Grand Tours: Tour 5 - Cologne, Cities & Towns of The Rhine, Berlin & London
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Have you ever fancied going on a “Grand Tour” like the early aristocrats, staying in multiple locations, but thought it too hard to organise?
Are you looking for a new kind of travel/guide book? Perhaps one which gives:
- A well planned 12 day multiple location tour which uses vibrant Cologne as its first base to discover the sights of the beautiful Rhine & Ahr Valleys before moving on to the delights and attractions of the trendy capital cities of Berlin and London. This tour is also ideal for train enthusiasts as it makes much use of the West Rhine Railway to visit the picturesque towns and cities (Bonn, Düsseldorf, Koblenz, Altenahr, Brühl, and Remagen) along the banks of the Ahr and the Rhine (it is worth noting that the Rhine has more castles along its banks, between Koblenz and Bingen, than any other river valley in the world, should you wish to explore a few). Alternatively fans of the Department store C&A will also love this tour, as there are branches in every town on the Rhine, and several in Berlin you can visit during the tour should you wish. For added fun for the “big kids” in your group the tour also includes a visit to Phantasialand Theme Park.
- Detailed information on how to organise your own Grand Tour (travel, accommodation, visitor attractions, location history and information, etc.)
- Tips on how to keep costs down whist away and website addresses to visit to obtain best value for money deals, promotions and discount vouchers.
- Tour destinations and attractions which are a little different to those normally on offer, some of which are “off the beaten track” and are not covered in other guides
- Gives daily itinerary’s to maximise the time spent in each location which you can follow, or tailor to suit yourself
- Has maps, pictures and information on locations and attractions (including address, opening times, web address, how to get there, history &/or other pertinent information)
- All the information required in one book rather than having to purchase and carry, several city /town different guides whilst on your Grand Tour
- Is suitable for all age groups and nationalities (particularly long haul visitors wishing to see as much of Europe as they can in a limited timescale, but not wanting to join a group arranged tour).
- Armchair traveller information and website addresses to enable them to “virtually” undertake the tour and visit attractions on line, if they cannot visit them in person
If so ... this could be the book for you!
Caroline Y Preston
Caroline Preston has always had a love of literature, history, the arts, travel, bargain hunting and adventure and was delighted she was able to bring all her interests together whilst writing her travel and collecting ebooks.In addition to her travel and collector guides she has also written comedy sketches, plays, newsletters and articles.Although it may look mysterious, the Y in her name does not stand for anything in particular and is there merely to distinguish her from several other authors also named Caroline Preston.Caroline brings her British Northern “no nonsense, down to earth, can do, concise approach” to everything she does, including going on holiday! Which is partly the reason why her “Grand Tour” "City Breaks" and "British Weekend Jaunt" books are so useful. She has been fortunate to travel extensively in Europe and lived in Brittany, France during the mid 1980’s. Caroline currently lives in the North of England.She very much hopes you will enjoy her eBooks and have as much fun on your “Grand Tours” "City Breaks" and "British Weekend Jaunts" as she did on hers; and that her collector books help those starting out with their collections.
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Grand Tours - Caroline Y Preston
Caroline Y Preston
Grand European Tours (At Petit Cost!)
Tour 5 – Cologne, Cities & Towns of the Rhine,
Berlin & London
Grand European Tours (at petit cost!)
Tour 5 – Cologne, Cities & Towns Of The Rhine, Berlin & London
Copyright 2011 Caroline Y Preston
Cover photograph courtesy of thetazzone.org
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Disclaimer
Although information contained within this ebook is current at the time of going to press inevitably things change over time and it is recommended that you confirm venue opening times and other information on which you may rely, is still current when undertaking your tours.
Although this book includes the address of various websites, the author does not endorse, approve, certify or make warranties or representations as to the accuracy of the information on these sites. The author cannot be held responsible in any way, for any loss or injury (however caused) to readers who use the Itinerary’s or information contained within this ebook or visit locations, accommodations, travel mediums and attractions mentioned within it.
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Contents
Chapter 1 – European Grand Tours (At Petit Cost!) Overview
Chapter 2 – Introduction To Tour 5
Chapter 3 –Cologne, Cities & Towns Of The Rhine, Berlin & London
Chapter 4 – Cologne (Köln)
4.1 Cologne, 4.2 Koblenz, 4.3 Düsseldorf, 4.4 Ahr Valley, 4.5 Remagen,
4.6 Schloss Augustenburg, 4.7 Bonn, 4.8 Phantasialand Theme Park
Chapter 5 – Berlin
5.1 Berlin
Chapter 6 – London
6.1 London
Chapter 7 – Putting Together Your Own Grand Tours
Chapter 8 – Acknowledgements
Chapter 9 – Index List Of Places & Attractions Visited
Chapter 1 – European Grand Tours (At Petit Cost!) Overview
This ebook is an excerpt from my larger book "Grand European Tours (At Petit Cost!) and has been produced to enable readers to purchase an individual tour from the book which they can take with them, and refer to, whilst on tour. The book was written at the request of my friends and colleagues who asked me for details of holidays I had put together for myself as they too wanted a different kind of holiday from those currently on offer.
The complete book Grand European Tours (At Petit Cost!) Comprises of the following six
Grand Tours" and visits the European cities and areas shown below. I hope, if this eBook is successful, to publish all of the tours as separate ebooks as well as new titles in the series:-
- Tour 1 – Welsh Marches, Shrewsbury, Wye Valley, Hereford & Monmouth & Birmingham (this Tour also includes Church Stretton, Ludlow, Leominster, Ledbury, Hay On Wye, Ross On Wye, Raglan Castle, Chepstow, Tintern Abbey, Castell Coch and Cardiff).
- Tour 2 – Towns & Cities of Catalonia & Paris (this tour also includes Lloret de Mar, Pineda De Mar, Blanes, Girona, Tossa Del Mar, Reus and Barcelona).
- Tour 3 – Liverpool (Beatles Theme), Oslo, Prague, Budapest & Glasgow
- Tour 4 – Paris & Châteaux, Venice, Rome, Sorrento & Amalfi Coast (this tour also includes the Château of Versailles, the Château de Fontainebleau, Burano, Murano, Lido, Naples, Herculaneum, Pompeii, Amalfi, Positano and Capri).
- Tour 5 – Cologne, Cities & Towns of the Rhine, Berlin & London (the tour covered in this eBook).
- Tour 6 – Liverpool, Berlin, St Petersburg, Riga & Stockholm (this tour also includes Peterhof and the Catherine & Alexander Palaces at Pushkin (formerly known as Tsarskoe Selo)).
I feel the tours in the "Grand European Tours (At Petit Cost!) series are a breath of fresh air in that:
- Unlike some other travel books the individual tours were all planned and conducted on a very tight budget, using budget airlines, discount hotel deals, promotions and vouchers, all of which would appeal to today’s cost conscious viewers.
- Each tour is multi locational and puts together destinations you may not normally find together; additionally some of the tours visit sites and other attractions which are off the beaten track
and not usually visited by tourists giving a holiday which is a little different. A couple of the tours also have underlying themes i.e. following in the footsteps of Ancient Rome, links to Napoleon or short picturesque Rhine & Ahr Valley train journeys.
- For the inexperienced traveller sites and attractions at each location within the tour are grouped together with details of how to get between them, ensuring that maximum cost and timescale benefits are achieved.
- It gives the viewer information on how to put together a Grand Tour
themselves (including transportation, accommodation, venues to visit, venue information and the best web sites to consult, etc) and how to customise a tour to their own requirements.
- The tours are suitable to all age groups and nationalities (particularly long haul visitors wishing to see as much of Europe as they can in a limited timescale, but not wanting to join a group arranged tour).
- The tours can be made by Single travellers, couples, families and group travellers as well as people working within the travel industry looking for different ideas. Additionally virtual travellers can follow the tours from their armchairs by looking up the cities, attractions and venues on their computer should they wish.
One thing to bear in mind if you feel a little phased
about putting together your own Grand Tour, pick somewhere easy to start with in countries you are comfortable with and don’t forget that part of the fun is in the planning and getting to your