The History of Journey

We started our drive  to Florence, a shrine to the wonders of the Renaissance, with more artistic treasures per square metre than any other city in the world. We started our walking tour of Florence with the a visit to the remarkable Duomo , which is the fourth largest cathedral in the world. It dominates the city's skyline and still defines its scale - no building in town is taller. Besides it is the 'Gate to Paradise' - the heavenly gilded bronze doors of the Baptistry, originally a pagan temple and the open-air gallery in Signoria Square.  We then walked on the famous Ponte Vecchio, the oldest surviving bridge in the city with the World famous Gelato ice-cream. The city is also famous of bags shopping. After an exciting tour, we drove through a stretch of olive groves and vineyards before arriving at the hotel . Next day, we headed to Vatican first. More details about Vatican visit here . After visiting Vatican, we went to Rome. 'Rome was not built

After visiting the Florence, the next day we headed to the Vatican City, the smallest nation in the world. It is headed by his holiness the Pope and  is the administrative and spiritual capital of Roman Catholicism. It boasts a priceless art collection and is probably per square foot the richest country in the world! The most famous square of Vatican City is St. Peter's Square with St. Peter's Basilica, the spiritual centre of Christendom.

After having lunch in Lichtenstein, we continued onto Austria. En route we halted  at the internationally renowned Swarovski Crystal Worlds in Wattens, and was dazzled at the 'Chambers of Wonder'. In a wondrous blue hall dominated by a Unicum- a wall of crystal, we saw the world's biggest crystal and its smallest. We continued a scenic drive to Innsbruck. Its located on the Inn River, Innsbruck is one of Europe's most beautiful and lively cities. An international centre for winter sports, it has hosted the Winter Olympics twice. Our orientation tour introduced us to its world famous sights. View the Golden Roof or 'Goldenes Dachl', an ornate Gothic balcony erected by the Emperor Maximilian I in the 15th century, decorated with gold painted copper shingles and  walk to the Imperial Church followed by the 'Hofburg' or Imperial Palace. This capital of the alps, has a history of 800 years! We spent quality time walking down the streets of Innsbruck in t

We had a stopper at the capital city, Vaduz which is famous for postage stamps. We had lunch here and strolled the cute town before we started towards Austria.

We left Paris after an early breakfast and started  to Geneva, one of Switzerland's most privileged cities.  We began the visit with a drive to the Palais des Nations (the European Headquarters of the United Nations) and the Musee Ariana. We spent quality time at the tallest fountain in Europe - the magnificent Jet d'Eau and the beautiful floral clock in the Jardin Anglais! Next day,we went on a excursion to the Jungfrau, the 'Top of Europe', a wonderful world of glaciers and eternal ice. From Jungfrau we reached the highest altitude railway station in Europe by a charming, red cogwheel train, amid dramatic mountain scenery We walked on the great Aletsch Glacier - the longest ice stream in the Alps, the glistening Ice Palace, and the Sphinx Observation Terrace, at 3571 m. In the evening ,same day, there was an exclusive entertainment arranged specially for us. A mountain dedicated to us.  Mt. Cox & Kings so exclusive, that it's only for us . We