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Curious Paris
Why does Paris look like Paris? Why were the Eiffel Tower and the Pont Alexandre III built for World Expos? Why is the Opera Garnier so ornate? Why is there a Romano-Byzantine Basilica atop the highest point in Paris? Why are the streets so windy in Montmartre? Why was a famous cabaret built inside a red mill: the Moulin Rouge?
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28:51
Dukes of Pomerania Castle, Stare Miasto Square, Seven Cloaks Tower, Kasprowicz Park.
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28:35
Old Market Square, Rogalin Palace, Zamek Cultural Ctr, Enigma Cipher, Croissant Museum.
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28:33
Utrecht's Golden Age, canal boat tour, Dom Cathedral, DOMUnder, Kasteel de Haar.
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28:45
Lyon, France. Traboules, Roman origins, Notre-Dame de Fourvière, Les Halles food market.
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28:30
Regensburg, Germany. Radasbona; a town hall legend, Stone Bridge, a record-holding inn.
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28:36
Franconia, Germany. Nuremberg, Würzburg, Michelin-starred chef, historic vineyard.
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28:31
Storybook architecture, Town Hall, Meistertrunk, St. Jakob's Church, monastery museum.
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28:28
Upper Bavaria, Linderhof Palace, Mittenwald, Munich, swan legend, lüftlmalerei mural art.
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Allgäu & Füssen, Bavaria. St. Mang Monastery, Castle, cheesemakers, cowbell blacksmith.
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27:55
Old Town, Neptune Fountain, Amber Museum, Battle of Westerplatte, St. Mary’s Basilica.
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28:50
Warsaw Royal Castle, Sigismund’s Column, Lazienki Palace, Frederic Chopin, Pierogis.
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28:54
Kadriorg Palace, Alatskivi Castle, Palmse Manor, Vihula Manor.