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Western Europe is one of the regions of Europe.

[edit] Countries

• Belgium
• France
• United Kingdom
• Republic of Ireland
• Luxembourg
• The Netherlands

[edit] Other territories

• Channel Islands (United Kingdom)
• Isle of Man

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Benelux:

• Belgium
• The Netherlands
• Luxembourg

[edit] Cities

• Belfast
• Dublin
• Edinburgh
• Manchester
• London
• Paris
• Lyon
• Brussels
• Amsterdam

[edit] Understand

All the countries of Western Europe are members of European Union and NATO (except the Republic of Ireland). All but the United Kingdom use the Euro for currency. All but the UK and the Republic of Ireland are members of the Schengen Agreement [1], removing border checkpoints.

The region "Western Europe" is sometimes confused with the "Western Bloc", which was a Cold War name for the market-economy countries of Europe, as opposed to the Eastern Bloc of communist countries. "Western Europe" is used here more specifically.

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Major airports can be found for the following cities:

• Dublin, Ireland
• Belfast, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
• Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom
• Birmingham, England, United Kindom
• Manchester, England, United Kingdom
• London, England, United Kingdom-Has 5 airports:
  • Heathrow
  • Gatwick
  • City
  • Stansted
  • Luton
• Paris, France-Has 2 airports:
  • Charles de Gaulle
  • Orly
• Amsterdam, Netherlands
• Brussels, Belgium

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• Climb over the Giant's Causeway in Northern Ireland
• Go biking on the Dingle Peninsula in western Ireland
• If you must, see the famous Blarney Castle, but avoid the spit and lipstick covered Blarney Stone, in Ireland
• Explore pubs in Dublin
• Cruise to the islands of the Scottish Highlands in Scotland
• Scan for the Loch Ness Monster at Loch Ness
• Tour a whiskey distillery in Scotland
• Admire the massiveFirth of Forth Bridge near Edinburgh
• Climb up the extinct volcano to Edinburgh's castle
• Go to Blackpool, go out on a pier, go up Blackpool tower, ride antique trolleys, and ride "Europe's greatest collection of white knuckle rides" at Blackpoll Pleasure Beach
• Go hiking or boating in the English Lake District
• Walk or bike through the insanely quaint Cotswolds
• Ride a Welsh railway, either go up Mount Snowdon on the Snowdon Mountain Railway or ride the Blaenau Ffestiniog Railway
• Stroll the historic Welsh town of Conwy and see the massive castle
• Visit an English university town like Oxford or Cambridge, and maybe do some punting
• Admire Stonehenge, from a distance, since you can't go directly up to it
• Tour the bizarre domes of the Eden Project
• See the White Cliffs at Dover
• Call home from a phone booth near Big Ben at the top of the hour white the bells chime
• Explore the creepy Tower of London
• Ride the London Eye Ferris Wheel
• Stroll in a London Park like Hampstead Heath, Regents, St. James, or Hyde
• Ride a classic routemaster double-decker bus in London (only on routes 9 & 15)
• Zip through the chunnel on a high speed train from London to Paris
• Go to the top of the Eiffel Tower in Paris
• Stroll grand Parisian Boulevards
• Climb Montmarte Hill in Paris
• See a managable amount of art in the Louvre, or see the art in the Orsay Museum, in a former train station
• See the surprisingly modern architecture in the business district of La Defense
• See the Science Museum in Villette Park, and the other odd attractions assembled there
• Stroll an old train viaduct on the Promenade Plantee in Paris
• See the stunning, but crowded, Versailles Palace
• Ride the TGV, one of the fastest trains in the world, from Paris to Lyon
• Cross the beach at low tide and then climb to the top of Mont Saint Michel
• See the D-Day Beaches of Normandy
• Explore Chartres Cathedral
• See the quaintness of the Alsace
• Sunbathe on the beaches of the French Riviera
• Eat Belgian chocolate, cheese, and beer
• Take a canal cruise of Bruges
• See the unusual atomium and nearby little Europe in Brussels
• See the battlefield at Waterloo
• Bike alongside or cruise the canals of [[Amsterdam]
• See Anne Frank's Amsterdam house
• See, cautiously, Amsterdam's Red Light District
• Bike through the tulip fields of Holland and its windmills
• See the astounding architecture of central Rotterdam

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