Sunday, December 29, 2013
The McFarlane's Euro Bucket List
1. Eat a brat in Germany
Heidelburg, Germany
2. Take a stroll through the La Petite France neighborhood
Strasbourg, France
Strasbourg, France
3. Try a beignet like Tiana makes in Disney's "The Princess and the Frog"
Strasbourg, France
Strasbourg, France
4. View the lights & "Singing Christmas Tree"
Zurich, Switzerland
Zurich, Switzerland
5. Take a drive through the Swiss Alps
Switzerland
Switzerland
6. Visit the Neuschwanstein Castle that inspired Disney's Sleeping Beauty Castle
Schwangau, Germany
Schwangau, Germany
7. Ride a cable car to the top of Mount Untersberg
Salzburg, Austria
Salzburg, Austria
8. Go ice skating in Mozart Square in Old Town Salzburg
Salzburg, Austria
Salzburg, Austria
9. Watch the Glockenspiel go off at Marienplatz Square
Munich, Germany
Munich, Germany
10. Try German Kinderpunsch
Munich, Germany
Munich, Germany
11. Visit the Christmas markets in Germany
Germany
12. See the Crown Jewels at the Tower of London
London, England
Germany
12. See the Crown Jewels at the Tower of London
London, England
13. Visit Hamley's Toy Store
London, England
14. Take an open-top bus tour
London, England
15. Watch the Changing of the Guard at Buckingham Palace
London, England
16. See the life-size model of a blue whale at the Natural History Museum
London, England
17. Take a stroll through Hyde Park
London, England
18. See the street performers at Covent Garden
London, England
19. Attend the St. Patrick's Day Parade in Dublin
Dublin, Ireland
20. See the Mona Lisa at the Louvre Museum
Paris, France
21. Shop Paris's flea markets
Paris, France
22. Leave a note for Quasimodo in the bell tower at Notre Dame
Paris, France
23. Lock down our love at the Love Lock Bridge
Paris, France
24. Watch a marionette puppet show at Luxembourg Gardens
Paris, France
25. Charter a toy sailboat in the ponds of Paris
Paris, France
26. Ride the carousel at the base of the Eiffel Tower
Paris, France
27. Explore the Catacombs beneath the city of Paris
Paris, France
28. Row a boat through the Grand Canal at the Palace of Versailles
Paris, France
29. Explore Paris's Covered Passages
Paris, France
30. Eat macaroons at the original Laduree in Paris
Paris, France
31. Bike the final leg of the Tour de France, the Champs-Elysees
Paris, France
32.Visit the land of Ryan's ancestors
Scotland
33. Try Haggis in Scotland
Loch Lomand, Scotland
34. Roam the hills of Faerie Glen
Faerie Glen, Isle of Skye, Scotland
35. Visit Tinker Bell at the Fairy Pools
Fairy Pools, Isle of Skye, Scotland
36. Search for Nessy at Loch Ness
Loch Ness, Ireland
37. Sip cocoa at the Elephant House cafe where J.K. Rowling first penned the Harry Potter series
Edinburgh, Scotland
38. Shop the Portobello Market at Notting Hill
London, England
39. Cross the famed Abbey Road Crossing
London, England
40. View London's landmarks from the top of the London Eye
London, England
41. Take a trip upstream along the River Thames
London, England
42. Make some important calls from a red telephone booth
London, England
43. Enjoy a meal cooked by the kids at the child-run restaurant, KinderKookKafe
Amsterdam, Netherlands
44. Try red herring in Amsterdam
Amsterdam, Netherlands
45. Visit the infamous Red Light District
Amsterdam, Netherlands
46. Splash in the fountains at Vondelpark
Amsterdam, Netherlands
47. Cruise through Amsterdam on the Pancake Boat
Amsterdam, Netherlands
48. See the Rainbow of flowers at Keukenhof gardens
Lisse, Netherlands
49. Teach our kids about the holocause at the Anne Frank House. "To build a future you have to know the past." =Otto Frank
Amsterdam, Netherlands
50. Take in the colors and fragrances of the floating flower market
Amsterdam, Netherlands
51. Pay a visit to the Flower Puppy at the Guggenheim Museum
Bilbao, Spain
52. Party with the masses at the San Fermin Festival
Pamplona, Spain
53. Witness the Running of the Bulls in Pamplona
Pamplona, Spain
54. Climb atop the giant Gulliver at Gulliver Park
Valencia, Spain
55. Drop off some milk for the stray cats at the House of Cats
Valencia, Spain
56. Take a drive through the Spanish wine country
Carinena, Aragon, Spain
57. Take a stroll along the multi-colored fisherman's homes in Villajoyosa
Villajoyosa, Spain
58. Make a pit stop at Laguna Salada de Torrevieja - dubbed by Maeli as "Lake Pinkalicious"
Torrevieja, Spain
59. Sing "Let It Go" from the stage of Cartagena's Roman Theatre
Cartagena, Spain
60. Wind through the colorful alleyways of the Albayzin district
Granada, Spain
61. Run through the decoratively designed halls of Granada's Alhambra Palace
Granada, Spain
62. See Africa from the Rock of Gibraltar
Gibraltar
63. Visit with the free-roaming monkeys in Gibraltar
Gibraltar
64. Discover the classic whitewashed villages of Southern Spain along the "Ruta De Los Pueblos Blancos"
Andalusia, Spain
65. Get as many "brain freezes" as possible
Casares, Malaga, Spain
66. Practice distracting the bulls in one of Spain's oldest bullrings
Ronda, Spain
67. Get lost in the white villages of Andalusia
Andalusia, Spain
68. Search for hidden treasures at the Mercadillo Filatelico flea market
Seville, Spain
69. Witness the sea of sunflowers following the sun
Andalusia, Spain
70. Watch the clouds go by in the Benagil Sea Caves
Benagil, Portugal
71. Play hard on the beaches of Spain
Spain
72. Enjoy a relaxing gondola ride through the beautiful canals of Venice
Venice, Italy
73. Get lost in the backstreets of Venice
Venice, Italy
74. Pick out our fantasy summer home on the postcard-perfect island of Burano
Burano, Venice, Italy
75. Leave a love note on Juliet's Wall
Verona, Italy
76. Soak up the silence at the secluded Santuario Madonna della Corona
Verona, Italy
77. Catch the cablecar to Pigra to admire the views of Lake Como
Pigra, Como, Italy
78. Chase pigeons in Piazza del Duomo
Milan, Italy
79. Cruise the streets of Milan on the urban trolley
Milan, Italy
80. Borrow a flashlight from a local & trek 1/2 a mile through a pitch black train tunnel to Cinque Terre's secret Guvano Beach
Corniglia, Italy
81. Wind through the centuries old footpaths of the Cinque Terre
Riomaggiore, Cinque Terre, Italy
82. Visit Geppetto's workshop in the birthplace of Pinocchio
Florence, Italy
83. Fix the Leaning Tower of Pisa with a slight tilt of the head
Pisa, Italy
84. Sample grapes right off the vine in Italian wine country
Siena, Italy
85. Drink from the fountains in Rome
Vatican City
86. Race to the top of the Spanish Steps - winner gets gelato
Rome, Italy
87. Dance to the street performers in front of the Pantheon
Rome, Italy
88. Consume as much pizza, pasta, and gelato as possible
Italy
89. Observe the ancient architecture in Rome
Rome, Italy
90. Skip from column to column at the Giant's Causeway
Country Antrim, Northern Ireland
91. Break a world record - Largest Santa Claus Run
Dundalk, Ireland
92. Tower over Europe's most beautiful monuments
Brussels, Belgium
93. Scold the famous naked boy for peeing in the fountain
Brussels, Belgium
93. Soak up the spirit of Christmas at the musical light show in Grand Palace Square
Brussels, Belgium
94. Enjoy a horse-drawn carriage ride through Bruges' Grote Market
Bruges, Belgium
95. Cringe as the locals dive into the freezing canals
for the annual Kerstdulk (Christmas Dip)
Bruges, Belgium
96. Watch the trains go by at Antwerp's Central Station
Antwerp, Belgium
97. Visit Elsa in her ice palace at the Disney Dreams Ice Festival
Antwerp, Belgium
98. Skate until our toes go numb in Steenplein Square
Antwerp, Belgium
99. "Read between the lines" at Limburg Church
Borgloon, Belgium
100. Stop and pay our respects to the American soldiers
who lost their lives in the Battle of the Bulge
Neupré, Belgium
101. View Luxembourg from the top of the ferris wheel
Luxembourg, Luxembourg
102. Take detour through the winding Semois valley
Bouillon, Belgium
103. Stop and see the sparkling reflections along the River Meuse
DInant, Belgium
104. Consume an obscene amount of waffles, fries, and chocolate
Belgium
105. Merry go round the Christmas markets of Europe
Europe
106. Get lost amid the field of concrete slabs at the Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe
Berlin, Germany
107. Exchange a book at the Berlin Book Forest
Berlin, Germany
108. Leave a message of peace on the Berlin Wall
Berlin, Germany
109. Explore the abandoned military hospital where Hitler was once treated
Beelitz, Germany
110. Witness the 12,000 tangled gravestones representing the 100,000 burials in the Old Jewish Cemetary in Prague
Prague, Czech Republic
111. Watch their faces light up when the drinks arrive on
a model train at Vytopia Railway Restaurant
Prague, Czech Republic
112. Roam the centuries-old chambers of the Wieliczka Salt Mines
located more than 1,000ft below the surface
Krakow, Poland
113. Visit the office of Oskar Schindler - the inspiration behind the movie "Schindler's List"
Krakow, Poland
114. Enter the gas chambers of Auschwitz where so many lives were lost. Leave with gratitude in our hearts and a greater resolve to be a little bit better.
Oświęcim, Poland
115. Explore the world's oldest zoo in Vienna
Vienna, Austria
116. Discover the many statues of Bratislava
Bratislava, Slovakia
117. Climb aboard the child-run railway in Budapest
Budapest, Hungary
118. Splash the night away in Budapest's thermal baths
Budapest, Hungary
119. Climb the ceremonial stairs at Fisherman's Bastion
Budapest, Hungary
120. Watch the elephant do yoga at the Hungarian State Circus
Budapest, Hungary
121.Escape to the sleep villages in the English countryside
Cotswold, England
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