I promised myself a Europe trip at the start of 2017. After brainstorming for 2-3 months I decided to go ahead with the plan. Europe is very vast thus deciding on which places to cover was always going to be challenging. After much of a research, I decided to cover three places on this trip which I will disclose below. Have some patience. 

This will be a brief write-up. I will go further in the details in coming blog posts. This is just an overview to roll the dice. Stay connected to read about my experiences. Hit the Subscription button at the bottom of the page to stay in touch with my latest posts.

Europe's climate varies from subtropical to polar. The Mediterranean climate of the s is dry and warm. Much of the land is scrub (maquis), with some hardwood forests. Further n, the climate is mild and quite humid, moderated by prevailing westerly winds and the Gulf Stream.

There are a number of hotels conveniently located a few blocks from County Hall. Below is a list of several that you might wish to check out. etc.venues County Hall also offers an online tool to help you find accommodations in the area.

Park Plaza County Hall Hotel London

1 Addington Street, London

Phone: +44 333 400 6116

http://www.parkplazacountyhall.com/

Park Plaza Westminster Bridge Hotel London

200 Westminster Bridge Road, London

Phone: +44 333 400 6112

https://www.parkplaza.com/london-hotel-gb-se1-7ut/gbwestmi

London Marriott Hotel County Hall

London County Hall, London

Phone: +44 20 7928 5200

http://www.marriott.com/hotels/hotel-rooms/lonch-london-marriott-hotel-county-hall/

Marlin Aparthotel Waterloo

111 Westminster Bridge Road, London

Phone: +44 20 3908 5000

http://www.marlin.com/

Park Plaza London Waterloo

6 Hercules Road, London, SE1 7DP, United Kingdom

Phone: +44 333 400 6128

https://www.parkplaza.com/london-hotel-gb-se1-7dp/gbwater

Transport in Europe provides for the movement needs of over 700 million people[1] and associated freight. The political geography of Europe divides the continent into over 50 sovereign states and territories. This fragmentation, along with increased movement of people since the Industrial Revolution, has led to a high level of cooperation between European countries in developing and maintaining transport networks. Supranational and intergovernmental organisations such as the European Union (EU), Council of Europe and the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe have led to the development of international standards and agreements that allow people and freight to cross the borders of Europe, largely with unique levels of freedom and ease.

Road, rail, air and water transportation are all prevalent and important across Europe. Europe was the location of the world's first railways and motorways and is now the location of some of the world's busiest ports and airports. The Schengen Area enables border control-free travel between 26 European countries. Freight transportation has a high level of intermodal compatibility and the European Economic Area allows the free movement of goods across 30 states.

Because of the great number of perspectives which can be taken on the subject, it is impossible to form a single, all-embracing conception of European culture.[3] Nonetheless, there are core elements which are generally agreed upon as forming the cultural foundation of modern Europe.[4] One list of these elements given by K. Bochmann includes:[5]

A common cultural and spiritual heritage derived from Greco-Roman antiquity, Christianity, Judaism, the Renaissance and its Humanism, the political thinking of the Enlightenment, and the French Revolution, and the developments of Modernity, including all types of socialism;[6][5]

A rich and dynamic material culture that has been extended to the other continents as the result of industrialization and colonialism during the "Great Divergence";[6]

A specific conception of the individual expressed by the existence of, and respect for, a legality that guarantees human rights and the liberty of the individual;[6]

A plurality of states with different political orders, which are feeding each other with new ideas;[6]

Respect for peoples, states and nations outside Europe.[6]

Berting says that these points fit with "Europe's most positive realisations".[7] The concept of European culture is generally linked to the classical definition of the Western world. In this definition, Western culture is the set of literary, scientific, political, artistic and philosophical principles which set it apart from other civilizations. Much of this set of traditions and knowledge is collected in the Western canon.[8] The term has come to apply to countries whose history has been strongly marked by European immigration or settlement during the 18th and 19th centuries, such as the Americas, and Australasia, and is not restricted to Europe..

The Nobel Prize laureate in Literature Thomas Stearns Eliot in his 1948 book Notes Towards the Definition of Culture, credited the prominent Christian influence upon the European culture:[9] "It is in Christianity that our arts have developed; it is in Christianity that the laws of Europe have--until recently--been rooted."