to Olympia, where the athletes of antiquity performed in honor of the King of Deities. Learn about the history of those original Olympic Games as you walk among the impressive remains of the GYMNASIUM and the Temples of Hera and Zeus. Visit the MUSEUM which displays a magnificent statue of Hermes. (BB,D)

Day 19 Olympia-Delphi. (Fri.) This morning return to Patras, take the ferry across the Gulf of Corinth, and proceed through the picturesque fishing villages along the south coast of the mainland to mythical Delphi. Visit the ancient sanctuary of the god Apollo in its dramatic setting on the slopes of Mount Parnassus. Hear about the Oracle and tour the EXCAVATIONS. Also visit the ARCHAEOLOGICAL MUSEUM to admire the Charioteer, an extraordinary 5th-century B.C. bronze statue. (BB,D)

Day 20 Delphi-Athens. (Sat.) History comes alive this morning on your way to Athens as you pass the sites of Thebes, the setting of Sophocles' Oedipus Rex, and Marathon, where in 490 B.C. 10,000 Athenians defeated more than twice that number of Persian invaders. In Athens enjoy a tour of the capital's classical sights: the Parthenon's crowning beauty atop the ACROPOLIS, the Erechtheum with its Porch of Maidens, the beautifully preserved Theseum, Roman Temple of Zeus, Theater of Dionysus, and the Agora where Socrates taught. Vistas of the Royal Palace, government buildings, and elegant homes in the modern city provide a striking contrast to the remains of the glorious past. (BB)

Day 21 Athens. (Sun.) A full day at leisure. How about an optional day cruise to the islands of Aegina, Hydra, and Poros? Possibilities for your last night in Greece are just as exciting: Plaka's outdoor tavernas with their succulent local food and cool Retsina wines, and folk dancing reminiscent of "Zorba the Greek!" (BB)