Luxembourg meets the World
Oslo is the capital city of Norway. It is a both, a county and a municipality but also the most populous city of Norway. Oslo is located in the south of the country but also at the northernmost end of the Oslofjord. Oslo itself has 343 lakes and the largest one is Mardialsvannet.
Before the city got the name Oslo, it was called Christiania. During the reign of King Christian IV, the city was completely destroyed by a fire in 1624. In honor of the king, is was named Christiania. It was a new city, which was built closer to the Akershus Fortress. The village of Oslo remained outside the city gates as a suburb. It was only in 1925 where the name Oslo was transferred to the whole city and the old suburb got the name Gamlebyen, which means Old Town.
As it was Yannick’s last year of University, we decided to explore Aachen and its surroundings a little bit more. Basically he wanted to show me the famous border triangle or tripoint between Germany, Belgium and the Netherlands. So let’s start the adventure.
Honestly, I’ve never thought about going to Lyon. It was only because Yannick’s brother started studying there that I start making researches about it. And I was really surprised about what this French city has to offer.
Vatican City State, one of the smallest countries on earth. It is mostly mentioned in combination with the Pope but has a lot more to offer. As I come from Luxembourg, I can say that the Vatican City State is a small country even Luxembourg is bigger. Especially for Christians, visiting the Vatican City is really important.
Rome is the capital city of Italy and also of the Lazio region. It’s also the largest city of Italy with 2,9 million resident. It is located along the shores of the Tiber in the central western part of Italy. Rome is also the only city which has a city in the city with an independent country, which is obviously the Vatican City.