30 Things to Do in Europe Before You Die

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1. Ride a bike around Amsterdam

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2. Sip coffee with a view of the Eiffel Tower

3. Swim in the crystal clear waters surrounding the Amalfi Coast

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4. Take a selfie (from very far away) with the Mona Lisa

5. Stare out a member of the Queen's Guard (and lose, always lose) at Buckingham Palace

6. Make a snow angel on Jungfrau

7. Shop for treasures in the Grand Bazaar

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8. Dance till dawn in Ibiza

9. Shake what your momma gave you at the Moulin Rouge

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10. Visit two nations in a day as you cross the Bosphorus River in Istanbul

11. Celebrate Midsummer in Sweden

12. Party at Kings Day in Amsterdam

13. Run up all the steps to the top of the Duomo in Florence

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14. Visit the smallest country in the world, the Vatican City

15. See in the half new year on Korcula Island, Croatia

16. Take a horse and carriage ride through Krakow's old town

17. Get your culture on at the opera in Vienna

18, Brave a black run on the slopes of Hopfgarten

19. Play chess with a local in the Szechenyi Baths in Budapest

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20. Play out your Game of Thrones fantasies in Dubrovnik

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21. Dance under the Northern Lights in Iceland

22. Explore the mystical fjords of Norway

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23. Don a dirndl and chow down a bratwurst at Oktoberfest

24. Pay your respects at the Jewish Museum in Berlin

25 - Learn about one of the longest (and still unfinished) construction projects in history, the Sagrada Familia, in Barcelona

26. Feel all kinds of stylish soaking up the sun in Nice

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27. Get snap happy on the picture perfect island of Santorini

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28. Down pints of Guinness at Temple Bar in Dublin

29. Step back in time at the Acropolis in Athens

30. Fly (or fall, gracefully) like a bird as you skydive over the Swiss Alps

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