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Day 1: June 24, 2013
The groups are crossing the Atlantic toward Frankfurt, the starting point of our Germany: West and East tour, which will take us through all the different facets of German society and culture. We'll see the quaint walled cities, remnants of the Middle Ages; 19th Century castles built by kings obsessed with the Middle Ages; pulsing modern metropolises crowded around ancient city centers; scars of the devastating events of the 20th Century; and the unique way that Germany has overcome and synthesized its split personalities and troubled past into a magnificent modern nation. Tomorrow: Heidelberg!