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Eiffel Tower   Paris

Eiffel Tower, Paris

 228 Reviews  Shopping was awesome please Tour the purfumerie factory and make a purchase there as well. The effel Towel was my best spot I brought a perfect basket lunch from home in Wiesbaden Germany that... 

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Sightseeing   London

Sightseeing, London

 615 Reviews  Every major city boasts a Chinatown. According to my guide book there has been a Chinatown in London since the 19th century and originally concentrated around the East End docks at Limehouse, where... 

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Red Light District   Amsterdam

Red Light District, Amsterdam

 32 Reviews  In the Red Light Districts of Amsterdam you will find, on any given day, hundreds of girls offering sex for money. Nowhere else on earth are the women so straightforwardly on display, sitting... 

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Tourist & Practical info, Rome pass.   Rome

Tourist & Practical info, Rome pass., Rome

 114 Reviews  Prebook the Vatican Museum on Friday Evening, Vatican under the stars. There are no queues, not too many visitors and the light is very special. The Sixtine Chappel was not crowded and, as it was at... 

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Gaudi / His Art   Barcelona

Gaudi / His Art, Barcelona

 95 Reviews  Sagrada Familia - This is the amazing, unfinished church designed by Gaudi. From the outside, it is quite a sight to see, but if you do go to church, you must climb up to the top. The view from the... 

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Canal Grande, Palazzi (Grand Canal/Palazzi)   Venice

Canal Grande, Palazzi (Grand Canal/Palazzi), Venice

 173 Reviews  The Canale Grande is the most famous waterstreet in Venice. It meanders more than 3,5 km through all six districts of the historic city centre. Only three bridges cross the Canale Grande. A trip... 

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museums   Vienna

museums, Vienna

 42 Reviews  It amuses me to see the uninitiated walking in to a butterfly house. Being a slightly worldy man I had ventured into one before and the first, second and third things you notice are - it's bloody hot... 

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History - World War II   Berlin

History - World War II, Berlin

 24 Reviews  Admiring its architecture. Visiting Treptower Park used to be a must for all Soviet citizens - this is what the hosts told us. We were taken to the memorial dedicated to the Soviet soldiers and... 

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Off the beaten track   Dublin

Off the beaten track, Dublin

 30 Reviews  Visit Howth Learn how to SAY 'Howth' like a local! Do the Guinness thing (and taste the black stuff!) Talk to locals. The Abbey Tavern is, of course, the main reason anyone who is a beer drinker... 

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Budapest streets and views   Budapest

Budapest streets and views, Budapest

 87 Reviews   This street is located in city Center. It's maybe not the most glorious or the beautiful in Budapest, but for me its a very special street because it was the final stop of my bus from the hotel. Most... 

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Prague Castle   Prague

Prague Castle, Prague

 41 Reviews  The Schwarzenberg Palace is a 16th century renaissance structure housing a museum with baroque bohemian art. The exterior is a painted façade with etched sgraffito patterns to simulate cut stone. The... 

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Gran Via street   Madrid

Gran Via street, Madrid

 8 Reviews  The fancy street with shops, cafés and offices. The main building what catches a person's eye is Edificio Metropolis at the corner of the street. I like the way it is designed. On the top is the... 

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Chocolate, Waffles & Fries   Brussels

Chocolate, Waffles & Fries, Brussels

 20 Reviews  Genuine Belgians use the word PRALINES for what is called "chocolates" by tourists. If outside the touristic centres you ask for chocolate you will get a bar of chocolate. The production of pralines... 

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Squares & Statues   Copenhagen

Squares & Statues, Copenhagen

 27 Reviews  When we were trying to find the HOHO (hop on hop off) bus, we came to this square. I thought the memorial was a War Memorial. Actually it is the Liberty Memorial which is kind of the opposite. It... 

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Where to find Great Views   Florence

Where to find Great Views, Florence

 67 Reviews  Situated on the hilly patches of Tuscany and bisected by the polluted-but-pretty Arno River, there is no denying that Florence is heart-achingly scenic and romantic. One of the greatest (and cheapest)... 

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Marienplatz   Munich

Marienplatz, Munich

 31 Reviews  The most authentic thing I did in Munich was a beer tour. A guide takes a group of about 12 people to many very Bavarian pubs (Beer garden) and you get a drink for free. My tour was the "size matters... 

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Views of Lisbon   Lisbon

Views of Lisbon, Lisbon

 80 Reviews  If you plan to visit the castle (Castelo de Sao Jorge) that sits high on the hill overlooking downtown Lisbon, then you will take a bus or tram, or you might even opt for a nice hike up the hill, that... 

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Gamla Stan (The Old Town)   Stockholm

Gamla Stan (The Old Town), Stockholm

 61 Reviews  The main features of the Stockholm royal palace is not only a unique museum of treasures, but also kept ancient tradition of changing the guard which is passing every day in a court yard of a palace... 

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San Siro Stadium   Milan

San Siro  Stadium, Milan

 14 Reviews  Even my reply is late for you, i think you might like to know what i'm going to say. Tickets for Inter games can be bought on line one week before the game, on the Internet: www.intern.it. You receive... 

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Athens Acropolis   Athens

Athens Acropolis, Athens

 57 Reviews  It’s on all those annoying lists of ‘places you must see before you die’ but the city’s centrepiece, the Parthenon, and the Acropolis, the rocky hill on which it stands, really do live up to the hype.... 

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Red Square/Kremlin   Moscow

Red Square/Kremlin, Moscow

 161 Reviews  The 70 m (230 ft) high Saviour Tower is the most magnificent of the Kremlin towers, the very symbol and emblem of Moscow. From time immemorial it has been the principal entrance to the Kremlin. The... 

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The Market Square (Rynek Glowny)   Krakow

The Market Square (Rynek Glowny), Krakow

 39 Reviews  Krakow is fabulous in any season. I have visited in holiday season, summer, and spring. The Cloth Market is the centerpiece of the historic square...untouched by wars. It's the purest part of Poland... 

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Edinburgh Castle   Edinburgh

Edinburgh Castle, Edinburgh

 98 Reviews  I think that edinburgh's castle is just amazing:his position is great and you can have a great view of all the city.You can walk inside it and return back of centuries thinking at the Bravehearth... 

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Meir area   Antwerp

Meir area, Antwerp

 21 Reviews  Antwerp is known as the diamonds capital of the world. But not always it had this title. In fact, the city of Brugge was the first to discover diamonds' polish technique. Lodewyk van Bercken, native... 

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City Square/ Grote Markt   Brugge

City Square/ Grote Markt, Brugge

 27 Reviews  This large square is teeming with many restaurants, pubs/bars, hotels and of course shops selling all sorts of goodies. We decided to have a great meal here at one of the many restaurants. Its also... 

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Flag of my favourite country: Magyarorszag ~ Hungary

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Flag of the country where I live: Netherlands

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Begijnhof..Bruges..Belgium.Convent home to thirty Benedictine Sisters.

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Eat danish in Denmark. It is fabulous. Eating danish in Denmark of course.

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Eat danish in Denmark and breath the air on the Acropolis. Eating danish in Denmark and walking in the Acropolis. We slept in HUGE feather beds at a B&B in Germany.

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Four Seasons George V Paris  Paris

 5 Reviews and 551 Opinions  The Four Seasons George V is truly one of the world's great hotels. I really, really love to stay... 

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The Montague On The Gardens  London

 5 Reviews and 1062 Opinions  The concierge was fabulous, the hotel very grand, and despite the rooms being small they were... 

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Albergo Del Senato  Rome

 5 Reviews and 1076 Opinions  The Pantheon is my favorite building in Rome and might be my favorite building in the world. The... 

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