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A N VS C
A N VS C Vith us
Europe
Meet our Team of Travel Freaks
Objectives of Our Session:
• To take you to a virtual journey
of 12 European countries
• To give you background information
on cultural and social aspects of countries
• To equip you with neat
conversation starters with Europeans
Sweden
Princess Cake - PRINSESSTÅRTA
Pea Soup – Pancakes (Thursdays)
ICE Hotel (November-May)
Nordstan – Shopping Mall
Scansen Open Air Museum
Zlatan Ibrahimovich (Ibra)
Björn Borg (5 Wimbeldon Titles)
Annika Sörenstam (Golf Legend)
Peter Forsberg
Did you know?
Dollars paid per month to attend school
Flogsta students open windows and scream.
in the world to ban smacking a child
Did you know?
Did you know?
The most
coffeeconsumed in Europe
7.32kilos per capita
Did you know?
1644 hours a year for
Average Swede to work
480 days of parental
leave Swedish working parents
60 of the days can be
taken by fathers6th place in Global
Competitiveness Index
Romania
The statue of Decebalus
135 feet tall
Europe’s largest rock
sculpturecan be reached by boat
Bran Castle / Dracula
2nd
largest
building
in the world
Palace of Parliament in Bucharest
The
People
• Nicolae Ceausescu was executed in 1989 for political and economic crimes against the people
• Now more than 84% of the population of Romania regrets the death of the dictator
• 41% of respondents voted for him in the next election, if he was alive
Did you know?
Romanian inventors have changed the world :
Nicolae Constantin Paulescu– discoverer of insulin
Romanian inventors have changed the world :
The happiest cemeteries on earth
The earliest known form of writing in the world…
Three clay tablets, dated to around 5300 BC, discovered in the village of Tartaria
Food
Wait for 17th
of december
Nadia Comaneci
First to achieve a perfect routine and get the first score of
10.00in the history of gymnastics, during the Olympics in Montreal (1976).
Constantina Diță
At 38 years of age,
She became the oldest Olympic marathon champion in history.
Octavian Bellu
Perhaps the most successful sports trainer is the world.Under his guidance, Romania's national women gymnastics team has won
305 Olympic and European
and World championship medals. Mr. Bellu's gymnasts have won
16 Gold Olympic medals
San-Marino
Did you know?
• The OLDEST surviving sovereign state• The world’s OLDEST constitution still in effect• The SMALLEST population of all the Council of Europe members• The HIGHEST life expectancies in the world• The LOWEST unemployment rate in Europe• One of the planet’s HIGHEST GDPs• Third SMALLEST country in Europe
• More VEHICLES than people• NO public airport• NO national debt
San Marino Meals
San Marino Desserts
San Marino Wines
San Marino – Mount Titano
San Marino Basilica
Hotel Titano
San Marino Sport
Football team won only 1 GAME IN THE HISTORY
in 2014 over Liechtenstein
Little success at the Olympic Games
Home Stadium – Stadio Olimpico, San Marino: Capacity: 7,000Built: 1969
– NO MEDAL
San Marino Football
San Marino American Football
Slovakia
Bratislava - Danube river
It is the world's longest cable-stayed bridge
430.8 m
Did you know?
“If you want a fairy tale, your city is a fairy tale itself.”
Hans Christian Anderson (Remarks on Bratislava)
Did you know?
CumilThe most famous statue in Bratislava
Bryndza Cheese
Slovak Cuisine
The largest wooden altar in the world
Vysoké Tatry (High Tatras)
Dobsinska Ice Cave-UNESCO World heritage status
Kolarovo Bridge
The longestWooden bridge in the world
86 metres
Sucha bela / Slovakia’s paradise and Bojnice castle
White Water Slalom – Ice Hockey
• George W. Bush: “The only thing I know about Slovakia is what I learned first-hand from your foreign minister, who came to Texas”. He had actually met the leader from Slovenia, not Slovakia.
• At a news conference in Rome, Italian ex- Prime Minister SilvioBerlusconi, introduced Slovenian Prime Minister Anton Rop to the crowd of journalists. “I’m very happy to be here today with the Prime Minister of Slovakia.”
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Did you know?
Monthly Ritual of Letter Exchange
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Did you know?
Štefan Banič, constructed a prototype of a parachute in U.S. 1913
Did you know?
Slovak Ice Bucket Challenge
Turkey
Did you know?
6thmost popular tourism
destination in the world
38 million tourists last year
Turkish Coffee
Turkish Delight
Turkish Breakfast
Kapalı Çarşı
400,000visitors daily
4000shops
64streets
Pamukkale
35 °C – 100°C
17 hot water springs
Made of Travertine
Topkapı Palace
80.000 m²
536 years old
Hakan Shukur
Fastest
World Cup Goal
11 seconds
UEFA CUP Winners (2000)
Galatasaraydefeats
Arsenalin historical matchwith penalties
Semih Sayginer
He won the last
World
Three-cushionChampionship
Did you know?
80% of the world’s
exports1934Most Turks had no Surnames until then
Turkish Traders Introduce Tulips to Europe
16thcentury
Did you know?
'Best Airline in Europe Award' 3 years in a row
Let no nazar hit them!
Ukraine
Did you know?
Arsenal’na subway station in the city of Kiev is
considered as the deepest subway station in
the world. With its depth of 105 meters
The 3rdmost visited McDonald’s
in the world is located in Kiev
Did you know?
As of 2011 Ukraine was
the worlds 3rd largest grain exporter
“I swear to cook you Borshch till the end of your life!”
Paska / varenyky
Included by the UNESCO into the list of the monuments of the world-wide significance
Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra - an unique monastic complex
The Green pearl of Ukraine : the Carpathian Mountains
• Skiing• Cycling• horseback
riding, • hiking • even rafting
The Independence Square
• Six fountains • Independence Column• Artificial waterfall
Sport
Vitali Klitschko
the current WBC world
heavyweight champion
3 time world heavyweight champion
has never been knocked out or knocked
down in any professional boxing bout
Liliya Podkopayeva
45 gold
21 silver
14 bronze medals
one of the best gymnasts in history
People
77% have never been abroad
36% have never been outside their region
People
4th
99,4%
70%
2 symbols in 1
Serbia
Did you know?
Vampireis the only Serbian word which was accepted worldwide
Did you know?
Serbs lived in the land of pharaohs
Did you know?
The Serbian clock making industry is older than the Swiss.
Serbs had their own clock 600 years earlier
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SWISS SERBIAN
Did you know?
One of the four official languages in the Ottoman empire was Serbian
Did you know?
Only Serbia and Belgium took part in forming the new Europe, apart from the great powers.
Did you know?
95% of the world’s top quality
raspberries come from Serbia.
Did you know?
Most Serbian last names end with the letters “ic”.
Serbia
Rank Surname Cyrillic script Meaning
1 Jovanović Јовановић Son of Jovan (John)
2 Petrović Петровић Son of Petar (Peter)
3 Nikolić Николић Son of Nikola (Nicholas)
4 Marković Марковић Son of Marko (Mark)
5 Đorđević Ђорђевић Son of Đorđe (George)
6 Stojanović Стојановић Son of Stojan
7 Ilić Илић Son of Ilija
8 Stanković Станковић Son of Stanko
9 Pavlović Павловић Son of Pavle (Paul)
10 Milošević Милошевић Son of Miloš
Did you know?
A. Einstein’s wife was famous mathematician and a Serb
Did you know?
Every man on Earth should thank Nikola Tesla for having electricity.
Serbian Meals
Guča
Tito’s Mausoleum
Vranjska Banja
Vranjska Banja
Serbia Sport
• Olympic Games in London (4 medals)• Basketball team• Water Polo team• Tennis
Slovenia
Slovenia
Become one with nature
Ljubljana- capital city
Triple Bridge
Love Tours with Bikes
People
Did you know?
This creature is called a
Kurenthe waves cowbell at evil spiritsduring springtime festival.
Potica and knajska klobasa
Maribor - Old Wine Traditions, the oldest grapevine in the world
400years grapes
Ski Jumping World Cup
Linden Tree
780years old tree still exists
Did you know?
Slovenia is the only European Union Member State to have protected its
native bee
Did you know?
Mikhailo
Azeri National Herois buried in Slovenia
Mehdi Huseinzade
Spain
Did you know?
3rdmost popular tourism
destination in the world
60 million tourists last year
Croquettes
Gazpacho -Soup
Paella la Marisco - Seafood rice
Ibiza
Sagrada Familia by Gaudi
Alhambra Palace
Rafael Nadal
Barcelona vs Real Madrid
Athletico Madrid and Land of Fires
Did you know?
Spain produces 45% of
all olive oil in the world
The most bars in Europe
Chupa Chups
In 1958by Catalonian Enric Bernat
Did you know?
New Year
12 Grapes Tradition
Bull Passion
Spanish people love running with
bulls
La Tomatina Festival
World's Biggest Food Fight
20.000participantsFrom all over the world
Did you know?
Switzerland
Bigger than Big Ben (Zurich)
Chateau de Chillon, Montreux
11th -century castle
It's the most frequently
visited historical building in Switzerland, where its numerous rooms house weaponry, frescoes, and furniture
The Rhine Falls-Europe's largest waterfall
Part of FIFA for 23 yearsHe started his career as a Technical Director, followed by General Secretary and leading to his current position as President.
Sepp Blatter
Most famous and successful Swiss sportsman to date
67 titles so far and is ranked third worldwideaccording to the ATP World Tour!
The pride of Switzerland
#1 single female tennis player in 1997
She won 40 singles titles and 36 doubles titles.
She is in list of
"40 Greatest Players of the Tennis Era
The pride of Switzerland
Cheese /Rosti / Ruebli Kuchen
People
As of 2012, Switzerland had the 2nd highest life expectancy in the world (after Japan).
People marry relatively late in Switzerland – men at 31.8 years and women at 29.5 years. The divorce rate is around 43 percent.
4 official languages
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Did you know?
Did you know?
Switzerland is located in the heart of
Europe, but is not included in
the European Union
Its territory is the headquarters of the
UN, but the country is not part of
the United Nations.
Very interesting fact
Teachingis one of the highest paid occupationwith the most vacation time :
12 weeks (The average salary of a teacher in Switzerland in 2010 was
$112.000 per year
Russia
Beef Stroganov-Pieces
Blini (Russian Pancakes)
Kholodets
Kulich (Easter bread)
Pelmeni
St Petersburg
A courtyard in St. Petersburg
Moscow
Moscow-metro
Novgorod Veliky
Interesting facts
RussiaBigger than planet
Pluto
Interesting facts
77 % of Russia is made of Siberia
There are 9 million more Women then Men
Russia and America are less then 4 km apart at the nearest point
Gorbachev recorded an album of Russian romantic ballads in 2009
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Sports
1908Imperial Russian Olympic Team arrived to London 12 days late
for the games because they were not using the Gregorian calendar yet.
Interesting facts
521 medals won total Winter +Summer Olympics
Comes 2ndafter United States for number of
medals won in Olympic Games
1980Summer Olympics Moscow
2014Sochi Winter Olympics
Moldova
Mamaliga
Borsch
Placinta
Strong Drinks Museum
Monasteries
Cricova and Milestii Mici wine cellars
Transnistria-Twilight Zone
Interesting facts
12thtop world wine exporter
3rdplace in worldwide
internet access speed8th
greatest cave on the planet.
Interesting facts
• Moldova first participated at the Olympic Games as an independent nation in 1994, and has sent athletes to compete in every Games since then.
• The National Olympic Committee for Moldova was created in 1991 and recognized by the International Olympic Committee in 1993.
• Trânta (a form of wrestling) is the national sport in Moldova. Football is the most popular sport in Moldova.
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