Central Europe

Europe is such an incredible mix of different cultures, languages, traditions and football clubs. I love the idea of the European Union and I grew up enjoying holiday trips to Germany's neighbour countries. It will always be my home and eventually we are much more alike than we realize.
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Amsterdam -@ This is the perfect city, big enough to be exciting yet green, well structured and cosy. If only there weren't so so many tourists.
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Amsterdam -@ The canals give the city some structure and nature and make you feel like you are in a tiny village.
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Amsterdam -@ The city is full of flowers and pretty street art and sometimes even both at the same spot!
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Amsterdam -@ Bikes, bikes, bikes. It is the most convenient way to get around and so much better than traffic.
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Amsterdam -@ I've been to Amsterdam three times so far and I love shopping at The Sting :)
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Copenhagen -@ This was a surprise trip for my mum's 60th birthday and we had a wonderful summer's day.
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Copenhagen -@ The city feels very relaxed and traditional yet modern and cool.
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Copenhagen -@ This was on some tower we went up to get a view and mingle with tourists.
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Copenhagen -@ The harbour area with the traditional houses and a lot of boats.
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Copenhagen -@ The main station, like many european stations very very pretty.
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Luzern -@ Our first stop on our Swiss road trip was Luzern, a very pretty small town.
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Luzern -@ Wonderful house art, very typical for central europe.
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Wenden -@ Strange evening light from our hotel over the Lauterbrunnen Valley. Postcard perfect.
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Jungfrau -@ We took the train all the way up to the Jungfrau peak looking over pretty spectacular mountain landscape.
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Jungfrau -@ Spot the tiny people at the right bottom of the photo to get the scale.
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Jungfrau -@ Despite the direct sunlight it was really freezing outside.
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Jungfrau -@ My boyfriend modelling on the way down on the train
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Lauterbrunnen -@ Postcard perfect Lauterbrunnen, a tiny village at the bottom of the waterfall.
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Lauterbrunnen -@ Typical swiss landscape
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Lausanne -@ A very charming town at the edge of the mountains right by Lake Geneva.
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Lake Geneva -@ Our last evening in Switzerland enjoying the sunset.
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Lake Geneva -@ Stacked stones by the shore
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Paris -@ The famouse Louvre Pyramid
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Paris -@ A typical Paris scene, loads of tourists and loads of street artists
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Paris -@ Notre Dame at an angle
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Paris -@ Black and white street shot
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Paris -@ View from the Place de la Concorde to the Arc de Triomphe.
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Luxembourg -@ View over the capital Luxembourg City built amid deep gorges cut by two rivers.
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Luxembourg -@ Luxembourg is a very small European country and definitely worth a visit
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Luxembourg -@ We had no idea what to expect but ended up loving the charm of this small nation
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Luxembourg -@ There are more than 100 castles in Luxembourg. This is one of the most famous ones - Vianden Castle.
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Luxembourg -@ With origins dating from the 10th century, the castle was built in the Romanesque style from the 11th to 14th centuries.
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Luxembourg -@ After camping one night by the riverside, we spent our last night in this castle hotel.
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Luxembourg -@ It was a great experience - not last because we got to enjoy delicious cocktails in the pool.
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Stockholm -@ I've been to Stockholm twice and really enjoyed it. It's a very laid back place.
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Malmoe -@ This was on the ferry to Malmö. The horizon disappears between the foggy sky and the ocean.
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Malmoe -@ The famous 8km long Øresund Bridge connecting Malmö and Copenhagen.
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Malmoe -@ The Turning Torso, a residential skyscraper and the tallest building in Scandinavia.
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Bruges -@ We actually went to Brussles and only did a day trip to Bruges - which we ended up liking much more than the capital.
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Bruges -@ It's full off wonderful medieval architecture.
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Bruges -@ View over Bruges from the Belfry Tower. It's 366 steps to the top but the view is worth it.
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Bruges -@ Along with a few other canal-based northern cities, Bruges is sometimes referred to as the Venice of the North.
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Bruges -@ We had to try the famous Belgium waffles and they did not disappoint.
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Vienna -@ Who doesn't love the Austrians... and Vienna is just a wonderful place to be.
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Vienna -@ The Hundertwasser House is one of Vienna's most visited buildings and has become part of Austria's cultural heritage.
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