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Fall in Love with the Best of Northern Europe

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Northern Europe is something special — it could be your new favorite destination . It ’ s got beauty , from fjords and hot springs to art and architecture . It has history in spades ( and centuries ). And it has local culture that is the stuff of stories .
Discover Oslo ’ s Viking heritage at the Viking Ship Museum , stroll under the Nordic twilight and top off the night at Oslo ’ s famous Ice Bar . Explore Berlin ’ s iconic Checkpoint Charlie and
Brandenburg Gate , where history leaps off the pages of your high school textbooks .
In Copenhagen , Shakespeare fans can tour the legendary Kronborg Castle , the inspiration for Hamlet , before indulging in thrills at Tivoli Gardens . Don ’ t forget to ride a bike along Nyhavn ’ s waterways , passing by the charmingly colorful homes .
A trip to Paris offers the chance to marvel at world-famous artwork or venture to Normandy to visit the historic D-Day beaches and the enchanting Mont Saint Michel . Brussels is a city of contrasts : Baroque architecture and cobbled lanes in the old town meet modernity as the capital of the European Union .
Rotterdam ’ s skyline is a fascinating blend of modern glass skyscrapers standing next to 18th- and 19th-century buildings . Gothenburg , a gateway to Sweden ’ s picturesque archipelagoes and
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