TRAVELTOEUROPE----Taylor、Kimi、AlexTheEuropeansituationEuropeis,byconvention,oneoftheworld'ssevencontinents.ComprisingthewesternmostpeninsulaofEurasia,EuropeisgenerallydividedfromAsiatoitseastbythewaterdivideoftheUralMountains,theUralRiver,theCaspianSea,andbytheCaucasusMountainstothesoutheast.EuropeiswashedupontothenorthbytheArcticOceanandotherbodiesofwater,tothewestbytheAtlanticOcean,tothesouthbytheMediterraneanSea,andtothesoutheastbytheBlackSeaandthewaterwaysconnectingittotheMediterranean.Yet,thebordersforEurope—aconceptdatingbacktoclassicalantiquity—aresomewhatarbitrary,asthetermcontinentcanrefertoaculturalandpoliticaldistinctionoraphysiographicone.Thisarticleisprimarilyaboutthefirsttwoaspects,althoughitreferencesEurope'sgeography.TheEuropeansituationEuropeistheworld'ssecond-smallestcontinentbysurfacearea,coveringabout10,180,000squarekilometres(3,930,000sqmi)or2%oftheEarth'ssurfaceandabout6.8%ofitslandarea.OfEurope'sapproximately50states,Russiaisthelargestbybothareaandpopulation,whiletheVaticanCityisthesmallest.EuropeisthethirdmostpopulouscontinentafterAsiaandAfrica,withapopulationof731millionorabout11%oftheworld'spopulation;however,accordingtotheUnitedNations(mediumestimate),Europe'ssharemayfalltoabout7%in2050.VisitinginEuropeBalearicIslands(Spain)AegeanSeaCorsica(France)IslayIsland(theAtlanticocean)AvarietyofmountainandplainscenerySouthwestoftheterrainisdiverse,therearealotofmountains,hills,plainsscenery.Mountainseacoastismore,theAlps,sightseeing,holidayrecuperateapenninesissnowmountain,leisuresummerresort,andbeginthesportssuchasmountainclimbing,skiing,adventuretourismbase.AlpsApennineMountainsAlargenumberofplainsandhillsalongtheAtlanticcoastandislands,suchascentralEnglandpastoralscenery,theFrenchcountrysidelowlandgrasslandpastures,theScottishhighlands.Mountains,plainssceneryvenice,italy意大利威尼斯VeniceEveryyearfromApriltoSeptember,inVeniceandonthelagoon,therearemorethan120regattas,inadditiontothefamousHistoricalRegatta.Manyoftheseracesarespontaneous;elevenarepromotedbytheMunicipalityofVeniceincollaborationwiththeRowers'AssociationsandtheCo-ordinationoftheRowingClubswiththeaimofkeepingaliveasportingpracticewhichoriginatesfromtheverynatureofthecity.Manyoftheseregattascoincidewithtraditionalfestivitiesandfestivalswheretheraceoncerepresentedanoccasionofnotonlytruepopularbutalsoinstitutionalglory.VeniceThecityofVenice,Italyissimplystunningandcompletelyunique.Foundedmorethan1,500yearsagoon117differentislands,Veniceislinkedbyaseriesofover150canals,400bridgesandmanyancientpavements.ThehistoriccitycentreofVeniceisdividedintosixquarters(sestieri)-Cannaregio,Castello,Dorsoduro,SanMarco,SanPoloandSantaCroce.AllbuildingsinVenicearesupportedonslenderoakandpinepiles(posts)whicharedrivendeepintothegroundtocreateasolidfoundation.Asthesoiliswaterlogged,withnofreeoxygen,thepilesremainstronganddonotdecay.SloveniakarstlandformRichhistoricalcultureandancientruinsChambord(France)ParthenonTemple(Greece)LondonCityMadameTussaudsTheLondonEyeTheTowerofLondonThePalaceofWestminsterBigBenClockTowerSaintPaul'sCathedral(Britain)BritishMuseumBasilicadiSanPietroinVaticanoTheuniquelocalcustomsandculturallandscapeSpainishbullfightingDisneylandParkinFranceEiffelTowerPARThisbreathtakinglandmarkwasbuiltfortheUniversalExhibitionof1889tocommemoratethecentenaryoftheFrenchRevolution,andwasopenedbythePrinceofWales,wholaterbecameKingEdwardVIIofEngland.Anoutstandingengineeringachievement,designedbyGustaveEiffel(whoalsodesignedtheframeworkfortheStatueofLiberty)thetowerwasoriginallydislikedbymanyParisians,buthasnowbecomeafamoussymbolofFrenchcivicpride.ThemostspectacularviewsofParisarewitnessedfromallfloorsoftheEiffelTower.Althoughitstands320metres/1050feethigh,itispossibletowalkpartofthewayupandaroundthisfascinatingmetalstructure.Aliftcompletesthejourneytothetop.Atoweringedifice,whichwastheworld'stalleststructureuntil1930,theEiffelTowerisvisitedbysixmillionpeopleayear.三大美食国法国鹅肝法国牛排TheLouvrePARThesiteoftheworld'slargestandmostdiversecollectionofpre-20thcenturypainting,sculpture,anddecorativeobjects,TheLouvreisdefinitelyoneofParis'bestattractions.NotforgettingtheMonaLisaandtheVenusdeMilo,baskintheworksofVermeer,Caravaggio,Rembrandt,andcountlessothermasters.Thepalaceitselfistestamenttoarichhistoryspanningfromthemedievalperiodtothepresent.NorteDamePARNofirsttriptoParisiscompletewithoutavisittothismarvelofgothicarchitecture.OneofthemostsingularandbeautifulcathedralsofEurope,NotreDameCathedral'sdramatictowers,spire,stainedglassandstatuaryareguaranteedtotakeyourbreathaway.WitnessfirsthandthespotthatwasoncetheheartbeatofmedievalParis,andthattookover100yearsofhardlabortocomplete.ClimbingtheNorthtowertoseeParisfromthehunchbackQuasimodo'svantageisessential,too.You'llsoonunderstandwhyNotreDameisoneofParis'topattractions.ArcdeTriompheandtheChamps-ElyseesPARThe164-footArcdeTriomphecommissionedbyEmperorNapoléonIdoesexactlywhatitwasmadetodo:evokesheermilitarypowerandtriumph.Itwasbuiltinanagewhenleaderserectedmonumentsintheirownhonor,andscaledtotheiregos