Vietnam’s capital city, Hanoi, has a long extensive history, having recently celebrated its 1000th birthday in 2010. While it has since been eclipsed by Ho Chi Minh City in terms of size, Hanoi remains Vietnam’s most interesting and beautiful major city.
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The Ailsa Craig is a giant granite volcanic rock, the plug of an extinct volcano, created 60 million years ago when the vent of the volcano was sealed with molten lava.
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Vienna is full of many shopping treasures. Its historic centre, completely encircled by the Ringstrasse, is small and easily walk-able and the fantastically efficient public transport means that you will never have need for a car.
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Trieste was the fourth largest city of the Austrian-Hungarian Empire in the 1900s and the primary seaport of the Austrian Littoral, which had been established in 1849 and was dissolved after WWII.
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One of Europe’s most significant emerging powers, Poland has an extensive and rich history stretching back over a thousand years. After a 20th century ridden with war and political oppression, Poland has reemerged as a bastion of progressive, liberal ideals, with free education and healthcare for its citizens.
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