What to Do in Europe?

When one travels to Europe, there are numerous ways to enjoy one's time while there. Many people travel to Europe just for the experience. Americans in Europe are exposed to a completely different culture than they are accustomed. Europeans have a much older history than the United States; so many Americans find themselves going to Europe to take in all the history and culture. While in Europe, visitors have basically three options on how to pass their time. These options are shopping, sight-seeing, and partaking in local cuisine. By endeavoring out of one's hotel room while in Europe, these three options are the most popular to take in while in Europe.

European countries are famous for their many shopping boutiques and outlets. While in such countries as France and Italy, an American tourist can find many high priced clothing boutiques on almost every corner of a major city within these two countries. In Paris, France, for example, an American citizen can begin a day by shopping at Chanel and by the end of the day at a Cartier store. These stores are famous for their high-end clothing. Many French clothing designers pride themselves on their ability to have fashion shows for every season. Once the fashion shows unveil a new wardrobe for that particular season, these boutiques began carrying these items. This is a huge attraction for many Americans with disposable income. Much like France, Italy also is famous for many of its clothing boutiques. Such high-end boutiques as Gucci and Armani are based in Italy. In many ways, Italian clothing is more desirable than French clothing. Italian designers are seen as the best in the world.

Not only is clothing shopping a huge draw for the European market, many other countries are famous for their wines and other liquors. Germany, for example, is known for its world class beer. Many German pubs are attractive to American travelers who have never experienced how real German lager tastes find the attraction of a German pub irresistible. In others countries such as Spain and France, wine is a huge attraction. These two countries are much more agriculturally driven than many of its other European counterparts. French wine is said to be the best in the world. France devotes millions of acres to vineyards. Wine is one of France's top exports around the world . . . obviously; shopping is a huge boom to the European economy.

As stated in the introduction, Europe is loaded with much more history than America. Many Americans' roots can be traced by to Europe . . . henceforth; many Americans desire to travel to Europe to experience the "old country." Not only is this a personal experience for one to pass on to his children, it is also a deeply sentimental experience to take in how one's ancestors lived. Perhaps no European country has stronger ties to Modern America as Great Britain. The majority of Americans can trace at least some part of his their history back to this nation. While in Great Britain an American tourist can visit such sights as Stonehenge, the birthplace of William Shakespeare at Stratford-upon-Avon, and the House of Parliament.

Many other Americans can trace their origins back to the Mediterranean countries of Southern Europe. Greece, for example, has many wonderful tourist attractions. These include the Parthenon, the Acropolis, and many sporting arenas built during Roman occupation. Italy itself has the Coliseum in Rome, the canals of Venice, and the Italian Alps, which is a huge attraction for those who love to ski. The history of these two countries dates back to the time of Christ and before. This is well over two-thousand years of history, where American History can barely be traced back over five-hundred years. The sheer amount of history located within Europe and the remnants still remaining in present day are reason enough for almost any American to desire to

...