A Quick Journey Through Europe

My trip to Europe in one word was awesome, wait... amazing, no wait... incredible. The experience was fulfilling in every aspect that I expected, and the only downside was that I eventually had to go home... to Fargo, ND. I'll be doing 4 different posts of different experiences, this week will just be a quick recap of the major cities I went to followed by..
- A virtual pub crawl of Europe
- A walk through of the different street art that I saw
- Yet to be determined...

So the first big city I experienced was Antwerpen, Belgium. A very industrial city with a major market for international business being it's a major port city and being within 45min.of Brussels. This is where my residence was and where I called home while I was there. The University of Antwerpen is where I took classes for a week and after about 5 days of being there the regular scheduled classes got started and the campus area was a VERY fun place to be. The major area was campus market area, which had a perimeter of different bars and restaurants, all student hotspots...

The next major city we toured was Brussels, Belgium. Another major city of business and politics due to the European Union HQ being located here. Grand Place is a magnificent area with many features. A little known fact is that Karl Marx wrote the "Communist Manifesto" there. Another major tourist spot in Brussels is Manneken Pis. If you ever tell someone you went to Brussels, they will ask what you're impression of Manneken Pis was, I won't post any pictures because words don't describe the experience.

Out of Belgium and onto Paris! Paris was my favorite city hands down. The atmosphere all around was most compatible to my personality. By day the scenery was incredible, oh and there's another tourist spot around every corner so it never gets old. By night I would highly recommend going on canal cruise on the Seine, every major spot is lit up at night and its amazing. Of course the major sports are Notre Dame, Eiffel Tower, the Louvre and capitol buildings. Also, the nightlife is fun and when it's time to leave the clubs or bars, heading to the river to hang out with the 18-23 year olds playing music and living life. A fun time in itself just enjoying life...

Next and final spot on our tour is Dublin, Ireland. Unfortunately I didn't have my camera with me at this time so I can't post any picture. But Dublin is a fun city as well, the people are friendly and it's nice to get a dose of natural English speaking people as well. There's a part of the city which is focused on pubs and the atmosphere there is just what anyone would expect, Irish songs, Guiness beer, and cheery chaps. I recommend going to The Temple Bar. This is one of the oldest bars in Dublin and is packed on Saturday nights. Besides The Temple, there are other fun, well known bars to spend an evening with friends.

If I had to put together a perfect combination of Europe I would combine the Paris nightlife, Irish music, Dutch personalities, and Belgian beer, the best in the world.
-Dan