back to the 34th country to visit Denmark's capital

40th country and the last unvisited Scandinavian country

(34th country) and 1st non-airport visit to Denmark

3rd visit to Germany

(20th country) - first non-airport visit to Poland

39th country - visiting a Soviet nuclear weapons site

38th country

37th country - first time in the former Soviet Union

36th country - into the Uralic-speaking lands!

35th country and starting point of Norwegian Dawn cruise

34th country (airport stopover for a brief moment)

visiting northern Portugal's wine-producing city

32nd country and 1st Portuguese-speaking city with the capital of Portugal

visiting southern Spain's seaside flamenco town

31st country - a Catalan-speaking micro-state between Spain and France

2nd time in France, 1st in this part of France - a hot springs town

30th country and 4th visit to continental Europe

a pilgrimage to a city riddled with 20th century world history - and Rammstein

3rd time in Iceland as a stopover to Berlin : a look at Snæfellsnes

leaving the Balkans and hoping to come back later

visiting the capital of [North] Macedonia

visiting a partially-recognized country at midnight

27th country - in a city of 365 churches

26th country - in a city that was once closed to foreigners

25th country - formerly part of Serbia and Yugoslavia with scenic charms

24th country - picturesque fortified city and a visit to an island on the Adriatic Sea

stopping over in this intriguing country within a country

23rd country - cities of tragedy and rebuilding

22nd country - aptly my first former Yugoslavian country

21st country - my 1st former Eastern Bloc country!