Norway, situated on the western seaboard of Scandinavia in Northern Europe, borders Sweden, Finland, and Russia. With one of the longest coastlines in the world, snowy peaks, Norway is most famous for its breathtaking fjords. The capital and largest city of Norway is Oslo. Oslo’s city hall, Rådhuset, features paintings, tapestries, sculpture, and woodcarvings by [...]
Monthly Archive for January, 2009
All too often when a person is seeking transportation outside of their conventional means, they tend to veer more towards calling a taxi as opposed to renting a limousine. Research shows that more often than not, the reason behind their decision of a taxi is because in their minds, the limousine is something that is [...]
Belgium, on the western seaboard of Europe, is known for its flat coastal plains in the Northeast and the Ardennes Forest in the southeast. With Belgium, a somewhat small country, being situated next to The Netherlands, Germany, and France, it celebrates Dutch, French, and German as its official languages as well as the language indigenous [...]
Holland, with cool summers and severe winters, is known for their beautiful tulips which were actually first brought to Holland from Turkey. Rain can be expected nearly every month of the year. With leather shoes being traditional in many European countries, because of Holland’s wet weather, clogs were worn. These “wooden shoes” have become a [...]