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STANFORD TRAVEL/STUDY “[This trip] opened up a part of Europe that was new to me. And as always, the faculty and staff were friendly, knowledgeable and unflappable.” KAREN FALKner, ’58, MA ’65, LOWER DANUBE COLLEGE, 2008 Cruising the Danube SEVEN NATIONS ABOARD THE RIVER CLOUD II June 29 to July 11, 2012 a program of the stanford alumni association CATHEDRAL OF PÉCS, HUNGARY More than 40 years ago, Stanford adventurers were among the pioneers of educational travel, discovering the joys of far- off destinations in the company of outstanding faculty and fellow alumni. Back then, our Danube programs were the hottest ticket in town. In fact, at one point, the waiting list was two years long! We’re delighted to bring this perennial favorite back to our lineup, this time exploring the section of the Danube River from Vienna to Bucharest with veteran faculty leader Norman Naimark. Our incomparable floating home, the River Cloud II, provides the perfect base from which we visit world-class art collections and quaint old-world villages, enjoying specially arranged musical performances along the way. I hope you join us! Brett S. THompson, ’83, Director, Stanford Travel/Study Highlights DROP IN on small towns ATTEND private concerts CONVERSE with local ADMIRE the dramatic and historic villages, including and performances, includ- families over lunch in a scenery of the Danube charming Arbanassi in Bul- ing a string quartet in Vienna, Croatian village near Vukovar, River’s Iron Gate, a deep garia and the old town center a folkloric performance in taste traditional schnapps gorge with 300-foot-tall of Pécs in the Hungarian Belgrade and a monks’ choir in Austria and sample limestone cliffs. countryside. in Bulgaria. Hungary’s “red gold” (sweet paprika) in Kalocsa. FRONT COVER: BUDAPEST, HUNGARY PALACE OF THE PARLIAMENT, BUCHAREST, ROMANIA KALEMEGDAN FORTRESS, SERBIA Vienna SLOVAKIA UKRAINE Bratislava AUSTRIA Budapest H UNG ARY Kalocsa Mohács R OMANIA CROATIA Vukovar Belgrade Bucharest BOSNIA D a n Oltenita AND u b e R i v e r HERZEGOVENA S ERBIA a Veliko Tarnovo e S Adriatic k c B ULGARIA a Sea l B antiquities. This evening is free seven Hungarian tribes, as well WEDNESDAY, JULY 4 KALOCSA to explore Vienna at leisure. as prominent historical figures. Drive to a village near Itinerary INTERCONTINENTAL HOTEL (B,L) Continue to the ornate Kalocsa on the Hungarian FRIDAY & SATURDAY, State Opera House for a puszta (plains) for a stunning JUNE 29 & 30 MONDAY, JULY 2 specially arranged tour and DEPART U.S. / VIENNA, VIENNA / BRATISLAVA, performance of precision AUSTRIA SLOVAKIA / EMBARK RIVER an opportunity to hear a live CLOUD II horsemanship by Magyar Depart the U.S. on overnight Choose between an excursion musical performance. cowboys. Exercises formerly flights to Vienna. Upon arrival to the Schönbrunn Palace, After lunch aboard practiced for wartime are on Saturday, check in to the former summer palace our riverboat, explore now presented for our our centrally located hotel. of the Habsburgs, to see historic “Buda,” enjoyment. Stop This evening, gather for a the private apartments and situated on a at the Paprika welcome reception and dinner, gardens, or take a guided tour bluff above Museum to accompanied by a string of the highlights of Vienna’s the Danube learn about quartet’s program of classical art nouveau scene, including atop Castle the country’s “red music. INTERCONTINENTAL HOTEL the Beethoven frieze in the Hill. The sumptuous gold,” the sweet herb (6/30: D) Secessionist Building and gothic and baroque essential to the culinary design of the SUNDAY, JULY 1 the Klimt masterpieces at the culture of Hungary. While VIENNA Belvedere Palace. After lunch, Matthias Church learning about the history Enjoy an introductory city drive to Bratislava, capital of is highlighted by and production methods, tour, starting with Vienna’s Slovakia, and embark our painted woodwork admire the garlands of magnificent Ringstrasse, elegant riverboat that will be and colorful stained paprika festooning the followed by a walk through home for the next eight nights. glass windows. ceilings and scenting the the historic center where we Enjoy a brief stroll through the Nearby is Fisherman’s air. Return to our riverboat view St. Stephen’s Cathedral, historic quarter of this lovely Bastion; its six white for an afternoon of cruising. and a tour of the Mozarthaus, capital city before our riverboat limestone towers and RIVER CLOUD II (B,L,D) where Wolfgang Amadeus departs this evening. connecting walkways THURSDAY, JULY 5 wrote The Marriage of Figaro. RIVER CLOUD II (B,L,D) provide a vantage point for admiring panoramic MOHÁCS / PÉCS In the afternoon, visit the Call this morning at the Kunsthistorisches Museum, TUESDAY, JULY 3 city views. After dinner BUDAPEST, HUNGARY onboard, enjoy views of river port of Mohács for a splendid repository of art Arrive this morning in Budapest the city beautifully a visit to nearby Pécs, collections assembled by for a full-day visit, beginning illuminated at a UNESCO World generations of Habsburg with a drive over one of the night from the Heritage site and one monarchs. Sculpture and bridges spanning the Danube deck of our boat of the oldest towns applied arts vie for our River to the “new” city of Pest’s as we sail from in Hungary with attention among the many World Heritage site, Heroes’ beautifully preserved magnificent paintings and Budapest. Square, which features the RIVER CLOUD II (B,L,D) squares lined with Greek, Roman and Egyptian Millennium Memorial and historic buildings. statues honoring the original KALEMEGDAN FORTRESS, SERBIA VIENNA SKYLINE HEROES’ SQUARE, BUDAPEST ROMANIAN ATHENAEUM, BUCHAREST After visiting the Cathedral Danube River in Novi Sad. and Serbia. Negotiating the riverboat drive to Bucharest, of Pécs, study the nearby Through the centuries, its narrow Kazan Pass with its Romania’s capital city. A city 4th-century Roman ruins of strategic importance was key 300-foot-tall limestone cliffs tour by coach includes views Cella Septichora with its tomb- to Roman, Turkish, Austrian used to be a dangerous and of Revolution Square, locale chapel and Paleochristian and Yugoslav defenses. This lengthy experience, but with of the Central Committee cemetery. Then return to afternoon explore Serbia’s the construction of a dam on Building from which the our vessel for lunch and an capital Belgrade, including the the river’s Sip Gorge, safe repressive Romanian leader afternoon of cruising. mausoleum of revolutionary passage is now assured. Nicolae Ceausescu and his RIVER CLOUD II (B,L,D) and statesman Josip Broz RIVER CLOUD II (B,L,D) wife, Elena, helicoptered Tito, former president of before their subsequent FRIDAY, JULY 6 MONDAY, JULY 9 VUKOVAR, CROATIA Yugoslavia; the Kalemegdan VELIKO TARNOVO, demise, and the Palace of the Vukovar history can be traced Fortress, which sits at the BULGARIA / ARBANASSI Parliament (People’s Palace), back hundreds of years, but confluence of the Sava and Drive to Veliko Tarnovo, “City which houses both chambers in 1991, during the Croatian Danube rivers and encloses of the Tsars,” whose old city, of the Romanian Parliament. War of Independence, a three- Orthodox churches, Muslim located on three hills, was The Guinness Book of World month-long Serbian siege tombs and Turkish baths; and once the historic capital of Records lists it as the world's likened to the modern-day the Cathedral of St. Sava, Bulgaria. When the Byzantine largest civilian building. battle of Stalingrad destroyed largest Serbian Orthodox Empire weakened, Veliko Continue with a stroll through the town castle and many church of the Balkans and Tarnovo was occupied by the the Village Museum, one of 18th-century homes. During whose multiple domes Ottomans for nearly 500 years the world’s oldest and largest our visit, observe the Croatian dominate the cityscape. Meet up until the 19th century. Its outdoor museums, with fine government’s concerted with a prominent journalist to picturesque medieval stone examples of rural architecture restoration efforts. Then take learn about Balkan current buildings rise steeply from the gathered from around the a short drive to Osijek where events and enjoy a folkloric banks of the Yantra River. Walk country. Tonight, enjoy a festive influences of both the Ottoman performance in the lively through the historic center, and farewell reception and dinner. and Hapsburg empires Skadarlija district before enjoy a private concert by a JW MARRIOTT GRAND HOTEL (B,L,D) returning to our riverboat. monks’ choir. Then visit nearby remain apparent. Enjoy lunch WEDNESDAY, JULY 11 RIVER CLOUD II (B,L,D) Arbanassi, a tiny village with a with local families in nearby BUCHAREST / U.S. villages before returning to rich history and many historical Transfer from our hotel to the SUNDAY, JULY 8 monuments, including 17th- our riverboat to spend the CRUISING / IRON GATE airport for flights to the U.S. (B) afternoon cruising. Today’s cruising route is and 18th-century churches. RIVER CLOUD II (B,L,D) RIVER CLOUD II (B,L,D) spectacular with passage through the Danube’s iconic TUESDAY, JULY 10 SATURDAY, JULY 7 Iron Gate, a two-mile-long OLTENITA, ROMANIA / NOVI SAD, SERBIA / DISEMBARK / BUCHAREST BELGRADE gorge between the Carpathian Arrive this morning at the Explore Petrovaradin Citadel, and Balkan mountain the “Gibraltar of the Danube,” Romanian port of Oltenita ranges that forms part of the and after disembarking our situated high above the boundary between Romania CATEGORY A CABIN River Cloud II * Launched by the owners of the legendary Sea Cloud, the five-star Program Cost River Cloud II is regarded as one of the finest river vessels in Europe, Rates are per person, based on double occupancy, combining nostalgic luxury with state-of-the-art marine technology to unless otherwise noted create an elegant and intimate cruising experience.
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