点评:Wonderful introduction to a good smattering of Europe. This was a repeat trip for me (it had been a number of years since I'd been), but a first visit for most of those on our tour.
Took this trip with my granddaughter (age 25) - I am 76 and was hopeful I was in as good a shape as I thought I was. The tour provided a good workout, and participating was well worth the effort.
Highlights of the tour for me were feats of endurance which I mastered, including:
. climbing the Brunelleschi's Cupola of the Duomo Dome at the Cathedral of Santa Maria del Fiore in Florence - all 463 steps of it
. In Fussen, walking up to the Neuschwanstein Castle rather than taking the shuttle not sure why I chose this option - but it was an excellent workout and took about 40 minutes - did this the day after climbing in Florence, so I was a tad tired
. In Lauterbrunnen, climbing to the top of Trümmelbach Falls, a series of ten thunderous glacier-fed waterfalls hidden inside a mountain crevasse - there are only about 200 steps here, but I had done the Duomo two days ago
. Hiking from Grütschalp to Mürren railway station via Winteregg - only 2.4 kilometers, but the high altitude and 5% grade after all the other climbing I had done seemed like a tremendous achievement!
I had not done any of these things previously so they stood out. The cities we visited had excellent local guides who met us and gave us the local flavor. Our "master tour guide" - Stefanie Octavio from Rick Steves' staff was terrific she organized us daily and went with us to all planned tour locations. There was plenty of free time to see things of personal interest - I went to a spa in Fussen and also rode the luge there - both worth doing.
We rode a very luxurious bus point to point which was a great way to get around.
Highly recommend this excursion!
翻译:一次了解欧洲各处的绝佳之旅。对我而言这是第二次参加此旅行(距离上一次已经过去好几年了),但对团里的大多数人来说则是初次体验。
这次旅行是我和我的孙女(25岁)一起去的——我今年76岁,一直希望自己的身体状况能如自己预想的那样良好。这次旅行确实是一种不错的锻炼方式,参与其中绝对物有所值。
对我而言,这次旅行的亮点就是我成功完成的各项耐力挑战,包括:爬上佛罗伦萨圣母百花大教堂中布鲁内莱斯基设计的穹顶——整整463级台阶。
在菲森,我选择步行前往新天鹅堡而非乘坐接驳车;也不确定自己为何选了这条路——不过这确实是一次极好的锻炼,耗时约40分钟。那天是我在佛罗伦萨爬完楼梯后的第二天,所以有点疲惫。
在劳特布伦嫩,我爬到了特吕默尔巴赫瀑布的顶端。一连十道气势磅礴的瀑布,均由冰川融水形成,隐藏在山体的裂缝之中——这里只有大约200级台阶,但我两天前才刚爬上大教堂的楼梯。
从Grütschalp经Winteregg徒步至Mürren火车站——全程仅2.4公里,然而在经历了多次攀登之后,这样的高海拔与5%的坡度仍让我觉得是一项了不起的成就!
这些事情我以前都未曾做过,因此它们格外令人难忘。我们游览的这些城市都有非常出色的当地导游,他们热情接待我们并带我们领略当地的风土人情。我们的“首席导游”——来自Rick Steves团队的Stefanie Octavio表现得极为出色:她每天为我们安排行程,还陪同我们前往所有预定好的游览地点。期间也有大量自由时间供我们按个人兴趣活动——我去了菲森的一家水疗中心,还体验了那里的溜冰道——这两项活动都十分值得一试。
我们乘坐的是一辆极其豪华的巴士往返于各个景点之间,这种交通方式真的非常方便。强烈推荐这次游览!