Gross St. Martin, Cologne

Advantages: Multi Cultural, Beautiful Beaches, Friendly Local People
Disadvantages: Maybe a tad too many new condos/developements

...St.Martin/St.Maarten is an unusual place since one half of the Island is Dutch with the other half being a department of France. There are no borders between the two and only one main Airport on the Dutch side of the Island. Recently, the island has undergone significant developement slightly to its detriment, but then again thats progress I suppose. This is a feature of many of the Caribbean Islands and indeed tourist spots globally. Nevertheless it is a beautiful Island with an interesting mix of Dutch colonial influence and French chic. Neighbouring Islands such as Anguilla and Saba are within a speed boats journey away and offer a more traditional atmosphere of the caribbean of the past, quiet and very laid back. Don't dismiss St.Maarten for its progress as it is still very much well worth a visit.... Read review

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Advantages: History. Scale. Drama. Art. Views. Free Admission.
Disadvantages: Crowds. Luggage.

..., Cologne's main station is located immediately adjacent to the Cathedral, passes within a couple of hundred metres of it. Get off a train in Cologne and you will need no other transport in order to visit the Cathedral. THE HISTORY OF St PETER'S CATHEDRAL, COLOGNE Whilst 2008 celebrates the 760th anniversary of the laying of the foundation stone of the current, Gothic, Cathedral, the religious origins of this site are known to date from Roman times. In those times the church that stood here formed the northern edge of the city; to this day the "Old Town" is clustered around narrow streets immediately to the south and literally in the shadow of, the great Cathedral. The buildings that stood here in the first millennia were naturally rather different from the Gothic edifice so much admired today. From these early Roman times, Cologne... Read review

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Advantages: Position. Clean. Spacious. Parking. Receptionists.
Disadvantages: Facilities.

...Northeast - 83% Innkeeper's Lodge, Stockport - 83 % Innkeeper's Lodge, Hull - 81% Hotel Drei Schwanen - Hohenstein-Ernstthal - Germany - 72% Hotel Viktoria, Cologne - 70% Hotel Piast, Boleslawiec (Poland) - 64% Chadwick Hotel, St Annes - 63 % CONTACT DETAILS: Hotel Viktoria Worringer St. 23 D-50668 - Koln Zentrum Germany Tel: +49 221 973 7240 Fax: +49 221 72 7067... Read review

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