Explore Europe/Middle East with Ticreut29

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Image from my trips from London to Aberystwyth in Wales




Fact about Aberystwyth
-Aberystwyth is a small but vibrant coastal town on the West Coast of Wales in Cardigan Bay. Nestling between three hills, the town has an impressive seafront promenade, castle ruins, a pier and a marina.
-Aberystwyth is known for Electric Cliff Railway one of the most popular attractions in the town and can boast that is the longest electric cliff railway in Britain.
-The narrow-gauge Vale of Rheidol Railway is based in Aberystwyth and departs daily during the summer taking visitors on a scenic journey to Devil's Bridge in the Cambrian Mountains.
-Due to its central location, Aberystwyth is home to several National Welsh Institutions which include the National Library of Wales.

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Trips from Aberystwyth to Londonderry


Refuel in Prothmadog


Some fact about Porthmadog
-Porthmadog is the birthplace of T. E. Lawrence
-One of the most popular attraction of the city is the Ffestiniog & Welsh Highland Railway, a railway under 14 miles long/22,5 kilometres. One of the railroad crossings in the city cross is this Railway.

Sunset in Caernarfon



Passing near the village of Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch (Yes, this is the name of the village.)



Did you know?
The village of Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch is the longest place name in Europe. It contains 51 letters in total.

Embarking to Ireland and leaving Wales


Some Ireland/North Ireland landscape



Some fact about Ireland
-More Irish people are living abroad than there are in Ireland. There are 80 million Irish people outside of Ireland and only around 6 million in Ireland.
-Ireland is known as the Emerald Isle because of how green it is.
-The submarine was invented in Ireland by John Philip Holland.

Welcome to Londonderry/Derry


Some fact about Londonderry/Derry
-Derry City is sometimes known as the maiden city. It was attacked during the Siege of Derry in 1689 and several times since, and the walls have never been breached. It is possible to walk around the walls which give a good view of the city.
-Two well known Nobel Peace Prize winners come from County Derry in John Hume (politician) and Seamus Heaney (poet)
-The 1960s saw Derry become the focus of the Civil Rights movement is Northern Ireland. Bloody Sunday drew worldwide attention in 1972.
-Shirtmaking in the city was the most prolific in the UK with garments being exported all over the world.

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Trips from Dublin to Balivanich

Leaving Dublin



The fact you may don't know from Dublin.

-Dublin has the only bridge in Europe to have the same width and length.
-Dublin means Dubh Linn for the Old Irish Gaelic language or Baile Átha Cliath for the Irish language
-Dublin is a UNESCO City of Literature



Belfast

Leaving Northern Ireland

Welcome to Scottland


Fact About Scottland
-Scotland is home to the tallest waterfall in Britain, named Eas a’ Chual Aluinn. It is 658 feet, which is 3 times the height of Niagara Falls.
-The official animal of Scottland is the Unicorn, a Legendary animal.
-The raincoat was invented in Scotland by a man named Charles Macintosh
-Scotland is home to the oldest tree in Europe. It is a twisted yew, and it has been around for 3,000 years.

Sunset in Stranraer


Some Scottish landscape during the night



Taking the ferry to Uist isle in Oban


Uist Isle

Fact About Uist isle
-The seaweed industry is one of the main employers on the Uists.
-North Uist is the site of the earliest crannog in Scotland, dating back to around 3200BC.
-South Uist is the only place in Britain where prehistoric mummies have been found.
-About 70% of people on Uist speak Gaelic, making it one of the last Gaelic-speaking strongholds in Scotland.

Lochboisdale located on South Uist isle


Balivanich end of the trip

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Trip from Perth to Herning

Leaving Perth


Fact About Perth
-Perth is known as the ‘Fair City’ because of Sir Walter Scott’s 1828 novel The Fair Maid of Perth.
-Perth was the capital of Scotland from the 9th century until 1437 and was Scotland's second city’ until local government changes in 1975.
-The River Tay, which flows through Perth, is the longest river in Scotland, measuring 119 miles in length.
-King James I was murdered in Perth in 1437 by his uncle, Walter Stewart.

The Queensferry Crossing and the Forth Bridge



Fact Forth Bridge
-It was the first major steel construction in the UK.
-Such has been the cultural impact and significance of this bridge that in 2015 – on its 125th anniversary – it was granted UNESCO world heritage status placing it alongside such greats as the Great Wall of China, the Acropolis and the Taj Mahal.
-The Kincaid Bridge in GTA San Andreas is based on this bridge.

Fact road Forth Bridge
-The Forth Road Bridge upon its opening was the longest suspension bridge in the world outside of the United States and bears a close and elegant resemblance to the Golden Gate Bridge on which it was modelled.
-Soon after opening, the number of vehicles crossing the Forth leapt from 900,000 to 5 million annually. At the time of the Forth Road Bridge’s construction, it was forecast the vehicle traffic across the Forth would peak at about 8 million.
- The Garver Bridge in GTA San Andreas is based on this bridge.

Fact About The Queensferry Crossing
-The Queensferry Crossing is the longest three-tower cable-stayed bridge in the world. Incorporating new construction technologies and wind shielding features to safeguard both the bridge and the vehicles it carries.
-Mike Glover, the bridge’s chief engineer, said the windscreens meant the chances of this bridge being closed by high winds were very remote: ‘If you can get to the bridge, you will cross it.

Leaving UK via Hull.


Welcome to Denmark
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Fact about Denmark
-Denmark Is one of the happiest countries in the world
-The flags of Denmark is the oldest flag in the world
-LEGO® was invented by the Danish: Ole Kirk Christiansen
-You'll never be more than 52km from the ocean in Denmark!
-There is an unofficial Danish law for "no one is better than the other"

Herning end of the trip

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Trip from Kristiansand to Torshavn

Leaving Kristiansand


Some fact about Kristiansand
- Kristiansand is warmer than most other places at the same latitude such as Anchorage.
-One of the world’s most unusual McDonald’s restaurants is located in downtown Kristiansand in a former bank building.
-Founded in 1964, the Kristiansand Zoo (Dyreparken) and Amusement park is Norway’s largest zoo and most popular tourist attraction.

Haling through the Scandinavian Mountains






Did you know?
-There is a Mountain Safety Code you should adhere to in Norway.
-You’ll probably find a cabin if you need to spend the night in Norway mountain.
-You’ll find Norway’s tallest mountains at the Jotunheimen National Park known as "home of the Giants"

Hardanger Bridge




Did you know?
-the Hardanger Bridge is the longest suspension bridge in Norway
-the Hardanger Bridge replaced a ferry connection between Bruravik and Brimnes

Taking the ferry at the port of Bergen


Torshavn Faroe islands. End of the trip




Fact About the Faroe islands
-There is no prison in the Faroe Islands. Prisoners being held for more than a year and a half are sent to prisons in Denmark.
-The population of the Faroe Islands consists of 80 different nationalities.
-In the capital, Tórshavn, transport with city buses is free of charge.

Did you know?
-Denmark is at 12th place in countries and dependencies by area, with a total of 2,220,072 Land in km2

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Trips form Torshavn to Reykjavik

Leaving Torshavn where I take the ferry


Welcome To Iceland


Fact About Iceland
-Many Icelanders believe in elves and troll
-Iceland is one of the most eco-friendly countries in the world
-Iceland has the longest workweeks in Europe with an average of 45 hours a week
-One in 10 Icelanders will publish a book
-Iceland is Know for its Volcano, geothermal source and waterfall making it a tourist attraction.
-Iceland is in second place in the democracy index behind Norway

Some beautiful landscape of Iceland.







Vík í Mýrdal




Gljúfrabúi Waterfall


Selfoss


Reykjavik. End of the trip



Fact About Reykjavik
-60% of the population in Iceland live in this city
-Reykjavik is called the puffin capital because this is home to a major puffin breeding colony
-Reykjavik is the northernmost capital city in the world
-Dogs were banned in Reykjavík from 1924 to 1984

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Trip from Reykjavik to Ísafjörður

Leaving Reykjavik


Some Iceland snowy landscape







Snowstorm



Whale



Fact about whale
-Whales are divided into two main groups
-The most common whales you can see in Iceland is Blue Whale, Minke whale, Humpback Whale, White-beaked Whale and Cachalot.
-All toothed whales have a 'melon' on their foreheads
-Killer whales aren't actually Whales





Arrival in Ísafjörður and end of the trip.

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Trip from Súðavíkurhreppur to Akureyri

Leaving Súðavíkurhreppur


The small village of Holmavik


Hauling through Iceland mountain









Some fact about Iceland Mountain/Volcano before we leave the country.
-The highest mountain peak in Iceland is called Hvannadalshnjúkur, which is 2,119 m
-More land is covered by glaciers in Iceland than in all European countries combined.
-Eyjafjallajökull Volcano is known for its eruption in 2010, causing many flights being interrupted in Europe due to ash cloud.
-Local people successfully stop a lava flow during the Eldfell eruption in 1973 and averting an economic disaster.

Arrival in Akureyri and end of the trip



Some fact about Akureyri
-Akureyri is one of the best places to spot the midnight sun.
-In 1863, more than 50 years before women got the right to vote, a woman in Akureyri voted in the municipal elections. Her vote was accepted because of a loophole due to a translating error in the original Danish law.
-Akureyri is only about 90km south of the Arctic Circle.
-Akureyri sits at the head of the longest fjord in Iceland, Eyjafjörður.

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Trip form Akureyri to Chemnitz

Leaving Akureyri with the midnight sun phenomenon




More information about midnight sun here

Landslide on the road


Hverir





Goodbye Iceland



Return in Denmark


When you try need for speed in real life but you get caught by the police after a police chase





Welcome to Germany


Fact about Germany
-One-third of Germany is still covered in forests and woodlands.
-65% of the highways in Germany (Autobahn) have no speed limit.
-Germany, Switzerland, Austria, Luxembourg and Liechtenstein have German as the official language.
-Donaudampfschifffahrtselektrizitätenhauptbetriebswerkbauunterbeamtengesellschaft is the longest word to be published. It is 79 letters long.
-In Germany, there’s no punishment for a prisoner who tries to escape from jail, because it is a basic human instinct to be free.



Hambourg



Fact about Hamburg
-Every ship receives a special greeting when it comes into port
-It has the most bridges of any city in the world
-The Beatles actually began their music career in Hamburg
-Hamburg has the oldest Opera House in Germany
-Hamburg is home to the world’s largest mini railway called: miniatur Wunderland





Arrival in Chemnitz and end of the trip