Topic: Nordic Countries
The world's first off-road Segway course opens its doors in Denmark's second city of Aarhus on Friday modelled as a miniature version of Yellowstone National Park, the Segworld Park owner told AFP.Visitors can steer their two-wheel Segway scooters through mountains and waterfalls ...
The foundation that administers the iconic Guggenheim museums has begun studying the possibility of building a state-of-the-art modern art museum in the Finnish capital, the city of Helsinki said Tuesday."This is a great possible potential for the local and regional community and ...
Is a traditional hotel room with four walls too... La Villa Hamster, Nantes, France Ever wonder what life is like for a hamster? If so, you're not alone-ever since it opened in 2009, La Villa Hamster has been booked almost every night. ...
Oslo is the capital of Norway and it's largest city . Founded by King Harald III of Norway around 1048, it was built again in 1624 after an extensive fire . In 1925 , however, the city took back it's original name ...
Norway is an unspoiled land of wondrous nature, filled with imposing mountain ranges, magnificent glaciers, plunging valleys, and shimmering fjords. Oslo, the capital of Norway, is a city of physical contradictions. Within walking distance from the city center is the magnificent Akershus ...
Copenhagen It is located on the Oresund strait, only a short train ride away from Sweden . Renowned for its tolerance, Copenhagen is home to the famous red light area and the 'free-city' of Christiana. Introduction to Copenhagen "After Copenhagen, the rest ...
R?ros is a UNESCO World Heritage site. Later in the year 3,000 men of the Swedish garrison was slow to retreat and froze to death in the mountains near R?ros. Visitors can reach R?ros on a direct rail service between Oslo and ...
Although renowned for its history and culture, you may be surprised by?just how?modern?much of Europe is. Proud of its?past but looking forward to the future, ?Europe offers travelers everything they could want. Of course, it isn't just the major cities that will ...
Denmark is roughly 16,500 square miles, which makes it the size of Vermont and New Hampshire combined. The citizens there are considered to be Danish and even though there are many different religions throughout the country, eighty three percent of the population ...
Oslo, the Nordic City of Light, has changed over the last 100, and even the last 20 years, and a new cosmopolitan Oslo has wakened in the shadow of the images of the old sombre Oslo as depicted by Edvard Munch, the ...
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