Luckily, there’s a way to familiarize yourself with what’s happening in certain territories—and quite large ones, too—in just a matter of a few seconds; and that’s the internet. Today we’re focusing on Europe and the interesting facts about it, as well as the beautiful places in it, as they have been presented by members of the ‘Europe‘ subreddit. Scroll down to find their posts—as well as Bored Panda’s interview with one of the subreddit’s moderators—on the list below and familiarize yourself better with one of the seven continents of the world. “It also includes disparaging the various European bureaucracies, whether that’s EU or otherwise. And each year, we get a pan-European festival of music and kitsch and fun in the Eurovision Song Contest. And all of that is heavily reflected in the content of the subreddit.” According to Eurostat, during the first half of 2023, there were 1193 million nights spent in tourist accommodations, which marked an increase of 11 million compared to the same period the year before. The city of love, good food, and the language that sounds so beautiful but can be so torturously difficult to master (trying to learn the numbers alone can make you want to wave the white flag) reportedly recorded roughly 19.4 million inbound tourist arrivals. Ranking just below Paris, London and Istanbul were popular destinations, too, with over 16 million inbound arrivals each. Other mother tongues in the same category—which reportedly take less than 24 weeks of learning to reach speaking and reading proficiency—are Spanish, Italian, and Norwegian, just to name a few. The second hardest, requiring roughly 30 weeks, is German, followed by Polish and Lithuanian, just to name a couple, with 44 weeks, and Hungarian and Finnish with an undetermined number of weeks, as no one would probably last long enough to master something as difficult as this. Those more interested in the popular sites, as seen in pictures online and TV screens, likely still have Paris in their minds; and for a reason, as it is home to the iconic Eiffel Tower—undeniably one of the most recognizable landmarks in Europe, if not in the entire world. Other popular landmarks on Holiday Car’s list respectively were Big Ben and Westminster Palace in London, Gaudi’s iconic architectural marvel, the Sagrada Familia, in Barcelona, Colosseum and Roman Forum in the Italian capital, Rome, and Lake Geneva in Switzerland. Follow Bored Panda on Google News! Follow us on Flipboard.com/@boredpanda! Please use high-res photos without watermarks Ooops! Your image is too large, maximum file size is 8 MB.
