Category: Europe

Want to buy a wild animal or some cheese? 0

Want to buy a wild animal or some cheese?

You can dream up just about anything and Harrods Department Store in Knightsbridge London will be able to source it, gift wrap it and even deliver it. The store is one of the worlds...

Is the Pope a Catholic?  You bet! 0

Is the Pope a Catholic? You bet!

The Vatican is the home of the Catholic Church and is part of the State of Vatican City which is in fact the smallest independent state in the world consisting of only 44 hectares...

The Moulin Rouge 0

The Moulin Rouge

The Moulin Rouge is probably the most famous of all the world’s cabarets dating back to 1898 it is remembered for its legendary showgirls and more recently remembered in the Baz Luhrman film staring...

King Ludwig’s Neuschwanstein Castle 2

King Ludwig’s Neuschwanstein Castle

King Ludwig II was known as a bit of a nutter, but he had a lot of good things going for him, he was the guy who’s wedding celebration grew into Oktoberfest and he...

Notre Dame de Paris 0

Notre Dame de Paris

When you think of Paris you think of the Eiffel Tower, Poodles, French Sticks, Cheese, the Moulin Rouge and of course the Notre Dame Cathedral. This magnificent Gothic cathedral dates back to 1166 during...

Checkpoint Charlie 1

Checkpoint Charlie

Checkpoint Charlie was the major crossing between Soviet controlled East Berlin and US controlled West Berlin during the Cold War. During its time several serious stand offs between the Russian and US forces occurred...

The Astronomical Clock 0

The Astronomical Clock

Every hour on the hour thousands of tourists flock to the Old Town Hall in Prague to see the magnificent old Astronomical Clock. The clock dates back centuries and was painted by Joseph Manes....

It might be romantic but it will cost you 0

It might be romantic but it will cost you

The best way to see Venice is by water, but unless you our out to impress your lady the Gondola ride can be an expensive way to get around, with prices anything from 50...

Greenfingers and Green Smoke plant some pot 0

Greenfingers and Green Smoke plant some pot

If you went to a plant nursery in most countries and bought some cannabis seeds probably both you and the shop keeper would have a few problems with the law but not in Amsterdam....

Trabanting around Berlin 0

Trabanting around Berlin

The Trabant has had a bit of a dodgy history, it was a East German produced vehicle which was pretty awful but has now gained a cult following of a icon of the former...