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France
FranceFrance has been the world's most popular tourist destination for over twenty years and it's geographically one of the most diverse countries in Europe. Its cities contain some of the greatest treasures in Europe, its countryside is prosperous and well tended and it boasts dozens of major tourist attractions, like Paris, the French Riviera, the French Alps, and more . The country is renowned for its gastronomy (particularly wines and cheeses), history, culture and fashion.
National emblem
ClimateA lot of variety, but temperate winters and mild summers on most of the territory, and especially in Paris.
An occasional strong, cold, dry, north-to-northwesterlywind known as the mistral.
FranceCapital Paris(and largest city)
Language French
Demonym French
Currency Euro (EUR)CFP franc (XPF)
Date Format DD/MM/YYYY
Drives on the Right
Aunt, Roof, Route, Wash, Oil, Theater, Iron, Salmon, Caramel, Fire, Water, Sure, Data, Ruin, Crayon, New Orleans, Pecan, Both, Again, Probably, Spitting image, Alabama, Lawyer, Coupon, Mayonnaise, Syrup, Pajamas, Caught, Naturally, Aluminium, Envelope
Fashion
Art
Gastronomy
Traditions and FestivalsApril Fools Day
French school children draw and cut out paper fish and try to tape them on the backs of unsuspecting friends, parents, and teachers.
Chocolates, in the form of a fish, are popular treats on April 1st and lots of parents extend the fish theme into the evening.
Traditions and Festivals
French Traditional Birthdays
A fruit tart can be a birthday cake, as well as a lemon cake or a chocolate mousse-filled tart, or any other sweet variation. In France, tarts are often heavily decorated, but not with frosting.
It is also quite common to purchase a birthday tart in France; moreso than in the U.S., and the birthday person's name is not typically written on the cake in France.
Traditions and Festivals
What to do in France?Go champagne tasting!
Champagne Barnaut is one of the few houses to make red wines as well as fizz, and it makes an equally good job of both in the heart of the tiny village of Bouzy
Montagne de Reims, Bouzy 1 pl André Collard
What to do in France?Chocolate Tasting
Cazenave has been using the same machinery to make chocolates since 1850 and keeps up the tradition of hot drinking chocolate, served under a mound of hand-whipped froth in rose-sprigged Limoges porcelain at its period tearoom.
19 rue du Port Neuf, Bayonne
What to do in France?Fill your suitcase with
market goodies by going to flea markets
Paris
What else to see in France?
The Gorge du Verdon is a 25 kilometer (15 miles) long canyon and rises a spectacular 700 meters
(2,300 feet) from the Verdon river below.
Water sport opportunities here include rafting,
kayaking, sailing and water skiing. Gorge du Verdon
What else to see in France?
Mont Saint Michel is a small tidal island located
just off the coast of Normandy. An abbey of it stands at the peak of the rocky island, surrounded
by the streets and architectures of the
medieval town.
Mont Saint Michel
What else to see in France?
Chamonix is a famous ski resort in the French Alps at
the foot of Mont Blanc. It was the site of the first Winter
Olympic games in 1924. It is a year round tourist spot as
well.
Chamonix
What else to see in France?The tower was built by
Gustave Eiffel as the entrance arch for the
International Exhibition of Paris of 1889. Since its construction more
than 200,000,000 people have visited it making it
the most visited paid tourist attraction in the
world.
Paris
French people cheek kiss to greet each other between family and friends, even between men. The number of kisses varies according to the region, from 1 (e.g. in the tip of Brittany) to 4 (e.g. Paris and most of the North), and occasionally up to 5 in Corsica.
There are over 300 kinds of cheese made
in France.
There are some 40,000 chateaux(castles, manors,
palaces...) in France
The French are the world's biggest consumers of
psychotropic drugs. About one fourth of the
population admits having taken anti-depressants or tranquillisers over the past
year.
France is Europe’s third oldest nation.
How to get there?
By planeFlights to/from Paris
The main international airport, Roissy -Charles de Gaulle (IATA: CDG)
Flights to/from regional airports:
• Bordeaux• Clermont-Ferrand• Lille• Lyon• Marseille• Nantes• Nice• Toulouse
By boat
By train◦ Eurostar - to France from the United Kingdom
and Belgium.
◦ Thalys - connecting Paris to Brussels and onward to cities in the Netherlands and Germany.
◦ Intercity trains - leave for all parts of Europe, including overnight trains to San Sebastian in Spain, Porto and Lisbon in Portugal.
By bus or carFrance has several Eurolines-hubs.
Several weekends each year in France its Black Saturday (Samedi noir) because of the start or end of school holidays and the coinciding traffic jams on the French roads.
Travelling in FranceBy planeThe following carriers offer domestic flights within France:
o Air Franceo Hop!o Air Corsicao Twin Jeto easyJeto Ryanairo Eastern Airwayso Hex'Airo Air Australo Heli Securiteo Nice Helicopteres
Travelling in France
Entry Requirements
Citizens of the Philippines must secure visas in order to be allowed to enter France. Personal appearance is
required for Filipinos who wish to apply for either Short-stay or Long-stay visa whether for tourism, business,
employment or study purposes.
Netherlands
Entry requirement Passports & Visa
Things you can bring:
•Your usual travel baggage,
•200 cigarettes and one liter of spirits,
•50 ml perfume and 0.25 liter eau-de-toilette,
•500 grams of coffee or 200 grams of coffee extract
•100 grams of tea or 40 grams of tea extract,
•Other goods with a maximum total value of € 430,
•Medicines for personal use.
Geography LocationThe European area of the Netherlands lies between latitudes 50° and 54° N, and longitudes 3° and 8° E.
Capital: Amsterdam
People2014 estimate 16,819,595
Ethnic Groups
80.7% Dutch
5% other EU
2.5%Indonesian
2.2%Turks
2% Moroccans
1.9% Surinamese
0.8% Caribbean
4.8% others
LanguageDutch
Limburgish
Dutch Low Saxon
English
Papiamento
Currency (Euro)
1 Euro equals 58.86 Philippine Peso
WeatherAverage temperature in July: 17.4 °C
Average temperature in January: 2.8 °C
STAMPPOT HARING
Cuisine
Haring
EtiquetteGetting acquainted
Conversation
Doing Business
Presents
ATTRACTIONS
Netherland
Delta Project
Kinderdijk
Keukenhof Gardens
Leiden Canals
Canals of Amsterdam
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Mokum, Venice of the North
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Country Netherlands
Province North Holland
Population 810,084
Languages Dutch (Official)
Turkish
Moroccans English
Currency EUR, €
The city is located in the province of North Holland (Noord Holland) in the west of the country. It comprises much of the northern part of the Randstad, one of the larger conurbations in Europe
Website www.amsterdam.nl
Spring, Summer,Autum,Winter
Weather
What to do in Amsterdam?
Explore Amsterdam’s best museums
Tropenmuseum
Van Gogh Museum
Joods Historisch Museum
FOAM
The Cobra Museum
Stedelijk Museum
Hermitage Amsterdam
Museum het Rembrandthuis
Alard Pierson Museum
Rijksmuseum
BLOEMENMARKT FLOATING FLOWER SHOP
Visit the famous flower market
Picnic in the Vondelpark
Rent an Amsterdam bike and get cycling
FESTIVALS
Amsterdam
Loveland Festival (Aug 9)
Dutch Valley Festival (Aug 15–17)
ATTRACTIONS
Amsterdam
Canals of Amsterdam
Anne Frank House
De Wallen