» european culture http://www.2009vilnius.com Sun, 30 Oct 2011 07:14:15 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.4 how did european colonization in southeast asia impact the people and culture of the area? http://www.2009vilnius.com/how-did-european-colonization-in-southeast-asia-impact-the-people-and-culture-of-the-area-2/ http://www.2009vilnius.com/how-did-european-colonization-in-southeast-asia-impact-the-people-and-culture-of-the-area-2/#comments Tue, 09 Feb 2010 20:52:59 +0000 http://www.2009vilnius.com/how-did-european-colonization-in-southeast-asia-impact-the-people-and-culture-of-the-area-2/ 1. the colonization brought disease and destruction to southeast asis, darkening the culture of the area for centuries.
2. the europeans introduced modern technology and expanded commerce and industry in southesast asia.
3. the people of southeast asia rebelled against the european culture of wealth and promiscuity.
4. the europeans stripped away southeast asian culture and replaced it with a westernized culture.

]]> http://www.2009vilnius.com/how-did-european-colonization-in-southeast-asia-impact-the-people-and-culture-of-the-area-2/feed/ 1 How to Understand European Culture? http://www.2009vilnius.com/how-to-understand-european-culture/ http://www.2009vilnius.com/how-to-understand-european-culture/#comments Wed, 20 Jan 2010 20:50:33 +0000 http://www.2009vilnius.com/how-to-understand-european-culture/ Maybe you’d like to take a trip to Europe and you’d like to know about the people before you get there. Maybe you’d like to better comprehend Europe’s view on social and political issues. Here are a few steps to help guide you to understanding European culture.

]]> http://www.2009vilnius.com/how-to-understand-european-culture/feed/ 1 Is western culture a broad categorization of European culture? http://www.2009vilnius.com/is-western-culture-a-broad-categorization-of-european-culture/ http://www.2009vilnius.com/is-western-culture-a-broad-categorization-of-european-culture/#comments Tue, 19 Jan 2010 14:53:33 +0000 http://www.2009vilnius.com/is-western-cuture-a-broad-categorization-of-european-culture/ For the most part, is western culture a broad categorization of European culture?  As a means to categorize European culture.

]]> http://www.2009vilnius.com/is-western-culture-a-broad-categorization-of-european-culture/feed/ 1 Eating horse meat in Europe http://www.2009vilnius.com/how-did-eating-horse-meat-in-european-culture-start/ http://www.2009vilnius.com/how-did-eating-horse-meat-in-european-culture-start/#comments Fri, 27 Nov 2009 09:49:08 +0000 http://www.2009vilnius.com/how-did-eating-horse-meat-in-european-culture-start/ How did eating horse meat in European culture start?

]]> http://www.2009vilnius.com/how-did-eating-horse-meat-in-european-culture-start/feed/ 1 Rise of Nazism and the trends in European culture? http://www.2009vilnius.com/rise-of-nazism-and-the-trends-in-european-culture/ http://www.2009vilnius.com/rise-of-nazism-and-the-trends-in-european-culture/#comments Sun, 22 Nov 2009 08:58:04 +0000 http://www.2009vilnius.com/how-was-the-rise-of-nazism-an-exaggeration-of-certain-discernable-trends-in-european-culture/ How was the rise of Nazism an exaggeration of certain discernable trends in European culture?

]]> http://www.2009vilnius.com/rise-of-nazism-and-the-trends-in-european-culture/feed/ 1 How did European colonization in Southeast Asia impact the people and culture of the area? http://www.2009vilnius.com/how-did-european-colonization-in-southeast-asia-impact-the-people-and-culture-of-the-area/ http://www.2009vilnius.com/how-did-european-colonization-in-southeast-asia-impact-the-people-and-culture-of-the-area/#comments Sat, 14 Nov 2009 20:49:00 +0000 http://www.2009vilnius.com/how-did-european-colonization-in-southeast-asia-impact-the-people-and-culture-of-the-area/ a. The colonization brought disease and destruction to Southeast Asia, darkening the culture of the area for centuries
b. The Europeans introduced modern technology and expanded commerce and industry in Southeast Asia
c. The people of Southeast Asia rebelled against the European culture of wealth and promiscuity
d. The Europeans stripped away Southeast Asian culture and replaced it with a westernized culture

]]> http://www.2009vilnius.com/how-did-european-colonization-in-southeast-asia-impact-the-people-and-culture-of-the-area/feed/ 1 Role of European culture in Native American culture? http://www.2009vilnius.com/what-role-does-european-culture-play-in-today%e2%80%99s-native-american-culture/ http://www.2009vilnius.com/what-role-does-european-culture-play-in-today%e2%80%99s-native-american-culture/#comments Thu, 12 Nov 2009 20:49:21 +0000 http://www.2009vilnius.com/what-role-does-european-culture-play-in-today%e2%80%99s-native-american-culture/ What role does European culture play in today’s Native American culture?

]]> http://www.2009vilnius.com/what-role-does-european-culture-play-in-today%e2%80%99s-native-american-culture/feed/ 1 How did the exploration and colonization in the Americas affect European culture? http://www.2009vilnius.com/how-did-the-exploration-and-colonization-in-the-americas-affect-european-culture/ http://www.2009vilnius.com/how-did-the-exploration-and-colonization-in-the-americas-affect-european-culture/#comments Tue, 10 Nov 2009 09:51:37 +0000 http://www.2009vilnius.com/how-did-the-exploration-and-colonization-in-the-americas-affect-european-culture/ How did the exploration and colonization in the Americas affect European culture?

]]> http://www.2009vilnius.com/how-did-the-exploration-and-colonization-in-the-americas-affect-european-culture/feed/ 1 Vilnius, Lithuania http://www.2009vilnius.com/things-to-see-and-do-in-vilnius-lithuania/ http://www.2009vilnius.com/things-to-see-and-do-in-vilnius-lithuania/#comments Wed, 04 Nov 2009 11:21:29 +0000 http://www.2009vilnius.com/things-to-see-and-do-in-vilnius-lithuania/ Vilnius is the capital of Lithuania. It also holds the title of being its largest city. As of 2008, the population of Vilnius is at 555,000.

Vilnius has been occupied by Russia, France, Poland, and Germany since the 16th century. The collapse of the Soviet Union in 1990 forged the way for its independence during the same year.

Vilnius has been very successful in creating its own ultra-modern identity. As proof of this, they have been awarded the European Capital of Culture for 2009 along with Linz, Austria. It is nice to note that despite being conquered by its ultra-modern identity, Vilnius has retained a historic center with a diverse array of architectural styles although the overall flavor is Baroque.

The town center is the Cathedral Square. From there, a short walk will bring you to the old city comprised of its many historical buildings. There are a total of 1,500 buildings and an additional 40 churches which showcases the diverse styles of the city.

If you want to see a great view of the old town, you can climb up to the Gedimas Tower, which is a remnant of the once imposing 14th-century Upper Castle. You should also take the time to visit the Grand Courtyard as well as the many magnificent buildings at the ancient University of Vilnius.

The contrast between the new ultra-modern city center and the old town is very stunning. The contemporary buildings provide a sharp contrast to the old, historical buildings and will make you realize the movement of Vilnius in becoming a modern, buzzing Capital City. Restaurants, shops and museums are quickly populating throughout Vilnius and there is an energy to the city which will endear you to this modernizing Capital.

The winter in Vilnius is bitter cold. Ice fishing is a very popular pastime as the lakes and rivers freeze up. If you are not fond of drilling holes in the ice to catch fish, it would be best that you visit Vilnius during the summer.

]]> http://www.2009vilnius.com/things-to-see-and-do-in-vilnius-lithuania/feed/ 0 European Culture?? http://www.2009vilnius.com/european-culture-2/ http://www.2009vilnius.com/european-culture-2/#comments Tue, 03 Nov 2009 08:53:16 +0000 http://www.2009vilnius.com/european-culture-2/ What type of things do you think of when I say European culture? We have the euro, food, religion…
Yeah, it’s an assignment. We have to overgeneralize.

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