European Cities, Landmarks, etc.

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(City) One can contemplate Rembrandt and/or a young Holocaust victim prior to or after visiting the Grasshopper to be in the right frame of mind.

(Landmark) Canada's largest war monument. Its located in north west France at the site of a famous WWI battle (famous for Canadians anyway)

(City) An overrated tourist trap whose tallest building is a steel lattice structure.

(Museum) Hordes of people congregate at one painting and miss the superb art located throughout this famous place. Photograph the mob photographing the painting for memories in the mass consumption of culture

(Museum) To see superb works of art especially Impressionist and modern sculpture visit this museum and avoid the mob.

(City) Drinking cheap Spanish wine in the unfinished steeple of the Sagrada Familia and enjoying a siesta on Las Ramblas can only mean you are in this city.

(Region) Cheap fish and chips, Irish pubs, men in black socks with sandals and half naked German women can be found in this region centred at Malaga

(Region) The Rock. Home to Europe's only primates and this doesn't refer to the English sailors who crowd the pubs. Spain wants it back.

(City) Large city in the French Riviera. Its famed beaches are composed of gravel not sand.

(Country) Grace Kelly moved here not to gamble or evade taxes but to become a princess.

(City) One of the few cities to live up to its hype. A boat is more useful than a car here. Row through it before it sinks.

(City) The City of David and former home to the Borgias and de Medicis.

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(City and Country) A zero birth rate is not implausible here.

(Landmark) Some visitors may receive a brisk pat down while others enjoy mass and the pope's blessing at this landmark site.

(Museum/Church) A good swat from a nun or priest awaits a visitor who lies down to observe the hand of God.

(City) A capital worthy of an empire but barely has a country. The Habsburgs left the premises in 1918.

(City) Magyar on the Danube. More fun than it looks.

(City) The Velvet Revolution attracted European bohemian (naturally) types in the 1990s to this city.

(City) Capital of Silesia. Either the German or Polish name will work.

(City) Home to one of Europe's oldest universities and a former capital of Poland. The market square is well worth a visit.

(Landmark) Not a place the Poles admit to, it naturally goes by its German name. To leave after the gate closes, one must crawl under the wire; an eerie experience in December.

(City) Germany bombed it three times in WWII - 1939, 1942, 1944 destroying about 85% of the city

(Region) The Poles call it the Mazury lake district. Its the former home of German militarism and was previously known by this name.

(City) Now a Baltic capital, it was part of Poland between the wars and was 40% Jewish. A poor Canadian's Christmas call home was placed on NATO's tab at the local hotel.

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(City) A Hanseatic League city opposite Helsinki. It ran out of beer in 1991.

(City) As Leningrad, it endured an 872 siege during WWII

(Museum) Some of the best works of European culture could be seen here for under a dollar in 1991.

(City) No longer red but the square is still there as is Lenin. Christmas dinner in a hotel full of Chechens can add to the experience.

(Landmark) An ancient fortress. Tourists are advised to stay near the Cathedrals and avoid the government buildings unless one wants to draw unwanted attention.

(City) The first shots of WWII were fired here. About forty years later, Solidarity was founded here. Known by its German name when it was a Free City, it now goes by its Polish name.

(City) The original home of Copernicus, this Polish city somehow managed to retain its medieval walls and old city. A highly underrated Polish city.

(City) Every July, the Love Parade winds its way where "the wall" used to stand.

(Region) A province in the north west Netherlands which speaks its own language and seems to be populated solely by tall blue eyed blondes. One risks a history lecture if they refer to the Netherlands as Holland.

(City) Every English speaking person should come here at least once. However tea with the Queen is highly unlikely.

(City) The origin of western civilization. The country and city has seen better times; ruins from both the ancient and modern Olympics surround the city. A young couple added to the ruins when they broke a bed at a hostel.

(Island) A volcanic island, also known as Thera, its the southernmost island of the Cyclades. Featured in films such as Summer Lovers, the Sisterhood of Travelling Pants, Lara Croft, and in the Call of Duty.