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Innsbruck

Innsbruck

  • capital city of Tyrol in western Austria and the name translates as Inn Bridge
  • Innsbrucker Nordkette is a cable car ride that takes you up to Nordkette, which is part of Austria’s largest natural park
  • Ambras castle is the famous Spanish Hall, which is an intricately decorated hall that now hosts classical music concerts
  • Innsbruck hosted the 1964 and 1976 Winter Olympics as well as the 1984 and 1988 Winter Paralympics
  • see striking roof canopy is made up of 2,738 gilded copper tiles while the lower balconies bear coast of arms relating to the Emperors historical territories
  • visit Old town Innsbruck, Imperial Palace Hofburg, Hungerburg Funicular, Bergisel Ski Jump, Andreas Hofer’s tomb, St. James’ Cathedral, Swarovski Kristallwelten, Jesuit Church, Tyrolean Folk Art Museum, Kaiserjäger Museum, Büchsenhausen Castle, Maria-Theresien Strasse, Alpine Zoo or Tirol Panorama

Dresden

Dresden

  • capital city of Saxony in Germany that have been resurrected since the war
  • see renovated majestic Frauenkirche, which was totally destroyed in 1945
  • dedicated to the Wettin dynasty of Saxony, Fürstenzug or the ‘Procession of Princes’ is a 330-foot-long porcelain mural
  • Zwinger Palace is one of the most excellent examples of late Baroque architecture in Germany
  • discover the Hof der Elemente (Courtyard of the Elements), which has a tangle of drainpipes shaped like musical instruments on the facade
  • visit Zwinger’s Sempergalerie houses, Semperoper, Green Vault, Albertinum, Dresden Cathedral, Brühl’s Terrace, Dresden Transport Museum, Deutches Hygiene museum, Dresden Castle,Pillnitz castle and park, Yenidze, New Synagogue and Old market

Amsterdam

Amsterdam

  • is the capital city and most populous municipality of the Netherlands, where is cruising along historic canals
  • city of Rembrandt, Anne Frank, the Red Light District, Johan Cruyff, and the Dutch East and West India Companies
  • canals of Amsterdam and the century Defence Line of Amsterdam are on the UNESCO World Heritage List
  • the Van Gogh Museum has the largest collection of works by Vincent Van Gogh in the world, as well as pieces by contemporaries and influences like Rodin, Monet, Signac, Toulouse-Lautrec, Manet and Gauguin
  • hire a bike and enjoy city as residents, probably the most cycle-friendly city in the world for its easy terrain and well-planned infrastructure
  • Amsterdam’s oldest monuments, the English Reformed Church, is on Begijnhof, with roots as a 14th-century Catholic chapel
  • visit I am Amsterdam statue, Museumplein, Rijksmuseum, Oude Kerk, Anne Frank House, Stedelijk Museum, Vondelpark, Herengracht, Museum Het Rembrandthuis, Jordaan District, Keizersgracht, Dam Square, Prinsengracht, Singel, Red Light District, Heineken Experience, Leidseplein, Hermitage Amsterdam, EYE Film Institute Netherlands, Royal Palace, Hortus Botanicus and Bloemenmarkt