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

Day 3 London. 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 free for an optional excursion to the Tower of London. An evening cruise on the River Thames might also be fun. (CB)

Day 4 At Leisure in London. A whole day for shopping in Mayfair and Knightsbridge, extended walks in London's magnificent parks, an excursion to Royal Windsor. Later maybe a show at one of the West End's great theaters? (CB)

Day 5 London-Paris, France. 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, the splendid capital of a beautiful country. Tonight join your tour director for a toast to happy touring. (CB)

Day 6 Paris. 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. After dark a lively cabaret show might be just the ticket. (BB)

Day 7 At Leisure in Paris. Another day to enjoy what this extraordinary metropolis has to offer. Explore the world capital of chic and style at your own pace: shop for perfume and fancy fashion accessories, take your pick from many fine museums, stroll through the magnificent parks, promenade along the Champs-Elysées... Optional excursions are available to the Louvre, to the lavish Baroque Palace of Versailles, or to the great impressionist Claude Monet's home in the Seine Valley. (BB)

Day 8 Paris-Lucerne, Switzerland. A comfortable ride on the highway skirting Fontainebleau Forest and the vineyards of Burgundy. Cross the Swiss border near Basle and enjoy vistas of tidy villages and prosperous dairy farms on the way to picture-book Lucerne. (BB,D)

Day 9 Lucerne. Sightseeing features the LION MONUMENT, Thorwaldsen's masterful stone sculpture in honor of the heroic Swiss Guard of Louis XVI; the famous covered WOODEN BRIDGE; and rows of 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 10 Lucerne-Venice, Italy. The road across the mighty barrier of the Alps from the German to the Italian part of Switzerland is certainly one of the most spectacular in Europe, peaking on 6,935-foot St. Gotthard Pass. After a lunch break in the flower-festooned lakeside resort of Lugano head through lush Lombardian plains to Venice, a glittering maze of islands, canals, and bridges. Tonight is your chance to sample the city's fine restaurants. (BB)

Day 11 Venice. 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 and the Byzantine splendor of ST. MARK'S BASILICA, lavish DOGES' PALACE, and the Bridge of Sighs. Also watch VENETIAN GLASS BLOWERS fashion their delicate objects in an age-old traditional manner. Then enjoy Venice at your own pace or join an optional gondola ride. (BB,D)

Day 12 Venice-Florence. Morning drive through the wooded Etruscan Apennine Hills to Pisa. Here take your pictures of the amazing Leaning Tower, 180 feet high and no less than 16 feet out of the perpendicular. Then on to Florence, the splendid capital of Tuscany. Time to soak up the timeless beauty of the city and shop for Florentine leather goods and gold jewelry. (BB,D)

Day 13 Florence-Rome. Guided sightseeing includes 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. In the afternoon enjoy views of the vine- and olive-clad Tuscan hills, home of the popular Chianti wines. Then onto the Highway of the Sun for a fast and easy ride to the Eternal City. (BB)

Day 14 Rome. 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, where Roman Legions marched in triumph, and finally visit the COLOSSEUM and hear about gladiatorial combats. Then time for independent activities and exciting optional excursion possibilities: Tivoli, and an Italian feast at one of the fine restaurants. (BB)

Day 15 At Leisure in Rome. Another day to savor la dolce vita. If you feel like traveling, you may want to join an optional excursion to Pompeii, the Roman city both destroyed and preserved by an eruption in 79 A.D. Tonight your tour director will suggest an optional farewell dinner with local specialties and wine at one of Rome's famous restaurants. (BB)