Europe Through the Back Door, 1999

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.

Sculpture (name?) at Vatican

Swiss guards at the Vatican

The remaining marble steps at the Colosseum

Inscription at Colosseum

sub-floors of the Colosseum

the remaining marble steps

Courtyard in the Vatican with Roman statue of an acorn

Means of execution

In the Roman Forum

Beautiful carving in the Forum

Statue of mounted horseman in Rome

Hose in fountain in Rome

SPQR on a utility access panel in a sidewalk in Rome

Interior of the Pantheon, in Rome

Interior of the Pantheon, in Rome