This is where Europe gets really fascinating. Dive into it’s rich, mesmerizing past and see how empires, cultural clashes, and world wars shaped the present continent.
The Alhambra in Granada-See www.alhambra-patronato.es-Official Site. For tickets see www.alhambratickets.com or call +34 902 441 221 for the info hotline or +34 902 224 460 to book tickets and have…
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European graveyards are full of really cool historical figures if you’re into being a "Tombstone Tourist". They’re also an entertaining alternative to visiting another museum or church. Depending on who…
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Galileo in Pisa, Italy Nicolus Copernicus in Torun, Poland (1473-1543) Charles Darwin Albert Einstein Carolus Linneas in Gregor Mendel in Brno, Czech Republic Max Planck
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There’s a lot of debate over when exactly some schools such as Oxford put their sign out front indicating they were open for business, but generally it recognized that some…
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As the global threat of terrorism becomes more outstanding, many people are curious about certain longstanding terrorist organizations which exist within Europe. The main ones include the: Irish Republican Army…
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Country Before WWII Today Austria 10,000 Belgium 65,000 (by 1939) 42,000 Czechoslovakia Denmark 7,500 6,500 Finland France Hungary Germany 500,000 in 1933 (239,000 by 1939) 60,000 Greece Italy Luxembourg…
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Whatever happened to these guys is a common question by curious passengers. Adolph Hitler was born in 1889 in Braunau am Inn, Austria. Father died in 1903. Joined military during…
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Name Country Personal Info (birth/death) What they did Hitler Germany A mediocre soldier and a failed artist who rose to Nazi power… Mussolini Italy Franco Spain During his 40…
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Australians/New Zealanders-Gallipoli in Turkey/Anzac Day Canadians-Vimy Ridge/Yrpes Monument; D-day beaches in Normandy Americans D-day Beaches of Normandy Official Web Site of American Battle Monuments Commission abmc.gov/no/htm The American Cemetery in…
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The Edict of Milan- In 313, Constantine converted the Roman empire to Christianity Treaty of Versailles-broke up German and Austrian holdings after WW1 Dayton Accord dividing Bosnia/Hercegovina Treaty of Maastricht…
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Imperial War Museum in London. See iwm.org.uk In Normandy see the following: The Museum of War and Liberation-exhibits on the Allied Landings and the resultant liberation of the city of…
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The Battle of Hastings and the invasion of England in 1066 by William the Conquerer. One of the best surviving records of this is the famed Bayeux tapestry, a remarkeably…
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