Apparently Spanish rice is unknown in Spain and during the New Year, Spaniards typically eat twelve grapes as the bell is going down on the midnight of December 31. All we know is that a Zipline connects Spain and Portugal. It only takes 60 seconds to cross the border

Apparently French was the official language of England for about 300 years and Louis XIX was the king of France for just 20 minutes, the shortest reign...ever. All we know is, it is bad luck turning a baguette upside down

Apparently Switzerland is big on cheese...and chocolate...and watches...and banks...and the Swiss LOVE their trains. so much so that in this small country has over 5300 km of track to cater for the countries obsession with trains. All we know is that James Bond's mother is Swiss, Lady Monique Bond von Vaud

Apparently Austrian physicist Ernst Mach discovered in 1888 that above the speed of sound, the air behaves very differently. In 1929 he was honored by the adoption of a set of Mach numbers which are still used to designate velocities above the speed of sound and postcards were first published in Austria. All we know is that Austria is home to approximately 20,000 schnapps distilleries...

Apparently The Sistine Chapel welcomes over 20,000 visitors every day and Italy is home to Europe’s only three active volcanoes. All we know is that tourists throw €1,000,000 into the Trevi Fountain each year

Apparently Hungarians write their last name first and first name last and the oldest wheel ever excavated, Ljubljana Marshes Wheel belongs to Slovenia. Radiocarbon dating shows it to be 5000+ years old. All we know is that Slovenia is famous for its own patented brand of beautiful white show horses. 425 years old Lipica Horse farm, located in Slovenia breeds its own unique white horse that’s found nowhere else.

Apparently Slovakia has the solar clock that shows the accurate solar time and it is the only one of its kind and According to some research, Slovakian women are considered to be one of the top three countries with the most beautiful women in the whole world. All we know is that Slovak and Slovenian embassies gathers once a month with their associates to swap wrongly-addressed letters!

Apparently the Ukrainian President is a comedian and says NO to Russian architecture. Ukraine is a land of castles, fortresses, domes churches, ancient cities and a magnificent culture. All we know though is that they build the heaviest aircraft EVER! The unique Antonov An-225 Mriya was built in Kiev. Weighing in at 285,000 kg empty with a wingspan of 88.4 meter...

Apparently Poland is home to the world’s biggest castle, The Castle of the Teutonic Order in Malbork and has one of the most diverse environments in Europe. Ancient forests? Mountain chains? Dazzling lakes? How about beaches, deserts, sand dunes or wetlands? Poland has it all. All we know is that Vodka was invented in Poland...

We are off to Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania. Apparently Estonia has thousand of Islands, 1512 to be exact and Lithuania is the only country in the world that has its own scent...hum. All we know is that the jeans you like to wear are actually Latvian. It was the Latvian tailor Jakobs Jufess, who invented the jeans with the financial support of the widely known Levi Strauss. Sadly, his name never became as famous as his partner’s.