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. Time in the afternoon for independent activities. Optional excursions are available to the Tower of London and to Windsor Castle. Tonight maybe a leisurely cruise on the River Thames? (CB)

Day 4 London-Calais, France-Belgium-Amsterdam, Holland. 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, where your gleaming Continental touring coach is ready. Travel through Belgium and the Flanders region on your way to Amsterdam, Holland's 700-year-old capital. Tonight join your tour director for a toast to happy touring. (CB,D)

Day 5 Amsterdam. A local expert takes you first to the RIJKSMUSEUM where you admire Rembrandt's masterpieces. Visit a major DIAMOND CENTER to appreciate how a rough mineral is transformed into a sparkling jewel. And to top it all, cruise aboard a glass-roofed launch through the canals of Holland's Golden Age. The afternoon is at leisure, and an excursion to Volendam can be arranged. (BB)

Day 6 Amsterdam-Rhineland, Germany. A passing glance at the Dutch region best known as the locale of A Bridge Too Far on the way to Germany. 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, terraced vineyards, and trim, half-timbered towns. Next stop in Heidelberg, famous for its red-walled castle. (BB,D)

Day 7 Rhineland-Lucerne, Switzerland. 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 8 Lucerne-Liechtenstein-Innsbruck, Austria. Sightseeing includes the LION MONUMENT, a masterful stone sculpture in honor of the heroic Swiss Guard of Louis XVI; the famous covered WOODEN BRIDGE; and ornate patrician houses of the walled Old Town. Time afterwards to shop for Swiss watches or climb lofty Mount Pilatus by rack-railway. After lunch leave Switzerland to visit the pocket-sized principality of Liechtenstein, known for its fancy postage stamps. A short drive to Innsbruck in the Austrian Tyrol, then a stroll through quaint medieval lanes to Emperor Maximilian's Golden Roof. (BB,D)

Day 9 Innsbruck-Venice, Italy. The spectacular Brenner Pass leads through the barrier of the Tyrolean Alps to Italy. Enter Venice 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 with its 1,000-year-old gem-studded gold altar piece, lavish Doges' Palace, and the Bridge of Sighs. Also watch skilled GLASS BLOWERS fashion their delicate objects. Time afterwards to wander at whim or join an optional gondola serenade. (BB,D)

Day 10 Venice-Rome. A kaleidoscope of Italian landscapes parades past the coach windows on the way through the fertile plains of the mighty River Po and across the wooded Etruscan Apennine mountain range. A scenic drive through the vine-and-olive-clad Tuscan hills, home of the popular Chianti wines, brings you to the Eternal City. (BB)

Day 11 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 12 Rome-Tuscany. An easy morning drive back north to Florence, cradle of the Renaissance. 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. Later take a moment to check out the enticing shops with Florentine leather goods and gold jewelry. Return to your hotel for dinner. (BB,D)

Day 13 Tuscany-Monaco-Nice, France. Focus on Pisa this morning for pictures of its amazing Leaning Tower. Then a scenic drive past a string of Italian and French Riviera resorts to the principality of Monaco. Here leave the highway for the panoramic Moyenne Corniche. Before arriving in Nice take a break in Eze to visit one of the PERFUME FACTORIES for which the area is famous. Optional outing tonight to the Casino of Monte Carlo. (BB)

Day 14 Nice-Lyon. Through the sun-drenched landscapes of Van Gogh's beloved Provence to Avignon, an important spiritual center in the Middle Ages and the residence of several antipopes. Take your pictures of the Gothic papal palace and the bridge of the popular song before proceeding through the orchards of the Rhône Valley to Lyon, the country's second-largest city. (BB,D)

Day 15 Lyon-Paris. Follow the valley of the River Saône into Burgundy, where road signs read like the wine list of an expensive restaurant. Leave the highway for a look at the vineyards and villages where some of the world's most precious wines are produced. After a break in the medieval center of Beaune continue on the highway via Fontainebleau Forest to Paris, the traditional climax of a European tour. (BB)

Day 16 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 and lots to do. Optional excursions are available to the Louvre or to the palace and gardens of Versailles (closed on Mon.), and to celebrate the success of your tour, a lively cabaret show might be just the ticket. (BB)

Day 17 Your homebound flight from Paris arrives the same day. (BB)

End Your Tour in London

Tour HAL: 18 days

Days 1-16 Like tour HA.

Day 17 Paris-London, England. Escorted transfer by coach and Hoverspeed, arriving in London in the late afternoon. Optional evening outings are available. Overnight at the Novotel, Shortlands, London W6. (BB)