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Rick Steves' Europe

London: Yesterday and Today

Season 13 Episode 1311

Getting up to date in London, we jog with locals in Hyde Park, marvel at cultural treasures in the British Museum and Victoria and Albert Museum, and nibble through a trendy East End food tour before luxuriating over afternoon tea. Then we celebrate London’s regeneration as it turns industrial wastelands into inviting commercial zones and skyscrapers with “garden in the sky” viewing platforms.

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London: A Royal Tour
25:34
Buckingham Palace; Parliament and Churchill War Rooms; Portrait Gallery; Tower of London.
Istanbul: Turkish Delights
25:35
Bosphorus cruise; Grand Bazaar; Golden Horn; Whirling Dervishes; Taksim Square.
Istanbul: Capital of Emperors and Sultans
25:34
The Hippodrome; a Turkish bath; Blue Mosque; Hagia Sophia; Spice Market; Topkapı Palace.
Paris of the Parisians
25:34
Highlights of Paris: Eiffel Tower; Seine cruise; neighborhood markets, a nighttime joyride.
Burgundy: Gourmet Barge Cruise
25:34
Rivers and canals of France’s Burgundy region; gourmet meals; fine wine, natural beauty.
Italy’s Highlights
27:10
Seductive Venice; cultured Florence; charming hill towns; eternal Rome; Naples; Sicily.
Poland’s Warsaw and Gdańsk
25:33
Warsaw's heavy history and lively bustle; red-brick Toruń; Malbork Castle; maritime Gdańsk.
Kraków: Poland’s Historic Capital
24:56
Kraków's grand square, Wawel Castle, communist-era Nowa Huta; sobering Auschwitz-Birkenau.
Iceland’s Ring Road
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25:34
The ultimate road trip; Lake Mývatn; Eastfjords; lagoons and waterfalls; Westman Islands.
Iceland’s Reykjavík and the Golden Circle
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25:38
The vibrant capital; Blue Lagoon; Golden Circle's majestic nature; Snæfellsnes Peninsula.
Rick Steves’ Europe: Art of the 20th Century
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25:16
The turbulent century and its rule-breaking art—Picasso, Surrealism and edgy architecture.
Rick Steves’ Europe: Art of the Impressionists and Beyond
28:26
Shimmering Impressionist canvases by Monet and Renoir, plus Van Gogh, Gauguin and more.
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