Iceland and Switzerland on our own, Rhine River Cruise, and Portugal & Spain with Odysseys Unlimited
This trip includes a 6 day self-driving tour of Iceland, followed by 6 days in Luzern and Berner Oberland areas on our own before meeting our Viking Longboat in Basel for a 9 night Rhine River cruise. After the cruise, we spent 3 days in Barcelona and 1 day in Lisbon on our own before starting our 14 day guided tour of Portugal and Spain with Odysseys Unlimited. For detailed itinerary, see entry for August 14.. If at times it seems like the blog is too verbose, it is because it is our travel journal also. All typos and grammatical errors are a result of the computer gremlins. Blog Picture-View of quiet street in Monsaraz, Portugal.
Planned Dates
2016-08-15 to 2016-09-24
Countries
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Trip Map
Trip Entries
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Trip Itinerary
Sunday, August 14, 2016
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States -
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Flight to Minneapolis via Denver
Monday, August 15, 2016
Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States -
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A free day in Minneapolis and Flight to Iceland
Tuesday, August 16, 2016
Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States -
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Early arrival in Iceland, Day in Reykjavik
Wednesday, August 17, 2016
Reykjavík, Iceland -
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Snaefellsnes Peninsula and Borgarnes, Iceland
Thursday, August 18, 2016
Borgarnes, Iceland -
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Golden Circle, Iceland
Friday, August 19, 2016
Hella, Iceland -
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South Coast and Kirjubaejarklaustur, Iceland
Saturday, August 20, 2016
Kirkjubaejarklaustur, Iceland -
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Jokulsarlon and Vik, Iceland
Sunday, August 21, 2016
Vik, Iceland -
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Blue Lagoon and Keflavik, Iceland
Monday, August 22, 2016
Keflavík, Iceland -
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Iceland to Lucerne Switzerland via Zurich
Tuesday, August 23, 2016
Lucerne, Lucerne, Switzerland -
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A Day in Lucerne, Switzerland
Wednesday, August 24, 2016
Lucerne, Lucerne, Switzerland -
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Lucerne to Lauterbrunnen, Switzerland
Thursday, August 25, 2016
Lauterbrunnen, Swiss Alps, Switzerland -
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Lauterbrunnen, Day 2
Friday, August 26, 2016
Lauterbrunnen, Swiss Alps, Switzerland -
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Lauterbrunnen, Day 3
Saturday, August 27, 2016
Lauterbrunnen, Swiss Alps, Switzerland -
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Lauterbrunnen, Day 4
Sunday, August 28, 2016
Lauterbrunnen, Swiss Alps, Switzerland -
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Lauterbrunnen to Basel
Monday, August 29, 2016
Basel, Switzerland -
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Touring Basel
Tuesday, August 30, 2016
Basel, Switzerland -
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Breisach, Germany
Wednesday, August 31, 2016
Breisach am Rhein, Baden-Württemberg, Germany -
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Strasbourg, France
Thursday, September 01, 2016
Strasbourg, Alsace, France -
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Heidelberg & Rudesheim, Germany
Friday, September 02, 2016
Heidelberg, Baden-Württemberg, Germany -
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Koblenz, Germany
Saturday, September 03, 2016
Koblenz, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany -
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Cologne, Germany
Sunday, September 04, 2016
Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany -
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Kinderdijk, The Netherlands
Monday, September 05, 2016
Kinderdijk, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands -
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Amsterdam, The Nerthlands
Tuesday, September 06, 2016
Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Netherlands -
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Amsterdam to Barcelona, Spain
Wednesday, September 07, 2016
Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain and Canary Islands -
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Barcelona Sightseeing
Thursday, September 08, 2016
Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain and Canary Islands -
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Barcelona Sightseeing
Friday, September 09, 2016
Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain and Canary Islands -
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Fly to Lisbon
Saturday, September 10, 2016
Lisbon, Estremadura, Portugal -
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Free day in Lisbon, Meet the tour group
Sunday, September 11, 2016
Lisbon, Estremadura, Portugal -
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Lisbon (Queluz), Portugal
Monday, September 12, 2016
Lisbon, Estremadura, Portugal -
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Travel to Evora
Tuesday, September 13, 2016
Évora, Alentejo, Portugal -
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Walking tour of Evora
Wednesday, September 14, 2016
Évora, Alentejo, Portugal -
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To Carmona, Spain via Merida
Thursday, September 15, 2016
Carmona, Andalusia, Spain and Canary Islands -
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Sightseeing in Seville
Friday, September 16, 2016
Seville, Andalusia, Spain and Canary Islands -
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Excursion to Cordoba
Saturday, September 17, 2016
Córdoba, Andalusia, Spain and Canary Islands -
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Travel to Ronda
Sunday, September 18, 2016
Ronda, Andalusia, Spain and Canary Islands -
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Walking tour of Ronda
Monday, September 19, 2016
Ronda, Andalusia, Spain and Canary Islands -
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Touring the Alhambra in Granada, Travel to Ubeda
Tuesday, September 20, 2016
Ubeda, Andalusia, Spain and Canary Islands -
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To Madrid via Toledo
Wednesday, September 21, 2016
Madrid, Madrid, Spain and Canary Islands -
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Day in Madrid
Thursday, September 22, 2016
Madrid, Madrid, Spain and Canary Islands -
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Free Day in Madrid
Friday, September 23, 2016
Madrid, Madrid, Spain and Canary Islands -
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The Journey home from Madrid via Dallas
Saturday, September 24, 2016
Henderson, Nevada, United States