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WALLONIE Wallonie, the French-speaking region of Belgium, enjoys less wealth than its Flemish counterpart; nonetheless, its bigger towns boast interesting histories, partially thanks to their oft-coveted citadels. The towns …
HEIDELBERG Sun-drenched Heidelberg (pop. 141,000) and its crumbling castle once lured writers and artists, including TVain, Goethe, and Hugo. Today, legions of camera-toting fannypackers fill the length of Hauptstr. …
NIGHTLIFE OF VIENNA With one of the highest bar-to-cobblestone ratios in the world, Vienna is a great place to party, whether you’re looking for a quiet evening with a …
Cologne Map Tourist Attractions Cologne cuisine includes scrumptious Rievekoochen (slabs of fried potato dunked in applesauce) and smooth Kolsch beer. Cheap restaurants line Ziilpicher-strafie, and Weidengasse in the Turkish …
Oxford Guide for Tourist PUBS Pubs far outnumber colleges in Oxford; some even consider them the city’s prime attraction. Most open by noon, begin to fill around 5pm, and …
Berlin Metro Map MITTE Monsieur Vuong, Alte Schonhauser Str. 46. U2: Rosa Luxembourg Platz. People who live here have this strange obsession with Monsieur Vuong’s glass noodle salad (‚6.50). …
KARLSPLATZ AND NASCHMARKT Karlspl is home to Vienna’s most beautiful Baroque church, the Karlskirche, an eclectic masterpiece combining a Neoclassi cal portico with a Baroque dome and towers on …
Travel to Cambridge ORIENTATION AND PRACTICAL INFORMATION Cambridge has two main avenues. One, the main shopping street, starts at Magdalene Bridge (MAUD-lin) and becomes Bridge Street, Sidney Street, St. …