Advantages: Superb central locations. Varied international menu. Modest prices. Wonderful Thai soups! Disadvantages: The newly opened cafe is fresh and stylish though the original cafe could do with a decor update.
I spend a lot of time in Bergen and there is a cafe/restaurant right in the heart of the city whose name is frequently pencilled into my diary whenever I am planning to meet up with my Norwegian friends. Zupperia was opened in September 2000 and has become established as a very popular spot for locals and visitors alike. (I believe that it is known "offically" as a "soup-restaurant" but I have described it as a cafe/restaurant in this review as I think this will give a clearer idea of the range of fare on offer here!)
The location is superbly convenient for anyone sight-seeing in Bergen. It can be found on a corner where Nordahl Bruns gate crosses Olav Kyrres gate. This is right next to the bandstand at the north-western end of Lille Lungegĺrdsvannet - the lake in the city centre. This is virtually in the heart of the shopping ...
Advantages: Easy to reach from the mainland Disadvantages: Some areas are overcrowded with tourists in the summer
If you're looking for a peaceful holiday, Texel in the months July and August is definitely not the place to be. Although the mass tourism concentrates in the western part of the island (De Koog-area), is's hard to find some quiet spots in these months. Besides that, if you're going there by car, you'll be confronted with large waiting times and delays at the ferry.
The eastern part (the Wadden side) is all year long much quieter, with the possible exception of Oudeschild, the target harbour of many authentic sailing ships and modern yachts.
So the best time to visit Texel is (late) Spring or (early) Autumn.
Like the other islands Texel is ideal for cyclists, although it has less special cycling paths than the others.
If you're only looking for a brief acquaintance with Texel and the other WaddenIslands, you might enjoy island ...
Wadfietsen 22.10.2006
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Advantages: Lovely staff, great food, outstanding bread, great value Disadvantages: Rather a small menu - might be too small for some.
going to go and have drinks on the roof terrace of the Beluga building which sits on an island in the Wese river and then off to find some tiny restaurant in the historic Schnoor district. The plan went awry when we go to Beluga and found that the roof terrace was closed, presumably because of the high winds. I guess risk-averse German companies don't want customers being blown off their roof. It's probably bad for business.
So the plan adapted quickly and the next thing I knew we were in Boettcherstrasse, a cute and arty little alleyway that I know to be Sabine's favourite street in the city. We only intended it as a short cut back to the market square but we started to dither and look in the windows, I found a wall mounted menu outside a small café-restaurant and the next thing I knew, we were hooked. Neither of us had eaten at Bluhms ...
