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European population figures

Chtimi — Sun, 27 Sep 2009 01:40:18 +0000

The data from World Gazetteer is accurate to me, at least for the European cities. What is arguable is how some large cities are grouped (Manchester-Liverpool, Randstad, Rhein-Main, Alma...), but considering the high density of those areas, why not ?
The metropolitan areas are written in boldface. To know their composition, just click on the name, then "cities" at the top of the new page.

So, according to World-Gazetteer, the 25 top metro areas in the European Union are (millions) :

London : 13.22
Paris : 11.89
Rhine-Rhur : 11.83
Randstad : 6.59
Madrid : 6.32

Manchester-Liverpool : 5.16
Barcelona : 4.97
Milan : 4.34
Berlin : 4.05
Rome : 3.94

Athens : 3.85
Naples : 3.84
Birmingham : 3.78
Hamburg : 3.26
Rhine-Main (Franckfurt) : 3.14

Lisbon : 2.64
Budapest : 2.57
Katowice : 2.54
Copenhagen-Malm� : 2.39
Stuttgart : 2.33

Munich : 2.31
Warsaw : 2.26
Alma (Aachen-Li�ge-Maastricht) : 2.23
Brussels : 2.20
Bucharest : 2.18

European population figures

jdkacz — Sun, 13 Sep 2009 02:46:41 +0000

caterpillar2, on Jul 5 2009, 04:55 PM, said:

The data is interesting but doesn't really paint an accurate picture. For example, Barcelona has a population of over 4 million in the metro area. Outside the metro area, there isn't too much for quite a few miles. The city populations are misleading. Sort of like saying that Atlanta has a population of 400,000 when in reality it is close to five million.

Is there Metro stats available?

I guess I was surprised to see the limited amount of cities w/ 1M plus populations. As you mention, it may be skewed due to metro populations.

I'd be interested to compare and also see newer figures.

European population figures

caterpillar2 — Sun, 05 Jul 2009 20:55:03 +0000

Spartan, on Sep 28 2004, 10:57 PM, said:

European National and City Population Figures
(List Includes Principalities)

France:60,424,213
Largest cities
Paris 2,125,246 (1999)
Marseille 798,430 (1999)
Lyon 445,452 (1999)
Toulouse 390,350 (1999)
Nice 342,738 (1999)
Nantes 270,251 (1999)
Strasbourg 264,115 (1999)
Montpellier 225,392 (1999)
Bordeaux 215,363 (1999)
Rennes 206,229 (1999)

Germany: 82,424,609
Largest cities
Berlin 3,382,200 (2001 estimate)
Hamburg 1,715,400 (2001 estimate)
Munich 1,210,200 (2001 estimate)
Cologne 962,900 (2001 estimate)
Frankfurt 646,600 (2001 estimate)
Essen 595,200 (2001 estimate)
Dortmund 589,000 (2001 estimate)
Stuttgart 583,900 (2001 estimate)
D�sseldorf 569,400 (2001 estimate)

United Kingdom: 60,270,708
Largest cities
London 7,172,036 (2001)
Birmingham 976,400 (2001 estimate)
Leeds 715,500 (2001 estimate)
Glasgow 578,700 (2001 estimate)
Sheffield 513,100 (2001 estimate)
Bradford 467,900 (2001 estimate)
Liverpool 439,476 (2001)
Edinburgh 449,000 (2001 estimate)
Manchester 392,900 (2001 estimate)
Bristol 380,615 (2001)

Spain: 40,280,780 (2004 estimate)
Largest cities
Madrid 3,092,759 (2003 estimate)
Barcelona 1,503,884 (2001)
Valencia 780,653 (2003 estimate)
Seville 709,975 (2003 estimate)
Zaragoza 626,081 (2003 estimate)
M�laga 547,105 (2003 estimate)
Bilbao 349,972 (2001)
Las Palmas de Gran Canaria 354,863 (2001)
Murcia 391,146 (2003 estimate)
Valladolid 316,580 (2001)

Portugal: 10,119,250
Largest cities (population)
Lisbon 564,657 (2001)
Porto 263,131 (2001)
Vila Nova de Gaia 288,749 (2001)
Amadora 175,872 (2001)

Italy: 58,057,477
Largest cities
Rome 2,655,970 (2001 estimate)
Milan 1,301,551 (2001 estimate)
Naples 1,000,470 (2001 estimate)
Turin 900,987 (2001 estimate)
Palermo 679,290 (2001 estimate)
Genoa 632,366 (2001 estimate)
Bologna 379,964 (2001 estimate)
Florence 374,501 (2001 estimate)
Catania 336,222 (2001 estimate)
Bari 332,143 (2001 estimate)

Belgium: 10,348,276
Brussels 139,501 (2003 estimate)
Antwerp 452,474 (2003 estimate)
Ghent 228,016 (2003 estimate)
Charleroi 200,460 (2003 estimate)
Li�ge 184,303 (2003 estimate)
Bruges 116,811 (2003 estimate)
Namur 105,705 (2003 estimate)

The Netherlands: 16,318,199
Largest cities (population)
Amsterdam 735,328 (2002 estimate)
Rotterdam 593,321 (2000)
The Hague 440,900 (2000)
Utrecht 234,323 (2000)
Eindhoven 201,843 (2000)
Tilburg 193,238 (2000)
Groningen 172,701 (2000)
Breda 160,398 (2000)
Apeldoorn 153,491 (2000)
Nijmegen 152,463 (2000)

Ireland: 3,969,558
Largest cities (population)
Dublin 495,781 (2002)
Cork 123,062 (2002)

Iceland: 282,151
Largest cities (population)
Reykjav�k 112,268 (2002 estimate)

Poland: 38,626,349
Largest cities (population)
Warsaw 1,618,468 (1999 estimate)
Ł�dź 806,728 (1999 estimate)
Krak�w 740,666 (1999 estimate)
Wrocław 637,877 (1999 estimate)
Poznań 578,235 (1999 estimate)
Gdańsk 458,988 (1999 estimate)
Szczecin 416,988 (1999 estimate)
Bydgoszcz 386,855 (1999 estimate)
Lublin 356,251 (1999 estimate)
Katowice 345,934 (1999 estimate)
Białystok 283,937 (1999 estimate)

Switzerland:7,450,867
Largest cities (population)
Zurich 340,900 (2003 estimate)
Geneva 176,000 (2003 estimate)
Basel 164,900 (2003 estimate)
Bern 122,500 (2003 estimate)
Lausanne 115,600 (2003 estimate)

Austria: 8,174,762
Largest cities (population)
Vienna 1,562,482 (2001)
Graz 226,892 (2001)
Linz 186,266 (2001)
Salzburg 144,817 (2001)
Innsbruck 113,826 (2001)

[b[Russia: 144,112,350[/b]
Moscow 8,304,600 (2001 estimate)
St Petersburg 4,627,800 (2001 estimate)
Nizhniy Novgorod 1,343,300 (2001 estimate)
Ufa 1,088,800 (2001 estimate)
Omsk 1,138,400 (2001 estimate)
Novosibirsk 1,393,200 (2001 estimate)
Kazan 1,090,200 (2001 estimate)
Yekaterinburg 1,256,900 (2001 estimate)
Chelyabinsk 1,081,100 (2001 estimate)
Samara 1,146,400 (2001 estimate)
Perm 1,004,800 (2001 estimate)

Greece: 10,647,529 ('04 est.)
Largest cities (population)
Athens 772,072 (1991)
Salonica 383,967 (1991)
Pire�s 182,671 (1991)
Patras 153,344 (1991)
Perist�ra 137,288 (1991)
Ir�klion 116,178 (1991)
Kallith�a 114,233 (1991)
L�risa 113,090 (1991)

Denmark: 5,413,392
Largest cities (population)
Copenhagen 500,531 (2002 estimate)
�rhus 222,559 (2003 estimate)
Odense 145,374 (2003 estimate)
�lborg 121,100 (2003 estimate)

Norway
Finland
Sweeden

Estonia
Latvia
Lithuania
{Kalingrad}
Belarus
Ukraine
Moldova

Luxembourg
Romania
Czech Republic
Slovakia

Slovenia
Croatia
Bosnia & Herzegovina
Serbia
Montenegro
Bulgaria
Macedonia
Albania

Vatican City
Andorra
San Marino
Monaco
Liechtenstien
Gibraltat

Cyprus
Turkey

EDIT: I added the countries that will ultimately have figures listed. This encompases all nations that exist on what is generally considered to be the "European Continent," which is part of the larger Eurasian landmass.

Latest edit: 9/30/04

One day in Naples/advise please

caterpillar2 — Sun, 19 Apr 2009 20:38:59 +0000

I get into the Naples port early in the morning. I am generally familiar with the area as I have stayed in Sorrento, Capri, etc. I really hate to spend great amounts of money on ship excursions when I usually do things on my own and see more. Anyone have any suggestions on getting around the area cheaper. My wife hasn't seen anything in this part of Italy so I would like to go back to Pompei, Vesuvius, etc. Any helpful ideas.

A couple of years, someone in Stockholm gave me the bus route and suggestions for his city. It was the best trip I have had without going with other tourists.

Valencia

AirNostrumMAD — Sat, 11 Apr 2009 18:03:56 +0000

Awesome photos! Never can one get enough of Valencia

Barcelona

The Voice of Reason — Fri, 20 Feb 2009 02:19:40 +0000

South of France Photo Thread

The Voice of Reason — Fri, 20 Feb 2009 02:07:59 +0000

Rousillion

Pairnes

I am going to frame this one (parnes)

Nice

Valencia

The Voice of Reason — Fri, 20 Feb 2009 01:54:18 +0000

Valencia

The Voice of Reason — Fri, 20 Feb 2009 01:53:27 +0000

Valencia

The Voice of Reason — Fri, 20 Feb 2009 01:34:08 +0000

Neo, on Feb 19 2009, 07:03 AM, said:

What is the second image of?

I was standing at a bus stop in front of the City of Arts and Sciences. the first pic is of the same complex.

the building itself in the pic is the base of the Arbor. It was closed so I did not get to walk through it, but really, I saw everything else, so I have a hard time beleiving I missed much in the flora and fauna department.

If you ever get there. go the the Aquarium.

Its the largest in Europe and it really is amazing.

Valencia

Neo — Thu, 19 Feb 2009 12:03:36 +0000

What is the second image of?

Valencia

The Voice of Reason — Thu, 19 Feb 2009 03:16:43 +0000

Valencia

The Voice of Reason — Mon, 02 Feb 2009 22:02:22 +0000

broran28, on Jan 23 2009, 08:35 PM, said:

That it? There's more to Valencia than just that...

I am what you might call lazy

so if you are not going to play nice you are not allowed to get any more.

Valencia

broran28 — Sat, 24 Jan 2009 01:35:00 +0000

That it? There's more to Valencia than just that...

Valencia

The Voice of Reason — Wed, 14 Jan 2009 20:26:27 +0000

City of arts and sciences

Which German City is the most famous in the World

malephar — Wed, 27 Aug 2008 22:00:35 +0000

Chtimi, on Aug 18 2008, 09:23 PM, said:

No real estate bubble in Germany, so there is no crisis.

i think i remember reading that berlin was quite a cheap place to rent in
one of the least expensive capital cities in europe
but i could be wrong, i might be thinking of another german city

Which German City is the most famous in the World

Chtimi — Mon, 18 Aug 2008 20:23:08 +0000

No real estate bubble in Germany, so there is no crisis.

South of France Photo Thread

Amber — Mon, 18 Aug 2008 11:26:30 +0000

Beautiful! Makes me want to spend my holidays there.

Which German City is the most famous in the World

Amber — Mon, 18 Aug 2008 11:24:30 +0000

Good to see that so many people have information about Germany. I got a job offer for Berlin, beginning March 09 and I would like to gather as many information as possible. My biggest problem is the search for a flat. I tried my best on the web but all I could find about Berlin property is this and that wasn't very satisfying. Does anyone know if the real estate market in Germany has the same problem as the US market? Thank you very much in advance for your responses.

�rnsk�ldsvik, Sweden

The Voice of Reason — Sat, 14 Jun 2008 05:05:57 +0000

I am not exactly sure how this one will look on the street scape side. Generally a hotel in a place like that would usually be built to the highest standards, but it looks a bit bland and forboding.

the other one. I like the idea. wait, I love the idea of modern towers rising behind historic structures. this not only preserves history and keeps the street pedestrian, but it adds density and function to the area. Generally Hotels are a good development for cities. They provide decent jobs for many people, they help support the near by pubs and eateries. they do not put stress on school systems or even much road traffic.

I hope the best for your town. These projects both seem like an positive indication for your town.

�rnsk�ldsvik, Sweden

monsoon — Thu, 12 Jun 2008 17:11:38 +0000

Very nice! Thanks for posting. I would like to visit Sweden some day.

�rnsk�ldsvik, Sweden

Petey21 — Thu, 12 Jun 2008 15:43:49 +0000

The Voice of Reason, on Jun 11 2008, 04:31 PM, said:

I reserve my judgement untill I get an answer to this series of questions..

what currently stands on the site they plan on building these projects? or in other words are they destroying something nice to build these or are they filling in a toxic waste dump?

and how do these new buildings interact with the street. In most situations the way a modern buildinng interacts on its lowest 4 floors is the most important aspect. shadows cast on parks, modern architecture contrasting with historic steeples etc tends to matter less if the street becomes nicer on the lowest 4 floors.

There's nothing on the sites at the moment, at least nothing of importance. On the picture below you can see the locations of the proposed buildings (both are to be hotels, run by different chains). Building 1 will be built in what is now part of a parking lot by the harbor area, next to a lower but modern-style building. Building 2 will be built behind a more historic building, a popular hotel in town. It's actually that hotel's idea to expand their hotel by building this new taller building in their own courtyard and somehow merging them together.

�rnsk�ldsvik, Sweden

The Voice of Reason — Wed, 11 Jun 2008 14:31:44 +0000

Petey21, on Jun 10 2008, 08:33 AM, said:

I'm bumping my old thread here to show some proposed buildings in town and to hear what you all think of them.

First there is a performing arts complex building, with quite a different shape as you can see.

Then two proposed highrise hotels, independent from each other but located in the same block. These two have received both appreciation from some people because they add to a new and more modern look to the skyline, but also massive criticism from others that they don't fit in with the surrounding buildings and that they block the view towards the water. What are your opinions?

�rnsk�ldsvik, Sweden

Petey21 — Tue, 10 Jun 2008 14:33:36 +0000

PARIS

Gard — Sat, 05 Apr 2008 03:49:28 +0000

Paris is a such a neat city with so much in the way of museums and art to see! I enjoyed my times there, especially getting the opportunity to use my ancestral tongue .

Greece

Gard — Sat, 05 Apr 2008 03:46:56 +0000

Greece is really incredible! I've been too a number of places there, including:

Parthas
Arrahova
Olympia
Delphi
Tolo
Corinth
Patmos
Epidauros
Mycenae
Athens
Mykonos
Crete
Rhodes
Santorini

If anyone ever goes through the Isles, Rhodes City is a must see! It is the largest city left in Europe with its Medieval architecture still completely intact. When you approach Rhodes, you are met by its huge city walls and enter the city through the city through one of the city gates. The streets are all narrow and paved with cobblestones and there are actually people live there, giving it lots of life. Just outside the city walls is the modern section of Rhodes. Rhodes is the capital of it's prefacture and has a population around 70,000. The island as a whole accounts for around 10% of Greece's population. Needless to say I've fallen completely in love in with country and have been eyeing companies that have operations there so I can relocate to there, preferably Athens or Rhodes.

South of France Photo Thread

tombarnes — Sun, 16 Mar 2008 21:30:09 +0000

Square in Avignon, December, 2007

Dresden Germany

DanRNC — Thu, 13 Mar 2008 20:28:59 +0000

Considering most Germans had no part in WWII it is very much an act of war crime to knowingly annihilate civilians. The US and GB should have apologized but most likely never will.

South of France Photo Thread

ironchapman — Fri, 15 Feb 2008 04:42:36 +0000

Beautiful photos! France really is a beautiful country.

That picture of Cannes from the sea really is magnificent. Great work.

South of France Photo Thread

Chtimi — Thu, 31 Jan 2008 23:49:52 +0000

Hard to believe that this photo was taken in December! I think this is the eastern part of Cannes before La Croisette Cape. The hills rise just behind the buildings, at right is the neighbourhood called La Californie.
La Croisette Beach is very select, a friend tell me she saw women sunbathing there with their jewels! Or it was at Bijou Plage (Jewel Beach), situated at the point of La Croisette Cape ?
Beyond those hills is Super Cannes and, further, the city of Vallauris famous for its ceramics, a city where Jean Marais a major French actor and Picasso lived.

South of France Photo Thread

tombarnes — Thu, 31 Jan 2008 17:40:01 +0000

View of Cannes from the sea

South of France Photo Thread

Chtimi — Wed, 30 Jan 2008 01:53:55 +0000

Appetizing, the Carlton looks like a pastry ! Great shots, Tombarnes ! Will you post some other ones ?

South of France Photo Thread

tombarnes — Sun, 20 Jan 2008 23:38:30 +0000

I'll be posting various pictures from the south of France from a trip in December, 2007. I'll begin with a shot of the Carlton in Cannes.

A view from the Carlton on La Croisette...

The Hotel Majestic in Cannes

An addition to the Hotel Majextic under demolition. The hotel is currently under renovation.

Greece

The Voice of Reason — Wed, 26 Dec 2007 19:31:02 +0000

I was there just after you.

I went to Santorini, and its true the Island is great, the views incredible volcano bla bla bla, but I hate American tourists, and Santorini had far too may of them. I think there were 7 cruise ships there one night.

Archipelligo is a great resturant if you go however.

I liked Naxos the most of every place I went. The island was more "real" and still had enough tourist contact to be comfortable fun easy to navigate etc. I suggest attending the cultural show in the castro that is put on every weekend night(all you can drink for 15 euros)

and stay at Astir of naxos. just the right distance away from the city so its quiet, but close enough you are always close. (super easy safe walk along beach 5 minutes)

Mykonos was very nice and we had a great hotel there. I acoided all the super touristy stuff like paradise beach. There is a beach like that in my home town that I used to lifeguard and I really have no interest in that kind of debauchery on my honeymoon. But if you are single... and you are not from the Hamptons or Miami beach get your freak on.

Provence/Riviera

Chtimi — Sat, 01 Dec 2007 11:04:40 +0000

It's sounds like a city-journey because the winter is indeed not the best season to dive around the Golden Islands, only Menton is never freezing.
All those cities you mention can be reached with the TGV, also N�mes, the "French Rome". The fact is that a lot of sites around the cities are worth visiting and I don't know which are your tastes, and there are tons of museums, particularly on the Riviera.
Between N�mes and Avignon is the Pont du Gard, between Avignon and Arles stand the amazing dead-town of Les Baux. This December, there is the 50th international Santons fair in Arles (in three places : Saint-Trophime Cloister, Ste-Anne Chapel and Eglise des Trinitaires). Marseille is just a great working site at the moment and the Longchamp Palace (mus�e des Beaux-Arts) is closed. Among the perched villages on the riviera, the most famous is Eze. You may visit Vallauris near Cannes. The weather is sunny in Provence these days. Have a nice trip !

Provence/Riviera

tombarnes — Thu, 01 Nov 2007 03:53:12 +0000

I will be traveling to France in December. Our plan is to visit Nice, Marseille, Avignon, Arles and Cannes. Any thoughts or picures from anyone? I'm sure the weather will be better than in Paris, but it will still be winter. Will be getting around mostly via the TGV.

Antwerp in old days: BRABO archief

jeepeejee — Sun, 28 Oct 2007 09:35:37 +0000

Hi all,

I like to present the interested people the new BRABO archive. A collection of old pictures of the city of Antwerp, before WW II. The collection is still growing, anyone who wants to contribute with some old photographs of Antwerp is welcome ! Please make a visit, questions and remarks are welcome !

BRABO archief

Enjoy in nostalgy...

Jeepeejee

European population figures

Chtimi — Thu, 25 Oct 2007 05:26:55 +0000

According to the Office for National Statistics, the UK population is projected to reach 71,100,000 in 2031. Many newspapers deal with this subject, wondering about the evolution of the UK society and how to answer effectively to the fastest demographic growth since the baby boom. Read for instance the (rather pessimistic) article "record immigration sees UK population soar" from The Daily Telegraph where you also can download (pdf) the "ONS report on national population projections".

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml...pulation423.xml

PARIS

BryanH — Tue, 23 Oct 2007 16:26:14 +0000

Berlin

Unionstation13 — Tue, 16 Oct 2007 23:13:48 +0000

I wish Berlin would re-construct its historic city center like Dresden is.

Dresden Germany

Unionstation13 — Tue, 16 Oct 2007 23:06:50 +0000

What happened in Dresden was a crime. What happened to most of Germany was a war crime.
If Britian wishes to look civil at all, they should apologize for the useless slaughter of hundreds of thousands of people! I think that England should be paying for these reconstructions, or atleast apologize! The fact that people took pride such as in that newspaper for killing people is disgusting!
That night, those English bombers fell to the same level as the Nazis themselves.

Vacation in London

mcheiss — Fri, 12 Oct 2007 16:52:58 +0000

If in London you must try a bowl of Eel at F. Cooke's. Taste's like chicken to me. This is my favorite cultural restaurant in London (traditional blue collar London food). You can also get pie & mash as well.

Vacation in London

monsoon — Fri, 12 Oct 2007 02:24:37 +0000

I prefer to eat the street food over the restaurants. There is an endless variety, it's authentic (non-chain), and relatively cheap. The exchange rate on the pound vs the dollar is pretty bad so if you are on a budget this will help. I would stay away from the places that sell "fish & chips".

London is not a warm city so dress for relatively cool to cold weather. I can say if it will be rainy or sunny.

Vacation in London

henderson — Fri, 12 Oct 2007 01:15:10 +0000

Ive decided to travel abroad for the first time. The city Ive decided to go to is London. I will be going at the begining of April 2008. I will be there for about four days. I already know what attractions I want to see. I do have two questions for anyone who has ever been to London. 1. What and where should I eat? Ive read that dining options there have become very diverse but with so many choices I don't know where to go and what to try. 2. What is the weather like in April? All the travelguides I read don't give me a clear answer on this.

Turkey

Spartan — Sun, 16 Sep 2007 03:44:48 +0000

DelGreco, on Apr 28 2007, 08:46 AM, said:

I agree that Turkey is beautiful and has a lot of culture. But if you studied some History (we Medittereneans/Europeans know history), you will realize that Turkey is ancient, midevil, and rennaissance Greece! Istanbul is really Contantinople, the most symbolic city of Chiristianity. Most of the cities around the Bosporous used to have greek names, but were eventually changed. St. Sophia is the oldest and most symbolic christian church in the heart of the city. Of course they want to convert it to a mosque as well.

Athens may be boring architecturally, because it was under Turkish occupation from 1421 to 1821 (400 yrs). Needless to say, they raped, destroyed, and burned everything architecturally significant. However, the Greek architectural elements, in what is todays Modern Turkey, still stands as a reminder of the past. Eventually the Turks were ousted from what is today Modern Greece, but the country was left in ruins. During the following 150 yrs, 1821-1970, Greece underwent a period of deep poverty, unemployment, and 2 World Wars. Even more poverty and ruins ensued. Turkey sided with the Germans of course and did not get affected. Most of those concrete buildings in Athens and in most sizeable Greek cities, were all built during the 60's and 70's. During to economic hardship, a law was passed that allowed homeowners to knock down their architecturally significant homes. so they can build 4-6 story buildings. Usually each floor was given to each of their children. That's why homeownership is Greece is high, despite their low incomes.

The only thing still standing is the Acropolis and the greek symbol, the Parthenon, which was also partially ruined by the Turks who used it as an explosive storage facility. Amazing!

Greece may not have much architecture, but they have culture and spirit! They enjoy life, they sing, they dance, and anyone who goes to Greece, comes back with a better appreciation and positive outlook on life! The Turks and the muslim culture could never take that away from them or come close to blending with the rest of europe. This is why Turkey will never become a member of the European Union. Human rights are far from western standards.

Plus Greece has the thousands of miles of beaches and thousands of beautiful Greek Isles. I am sure the Turks now regret not taking those too!

Sorry for the history lesson, but it kinds explains the boring Urbanism in Athens.

Don't mistake my comments on Athens for the entire country of Greece. The old city (Plaka) is a fascinating place- its just a very very small part of modern day Athens. Even in its heyday however many thousands of years ago, there was only so much population that could be supported by the agricultural systems at the time, so the cities remained small. That only changed in the 19th century when modern mass-agricultural practices changed and allowed more people to be supported on a give piece of land than ever before. Thats why Athens is as large as it is today, and why we have huge cities in places where they wouldn't have been possible before (Dubai, UAE for example).

I think Turkey will be admitted someday. They have a lot of improvements to make first, though.

LAUSANNE

DanRNC — Fri, 14 Sep 2007 17:22:26 +0000

Just got back from Switzerland. Went through Lausanne on my way up to Les Diablerets but didn't get to spend on time in the city other than the train station. Kind of regret it now. Next year hopefully I will be back to spend more time there as well as Montreaux.

Le Louvre 2

Chtimi — Mon, 03 Sep 2007 19:03:44 +0000

To know more :

http://www.louvrelens.fr/en/architectural-...t.html?onglet=a

Greece

Temeteron — Fri, 10 Aug 2007 19:23:04 +0000

This is definately one of the most beautiful countries in Europe! If anyone has pics please add them! I am in Greece at the moment and as soon as I get back to the states I will add my pics! I went to Athens, Thessaloniki, & Mykonos, as well as a few small villages that aren't really worth mentioning although still beautiful Here are some other great places to visit in Greece other than the ones I mentioned:

Santorini-Island, known for its blue domed houses, and deep blue water, also very romantic
-Crete
-Sparta
-Paros
-Skiathos
-Zakynthos
-Cyclades
-Corfu

Greeks are known for their friendleness, beauty, feeding people, and unfortunately, smoking constantly!

Duomo Milan

Temeteron — Fri, 03 Aug 2007 18:03:37 +0000

I LOVE THE DUOMO!!! Was there a few weeks ago! Breathtaking!

Duomo Milan

Zahc — Fri, 27 Jul 2007 01:47:35 +0000

...fantastic shots of Duomo di Milano. Milan is interesting & I love visiting it...The rooftop scene at the Cathedral in the 1960 Italian film "Rocco e i suoi fratelli" (Rocco & his brothers) is one of the great cinematic moments...

Thanks!!!