Do You Recognize These European Capitals? (2)

[C] Podgorica | The capital’s name means “under the small hill”—topography modest, espresso strong.

[D] Amsterdam | Bikes outnumber people; lost ones fish out of canals by magnet.

[A] Chișinău | A local winery stores Sputnik‑era wine in Cyrillic‑labelled bottles.

[B] Monaco | Monaco hands out free lemon trees to newborn citizens—space permitting.

[C] Warsaw | A live trumpet call sounds from St John’s tower daily at 11:15—city timekeeper.

[A] Skopje | Its airport code SKP stands for “Skopje — keep posing” after all those statues.

[B] Oslo | Every winter the city donates a huge Christmas tree to London’s Trafalgar Square.

[D] Lisbon | Elevador de Santa Justa is the only lift treated as a city street.

[D] Belgrade | It’s said the city has been razed and rebuilt 44 times.

[A] Bratislava | Only capital where you can sail to three nations in 30 minutes.

[A] Bucharest | Locals ride a metro station named after game developer “Microsoft”.

[B] Moscow | Kremlin stars were once glassy ruby—lit to outshine neon Coke signs.

[C] San Marino | Citizens still vote in a 4th‑century stone hall guarding two ballots at once.

[B] Ljubljana | A 400‑year‑old vine from Maribor grows as city mascot on its castle slope.

[B] Kyiv | Kyiv cake is so famous it flies home with astronauts as dessert.

[C] London | Ravens in the Tower are royal employees—lose them, lose the crown.

[D] Vatican City | The post office there stamps 3 million letters—permanent population: about 800.

[C] Madrid | Europe’s oldest restaurant, opened 1725, still serves roast suckling pig nightly.

[D] Stockholm | City buses may break for crossing moose—not traffic lights.

[A] Bern | Einstein invented relativity here while patent‑checking elevator designs.