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  Every year in May there is a special Blue Night / Die Blaue Nacht in Nuremberg (Bavaria). Many of the sights are lit and there is a special atmosphere because many visitors are wearing little blinking lights. more »

In July 1989 I visited my Hungarian penpal Mariann. Here is what she wrote in my travel book : "When you go to Sopron, you should visit the best icecream parlour. It's in the old city, in the Szentgyörgy Street. You can ask it there, I think everybody… more »

Once upon a time, a long long time ago, I traveled from Stockholm to Turku on a Christmas Eve. The boat trip was included in my InterRail ticket, and the first thing I noticed was that there were no real cabins, just some compartments where you could sle… more »

The Holstentor ("Holsten Gate") is a late Brick Gothic city gate, the only still existing one beside the Burgtor and part of the medieval fortifications of Lübeck in Germany. It consists of two round towers at the north and the south side with an arched… more »

This entry dates from August 20, 2006. Location: Coimbatore, India We informed the manager about the cockroaches in our room but he didn't even apologize. Even when we told him that under the bed we found crisps from previous guests (many hotelrooms i… more »