Jewish Museum

Advantages: Lots to see and do for all ages, fabulous architecture
Disadvantages: Hard to find

...It should take you approximately 20 minutes from Berlin Zoologischer Gardens (the town centre) to get by bus to the museum. It actually took me about an hour but this included getting on a bus that went in completely the wrong direction and then getting lost several times. Do not follow the free town guide, available from the tourist information centre, as the Jewish Museum appears to be in totally the wrong place. Instead ask the locals, who are more than willing to point you in at least vaguely the right direction. Luckily the museum is open to 8pm Tuesday - Sunday and till 10pm Mondays, so if you do get lost or have lots of other exciting sights to see in Berlin beforehand do not despair! I am glad to say that when you do get there, the Jewish Museum is well worth the effort. Once you have gone through security and dropped... Read review

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...~ ~ If you didn’t know it was there, you’d be hard put to spot this small museum dedicated to preserving the history of the Jewish people here in Ireland. It’s located at Walworth Road, a small street of terraced houses just off the main South Circular Road in Dublin, in what used to be the main Jewish area of the city. Two of the small houses have been thrown together, and the only thing that distinguishes them from their neighbours is the small Hebrew plaque on the outside wall, and the fact that the windows are much longer than the other houses on the road. ~ ~ In fact, this used to be the main Jewish Synagogue here in Dublin. Seemingly, one of the rules of the Orthodox Jewish religion is that members are obliged to walk to worship on a Saturday, (the Jewish Sabbath) and so when Dublin had a large Jewish... Read review

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Advantages: A very good day out, informative
Disadvantages: Shows how ruthless man can be

...and all. The area is called Liberty Park, the museum opened in 1946 *** Moving on *** Moving on to 2007, I visited the small Dutch village of Overloon, The village is situated just off of the main A73/E31 Venlo to Nijmegen road, get off at junction 7, which is marked Overloon the road is called Overloonsweg and follow the signs for Overloon. On the way into the village, you pass fields and houses, there is not clue that anything went on here. - Until that is you approach the village, you start to enter quite a densely wooded area, on the left you notice a green Commonwealth War Graves sign pointing you to Overloon cemetery. The park is situated just off from the centre of the village, there is a very large parking area outside, which is free! I will admit, that Liberty Park is not well signposted. That said I did find... Read review

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