The Great Journey Through Europe
June 4-14, 2009
Penn Lecturer: Bruce Kuklick, Nichols Professor of American History
Cost: From $3,695
Tour Operator: Thomas P. Gohagan & Co., (800) 922-3088
Early booking deadline extended to May 20th - reserve now and save $1,000 per couple!
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→ See photos from Penn Alumni Travel's trip in July 2008:
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This unique cruise and rail itinerary traces the Rhine River from the North Sea to the Swiss Alps. Board the deluxe M.S. Amadeus Symphony in Amsterdam and travel for five nights through Holland, Germany and France, passing Gothic cathedrals, medieval castles, terraced vineyards, rustic villages and the legendary Lorelei Rock. Disembark in Basel, Switzerland, and travel to the alpine resort of Zermatt, nestled beneath the craggy peak of the Matterhorn, and the beautiful lakeside town of Lucerne. Experience the soaring majesty of the Alps on three spectacular rail journeys — the Gornergrat Bahn, the Glacier Express and the Mt. Pilatus Railway — and enjoy two nights in Zermatt and two nights in Lucerne. Pre-Program Option: Amsterdam.

Penn Alumni in Switzerland, July 2008 (left); Lake Lucerne, Switzerland (right)

Bruce Kuklick is Roy F. and Jeanette P. Nichols Professor of American History. He was an undergraduate at Penn, and also got his Ph. D. here. He writes and teaches on the political, diplomatic, and intellectual history of the United States from the time of its Founding until the present. He has won all the major teaching prizes given by the University, including the Senior Class Award. In 2004 he was elected to the American Philosophical Society..

Links to some of Professor Kuklick's recent books:

Black Philosopher, White Academy: The Career of William Fontaine

A History of Philosophy in America

To Every Thing a Season: Shibe Park and Urban Philadelphia, 1909-1976