Frankfurt, GermanyHeidelberg, GermanyStrasbourg, FranceDijon, FranceLyon, FranceKrakow, PolandAmsterdam, NetherlandsBrussels, BelgiumSeville, SpainCordoba, SpainMalaga, Spain
Here are possibilities for the second quarter:
Istanbul, T端rkiyeCappadocia, T端rkiyeAntalya, T端rkiyeFethiye, T端rkiye(Lycian way hike)Tbilisi, Georgia
Istanbul
Bosnia and HerzegovinaAlbaniaMontenegroKosovo(Peaks of the Balkans hike)
Albania & Montenegro
Just as a side note, for those who are unaware, as Americans we can only stay 90 days in the Schengen zone out of every 180 days. What is the Schengen zone? It is a unified zone comprised of most of the western European countries, and some of the eastern ones. It does not include Ireland, the UK, Cypress, Serbia, Montenegro, Albania, Kosovo, Macedonia, Bosnia and Herzegovina or most of the countries east of Romania/Poland. Here is a map.
So if you are going to be in the Europe area for a long time, you have to get out of the Schengen zone after 90 days and go to one of the other countries for at least 90 days before coming back. If you default on this you may not be let back in the next time!
If you have been to any of these places, do you have any suggestions? I lived in Istanbul, but may go for a refresher, plus the grand bazaar has THE BEST roasted pistachios. I have also been to Albania (Tirana, Sarada, Durmi) and Montenegro (Durmitor, Podgorica, Kotor) before, but would like to go back for further exploration.
If you have not been to any of the above, are there any other European places that have sparked your interest, and if so, why?
If you haven't already, you can fill out this form with any questions you want answered for my upcoming ask me anything post!!
This post is part of NaBloPoMo. You can find the rest of my posts for this challenge here. You can find the list of participants and their information here.