western europe

• france is french republic, french france or republique francaise
• france played a significant role in international affairs with former colonies in most parts of the globe
• france is bounded by atlantic ocean, the mediterranean sea, the alps and the pyrenees
• france joins the northern and southern europe
• france is the forerunner in fashion, films, and entertainment, wines, cars and gourmet food
• france is home of the tour de france, the world's biggest annual sporting event
• france

  capital: paris

  language: french

  currency: euro

  religion: christianity

  carrier: air france (AF)

  mia: paris charles de gaulle (CDG)
• palace of versailles france

  • status of absolute power of louis XIV and set the standard of the princely courts in europe
• eiffel tower france

  • technological piece named after gustave eiffel
  • constructed in 1887 to 1889
  • 324 meters high
• louvre museum france

  • famous artworks like mona lisa, venus de milo scuplture
• cote d'azur france

  • known as french riviera
  • stretches from saint-tropez to menton
  • luxurious villas and yachts
• belgium is kingdom of belgium
• belgium is located in western europe
• belgium


  capital: brussels

  language: french, dutch, and german

  currency: euro

  religion: christianity

  carrier: brussels airlines (SN)

  mia: brussles airport (BRU)
• atomium (brussels) belgium

  • symbol of modernity and progress
  • constructed during 1958 Brussels world fair (expo 58) and was intended to represent the peaceful use of atomic energy for scientific process
  • designed by andre waterkeyn and Jean polak
• manneke pis belgium

  • famous bronze sculpture in the heart of brussels
  • one popular legend tells of a young boy who saved brussels from destruction by urinating on a burning fuse during siege
• grote markt belgium

  • also known as grand palace
  • central square of brussels
  • every year there is for two weeks a brussels flower carpet
• bruges belgium

  • located in the flemish region
  • city steep in history
  • once one of the most important commercial centers in europe during middle ages
  • bruges played a crucial role in trade, especially in the wood industry
  • well-preserved medieval structure
• ghent belgium

  • located in the flemish region
  • gothic architecture, characterized by grandiose cathedrals, medival guildhalls, and imposing fortifications
• netherlands is holland
• netherland is under parliamentary democracy with reigning constitutional monarch
• netherlands capital is amsterdam which is dubbed as the venice of the north
• netherland has a signature flower called tulips
• netherlands is the largest importer of beer with heineken
• in netherlands, bicycle is widely used
• netherlands

  capital: amsterdam

  language: dutch and frisian

  currency: euro

  religion: roman catholicism, protestantism, islam

  carrier: KLM royal dutch airlines (KL)

  mia: 

  amsterdam schiphol (AMS)

  einhoven (EIN)

  hague (RTM)
• jordaan and masterdam's canal netherlands

  • where small canals are located at
• keukenhof netherlands

  • known as bulb belt
  • 70 hectares colorful garden
  • located in the outskirts of lisse
  • considered as the world's largest public garden
• rijksmuseum netherlands

  • houses an impressive collection of almost seven million artworks, painting, and books
• anne frank museum netherlands

  ann's family stayed during the ww2 where she wrote the famous diary
• united kingdom is the united kingdom of the great britain and northern ireland
• united kingdom comprises of england, wales and scotland
• london is the capital is a melting pot of culture, world's leading commercial, financial and cultural center
• one of the greatest contribution of UK is english
• the UK is known worldwide because of the royal family
• united kingdom

  capital: london

  language: british, french, english

  currency: british pound

  religion: christianity, islam, and hinduism

  carrier: british airways (BA)

  mia: 

  london heathrow (LHR)

  london gatwick (LGW)
• stonehenge UK

  • pre-historic monument situated in tow miles west of amesbury in wiltshire, england
  • made up of ring standing stones, each about 4.0 m tall and 7 feet wide and weighing about 25 tons
• tower of london UK

  • houses the crown jewels and the royal mint and exhibits and displays the regarding prisoners and executions
• roman bath and georgian city of baths UK

  • 2000 year old
• canterbury cathedral UK

  • home of archbishop of canterbury