Category: Vacations
Barcelona Travel Destinations CAFE DE L’OPERA. Enjoy a cup of coffee at the famous cafe (see 924). But don’t expect to order to go; Europeans like to enjoy their …
After the peasants’ revolt at An Lushan, Du, an official’s son was, forced to leave the capital of Chang’an, withdrawing in 759 to Chengdu in Sichuan province, where he …
County: Finnmark fylke. Altitude: sea level. Population: 7600. Postal code: N-9600. Telephone code: 0 84. RSdhusplassen; tel. 1 21 85. HOTELS. Grand Rica Hotel, 120 Finnmarksbo Gjestehus, 36 b.: …
Nanjing can be reached by plane, by boat from Shanghai or Wuhan or by rail on the Beijing-Shanghai- Fuzhou line. It is situated 1157km/ 717 miles from Beijing and …
Traveling in Florence Historically disdained by downtown Florentines, the far side of the Amo remains a lively and unpretentious quarter, even in high season. PALAZZO PITTI. Luca Pitti, a …
Province: Lapin laani (Lapplands IanLapland). Altitude: 255 m (837 ft). Population: 18,000. Postal code: SF-93600. Telephone code: 9 89. ‘ NKuusamon Lomat Oy ‘ (Tourist Information Office), HOTELS. Kuusamo,. …
SWEDEN This gifted energetic king beats back attacks by Denmark, Poland and Russia (battle of Narva, 1700) and carries the war into the enemy countries. On an adventurous expedition …
MALLORCA A favorite of Spain’s royal family, Mallorca has been popular with the in-crowd since Roman times. Lemon groves and olive trees adorn the jagged cliffs of the northern …
SURROUNDINGS. 2 km (Hmiles) N of the town, in the Trondheimfjord, is the fortified island of Munkholmen (motorboats from Ravnkloa, at the N end of Munkegata; hourly service, 10-minute …
Sweden’s railways have a total length of 12,000 (7500 miles). Almost the whole system, practically all of which is run by the Swedish State Railways (Svenska Statens Jarnvagar, SJ), …