Friday 25 February 2000

One week Europe tour in 19-Feb-2000 to 25-Feb-2000

Went out with family to a week tour covering France, Belgium, Luxembourg, Switzerland and France. The tour was Europe conducted by Cosmos  from London to London. There was a lot uncertainty on the tour due to avalanche, but last moment the tour was completed as planned.  Major attractions were Mount Titlis and Eiffel Towers. One of the best tours which we enjoyed thouroughlt with a lot of excitement. We were hearing about Europe, Eiffel tower and especially beautiful nature of Switzerland and our dream came through. Although 7 days is not enough to see Europe tour but it gave us good glimpse of Europe as a whole.
Mount Titlis, Switzerland 

Port of Dover is the nearest English port to France, at just 34 kilometres (21 mi) away from London and is one of the world's busiest passenger ports, with 11.7 million passengers, 2.6 million lorries, 2.2 million cars and motorcycles and 80,000 coaches passing through it in 2017, with an annual turnover of £58.5 million a year.  

It was my first sea travel from Dover, UK to Calias, France on such a big liner with 9 decks which has capacity to accommodate a few hundreds cars, many trucks, shopping complex and more than 1000 passengers. The travel was for just 90 minutes but in very different ambiance. Winds on the top  deck were chilling, but the view from it was fantastic.

With Guide and the Driver of the Tour




On the top Deck of the P & O Liner
On the top Deck of the P & O Liner




A view of the Dover Port from the P & O Liner


A view from the Port of Dover


Brussels, Belgium  
Passing through the boundary between France and Belgium with flags of France , Belgium and European Union
Brussels Grand-Place, the city’s central square




A decorated food stall in Brussels
Luxembourg


Adolphe Bridge



Switzerland
Lion Monument, Lucerne
With Philippines couple In a clock museum in Switzerland's small village



Near a chocolate and cheese factory





Tradational Market in the city of Lucerne


A tram on the roads of Lucerne



Lucerne Lake


Lucerne Lake Cruise with tourists






Ice Cave on the Mount Titlis
At the base of the Mount Titlis





On the top of Mount Titlis with other tourists




Ice Cave on the Mount Titlis


Engelberg at the base of the Mount Titlis





On the top of Mount Titlis

A small utility shop near railway station, Interlaken, Switzerland

At a balcony of a small restaurant in a small village Switzerland

A Swiss Clock which is running for over 100 years continuously

Hotel where stayed in city of Lucerne, Switzerland

Abnormal snow fall and avalanche collapse just two weeks before the tour
Visited Chillon Castle, Geneva Lake in France 


Eiffel Tower, Paris 


In front of Zero Spot Point, Notre-Dame_de_Paris Cathedral, Paris




On the way to Paris from Lucerne










Disneyland, Paris






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