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Feb172012
Tour/Activity
'An Evening at Charlottenburg Palace' Palace Tour, Dinner and Concert by the Berlin Residence Orchestra
Berlin, Germany
My Rating

A great experience. Dinner was elegant and the musical concert was entertaining. The self guided tour of the palace was fun and interesting. This is a really well put together package.
Feb122012
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Sachsenhausen Concentration Camp Memorial Walking Tour
Berlin, Germany
My Rating

Tour guide was very well versed and was like having a personal historian walk you through. He was very thorough, which provided a tremendous amount of insight that otherwise would not be addressed just touring alone. He made the entire visit very interesting. Extremely well done and worth doing.
Jan302012
Tour/Activity
Florence City Hop-on Hop-off Tour
Florence, Italy
My Rating

This is a great opportunity to see Florence and the Fiesole area above the town. One is afforded sweeping views of the Duomo and Arno river. Winter was a little chilly, but the best views are from the top.
Jan282012
Tour/Activity
Naples and Pompeii Day Trip from Rome
Rome, Italy
My Rating

The trip was really interesting. However, the guide needed to use an audio so people could hear better. Time in Pompeii was only about 2 hours. Would have liked much more time in Pompeii. It was really not enough and there weren't any options to explore on your own. One sees only the highlights and there were lots of things I wanted to see, but only saw what the tour guide chose to show. If you've seen programs on Pompeii, the guide skipped some of the most interesting. This tour could exclude the visit to coral and cameo factory. It really was a waste of time. I just wanted to see Pompeii. If you come across the globe every moment counts. Naples was a sightseeing tour from the bus, which was appropriate and just the right amount of time.
Jan252012
Tour/Activity
Skip the Line: Crypts and Roman Catacombs Small Group Walking Tour
Rome, Italy
My Rating

Super interesting. Very worth seeing. Unfortunately, we were not able to photograph anything.
Jan242012
Tour/Activity
Private Montserrat, Gaudi and Modernism Day Trip from Barcelona
Barcelona, Spain
My Rating

Great guide. The Gaudi portion of this trip was canceled due to a scheduled event so we went Cava tasting and it was great. The winery had the largest wine cellar in the world and an extremely interesting tour was given by our very dynamic guide. Montserrat was gorgeous and everything I ever imagined it to be. Since it was winter we were able to see and do everything we wanted. Unfortunately the cable car and cog wheel trains were being repaired that day, so we were unable to go to the top of the mountain. However, were still able to do a considerable amount of hiking with sweeping views; had ample time to listen to the choir; no line to see the Black Madonna; and also bought some great cheese on the way back. Excellent. My favorite tour of all.
Jan242012
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Best of Rome Walking Tour: Pantheon, Piazza Navona and Trevi Fountain
Rome, Italy
My Rating

Guide was super. Tour was very worth seeing and gave a great general overview of the layout of Rome. It also was filled with lots of interesting facts and trivia that made the tour unique for the traveler.
Jan202012
Tour/Activity
Salvador Dali Museum, Figueres and Cadaques Small Group Day Trip from Barcelona
Barcelona, Spain
My Rating

Trip was great. My sister and I ended up being the only ones on the tour. Although the Dali house was closed for cleaning that day, we still had a really interesting trip. Especially since we had no schedule. We visited the theater in Figueres, we then went on to have lunch in Cadeques. The whole town happened to have a national holiday so only two restaurants were open and all the shops were closed. Despite this we ate a wonderful sea food lunch in the warm sun on the Mediterranean and had the whole picturesque village to ourselves to photograph. We then drove on to Cap de Creu where we saw a lighthouse with stunning views over craggy rocks. We enjoyed a drink there. On the way back our guide explained Dalis entire life history.
Jan162012
Tour/Activity
Barcelona Card with Guidebook
Barcelona, Spain
My Rating

We loved being able to just use public transport all over Barcelona without having to worry about paying all the time. Only 4 stars since I never ended up using any of the discounts because I booked other tours and used the museum pass. Use discretion before deciding to buy this.
Jan162012
Tour/Activity
Barcelona Museum Pass
Barcelona, Spain
My Rating

Great money saver and you never have to wait in lines.


