Useful Links
Photo albums and slide shows
All our Best of Europe pictures
Rick Steves' Europe Through the Back Door
2006
Rick Steves' Europe 101: History and Art for the
Traveler
Readable, informative, progressive and amusing.
Useful Links
On Europe, Traveling and Our Worldwide Home
Photo albums and slide shows of our Best of Europe pictures but without our tour commentary.
A random directory of Web resources, expanded and enhanced with more Web links as time, energy, discovery and interest allow. You'll also find links about our hometown of Seattle and Global Views.
Links below: Europe | Austria | France | Germany | Italy | Netherlands | Switzerland | Rick Steves | Seattle | Global Views
Europe
- Europe--from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
- 18 Nights and Dazed in Eastern Europe--Gary and Donna Larson, fall 2007
- Rick Steves' Best Europe Destinations
- Traveling in Europe 2004--The European Union
Austria
- Austria--from Wikipedia
- Austria--Portals to the World, U.S. Library of Congress
- Rick Steves' Best Austria Destinations
- Austrian National Tourist Office
- Music of Austria
France
- France--from Wikipedia
- France--Portals to the World, U.S. Library of Congress
- Rick Steves' Best France Destinations
- Official Tourist Web site of France
- Paris City Guide--TimeOut
- Beaune--from Wikipedia
- Paris--from Wikipedia
- Arc de Triomphe, Paris
- Burgundy Wine Guide
- Chateau of Versailles
- Eiffel Tower, Paris
- Hospices Civils de Beaune
- Les Egouts de Paris, a tour of the Paris Sewers
- The Louvre Museum, Paris
- Musée d'Orsay, Paris
- Notre-Dame de Paris
- The Rodin Museum, Paris
- Music of France
- Hotel Jardins d'Eiffel, Paris
Germany
- Germany--from Wikipedia
- Germany--Portals to the World, U.S. Library of Congress
- Rick Steves' Best Germany Destinations
- Germany Office of Tourism
- Bacharach--from Wikipedia
- Dachau Concentration Camp Memorial Site
- Hohenschwangau Castle, Schwangau
- Medieval Crime Museum, Rothenburg
- Neuschwanstein Castle, Schwangau
- Rheinfels Castle, St. Goar
- The Romantic Road
- Wies Church--Pilgrimage Church of the Scourged Savior
- Music of Germany
- Hotel Gerberhaus, Rothenburg
- Hotel Kranetum, Bacharach
Italy
- Italy--from Wikipedia
- Italy--Portals to the World, U.S. Library of Congress
- Rick Steves' Best Italy Destinations
- Italian Government Travel Office
- Italy Travel Guide
- Florence City Guide--TimeOut
- Rome City Guide--TimeOut
- Venice City Guide--TimeOut
- Tourism Portal of the City of Roma
- Florence--from Wikipedia
- Rome--from Wikipedia
- Venice--from Wikipedia
- St. Mark's Basilica, Venice
- Uffizi Gallery, Florence
- Virtual Uffizi, Florence
- Music of Italy
- Hotel Accademia, Florence
- Hotel Oceania, Rome
- Trattoria Gianni Franzi, Vernazza (Cinque Terre)
The Netherlands (Holland)
- The Netherlands -- from Wikipedia
- The Netherlands--Portals to the World, U.S. Library of Congress
- Rick Steves' Best Netherlands Destinations (also about Belgium)
- Netherlands Board of Tourism & Conventions
- Amsterdam Hotspots
- Amsterdam City Guide--TimeOut
- Amsterdam--from Wikipedia
- Haarlem--from Wikipedia
- Anne Frank House, Amsterdam
- Begijnhof and chapel, Amsterdam
- Frans Hals Museum, Haarlem
- Grote Kerk, or St. Bavo, Haarlem
- Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
- Van Gogh Museum, Amsterdam
- Music of The Netherlands
Switzerland
- Switzerland--from Wikipedia
- Switzerland--Portals to the World, U.S. Library of Congress
- Rick Steves' Best Switzerland Destinations
- Swiss National Tourism
- Gimmelwald
- Panoramic Holiday in Wengen-Murren-Lauterbrunnental
- Music of Switzerland
Rick Steves Tours
- Europe Through the Back Door, Edmonds, Washington
- Tour Members' Evaluations--Rick Steves' Best of Europe tours
- Rich Steves Tour Group Reunion--Feb. 5, 2005 in Edmonds
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Seattle, Washington
- Seattle--from Wikipedia
- Art Access--Galleries, Theater, Dance, Music
- Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture
- The Center for Wooden Boats
- City of Edmonds, Washington--about 14 miles north of Seattle
- City of Seattle Visitors Guide
- Experience Music Project
- King County Metro Transit
- King County Wastewater Treatment Division
- Klondike Gold Rush National Historic Park--Seattle Unit
- Lake Washington Ship Canal and Hiram M. Chittenden Locks
- Kaplan English Programs
- Log House Museum, West Seattle
- Mount Rainier National Park--about 85 miles south of Seattle
- Mount St. Helens National Volcanic Monument--about 120 miles south of Seattle
- Museum of Flight
- Museum of History and Industry
- Nordic Heritage Museum
- Odyssey Maritime Discovery Center
- Pacific Science Center
- Pike Place Market
- Pioneer Square
- Seattle Aquarium
- Seattle Art Museum
- Seattle Asian Art Museum
- Seattle Center
- Seattle Post-Intelligencer
- Seattle Times
- Seattle Underground Tour
- Seattle, Washington: A National Register of Historic Places Travel Itinerary
- Seattle Weekly
- The Space Needle
- The Stranger
- Tillicum Village--Northwest Coast Native American Cultural Center
- University of Washington
- Washington Park Arboretum
- Washington State Ferries
- Wing Luke Asian Museum
- Woodland Park Zoo
Global Views
- "A United Europe in the 21st Century: Eclipsing the American Dream?"--Rick Steves
- "Travel can help mend a fractured world"--Rick Steves, USA Today, Oct. 17, 2004
- "Feeling the heat, through the back door and beyond" -- Rick Steves, Seattle Times, Oct. 13, 2004
- How Has Travel Changed You?--Rick Steves' Graffiti Wall
- Agence Global
- American Friends Service Committee
- Amnesty International USA
- Bread for the World
- Clinton Foundation
- English Style Guide--The European Union
- The EnviroLink Network
- Fellowship for Reconciliation
- Fourth Freedom Fourm
- Free Text Translation Service
- Global Exchange
- Global Issues That Affect Everyone
- Global Policy Forum
- Greenpeace International
- The Guardian
- Human Rights Watch
- Idealist.org--Action Without Borders
- The Independent--Europe News
- The International Committee of the Red Cross
- International Freedom of Expression Exchange
- International Physicians for the Prevention of Nuclear War
- The International Save the Pun Foundation
- The Institute for Policy Studies
- Madre
- The Man in the Arena -- Theodore Roosevelt, Paris, April 1910
- Mercy Corps
- National Geographic
- OneWorld.net
- Oxfam America
- Peace Corps
- The Plain Language Association International
- Reporters Without Borders
- Sensitive Language -- Random House Reference
- Speaking Out: Your Right. Your Responsibility.
- Teachers Without Borders
- Tolerance.org
- The United Nations
- United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF)
- U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum
- Words can and do break bones
- Words Without Borders
- World Wildlife Fund
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Most photos on this site taken with a Canon Power Shot S400 Digital Elph. Others taken with an Olympus D-520 Zoom. Macromedia Homesite 5 and Microsoft Image Suite 9 used to design Web site and edit photos. Windows Media Maker used to produce Switzerland video. For Web browsing, Gary and Donna prefer Mozilla Firefox, though Netscape and Internet Explorer work fine. We use Webshots for sharing photos as screensavers, wallpaper and online photo albums.
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