EUROPEAN VACATION
ITALIAN CITIES
WORLDLY WISDOM
WORLD CAPITALS
GOING DUTCH
100

According to the movies, this landmark is visible from every window in every building in Paris.

Eiffel Tower

100

A Regatta held each September in this city features gondola races on the Grand Canal.

Venice

100

Locally, the world capital is spelled W-I-E-N.

Vienna

100

During the Middle Ages, this capital was mostly confined to Stadsholmen & Riddarholmen Islands.

Stockholm

100

In her diary she wrote “It is not the Dutch people’s fault that we are having such a miserable time.”

Anne Frank

200

In this Czech capital, you can visit a home where Mozart composed part of “Don Giovanni”

Prague

200

Shakespeare’s feuding montages & caplets’ were inspired by actual incidents in this city.

Verona

200

The strategic importance of the Black Sea is not lost on this country that occupies its Southern rim.

Turkey

200

Alexander Newsky Cathedral in the center of this Bulgarian city celebrates its liberation from the Turks.

Sofia

200

Johan Cruyff, known as the Dutch Master, was tops in this sport & even played for the L.A. Aztecs.

Soccer

300

While in Rome, it’s possible to stand with one foot in each of these countries.

Italy & Vatican City

300

The world’s most famous shroud was housed in this city starting in 1578.

Turin

300

You’ll find Reindeer Lake covering over 2,400 square miles in this county.

Canada

300

In this capital, you can watch the sun turn the Tagus’ Estuary into Mar De Palha, the Sea of Straw.

Lisbon

300

In 1993 Northwest Airlines formed an alliance with this Dutch company.

KLM (Royal Dutch Airlines)

400

To see his “Night Watch,” head to the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam.

Rembrandt (Van Rijn)

400

The city’s Piazza Dante contains the house believed to be that of Christopher Columbus.

Genoa (Also Genova)

400

Located in the Southwestern part of the continent, it’s the second largest desert in Africa.

Kalahari

400

Diplomats live in the Chanakyapuri section of this capital designed by Edwin Lutyens & Herbert Baker.

New Delhi

400

The roots of this U.S. State Capital go back to Fort Nassau, a trading post founded by the Dutch in 1614.

Albany (New York)

500

While Mom’s at Christiansburg Palace in this city, Dad may head down the street to the Erotic Museum.

Copenhagen

500

Conductor Arturo Toscanini was born in this city famous for its cheese.

Parma

500

Ukraine, Germany & the Baltic Sea all border this country.

Poland

500

From 1936 to 1961 this Caribbean capital was known as Ciudad Trujillo in honor of Dictator Rafael Trujillo.

Santo Domingo

500

A new waterway opened in 1872 allowed large vessels passage to this Dutch city, now a top world port.

Rotterdam