Best of the Best

I wanted to include a page to recognize the very best highlights of the trip. A few of those are listed below:

A.) FAVORITE COUNTRY
1.) Germany
2) United Kingdom
3) France
4) Ireland
5) Switzerland
6) Italy
7) Spain
8) Austria
9) Greece
10) Norway
11) Iceland
12) Israel

Second Tier: Belgium, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Monaco, Netherlands, Portugal, San Marino, Sweden, Vatican City

Third Tier: Finland, Hungary, Litchenstein, Luxembourg, Montenegro, Peru, Romania, Russia, Slovenia, Turkey

Fourth Tier: Albania, Bosnia, Bulgaria, Egypt, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Serbia, Slovakia, Ukraine

B.) FAVORITE CITY
1.) Paris
2) Prague
3) Rome
4) London
5) Munich
6) Berlin
7) Istanbul
8) Barcelona
9) Edinburgh
10) Jerusalem



C.) BEST PARTY
1) Ocktoberfest - Munich, Germany
2) St. Patrick's Day - Dublin, Ireland
3) Running of the Bulls - Pamplona, Spain



D.) BEST SPORTING EVENT
1) British Open - St. Andrews, Scotland
2) Wimbledon, London, England
3) Tour de France - France



E.) BEST MARATHON
1) Machu Picchu
2) Athens - 2,500 Anniversary
3) Iceland



F.) BEST DAY TOUR
1.) Berlin City Tour
2.) Auschwitz Concentration Camp - Poland
3) Vatican City
4) Giants Causeway - Northern Ireland


G.) BEST BOAT RIDE
1.) Norwegian fjords
2) Greek Isles
3.) Rhine River Valley

H.) MOST UNIQUE 1-DAY EXPERIENCE
1.) Pyramids of Giza
2.) Beaches of Normandy
3.) Highland Games - Scotland

I.) COOLEST EVENT TO HAPPEN UPON
1.) St. Jordi Day - Barcelona
2.) Paul McCartney Concert - Hyde Park
3.) Feria Festival - Seville, Spain

J.) BEST MOUNTAIN
1.) Jungfrau, Switzerland
2.) Zermatt, Switzerland
3.) Chamonix, France

K.) BEST CHURCH
1.) St. Peter's Basilica - Rome
2.) Notre Dame - Paris
3.) St. Mark's Basilica - Venice

L.) BEST RELIGIOUS EXPERIENCE
1.) Walking the Via Delorosa (Stations of the Cross) - Jerusalem
2.) Seeing the Pope - Vatican City
3) Lourdes, France
4.) Passion Play - Oberammeragau
5.) Road to Santiago de Compostela - Spain

M.) BEST MUSEUM
1.) Anne Frank - Amsterdam
2) Picasso - Barcelona
3.) World War II Museum - Caen, France

N.) BEST PEOPLE
1.) Irish
2) German
3) Danish/Swedish

O.) MOST BIZARRE
1.) Obese gentleman's house in Scotland
2.) Straggler in Bulgaria
3) Cab ride in Athens