A Day in the University District Morning Begin your day in true bohemian style at the Café Münchner Freiheit. Afterward, stroll down Leopoldstr. and turn into Kaiserstr., with its pretty houses. Lenin lived at No. 46. At Kaiserplatz, follow Friedrichstr. to the corner of Ainmillerstr., with its Art Nouveau houses (Nos. 20–37). Continue along Friedrichstr. … Read more
Restaurants Great N.Y. Noodletown The decor is simple and so is the menu, with wonderful soups, noodles, meat dishes, and creatively prepared seafood. 28½ Bowery St at Bayard St 212 349 0923 No credit cards Great N.Y. Noodletown Joe’s Shanghai The Chinatown branch of the Flushing (Queens) restaurant famous for its soup dumplings (look for … Read more
Cafés and Bars Caffè Trieste One of the most authentic cafés in town, rich with arty nonchalance. 605 Vallejo St 415 982 2605 Dis. access Tosca Dating back to 1919, this North Beach bar is a favorite with celebrities. The jukebox plays opera arias. 242 Columbus Ave Closed L 415 986 9651 Dis. access Tosca … Read more
Encompassing Schwabing, Maxvorstadt, and the fringes of Lehel, this district covers the entire area lying to the left and right of Ludwigstraße and Leopoldstraße. At the beginning of the 19th century, the expansion of the Old Town north and west of Odeonsplatz began with the development of Maxvorstadt, then a suburb. This is where you … Read more
A Stroll Around Chinatown and Little Italy Morning Take the No. 6 train to Spring Street, walk past Lafayette, and turn down Mulberry Street for a stroll through Little Italy. Don’t miss the old-fashioned food shops on Grand Street, such as cheese specialist Alleva Dairy (188 Mulberry Street at Grand) and Piemonte Co. (190 Grand … Read more
Children’s Attractions Johnson IMAX Theater The movie screen at the Museum of Natural History is 66 ft high and 90 ft wide (20 m x 28 m), and some of the films shown are 3-D using polarized glasses. Most film subjects are hits with children (see National Museum of Natural History). Smithsonian Carousel This lovely … Read more
Shops Steve’s Fremont News Find newspapers from all around the globe or just peruse their stunning assortment of magazines. Located right by the Metro bus stop. 3416 Fremont Ave N Dusty Strings Since 1979, this musical instrument store has attracted players and fans of folk music looking for an Irish harp, fiddle, rare acoustic guitar, … Read more
These two ethnic enclaves are among the most colorful parts of the city. Each was settled by early immigrants, who preserved their own language, customs, and food in the midst of the new and foreign land. Little Italy has dwindled to a few blocks, but it is still an atmospheric center of authentic Italian food … Read more
A Morning Walk by the Waterfront Begin at the Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial on West Basin Drive. A Tourmobile stop is directly in front of the memorial (parking is limited). The sweeping flow of this memorial carries visitors past waterscapes punctuated by engravings of the words of the president and evocative sculptures of his times. … Read more
A Morning Around Fremont Start your picnic with an espresso at ETG (3512 Fremont Place N). Cross at the crosswalk just outside the door to 35th Street, turning right to spy the neon-adorned Army surplus missile at 35th and Evanston Avenue N. Turn left on Evanston and walk a block to PCC (600 N 34th), … Read more
Places to Eat Dans le Noir For brave souls only, this pitch-black restaurant provides a unique dining experience. 51 rue Quincampoix, 75004 01 42 77 98 04 No lunch weekdays No disabled access Au Pied de Cochon Long-time Les Halles favourite. If your taste is not for offal, there are options such as oysters and … Read more
Fremont declared itself an “artists’ republic” in the 1960s, when a community of students, artists, and bohemians moved in, attracted by low rents. The name crystallizes the unflagging spirit of independence, eccentricity, and most of all, nonconformity. In retrospect, what may have begun as an idealistic artists’ enclave was more accurately an early sign of … Read more
Historical Events in Les Halles Roman Era A marketplace was first established on the Right Bank of the Seine in a place then called Les Champeaux. 10th Century A larger market for meat, fruit and vegetables is known to have existed in the part of Paris which is now Les Halles. 1183 The market is … Read more
Bars & Clubs Bar Almirall The Modernista doors swing open to a young, friendly crowd at Barcelona’s oldest watering hole. Founded in 1860, the bar has many original fittings, plus eclectic music and strong cocktails. C/Joaquin Costa 33 Zelig Intimate and welcoming, this gay-friendly cocktail bar is a great place to start the night. There … Read more
Beer Bars Le Sous-Bock A good place for moules (mussels), with 400 types of beer to wash them down with. There are also 200 whiskies. 49 rue St-Honoré, 75001 Le Sous-Bock Quigley’s Point Right in front of Eglise St-Eustache, this friendly Irish pub serves beer from Holland, Germany, Ireland and Britain. 5 rue du Jour, … Read more
Cycling in Jordan Lara Dunn saddles up and bikes from the Dead Sea to the Red Sea Jordan is a great place for beginner divers to experience the Red Sea Think of a beetle on its back, legs waggling uselessly in the air, trying to regain control of its forward locomotion. Right now, that beetle … Read more
This is Baroque Rome in all its Theatrical Glory, a collection of curvaceous architecture and elaborate fountains by the era’s two greatest architects, Bernini and Borromini, and churches filled with paintings by the likes of Caravaggio and Rubens. The street plan was largely overhauled by 16th- to 18th-century popes attempting to improve the traffic flow … Read more
Getting there The easiest way to travel to Burma from the UK is via Bangkok, from where Thai Airways International (www.thaiairways.com) flies to Rangoon daily. Journey time – The flight from London to Bangkok takes about 12 hours, and to Rangoon 80 minutes. The writer and photographer’s visit was arranged by Ampersand Travel (020 7289 … Read more
A walking safari in South Africa Sue Jolly gets closers than she’d ever imagined to the big five in the Kruger National Park Trekking happily but cautiously through the shimmering grasslands of the African bush, suddenly my armed guard whispers there’s a rhino ahead. ‘Hide behind a tree if he makes a rush at us.’ … Read more
Places to Eat Oyster and Wine Bar Sublime view and oysters so fresh they flinch when you squeeze a lemon on them. 18/F Sheraton Hotel, 20 Nathan Rd 2369 1111 Felix The food is fantastic, the view better and the bar crammed with the rich and famous. The highlight, for men at least, are the … Read more