There is so much to see and do in Paris it's no wonder the city never sleeps. The parks, monuments, and museums are all amazing. Then there's the street artists, cafés, and markets scattered all over the place. The best way to experience the city is by walking the crisscrossed

Vienna is home to many artists, however my favorite is Friedensreich Hundertwasser and his house built to be in harmony with nature. This house has 50 different living quarters of different shapes and sizes some with gardens and each with is own unique design inside and out. Hundertwasser built the

Prague is in the center of the Bohemia region of the Czech Republic, and home to some of the most beautiful architecture I've ever seen. The heart of Prague is filled with cobblestone roads lined with colorful buildings and interesting statues. The Prague Castle sits on a hilltop with red

In the center of Berlin is the beautiful Tiergarten Park with trails that wind through tall trees and over streams. There are statues and flower gardens throughout where people can sit on a bench or listen to the birds. It was easy to forget you were in the middle of

The Wall that divided West Berlin from East Berlin during the Cold War is memorialized in the streets and in outdoor museums throughout the city. We learned that in a November 1989 press conference Günter Schabowski, an East German politician, mistakenly said papers were no longer needed to cross into

The third largest city of Sweden is just across the Öresund bridge from Copenhagen, Denmark. Malmö has many large parks and a mix of historical buildings and new infrastructure. The city is very walkable and had lots of trees, murals, and trendy restaurants. Above is the Malmö castle which has

Christiania is on the East side of Copenhagen's main channel and is home to a self-proclaimed autonomous district run by its residents with its own rules since 1971. It's a home to hippies and artists and the rules are simple: no guns, knives, or violence of any kind. The signs

In Frederiksberg Have, on the West side of Copenhagen, sits a huge public park with nice walking paths, canals, lots of birds, and... elephants. One of the people we met in Copenhagen recommended we check out Frederiksberg Have which borders the Copenhagen Zoo. We took a trail that led through

The Rosenborg Castle was built in the 1600's and is a treasure trove of beautiful artifacts. Different rooms have been decorated by the various kings and queens of the last four centuries and each has it's own unique style. There was so much to see floor to ceiling we had

Duisburg, Germany is small compared to Frankfurt, however it has a long history as a center for trade dating back to the 9th century. It sits at the intersection of the Rhine and Ruhr rivers and archeologists have found ancient tools from thousands of years ago. Vikings raided the city

Walking through downtown Frankfurt you would never know it was almost completely destroyed during World War II. Some of these buildings have their original façade and some were rebuilt entirely from the ruins in the 1980's. The Frankfurt town hall façade dates back to 1405 and sits in a main

This was Amsterdam's town hall when it was originally built in 1655. However Napoleon transformed it into a king's palace for his brother Louis I of Holland in 1806. Now it is the Royal Palace for the House of Orange and when it's not open for public tours it's used