Day 1

Board your overnight flight and arrive in Milan on the following morning.

Day 2

Your JE tour guides will meet you at the Milan airport where you'll board your private charter bus and head to the canal-infested city of Venice (about 3 hours). Along the way we'll stop in the city of Verona, home to the third largest Coliseum and Romeo and Juliet's balcony. We'll arrive at our hotel in the evening and enjoy a distinctively Italian dinner before devotions and slipping into an exhaustive coma.

Day 3

After breakfast we will take a ferry boat to the island of Venice where you will perform as a group for a local primary school. You will now have something in common with Vivaldi as he has also performed in this great city. After your performance, you will have free time to enjoy St. Mark's Square, undoubtedly the most photographed and famous plaza in Europe. St. Mark's is in the heart of the city, surrounded by chic sidewalk cafes and boutiques. You will enjoy a walking tour followed by free time to shop, or take a gondola ride with that "special someone" (please note - while three is usually a crowd, six will make your gondola ride much less expensive!). In the evening we'll gather together again for an impromptu concert right on the Square.

Day 4

After breakfast we will load up the bus and enjoy a spectacular morning drive through alpine settings as we head towards Salzburg. We will stop in Villach, a beautiful, ancient city on the river Drau located in the southern region of Austria (about 1.5 hours). Here you will see the fourteenth century St. Jacob's Church and have the option of climbing the 239 steps of the bell tower for a spectacular view. Then it's on to Salzburg, the birthplace of Mozart, where you'll check into our hotel and have dinner. (about 4 hours from Villach to Salzburg) Devotions before we go to bed.

Day 5

Today we will enjoy Salzburg, the city of music. The hills will indeed seem "alive with the sound of music" as you enjoy viewing Mozart's birthplace and sites from The Sound of Music movie such as the Mirabell Gardens. As your walking tour continues, you will also visit the Domplatz, the Dom Cathedral (where Mozart was baptized) and enter the Hohensalzburg Fortress - the only fortress to never be conquered. Perhaps you're up to the challenge! In the afternoon, we'll visit the famous Hellbrunn Palace and try not to get wet by the mysteriously hidden trick fountains. Your second concert performance will occur in the evening. Devotions before we go to bed.

Day 6

Today will be a full day of winter activities in the Austrian Alps! This day will be set aside for you to fully experience the beauty of the mountains and have some fun in the snow! Activities may include skiing, sledding, ice skating, etc. extra costs will vary depending on activity. Activities are subject to weather and availability. We will spend the night in Salzburg and have devotions at the hotel.

Day 7

Depart for Prague in the early morning, a 5 hour bus ride during which you will enjoy the scenic drive across Bohemian-Moravian farmlands and see beautiful streams and thick evergreen forests. Arrive in Prague around noon and begin to explore the beautiful Czech capital. You will explore the Market Square, the astronomical clock, the old Town Hall, Tyne Church (where John Huss preached) and Wenceslas Square (home to the Velvet Revolution). You'll have plenty of time for shopping and even an optional visit to the Communist Museum before dinner. We'll return to our hotel in the evening for devotions.

Day 8

In the morning we will Hradcany Castle, St. Vitus Cathedral as well as the Golden Lane. After lunch we'll spend some time ministering in a local orphanage, giving of ourselves and calling out to these children with the sound of our lives. In the evening, we'll return to Prague city center for a visit to the Charles Bridge, one of the most romantic bridges in Europe.

Day 9

After 8 incredible days in Europe, return home!