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Michael Lichtenberg
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Egypt Day 2 Part 3 Sphinx
We finish up this morning with a visit to the Great Sphinx. Believed to built about the 26th century B.C. by Pharaoh Khafre. It's the largest monolith statue in the world at 66 feet tall and 240 feet long. It was originally brightly painted and buried in the sand for centuries. It was not completely uncovered until the early 1800's. Napoleon's troops used the Sphinx for target practice and blew off its nose. After this visit, we end the morning with lunch at an Egyptian restaurant.
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Egypt Day 2 Part 2 Camel ride
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After close up views of the pyramids, we head to a different vantage point and ride camels with the pyramids in the background. So much fun. Next movie will be the Sphinx. All this before lunch!
Egypt - Day 1 & 2 Cairo & Pyramids
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Day 1 we fly from New York to Cairo, Egypt. After checking into our hotel, we walked a little around Cairo. The next day we were up early to visit the pyramids, ride Camels, and see the Great Sphinx. Due to me enjoying watching our trip, I broke up this half day into 3 videos. The pyramids, riding camels, and the great Sphinx. All of this site seeing before lunch. This video focuses more on the...
Rhine River Day 11 Part 2 Versailles
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The second half of Day 11 finds us taking a tour at the palace of Versailles. The palace started as a hunting lodge for Louis the XIII, and his son, Louis the XIV, ordered the construction of what is here today. Versailles served as the capital of France during the "Louis'" reign. Napoleon used Versailles as a summer home. Many treaties were signed here in the Hall of Mirrors, including the one...
Rhine River Day 11 Part 1 Paris Tour
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Day 11. The morning of day 11 we take a half day guided bus tour of Paris. The tour starts with a visit to Les Invalides, which is the tomb of Napoleon. Then we ride past the Army Museum as we head to the Eiffel Tower. Our guide takes us to Trocadero Square, which has an excellent view of Eiffel, and take many pictures of the Tower. Our next destination is the Arc De Triomphe. This monument was...
Rhine River Day 10 Paris France
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Day 10 After a 3 1/2 hours bus ride from Bruges, we arrive in Paris. Like most major cities, there was a great deal of traffic. We were able to see some sites from our bus. We were on our own this afternoon, so we dropped off our luggage, got some lunch, and voted on going to the Montmartre District of Paris. This turned out to be an excellent choice. It was about a 30 minute metro ride to the ...
Rhine River Day 9 Bruges, Belgium
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Day 9, We leave the comfort of the ship, and depart for Amsterdam by bus headed to medieval town of Bruges, Belgium. We arrive in Bruges around lunchtime, leave our bags at the hotel, go for a walk, looking for some lunch. We ate, and headed back to the hotel to meet our tour guide. Our walking tour starts at Princely Beguinage Ten Wijngaerde (vineyard). This is a convent founded in 1245 for pi...
Randy boat ride to St Michael's
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My brother decided take me across the Chesapeake Bay to St Michael's on the Eastern Shore of Maryland. 80 miles round trip. We had great weather for a boat trip. it took over 2 hours to get to St Michael's. We had a nice lunch, toured the town, and returned to Middle River to watch some Banana Ball.
Rhine River Day 8 Amsterdam
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Day 8 finds us docking in Amsterdam after breakfast. For some of the passengers, this is the end of the tour. We are continuing on the tour, and we broad the bus to the windmill De Riermolen built in 1636. Windmills were primarily used to pump the water out of the lowlands. The windmills you see today are preserved for historical purposes. The water is pumped out today by electric motors. After...
Rhine River Day 7 Cologne
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Day 7, this morning the ship arrives in Cologne, Germany. Our local tour guide takes us through Cologne explaining the devastation to the city cause by WWII. Most buildings were destroyed. The guide finished the walking tour at the Cologne Cathedral of St Peter. Third largest church in the world, tallest twin-spired church in the world, and it house's the relics of the Three Kings. It is the mo...
Rhine River Cruise Gate 1 Day 6 Rudesheim, Lorelei, Marksberg castle
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Day 5 closes by docking in Rudesheim, Germany for the night. Rudesheim is lovely town and is famous for the Original Rudesheim Kaffe, a brandy coffee. The ship stages here for the night so it can sail the next section of the Rhine in the daytime. Day 6 begins by cruising this very picturesque section of the Rhine, seeing many castles and vineyards before sailing through the Lorelei. (This is th...
Rhine River Cruise Gate 1 Day 5 Speyer & Heidelberg
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Today, the ship docked in Speyer, Germany. Those of us that signed up for the optional Heidelberg Tour boarded a bus. Those of us that didn't, had a walking tour of Speyer. (We had signed up for the Heidelberg tour). After the walking tour of Speyer, the ship departed Speyer for Heidelberg to pick us up. It was about a 45 minute bus ride to Heidelberg. The tour started by walking through town, ...
Rhine River Cruise Gate 1 Days 3&4 Breisach, Germany and Strasbourg, France.
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We start in Breisach, Germany. Walked up the hill to the old square, and seen the Radbrunnerturn art (Art circle wheel fountain), went over to see the Zeus and Europa statue commemorating the founding of the European Union. Then we visited the Breisach Munster (St. Stephan). We went back down the hill to the shops, then back to the ship. We head through another set of locks on our way to Strasb...
Rhine River Cruise Gate 1 Day 1 & Day 2 Basel, Switzerland
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We celebrate our 45th wedding anniversary with a 12 day Rhine River Cruise through Gate 1. Day 1, we left Saturday morning and spent that day and half of Sunday, flying from Tampa to Boston, to Paris, then on to Basel, Switzerland. Gate 1 picked us up at the airport and took us to the ship. (For me, paying for the transfers is absolutely worth it) At the ship, we met up with Vic and Jan. After ...
Mountain Trip NC part 4
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We start with Gary doing an reenactment, Maple Springs Observation Deck, Cherohala Skyway, Tellico Grains Bakery, Fontana Village Resort, Blue Ridge Parkway, Bad tire, Ride of Shame on a Honda. Thanks to the Gang for waiting with Debbie while Bob took me to get a rental car in Hendersonville, NC, and thanks for the ride, Bob.
Motorcycle Mountain Trip (Part 1) Georgia
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Motorcycle Mountain Trip (Part 1) Georgia
Japan (Part 5) Lake Ashi, Owakudani, Mt. Fuji
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Japan (Part 5) Lake Ashi, Owakudani, Mt. Fuji
Japan (Part 4) Train trip to Kamakura area. Visiting Shrines and Temples.
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Japan (Part 4) Train trip to Kamakura area. Visiting Shrines and Temples.
Japan (part 3). Nikko, Lake Chuzenji, Kegan falls
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Japan (part 3). Nikko, Lake Chuzenji, Kegan falls
Portugal Day 4 Fatima, Batalha, Nazare, Obidos
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Portugal Day 4 Fatima, Batalha, Nazare, Obidos
*Promo SM*
Welcome ❤❤❤❤
Thank you
Thanks for the video. We are taking this trip in the spring. Just to clarify, entrance to St Mark's Basilica was NOT part of the Gate 1 tour. Is that correct? Did you have trouble getting tickets?
Correct. There was no line, or hardly a line when we went for tickets.
NICE VIDEO
Thank you
Awesome. What a trip this was. So glad to meet you two😊
Yes, we had a great group that made the trip awesome.
I just booked this cruise today. I'm leaving on October 5th. Can't wait!
We really enjoyed it. I'm sure you will too. Safe travels
We will. Thank you
また来てね!😊
Thank you, we plan to.
you sey plise {namumyouhourengekyo} isu Happy lifu
sorry, the translation is not readable
来てくれてありがとう😊
We enjoyed every minute of our trip
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素晴らしい😊😊日本🇯🇵から
Thank you
SJN retreat
True
Great
Thanks
Great video. Thanks for sharing!
Thanks for watching!
Great video
Thanks
なんか😂笑える
I filmed this for my children who love the Japanese culture.
Livin the dream 😊
Wow that's beautiful country! Thanks for sharing! 🌞❤
Thanks for watching.
✨🎶😄 また、是非、日本にいらして下さい! 😃💞🎶✨
Thank you, we will. Beautiful country and wonderful people.
Love your videos, considering same trip next spring, wondering how early do you get up when traveling from one city to next, example Venice to Pisa?
Thank you for the kind words. We departed the hotel around 8 am every morning. We got up around 6am to be at breakfast by 6:30 to give ourselves time in the morning. Your tour guide will tell you the day before what time to have your bags outside your room, usually by 7:30.
Nice and beautiful video. Thanks for sharing. Big Like 2
Thank you
How is i going?. excellent shots,
Thank you.
Hi Michael! I have a few more questions for you :) We are also doing the gondola ride with Gate 1. Did you depart for the gondola ride near St Mark's Square? Do you recall how late in the afternoon you went? We booked tickets for the Doge's Palace at 3:30. We're hoping the times won't overlap. Thanks for all your help! Love the videos!
On our tour, we departed around 3 pm near St. Marks Square. The actual time on the water was not that long, less than 30 minutes I believe. On that day, we toured Venice in the morning, then free time to explore and have lunch. Met back at the square and walked to the gondolas. Talk to your tour guide to see what they can work out for you. We enjoyed every minute of that day.
@@michaellichtenberg6670 That you so much for all the travel tips! It's been extremely helpful 😊
@@pygmypuff85 glad to help. enjoy.
Hi there! Thanks for sharing your videos. I'm going on the same Gate 1 tour this July. Just out of curiosity, did you have enough time after Pisa to explore Florence that day? We would like to book tickets to see Michelangelo's Statue of David that first day in Florence. Do you think we would have enough time based on your experience? Thanks :)
I believe so. We took a couple hour tour of Florence in the morning that showed us where the Museums and churches were. After that, we were let loose. Some in our group did go to see David. My wife and I wanted to see other things, and the exact replica of David in front of the museum satisfied us. Also, you can always skip the morning tour, or cut out early from that tour if needed. The local tour guides are very understanding and will instruct you on the best way to accomplish what you want to do. One couple in our group wanted to go to a specific place. After the tour, the tour guide escorted them there, and helped negotiate the sale. Buying tickets in advance will save you some time. We traveled in April, so the crowds weren't too bad. Hope this answers your question, and if you want to read further this is a short summary of our Florence tour: On our tour, we arrived in Florence late afternoon. After we checked in to our hotel, we had "free time", (explore on our own time.) Our tour guide offered to meet anyone from the tour and train us how to cross a street in Italy. Excellent information. She then took us to the near by square (which wasn't far from the museum with David) and showed us where to eat. She also pointed out other directions to explore. Very nice restaurant where the locals ate. We explored for a few more hours and returned to our hotel. The next morning was the tour of Florence which I already explained. We had too much free time after the tour, which cost me a great deal after the wife was finished shopping. lol. Late afternoon, we headed back to the hotel to get ready for our group evening meal, which was well worth it. Gate 1 does a great job and really enjoyed our trip to Italy because of them.
@@michaellichtenberg6670 Thank you so much for your reply! You have no idea how much it helps with our planning process. My fiancé and I are very excited about our Gate 1 Honeymoon to Italy. We absolutely loved watching your videos. Thank you so much for sharing!
Good for you two. Nice video Mike.
Thank you
It's pretty country! Thanks for sharing!!
Wow that was a beautiful scenic ride! Thanks for sharing!
Thanks for watching
That was a great video. Thank you for the ride! :)
You're welcome. Glad you enjoyed it.
Nice!
Unbelievable. Beautiful. What a great trip.
Great video Mike
Beautiful! ......I would have died half way up!
No thank you! Glad you had Randy to go with! Looks fantastic!
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yahoo, what a superb ~🙌
Great job Mike!
We are preparing to take this same trip. I'd love to find out more specifics about the itinerary, as well as what you liked/didn't like or would change. Thanks!
We really enjoyed our trip and probably wouldn’t change a thing. We arrived in Murano and stayed at the Hyatt. Very nice. Our first adventure was to the Murano glass factories, then on a taxi to Venice. The walking tour of Venice took us to places we probably wouldn’t have seen if we went on our own. After the walking tour we were on our own for about three hours. Our tour guide recommended a couple of places to eat that were not tourist traps and they were good recommendations. We walk fast, so plenty of time for lunch, the tower and church visits. The Gondola ride was great experience and worth the time. After the boat ride, a little more shopping, then a taxi ride back to Murano. At first we were worried that we should have stayed in Venice, but after spending the day in Venice, it was nice to return to the peacefulness of Murano. Hope this helps
Yahoo
Wonderful
Next up, TAT.... I'm ready
Trip of a lifetime
yes
Great job mike.