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Monthly Archives: July 2012
One answer to recession in Italy – ice cream!
From France 24. Two entrepreneurs have opened an ice cream shop in Turin. Check it out next time you’re there.
Award-winning herring shop in Leiden, Netherlands
Next time you’re in Leiden, stop into Atlantic Fish shop for some herring. Lekker (yummm).
Tips from Transport for London on getting around during ”The Games”
Don’t you just love how the Brits don’t feel the need to add modifiers to entities or events? In case you’re trying to move around London during ”the Games” (aka the London Olympics), click here for some fairly useful information … Continue reading
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Tagged London Olympics tourism, london travel, UK travel
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London Tube closures for weekend of 7 – 8 July 2012
Nice to see that Wimbledon/Southfields and the District Line are immune from the Tube shutdowns this weekend. Paddington Station on the Hammersmith/City line is no-go for the weekend, as well as the Circle Line from Edgware Rd all the way … Continue reading
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Hotel rates will drop like a stone in mid-August
From the London Independent. Hotels in and around London are cleaning up big time during the Olympics, but the best time to find a really GREAT deal will be right after the Olympics end. I mean, really… what did anyone … Continue reading
A look at Leipzig’s Museum of Musical Instruments
From Deutsche Welle. Musical instruments in a Leipzig museum may not be familiar if they’re no longer in use.
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Tagged European art news, Germany travel, Leipzig music museum
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Proms in Prague running thru July
When you think Proms, you normally think London. Prague’s Proms music festival aims for the same thing, only different. From Prague Post.
Film festival running in Karlovy Vary through the weekend
From Prague Post. Karlovy Vary’s film festival may not spring to mind as quickly as Cannes, but it will screen the best from other festivals. Helen Mirren will be there, too.
Watch out! You need a breathalyzer kit in your car in France
From France 24. A new French law requires everyone, including tourists, to have a breathalyzer kit in their car. Cars rented in France will probably automatically carry one, but cars from other countries won’t.
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