Europe is one of the most popular tourist’s destinations in the world; France alone attracts close to 80 million tourists in a year and is the world’s top tourist destination. There is so much to see and love in Europe that often it is confusing as to decide which places to visit when you travel to Europe and making sure that you don’t miss out on the best places.
A visit to Europe is incomplete without a visit to France, and when in France one should not miss the Cathedral Notre Dame which is an iconic landmark. Athens in Greece is home to the Acropolis which is a historical marvel. For anyone even with a slight interest in history, should visit the Colosseum in Rome which is by far the most iconic structure in Rome. Some other place which one should visit is Amsterdam, Geneva, Zurich, Berlin and Venice amongst so many others.
The Boeing 747 has long been the highest capacity commercial airliner. It was nicknamed ‘Jumbo Jet’ for its size. Many commercial airliners employ a fleet of the Jumbo Jets. However, the Jumbo Jet has been dethroned by the arrival of Airbus A380, nicknamed ‘Super Jumbo’. The A380 can accommodate 535 passengers in the three-class distribution and 853 people in all economy class setting. It is a very new entrant in the aviation scene so the number of A380s flying at present are few, however many are in the process of delivery.
The maiden take-off of A380 was from Toulouse, France. The first commercial flight was from Singapore to Sydney with Singapore Airline. Subsequently other airline operators started operation of the A380. Currently only Singapore Airlines, Emirates, Qantas and Air France operate these airplanes. If you plan to fly with one of these operators, you might be lucky enough to fly a Super Jumbo!
Mt Everest, the highest mountain in the world, is a great attraction for both tourists as well as trekkers. It is also called Sagarmath (Nepali), Qomlongma (Tibetan), Chajamlungma (Limbu) and Zhumulangma (Chinese). It lies on the border of Nepal and China. The preferred approach to the mountain is from the Nepal side.
The mountain, though the highest, is not the most difficult one to climb. Mt K2 and Nanga Parbat, shorter than Mt Everest are much more difficult to climb. Till date, 2700 people have climbed Everest. The mountain has claimed life of 210 people. Altitude sickness, high wind and bad weather conditions are some of the challenges for the climber.
For most amateur trekkers, the base camp of Everest is the attainable destination. With the help of Sherpas, however, the courageous novices can scale the height of Everest. Most people need oxygen masks as the air gets pretty thin after a height. The permit for climbing Mt Everest can be obtained for about $25,000.