returned to the city after years of conflict to rebuild their lives, and enjoy the homemade refreshments they’ll share with you. Reboard the ship for lunch and cruise to Novi Sad, Serbia, this afternoon, with commentary from your Tauck Director. Stretch your legs in Novi Sad before sailing for Belgrade. Meals BLD
6. BELGRADE SIGHTS / PALACE VISIT Dock in Belgrade, Serbia’s eclectic cosmopolitan capital. Sightseeing includes Tito’s Memorial, the formidable Kalemegdan Fortress, views of busy Slavija Square, the Parliament, Republic Square, City Hall, and the Cathedral of St. Sava. You’ll also enjoy a special visit to the Royal Palace of Dedinje, built in the 1920s for the Yugoslavian royal family – HRH Crown Prince Alexander II of Serbia and his family reside there today. Return to the ship for a late afternoon happy hour, then join us for dinner this evening. The day ends with shipboard entertainment by Serbian performers. Meals BLD
7. THROUGH THE DANUBE’S IRON GATE Winding lazily for much of its length, the Danube suddenly narrows into a series of high cliffs to create four steep, spectacular gorges comprising the Kazan Narrows and the Iron Gate of the Danube. Pass through these dramatic landscapes as you cruise along the Serbian-Romanian border. Look for a monument to the 2nd-century Dacian King Decebalus, a Romanian national hero, carved into the Danube’s rocky bank; it’s Europe’s tallest rock sculpture, completed in 2004 after a decade of work by a dozen sculptors. Savor views of the Transylvanian Alps as you cruise to Bulgaria. Meals BLD
8. BULGARIAN ARCHITECTURE & ART A leisurely morning cruise takes you to Bulgaria, the oldest state in Europe. Enigmatic and off limits during four centuries of Ottoman Rule and decades behind the Iron Curtain, today
Call your travel agent or Tauck at 877-519-1035
THE PALACE OF PARLIAMENT in Bucharest, also known as the “House of the People,” is
a really big deal. One of the largest administrative buildings in the world, this monumental building kept 20,000 workers and 700 architects busy round-the-clock for five years until it was – almost – completed to the satisfaction of the ambitious Communist dictator Nicolae Ceausescu. Eye-popping in grandeur and dressed in miles of silk drapery, magnificent handwoven carpets, rich marble and cherrywood flooring, Ceausescu envisioned it as his presidential palace, but his plans were thwarted by the Romanian Revolution of 1989, when he was forced to flee the capital and later, caught and executed. Today, the new government and the National Museum of Contemporary Art occupy part of the mansion – and as a Tauck guest, you will enjoy an exclusive gala farewell dinner here!
Dine at the elegant Akadémia Club in Budapest (another Tauck Exclusive!)
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