1.1 Let's Go
五月从南美的玻利维亚回来，还意犹未尽时，又开始盘算着下站去哪儿，我真是中了旅行的毒，欲罢不能。不奢求活得传奇，只是希望活得没有遗憾，可是谁又没有遗憾呢？其实不甘心这三个字最是折磨人。
于是又上路了，在明媚的九月，奔向那生命不能承受之美的Central Europe......
没想到跟团的那个是我，作为一名“资深”背包客的我，似乎有点不可思议。当朋友知道后，居然问：“Are you out of your mind?" 为什么要跟团就不要提了，其实就是一时贪图方便呗！平心而论，跟团也不是一无是处的，尤其是比起国内的旅游团，国外正规的旅行团真的好多了，至少没有浪费任何时间在所谓的旅游商店，而且自由活动时间很多，到达一个城市后，你也可以依自己的喜好安排。
不过如果下次的话，可以肯定的是跟团决不会是我的首选。
行程 Central Europe Itinerary (8/30 - 9/14, 2008):
8/30 - Depart Toronto (Air Transat)
8/31 - Arrive Frankfurt, meet COSMO Tour Director and fellow travellers
9/1 - Frankfurt - Weimar - Berlin
Northeast today for a stop in Weimar, one-time intellectual heart of Germany. Journey past Jena, over the River Elbe for a few miles into Germany's Capital city, Berlin.
9/2 - Berlin
No longer divided but every bit as fascinating, now once again it is Germany's capital. Afternoon excursion to historic Potsdam.
9/3 - Berlin - Warsaw (Poland)
Drive east to Poznan, one of Poland's oldest trading centers. See more of the Polish countryside on the way to Warsaw.
9/4 - Warsaw
The included morning sightseeing tour is an excellent introduction to Warsaw, magnificently reconstructed after wartime destruction. Free time to explore Warsaw at your own pace in the afternoon.
9/5 - Warsaw - Krakow
Stop on the way to Krakow to visit the Auschwitz concentration camp
9/6 - Krakow
Free day to explore Krakow, Poland's most beautiful city, at your own pace and mingle with the locals.
9/7 - Krakow - Budapest (Hungary)
A very comfortable and scenic drive through Poland and Slovakia, finally into Hungary - Budapest, the most lively of Eastern European capitals.
9/8 - Budapest
Included morning sightseeing features Buda Castle which dominates the twin cities of Buda and Pest, separated by the broad ribbon of the Danube; Free time to wander around in the afternoon and then joined a 1-hour Danube cruise and illumination
9/9 - Budapest - Vienna (Austria)
Head for the Austrian boarder, arrive Vienna early afternoon to enjoy the included sightseeing tour; Unforgettable evening with Kursalon Waltz concert.
9/10 - Vienna - Prague (Czech Republic)
Free time to explore Vienna in the morning. Afternoon cross the Czech boarder into Moravia, then through the rich farmlands to Prague.
9/11 - Prague
Tour to see the famous Castle then free afternoon to enjoy this lovely and romantic capital
9/12 - Prague - Munich (Germany)
Into the landscape of the Bohemian Forest before reaching the Czech-German boarder. Drive south, enjoy the Bavarian sceneray, to the "Secret Capital" Munich.
9/13 - Munich - Frankfurt
The highlight today is undoubtedly the Romantic Road, which runs South to North as far as the Alps. Visit Rothenburg with its ramparts and towers, cobbled streets, and 16th-century houses.
9/14 - Early afternoon flight back to Toronto (Air Transat)
五月从南美的玻利维亚回来，还意犹未尽时，又开始盘算着下站去哪儿，我真是中了旅行的毒，欲罢不能。不奢求活得传奇，只是希望活得没有遗憾，可是谁又没有遗憾呢？其实不甘心这三个字最是折磨人。
于是又上路了，在明媚的九月，奔向那生命不能承受之美的Central Europe......
没想到跟团的那个是我，作为一名“资深”背包客的我，似乎有点不可思议。当朋友知道后，居然问：“Are you out of your mind?" 为什么要跟团就不要提了，其实就是一时贪图方便呗！平心而论，跟团也不是一无是处的，尤其是比起国内的旅游团，国外正规的旅行团真的好多了，至少没有浪费任何时间在所谓的旅游商店，而且自由活动时间很多，到达一个城市后，你也可以依自己的喜好安排。
不过如果下次的话，可以肯定的是跟团决不会是我的首选。
行程 Central Europe Itinerary (8/30 - 9/14, 2008):
8/30 - Depart Toronto (Air Transat)
8/31 - Arrive Frankfurt, meet COSMO Tour Director and fellow travellers
9/1 - Frankfurt - Weimar - Berlin
Northeast today for a stop in Weimar, one-time intellectual heart of Germany. Journey past Jena, over the River Elbe for a few miles into Germany's Capital city, Berlin.
9/2 - Berlin
No longer divided but every bit as fascinating, now once again it is Germany's capital. Afternoon excursion to historic Potsdam.
9/3 - Berlin - Warsaw (Poland)
Drive east to Poznan, one of Poland's oldest trading centers. See more of the Polish countryside on the way to Warsaw.
9/4 - Warsaw
The included morning sightseeing tour is an excellent introduction to Warsaw, magnificently reconstructed after wartime destruction. Free time to explore Warsaw at your own pace in the afternoon.
9/5 - Warsaw - Krakow
Stop on the way to Krakow to visit the Auschwitz concentration camp
9/6 - Krakow
Free day to explore Krakow, Poland's most beautiful city, at your own pace and mingle with the locals.
9/7 - Krakow - Budapest (Hungary)
A very comfortable and scenic drive through Poland and Slovakia, finally into Hungary - Budapest, the most lively of Eastern European capitals.
9/8 - Budapest
Included morning sightseeing features Buda Castle which dominates the twin cities of Buda and Pest, separated by the broad ribbon of the Danube; Free time to wander around in the afternoon and then joined a 1-hour Danube cruise and illumination
9/9 - Budapest - Vienna (Austria)
Head for the Austrian boarder, arrive Vienna early afternoon to enjoy the included sightseeing tour; Unforgettable evening with Kursalon Waltz concert.
9/10 - Vienna - Prague (Czech Republic)
Free time to explore Vienna in the morning. Afternoon cross the Czech boarder into Moravia, then through the rich farmlands to Prague.
9/11 - Prague
Tour to see the famous Castle then free afternoon to enjoy this lovely and romantic capital
9/12 - Prague - Munich (Germany)
Into the landscape of the Bohemian Forest before reaching the Czech-German boarder. Drive south, enjoy the Bavarian sceneray, to the "Secret Capital" Munich.
9/13 - Munich - Frankfurt
The highlight today is undoubtedly the Romantic Road, which runs South to North as far as the Alps. Visit Rothenburg with its ramparts and towers, cobbled streets, and 16th-century houses.
9/14 - Early afternoon flight back to Toronto (Air Transat)
