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ACCOMMODATIONS OF BRUSSEL Accommodations can be difficult to find in Brussels, especially on weekends and in June and July. In general, accommodations are well-kept and centrally located. If a …
EMPIRE AND INDUSTRY OF BRITAIN During the 18th and 19th centuries, Britain came to rule more than one quarter of the world’s population and two-fifths of its land. The …
Travel to Lyon ORIENTATION AND PRACTICAL INFORMATION Lyon is divided into nine arrondissements (districts). The ler, 2eme, and 4eme lie on the presqu’ile (peninsula), which juts south toward the …
ENGLAND BAYSWATER El Aphrodite Taverna, 15 Hereford Rd. (7229 2206). Tube: Bayswater. The owners’ 20 years of experience is everywhere apparent in this warm Greek restaurant. Entrees £7-10. Chef …
REGENSBURG Regensburg (pop. 127,000) is teeming with students and the places that feed, souse, and engage them in their idle hours. The city is reputed to have more cafes …
ENGLAND NOTTING HILL 18 George’s Portobello Fish Bar, 329 Portobello Rd. (8969 7895). Tube: Ladbroke Grove. Choose from the fillets on display or ask them to fry up a …
SCOTLAND A little over half the size of England but with just a tenth of the population, Scotland possesses open spaces and wild natural splendor its southern neighbor cannot …
HOLBORN AND CLERKENWELL Squeezed between the capitalism of the City and the commercialism of the West End, Holborn is historically the home of two of the world’s least-loved professions …