Posted on February 16th, 2008 by
If you find yourself in Belfast, Northern Ireland, in June 2008, you might be tempted by a night at the opera – especially so if that night is held at Northern Ireland’s most prestigious five-star hotel.
Standing high on the wooded slopes of the Holywood hills, overlooking Belfast Lough and the County Antrim coastline, is the […]
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Posted on February 6th, 2008 by
With its National Media Museum, elegant Victorian civic buildings set alongside old mills built from local sandstone, and some of the finest Indian food in the UK, Bradford in Yorkshire, England, is a wonderful city for a great day out.
Long a centre for the woollen industry and textiles, Bradford became prosperous during the Industrial Revolution, […]
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Posted on January 17th, 2008 by
It seemed that for many years St Pancras, the grand old brick-built Gothic revival railway station next door to King’s Cross (also a railway station for those of you not familiar with London), was a bit forlorn and forgotten, compared to its busy neighbour. But now, as I reported a while back, the station is […]
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Posted on November 25th, 2007 by
Dresden has the oldest Christmas market in Europe, dating back to 1434. The market specialises in traditional crafts, with beautiful items of woodcarving, indigo-printed cloth, pottery, and filigree lace available. As in many German Christmas markets, hot spicy mulled wine and gingerbread are also highly popular with the market goers. You can also get some […]
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Posted on November 23rd, 2007 by
The Christmas Market in Nuremberg is one of the most famous Christmas markets in Europe. The setting of the market is beautiful, with almost two hundred stalls crammed into the traditionally cobbled square on the slope beneath the Frauenkirche. Of course there is the ubiquitous Christmas market mulled wine, which goes brilliantly with the gorgeous, […]
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Posted on October 23rd, 2007 by
Winter is on its way, and many people considering winter holidays may well be thinking about skiing, and one of Europe’s top skiing destinations is Chamonix, in the French Alps. Chamonix is at the foot of Mont Blanc, on the River Arve, and is popular all year round for sports of various kinds ranging from […]
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Posted on October 21st, 2007 by
I first discovered that wonderful Arabic dish known as couscous when visiting Paris. This delicious dish was brought to France by people from Morocco and Algeria who went to settle there, and the couscous restaurants that they established quickly became popular with students and Bohemians – especially due to the fact that they provide a […]
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Posted on October 19th, 2007 by
If you make it as far north as Scotland on your European tour, you must try that famous Scottish dish known as haggis. Haggis is sheep’s offal, basically heart, liver and lungs, minced with onion, oatmeal, spices, suet, salt and stock, and this mixture is then traditionally stuffed into a sheep’s stomach, and the whole […]
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Posted on October 3rd, 2007 by
If you are contemplating a visit to England this fall, it is possible that you had not thought of visiting the city of Bradford, in West Yorkshire, as Bradford is a little off the popular tourist trail. However if you are a big fan of Indian cooking, or an aficionado of the cinema, or even […]
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Posted on September 29th, 2007 by
Copenhagen, the capital of Denmark, is on the east coast of the island of Zealand, and also partly on the island of Amager. Copenhagen has been ranked as one of the world’s best cities to live in. Influenced by the work of architect Jan Gehl, Copenhagen is extensively pedestrianized.
Copenhagen has had quite a jazz […]
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