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50%

very good

[14/02/2012] There are a number of places to visit that give a bird’s eye view of Berlin. There’s the glass dome of the Reichstag but tickets for that must be obtained in advance online; then there’s the iconic television tower at the Alexanderplatz but it’s not cheap and queues were immense when went past on a Sunday morning. You do get a good view (though from a distance) from the monument on the hill at Kreuzberg and it has the bonus of being free, however, when we visited it was starting to get dark and the view was deteriorating. Fortunately we discovered the Panoramapunkt, a viewing platform tha [more]

Robbov vodnjak - Vodnjak treh kranjskih rek

Ljubljana

80%

excellent

[30/01/2012] Unlike, say, Rome's Trevi Fountain that tourists make a point of going to see, Ljubljana's Robba Fountain is something visits to the Slovenian capital stumble upon as they explore the city's old town. The Robba Fountain is on Mestni trg which roughly translates as 'Town Square' though 'place' is probably a better description for many of Slovenia's so-called squares because it's really a widening of the main street passing through the old town rather than a grand square. Here on Mestni trg you'll find the old town hall ('Magistrat') and numerous houses that are officially declared historica [more]

Otto Weidt Workshop Museum

Berlin

93%

perfection!

[01/01/2012] The ‘Museum Blindenwerkstatt Otto Weidt’ tells the story of the man who saved many Jews from certain death by employing them in his brush and broom factory in the Hackescher Markt district of Berlin during World War 2. The museum is kept by the German Resistance Memorial Centre Foundation and there is no charge for admission though I would urge visitors to make a donation. The museum is actually housed in the building in which Weidt kept his factory and also hid a Jewish family. A visit need not take a great deal of time but is highly recommended. Otto Weidt was born in 1882. He considere [more]

Citadel Victoria

Victoria (Rabat)

95%

very good

[31/12/2011] Situated on a flat topped rocky hill over-looking Victoria, the capital of Gozo, the old citadel is one of the island’s must see attractions. It is not as complete or dramatic as the citadel at Mdina on Malta but it is certainly worth visiting. Viewed from other parts of the island there’s something forbidding yet simultaneously inviting as the defensive towers and the tower of the wonderful cathedral peek out over the battlements. Successive civilisations have understandably used this strategically superior site and there are traces of all of them on show here, either in the form of architec [more]

Xewkija Rotunda Church

Xewkija

90%

excellent

[31/12/2011] This amazing church is found in the village of Xewkija on the southern side of Gozo about ten minutes drive from the island’s ferry terminal. Xewkija is one of the oldest parishes on Gozo and the original church on this site was consecrated in 1755. In 1951, however, parishioners decided that they wanted a new church. The money was raised by donations and although a professional architect, Joseph d’Amato, was engaged, local people did much of the work free of charge. This fact becomes even more significant when you consider that the majority of the parishioners here were fishermen and farmers, [more]

Deutsches Currywurst Museum Berlin

Berlin

96%

very good

[31/12/2011] Currywurst is probably Germany's most popular fast food and, from modest travels in Germany, I'd say that nowhere is it more popular than in the capital. Sold in restaurants and fast food kiosks alike, Currywurst has become an intrinsic part of German culinary culture since it was created in the late 1940s. The 'Currywurst Museum' explains the origins of the snack and shows how widely it has entered the national conscience. Currywurst varies little from place to place: it's sausage with a curry flavoured tomato sauce poured over it. The flavour of the sauce will vary according to the parti [more]

The Golden House Geyser Cone

Tihany

90%

very good

[27/11/2011] The Tihany peninsula is full of interesting natural sites associated with the thermal activity that also created Lake Balaton, the body of water that the peninsular juts into. Nearly three million years ago the force of the thermal jets created a field of lava cones of which at least fifty are recorded. The ‘Golden House’ is one of them, so called because of the yellow lichen that grows on them and it's the largest of the cones in this geyser field. The tourist information office has a free map which shows a street plan of the village on one side, and a useful map of the natural sights conn [more]

Steg Pub Pizzeria

Tihany

93%

very good

[27/11/2011] Only a handful of the pubs and restaurants in the towns and villages on Hungary’s Lake Balaton open year round. We visited for the second time in May 2011 and found that the resorts were only now slowly gearing up for the oncoming season; facades were being painted, outdoor tables scrubbed and polished and shop shutters being thrown open. Tihany’s 'Steg' Pizzeria is one place that is open almost all year round (March to December); it may be pizzeria by name but it’s actually one of those places that tick all the boxes: coffee shop, pub, pizzeria, steakhouse and snack bar, so it’s hardly su [more]

Schloss Mirabell und Mirabellga rten

Salzburg

93%

excellent

[27/11/2011] As handsome as Salzburg is, I found it an oddly dull city in terms of colour. Roofs and walls are grey; the pavements much the same. In the back ground the mountains, unless clad in snow, are jagged peaks of more grey stone. A few of the handsome townhouses and hotels are painted but the colours tend to be muted. In spite of it being one of the busiest places in the city, I was grateful for the vibrant colours of the Baroque Mirabell Gardens. Stepping into the carefully manicured gardens reminded me of how 'The Wizard of Oz' moves from monochrome to technicolour as Dorothy leaves Kansas and [more]

Augustiner Bräu Kloster Mülln

Salzburg

93%

excellent

[27/11/2011] Salzburg has a long brewing tradition and it’s a great destination to consider if you are into visiting breweries and beer halls. Having spent a couple of hours at Stiegl Brauwelt, we moved on to the Augustiner Brewery which is on the same side of town but much nearer the centre. As the name suggests this brewery was set up by monks in the first half of the seventeenth century. Today the Augustiner Brewery is a large commercial concern and the beer is made in a modern purpose built brewery situated beside the abbey but the techniques are still largely traditional and the enterprise is desc [more]

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