CHAMONIX
CHAMONIX The site of the first winter Olympics in 1924, Chamonix (pop. 10,000) is the ultimate ski town, with soaring mountains and the toughest slopes in the world. The …
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Travel to Frankfurt
Travel to Frankfurt ACCOMMODATIONS Hotel-Pension Bruns, Mendelssohnstr. 42, 2nd fl. (74 88 96; www.brunsgallus-hotel.de). Take U4 to Festhalle. In the wealthy Westend area near the Uni, Bruns has nine …
UNIVERSITY DORMITORIES FOR VIENNA
UNIVERSITY DORMITORIES FOR VIENNA From July through September, many university dorms become hotels, usually with singles, doubles, and a few triples and quads. These rooms don’t have much in …
Lyon Map
Lyon Map ACCOMMODATIONS As a financial center, Lyon has fewer empty beds during the work week than on the weekends. Fall is actually the busiest season; it’s easier and …
AUSTRIA CASTLES CRUMBLE
AUSTRIA CASTLES CRUMBLE But like a house of cards, the Habsburg empire grew tenuous as it grew up. When Maria Theresa ascended the throne in 1740, her neighbors were …
ENGLAND HOSTELS
ENGLAND HOSTELS Hyde Park Hostel, 2-6 Inverness Terr. ( 7229 5101; www.astorhostels.com). Tube: Queensway or Bayswater. Crowded backpacker hostel with flimsy mattresses, but tons of fun. Big dorms are …
Salzburg Travel Destinations
Salzburg Travel Destinations PUBS AND BEER GARDENS Munich may be known as the world’s beer capital, but much of that liquid gold flows south to Austria’s pubs and Biergdrten …
Salzburg Map Tourist Attractions
Salzburg Map Tourist Attractions Teetering on the banks of the Hallstattersee, tiny Hallstatt (pop. 960) seems to defy gravity by clinging to the face of a stony slope. It …