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Austria >> |
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A beautiful country that is
meticulously clean. Vienna is a fun European city to visit. |
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Snow
storm in northern Austria. |
A
pleasant day at the Glorietta in Vienna. |
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Belgium >> |
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Belgium is a typical European city
with a number of canals through the capital Brugge (pronounced "Brooj").
Mussels are definitely the local food. |
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The
capital city of Brugge. |
A
pleasant day at the Glorietta in Vienna. |
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Czech >> |
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I would have to give Prague a "must
see" recommendation for the enchanting qualities of its city center.
The architecture is incredible and there are lots of local artisans to buy
from. |
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Prague's
city center. |
Prague
is situated on the Vltava river. |
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Denmark >> |
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Denmark is an excellent Scandinavian
country with lots to see and do when the weather is nice! |
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A famous
site. |
My
friend owned a windmill! |
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England >> |
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England is great to visit.
Even though the language is the same, it is still a "foreign" country with
many differences.
Ryanair is the way to travel throughout Europe, and they are
based north of London. |
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The
Tower Bridge at night. |
Stonehenge (in the middle of nowhere!) |
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France >> |
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France is definitely worth a visit,
but you have to be ready for the attitude. They basically don't have
much patience for non-French (or rusty French) speakers. Accept that
it is nothing personal, then enjoy all there is to see and do! |
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The
Eiffel Tower as it is lit up at night. |
Nice has
a huge beach boardwalk. |
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Georgia >> |
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Just wow. The city was still
bombed out, it was dangerous to stray far, and the electricity/utilities
were intermittent. A once in a lifetime opportunity to visit! |
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This was
the street with our lodging! |
The
interiors were secretively nice. |
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Germany >> |
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Germany is a great location.
It is clean and the people are surprisingly friendly. It would be very
hard to find a bad restaurant in Germany. It is also very centrally
located for travel throughout Europe. |
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Neuschwastein Castle: The inspiration for Walt Disney's Cinderella castle. |
I just
love the little town of Annweiler, but it is so difficult to choose a
favorite! |
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Greece >> |
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Greece is very photographic, and in
particular, Santorini has got to be my all time favorite photo destination. |
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The
Parthenon at night. |
A pastel
evening in Santorini. |
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Holland >> |
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Overall, Holland's flat country is
reminiscent of the Midwestern US. The historic windmills are
picturesque and Amsterdam definitely has "something for everyone"! |
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The
windmills are a national treasure. |
Massive
screws for pumping water! |
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Hungary >> |
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Hungary has a rich heritage with
beautiful country charm and magnificent European architecture in Budapest.
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Budapest
is actually two cities that straddle the Danube. |
Hungary
is a pleasant mix of modern and traditional. |
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Iceland >> |
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Iceland is full of rugged beauty.
However, I spent 3 weeks during July and this was the single nice day! |
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The awe-inspiring waterfall Gulfoss.
Note size of person at upper left rainbow. |
There is so much to see from fishing
villages to houses overrun with lava, glaciers and geysers! |
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Italy >> |
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Northern Italy is full of
picturesque cities, many with waterways through the center of town. Rome and
Venice are both a "must see". I still need to go back and visit more! |
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A night
shot on a canal through the city of Sacile (pronounced "sa-chili") |
The
waterways of Venice. |
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Luxembourg >> |
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Luxembourg is a wealthy city/state.
I particularly enjoy the chasm that runs through the city. My favorite
are the restaurants along the Moselle bordering Germany. |
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Not the
best of pictures, but a view toward the center of the city. |
The
chasm in the middle of Lux. |
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Poland >> |
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Poland is as beautiful
as any country in Europe, but what is striking is the communist era block
houses mixed in with the traditional European designs. |
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Town
square. |
Bell
tower in beautiful cathedral. |
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Romania >> |
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Romania is still like
the "wild west". There are a lot of gypsies (hold on to your wallet),
and large divide between wealthy and poor. |
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The
Parliament Palace. The world's largest civil and most expensive bldg. |
Donkey
power is still a common sight! |
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Scotland >> |
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Scotland is a land of
greenery and castles. Even though they speak English, it can be
difficult to understand. |
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Edinburgh is an easy and beautiful city to walk. |
The
parks are beautiful. |
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Slovenia >> |
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I would classify
Slovenia as a gem! It is not well known, but the infrastructure is
modern, the people are friendly and it is picturesque. |
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I
stopped for pictures and spoke with a resident in German. His house
was 700 yrs old and the town was 900! |
Ljubljana has the charm of most European capital cities. |
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Switzerland >> |
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I could live in
Switzerland! It is gorgeous and the hiking is fantastic.
Admittedly, I've never been so cold as I was in Zurich during winter!
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Winters
are cold but still beautiful. |
Grindelwald has got to be the single most idyllic location I've ever seen. |
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