THE ART OF TRAVEL
Our Top European Destinations
LONDON
London is the capital city of the United Kingdom. It is the U.K.’s largest metropolis and its economic, transportation, and cultural centre. London is also among the oldest of the world’s great cities, with its history spanning nearly two millennia.
BUDAPEST
Budapest, city, capital of Hungary, and seat of Pest megye (county). The city is the political, administrative, industrial, and commercial centre of Hungary. The site has been continuously settled since prehistoric times and is now the home of about one-fifth of the country’s population.
PARIS
Paris, city and capital of France, situated in the north-central part of the country. People were living on the site of the present-day city, located along the Seine River some 233 miles (375 km) upstream from the river’s mouth on the English Channel (La Manche), by about 7600 BCE.
“The streets of London have their map, but our passions are uncharted. What are you going to meet if you turn this corner?”
Virginia Wolf
“ Straddling the Danube River, with the Buda Hills to the west and the Great Plain to the east, Budapest is a gem of a city. ”
Lonely Planet
“ Paris is always a good idea.”
Audrey Hepburn
“Some tourists think Amsterdam is a city of sin, but in truth, it is a city of freedom. And in freedom, most people find sin.”
John Green