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Benelux Countries Belgium Netherlands Luxembourg
Easy to get around Train, bus, car & bikes English is commonly understood in tourist areas Friendly hosts Canadian require passports www.voyage.gc.ca
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Belgium Charming & friendly Bilingual – French & Flemish Beer
Over 350 breweries & 500 types of beer Copper, lace, leather
chocolate – more than 2100 chocolate shops! Flanders Waffles www.visitbelgium.com
Festivals
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Brussels Grand Place
Ornate 12th C market square One of the most perfectly preserved
Mannekin Pis 17th C bronze statue of little boy
Sometimes clothed – little statue Atomium
203m replica of an iron molecule built for 1958 World’s Fair NATO
Headquarters in Brussels
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Bruges
Canals “Venice of the North”
Lace Cobblestones
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Day tripping…
Antwerp A centre of global diamond industry Rubens
17th century Flemish painter of the Baroque period
Waterloo Napoleon vs. Duke of Wellington 1815
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Day tripping…
Flanders Northern part of Belguim Residents called Fleming are Flemish & speak Dutch
Ypres - WWI Flanders Field Museum
www.inflandersfield.be
Adegem- WWII Canadian War Museum
www.canadamuseum.be
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Netherlands
Easy to tour Compact, friendly,
English widely spoken Historical cities - museums Countryside
tulips, canals, dikes, windmills
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Netherlands (cont.)
Cheese markets Edam Gouda
The Hague Den Hague is seat of government
Delft “City of Tiles” Blue pottery since 1653
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Netherlands (cont.)
Schiphol Airport AMS KLM Ferry, rail and bicycle Good highway system Canal cruises in AMS
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Netherlands (cont.)
Haarlem Keukenhof
more than 7 million tulips in bloom Apr & May Zaanse Schans
Living museum depicting 17th 18th C life
5 windmills
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Amsterdam City of water
Canals Skinny Bridge
Over 40 museums Rijksmuseum
www.rijksmuseum.com Rembrandt, Dutch Masters and much more
Van Gogh www.vangoghmuseum.nl Largest collection of his works 200 paintings, 500 drawings & 700 letters
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Amsterdam Anne Frank house
where Anne hid & wrote her famous diary Heineken brewery
Tours are fun and educational Diamonds
Factory tours and sales Red light district
Beautiful buildings!
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Luxembourg
Tiny gem Wooden hills, rivers, & quaint villages Outdoor oriented Wine- tasting, brewery tours Ardennes – forested north Castles
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Switzerland 4 languages
German, French, Italian & Romansh. Efficient, clean & safe Alps & Scenery Skiing & outdoor recreation Expensive Swiss franc, CHF, is currency
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Switzerland (cont.) Bern
Capital Bear pits, World Heritage Site
Geneva Jet d’Eau – fountain 140M high HQ of the UN and Red Cross
Basel Oldest university town in Switzerland
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Switzerland (cont.)
Lausanne Olympic capital built on 3 hills
Lucerne Easy to walk in old town Kapellbrücke – 14th C covered
bridge Lion Monument
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Switzerland (cont.)
Zurich Old town well preserved Business & commercial centre
Locarno Avg. 2300 hrs of sunshine per year Mildest climate, lush subtropical vegetation
Glacier Express 8hr train ride between Zermatt & St Moritz
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Austria www.austria.info
Scenery Music Danube River - cruises
Innsbruck Vienna Salzburg
Usually in combination with Switzerland or Germany
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Austria Currency
Euro
Language German with some English
spoken in tourist areas
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Austria (cont.)
Vienna Capital with stunning architecture
Ringstrasse – main boulevard St Stephen’s Cathedral Hofburg Palace
Vienna Boys Choir Spanish Riding School
Lipizzaner Stallions Schonbrunn Palace
Habsburg summer home
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Austria (cont.)
Salzburg Mirabell Palace
built by the Archbishop Wolf Dietrich for his mistress and their children
Mozart’s residence Hellbrunn Palace
Large park and water games
Hohensalzburg Fortress Largest preserved fortress (1077) in central Europe
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Austria (cont.)
Innsbruck 2x Olympic site Capital of the Tyrol state Base of Alps
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Scandinavia Norway Sweden Finland Denmark Iceland
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Travel Info
Documentation www.voyage.gc.ca
Transportation SAS (SK) Finnair (AY) Icelandic Air (FI)
Cruise Rail
Currency Norwegian Krone Danish Krone Finland Euro Iceland Krona Swedish Krona
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Norway
Fjords Oslo - OSL
Viking Ship Museum Kon Tiki Museum Vigeland
Lillehammer Olympic site
Midnight Sun
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Sweden
Stockholm-capital City built on 14 islands Royal Palace Old Town Wasa Ship
Uppsala Gota Canal
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Finland
Helsinki - HEL Lapland
Area north of Arctic Circle Midnight Sun, Northern Lights
Spas, saunas
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Denmark – Small & Friendly Copenhagen (CPH)
Little Mermaid Bronze, Hans Christen Andersen
Tivoli Gardens one of the oldest and best known amusements parks
Always lit at night
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Denmark – Small & Friendly (cont.)
Billund Lego Land
amusement park made entirely of Lego Blocks
Odense Hans Christen Anderson
Ugly Duckling, Emperors New Clothes, Little Mermaid
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Iceland www.goiceland.org
Close to N.A English widely spoken Reykjavik – REK
Most northerly capital Volcanoes, geysers, earthquakes
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Iceland (cont.)
Eco-adventure at its finest! Bicycling, Bird Watching Horseback Riding, Fishing Whale Watching, Glacier Tours Farm Holidays, Hiking Golf, River Rafting, Skiing, Swimming AND lots more!
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Poland
The Polish are friendly & welcoming Tourism is on the rise www.polandtour.org
Few speak English, so escorted tours popular LOT flies direct to WAW from YYZ & YUL Canadians require passports Spas, history, castles, concentration camps Currency - zloty
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Poland (cont.)
Warsaw - capital Almost completely destroyed in WW2 Museums
Marie Curie Chopin Warsaw Ghetto
Royal Castle Restored to former beauty
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Poland (cont.) Krakow / Cracow
Former capital Old Market Square
Largest medieval square in Europe St Mary’s Church
Day trips Wieliczka
Carved salt mine Auschwitz
Concentration camp now museum Wadowice
Birthplace of Pope John Paul II
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Czech Republic
Scenery, spas, castles, villages 12 UNESCO World Heritage Sites Crossroads of cultures Currency
Czech crown Airline
CSA Czech Airlines from YYZ & YUL to PRG
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Czech Republic (cont.)
Prague Capital on 7 hills 14th C Charles Bridge Prague Castle City of 100 Spires
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Hungary
Spas, history, Danube cruises, eco tours Cuisine
Goulash Wines & Beer
MALEV flys YYZ – BUD
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Hungary (cont.)
Budapest “Pearl of the Danube”
Danube splits city – Buda & Pest Buda Castle
Matthias Church Parliament Buildings
1000 year crown of 1st Hungarian king 4 stone bridges
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Romania Rural Bucharest – capital Carpathian Mountains
Transylvania Bran Castle
Count Dracula
Black Sea beaches
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Bulgaria
Mountains, Spas, Beaches, Monasteries Sophia – capital
Bulgarian Parliament Building gold-domed Alexander Nevski Church National Theatre Crypt
Museum of icons
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Russia Art Cathedrals Czars Performance arts Historical attractions Scenery Museums Something completely different!
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Russia (cont.)
Best time to visit May – September
Aeroflot Passport & visa www.voyage.gc.ca
Must carry them & migration card at all times in Russia Strict rules on import of medication – check before you leave
Currency – ruble – RUR Most travellers are on tours or cruises
Have generous supply of patience, time & money
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Moscow
Red Square St. Basil’s Cathedral Kremlin Lenin’s Tomb
Subway – Metro Efficiency and design
works of art
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Moscow (cont.)
Tretyakov Museum of traditional Russian painting & icons
Bolshoi Theatre Ballet
GUM Department Stores Shopping Matryoshka dolls, hangings, tiles, lacquer ware
Caviar, vodka
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St. Petersburg Winter Palace
Residence of Tsars & Hermitage Hermitage
2nd largest museum in world 3 million works on exhibit
St. Isaac’s Cathedral Gilded dome of 100kg gold over 100 meters high
Peter and Paul Fortress Peter & Paul Cathedral
Tombs of most Romanov monarchs
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Volga River
Europe’s longest river 3,700 km St Petersburg to Caspian
Cruises Boats and barges
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Ukraine
Kiev St Sophia
Monastery of the Caves
Yalta Black Sea resort
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Baltics
Estonia Tallinn – cruise port
Latvia Riga – cruise port
Lithuania
Micro Countries In Europe
What is different or unique? ANDORRA Pyrenees Mountains
Duty Free, Skiing, Fishing, Camping, Hiking
CYPRUS Med island, ½ Turkish & ½ Greek with UN in middle, Beaches, Mountains, History, Crusaders
Walled City of Nicosia
GIBRALTAR Tip of Spain, British naval base, Rock, baboons, caves & tunnels in rocks, 6.5 sq.km
LIECHTENSTEIN Stop on train between Switzerland & Austria. Castle, Prince, museum, art, stamps, wine, banks. 158 sq.km
Micro Countries In EuropeWhat is different or unique?
MALTA Archipelago 100km S of Sicily, great climate, beaches, medieval towns, 3 islands include Gozo & Comino
MONACO Fr. Riviera, closest city is Nice, Border of Italy & France, Casino, Prince Rainer, Grimaldi family, Palace,
Rich & famous
SAN MARINO Oldest republic 310AD, on east coast of Italy between Venice & Florence- near Rimini, 3 peaks of Mt. Titano
VATICAN City -smallest country located in Rome, Swiss guard the Vatican, Stamps & Post office, St. Peters, Sistine Chapel, offices & residence of the Pope