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

3. Try a beignet like Tiana makes in Disney's "The Princess and the Frog" 
Strasbourg, France

4. View the lights & "Singing Christmas Tree"
Zurich, Switzerland

5. Take a drive through the Swiss Alps 
Switzerland

6. Visit the Neuschwanstein Castle that inspired Disney's Sleeping Beauty Castle
Schwangau, Germany

7. Ride a cable car to the top of Mount Untersberg
Salzburg, Austria

8. Go ice skating in Mozart Square in Old Town Salzburg
Salzburg, Austria

9. Watch the Glockenspiel go off at Marienplatz Square
Munich, Germany

10. Try German Kinderpunsch
Munich, Germany

11. Visit the Christmas markets in Germany
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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