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Day 1: Depart USA
Depart on our overnight flight to Warsaw. Dinner and breakfast are served aboard the flight.
Day 2: Warsaw
Upon arrival in Warsaw, we will be met by our local tour escort and transferred to our hotel. This afternoon, we will enjoy a half-day sightseeing tour of this medieval city including the Old Town, Market Square, the Barbican, the massive Ghetto monument, and the Chopin statue. Tonight we enjoy Dinner and overnight in Warsaw. (D)
Day 3: Warsaw / Krakow
After breakfast at the hotel we depart for Niepokolanow, home to St. Maximillian Kolbe. We will visit the Franciscan monastery where he lived and worked. We then continue to Plock, the town where Jesus appeared to Sr. Faustina with the message of “Divine Mercy” and requested promotion of this devotion on Feb 22, 1931. We continue to Krakow for Dinner and overnight. (B,D)
Day 4: Krakow
We begin the day with Mass before traveling to Kalwaria Zebrzdowska, famous for the “Calvary Paths” walked by His Holiness Pope John Paul II. Visit the Bernardine Monastery and the Baroque church of Our Lady of Angels. Continue to Lagiewniki, site of the Congregation of the Sisters of Our Lady of Mercy, where Sr. Faustina died. Visit the convent chapel in which her body lies beneath the miraculous image of the Divine Mercy. We return to Krakow for Dinner and overnight. (B,D)
Day 5: Krakow / Budapest
After breakfast we depart Krakow to enjoy a scenic drive through the heart of mountainous and densely wooded Slovakia. We arrive in Budapest situated in the valley of the Danube River. After check in at the hotel, we will have leisure time to rest before enjoying Dinner. Overnight in Budapest. (B,D)
Day 6: Budapest
Our local guide will share the history of this cosmopolitan city. We will visit Castle Hill at the heart of Buda on the west side of the Danube. Stop at Fisherman’s Bastion, Matthias Coronation church, the Citadel on Mt. Gellert and Heroes Square. Dinner and overnight in Budapest. (B,D)
Day 7: Budapest / Vienna
We depart this morning traveling south of the capital to a Puszta Horse Farm where herdsmen, dressed in traditional costumes, show off their beautiful steeds. Stop for lunch, on our own, before continuing to Vienna via the Austrian lowlands. We arrive at the hotel where we will enjoy Dinner and overnight. (B,D)
Day 8: Vienna
Our sightseeing begins after breakfast at the hotel. We will see the Prater amusement park with its giant Ferris Wheel and the United Nations City on the banks of the Danube River. Next we will view the Opera House, Heldenplatz, Hofburg Palace, then continue on foot for a visit to St. Stephen’s Cathedral, and the famous Anker Clock with its historical figures set to music. The afternoon is at leisure, relax, shop, or take an optional tour to Schonbrunn Palace. Dinner and overnight in Vienna. (B,D)
Day 9: Vienna / Prague
We depart this morning for the Czech border. Here we enter Moravia and stop for lunch (on our own) in Brno. Brno was Napoleon’s headquarters during the “Battle of the Three Emperors” at nearby Austerlitz. We will tour Spielberg Castle and other sites in this country’s second largest city. We then continue through Moravia and Bohemia to Prague. Dinner and overnight in Prague. (B,D)
Day 10: Prague
After breakfast, we will enjoy a panoramic city tour, which will highlight the State Opera, National Museum, Wenceslas Square and Prague’s Castle District. We continue with a walking tour of the Hradcany district crossing the famous Charles Bridge. We will view St.Vitus Cathedral, the Old Royal Palace, the Golden Lane and the Astronomical Clock (once the envy of all Europe). Our tour culminates at the Church of Our Lady of Victory where the original Infant Jesus of Prague is kept. The remainder of the day will be at leisure for shopping (hand-cut crystal and art books) or relaxing at one of the many outdoor restaurants. Dinner and overnight in Prague. (B,D)
Day 11: Prague / USA
We depart for Prague Airport for our return flight. Arrive home the same day. (B)
