Sandon Stockholm archipelago
par Mahmood Hamidi
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Barely more than an hours journey from downtown Stockholm and the stress of the city, here you will find a unique and inspiring atmosphere in the outer archipelago. Sandon, Sandhamn. The island is situated at the outskirts of the archipelago with the open see at one side.
Barely more than an hour?s journey from downtown Stockholm and the stress of the city, here you will ...
The naturally beautiful Sandhamn is a unique island in Stockholm's archipelago in that sense that the...
Grönskär lighthouse out in the Stockholm archipelago. It was built in 1774. If you want to go here yo...
The docks at Saltsjöbaden below the Grand Hotel. The legendary Grand Hotel was the location where the...
This observatory was built about 1920's when the light conditions in downtown Stockholm became too di...
This observatory was built about 1920's when the light conditions in downtown Stockholm became too di...
Halvkakssundet is the narrowest part of the channel betwwen southern Linding? island and Nacka and le...
Europe is generally agreed to be the birthplace of western culture, including such legendary innovations as the democratic nation-state, football and tomato sauce.
The word Europe comes from the Greek goddess Europa, who was kidnapped by Zeus and plunked down on the island of Crete. Europa gradually changed from referring to mainland Greece until it extended finally to include Norway and Russia.
Don't be confused that Europe is called a continent without looking like an island, the way the other continents do. It's okay. The Ural mountains have steadily been there to divide Europe from Asia for the last 250 million years. Russia technically inhabits "Eurasia".
Europe is presently uniting into one political and economic zone with a common currency called the Euro. The European Union originated in 1993 and is now composed of 27 member states. Its headquarters is in Brussels, Belgium.
Do not confuse the EU with the Council of Europe, which has 47 member states and dates to 1949. These two bodies share the same flag, national anthem, and mission of integrating Europe. The headquarters of the Council are located in Strasbourg, France, and it is most famous for its European Court of Human Rights.
In spite of these two bodies, there is still no single Constitution or set of laws applying to all the countries of Europe. Debate rages over the role of the EU in regards to national sovereignty. As of January 2009, the Lisbon Treaty is the closest thing to a European Constitution, yet it has not been approved by all the EU states.
Text by Steve Smith.
