In June and July, 1999, we went on a Rick Steves Europe Through the Back Door trip. We visited the Netherlands, Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Italy, and France in just over three weeks. It was a wonderful tour, and a terrific introduction to the continent. I want to go back!
I couldn't possibly recommend a tour company more highly. The trip was extremely well organized, our guides were terrific in every way, and we did an awful lot of traveling without feeling rushed.
Choose a region by clicking on one of the links below.
View from our room at the Hotel Latour Maubourg in Paris
Versailles
Versailles
Fountain at Versailles
Arthur at Versailles
Gardens at Versailles
Hall of mirrors at Versailles
Gardens of Versailles
Hall of mirrors at Versailles
Hall of mirrows at Versailles
Chopin's residence
Notre Dame
Notre Dame
Notre Dame
Notre Dame
Notre Dame
Notre Dame
Notre Dame
Eiffel Tower from below
Eiffel Tower
The base of the south tower of the Eiffel Tower
Monument in Paris
Impatient "don't walk" sign in Paris
Seine river as seen from the Holocaust memorial
Seine river
Musee d'Orsay
Musee d'Orsay
Holocaust memorial in Paris
View from our first hotel room in Paris
Venus de Milo at the Louvre
Courtyard of medieval hospital in Beaune
Giant, wooden balls in the Paris sewer museum
View from an elevator in the Eiffel Tower
View from an elevator in the Eiffel Tower
One leg of the Eiffel Tower, viewed from the first level of the tower
View from the Eiffel Tower
View from the Eiffel Tower
View from the Eiffel Tower
View from the Eiffel Tower
View from the Eiffel Tower
View from the Eiffel Tower
View from the Eiffel Tower
View from the Eiffel Tower
View from the Eiffel Tower