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Our journey begins in 2000-year-old Beijing, China’s modern-day capital. Experience its legendary sites: Tiananmen Square, the Forbidden City, the Summer Palace, the Temple of Heaven, and, of course, the Great Wall. A tour highlight is a special inside look at communal life along Beijing’s ancient alleyways or hutongs, fast disappearing as the city rushes to modernize. Continue to Xian, site of the recently excavated terra-cotta army of nearly 8,000 life-size warriors, called the Eighth Wonder of the World. Then board our Victoria Cruises ship at Chongqing for a three-night cruise on the Yangtze, one of the world’s longest and busiest rivers. Witness daily life along its shores and see the spectacular Three Gorges and the much-heralded new dam. Our tour concludes in Shanghai, a dazzling city that epitomizes 21st-century China. Discover the European-influenced Bund, the Children’s Palace, and the renowned Shanghai Museum with its priceless collections.
Discover the tranquil beauty, fascinating history, and rich artistic heritage of the French province of Normandy while cruising on the Seine River aboard the intimate, five-star M.V. CÉZANNE from the splendid French capital of Paris to the historic port of Rouen. Stroll through Paris’ colorful Montmartre Quarter, where artists and musicians like Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, Pablo Picasso, and Django Reinhardt gathered and worked. View France’s incomparable legacy of Impressionist painting in Auvers-sur-Oise, where Vincent van Gogh spent his final days; and in the house, gardens, and studio of Claude Monet in Giverny. Also, step back into the Middle Ages in Rouen, the city of Joan of Arc; visit the Normandy Beaches where Allied Forces landed on D-Day in June 1944; enjoy such regional specialties as cheese and Calvados; and meet with local residents to discuss life in the Seine Valley.
