Starbucks, An der Hahnepooz 8, Cologne

Advantages: Beautiful city!
Disadvantages: none

...Cologne is a beautiful city. It's main tourist attraction is the grand and extravagant Cologne cathedral, which is situated in the city centre. Their are tours available and includes a great deal of interesting information and history of the cathedral. It is also possible to ascend the hundreds of stairs to the top of the cathedral, where there is a picturesque view of the city. Surrounding the cathedral is both the new and old market, which are excellent places for shopping. Approximately 30 minutes leisurely walk from the cathedral along the river is a chocolate museum! They have a chocolate fountain, with free samples of chocolate. There is also a gift shop where chocolates of all different kinds, shapes and sizes can be found to suit everyone's tastes!... Read review

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Advantages: many shops, antique buildings
Disadvantages: ----

...I flew to Cologne the last weekend. I arrived at Cologne Airport and got a bus to the city of Cologne. It's worth seeing!!! There are many shops, you can buy CDs, clothes, everything. And it's very chaep, too. Much cheaper than the shops in London. Then I went to Cologne's chocolade museum. You can learn about chocolade production and you can taste many kinds of chocolade - very delicious. After that I went to the Roman museum. You can see very many antique buildings and reamins of the Roman time. If you are in Cologne first visit the Roman museum. It's superb. The next day i went to a musical. Sorry, but I have forgotten its name. It's was cool, too. At night I flew home. What a cool weekend!!! I don't know anything about the nightlife. I just filled in something.... Read review

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Advantages: quick, comfortable, punctual, clear price system
Disadvantages: limited network

...Brussels: Thalys offers a waiting room for its customers. Fair enough, it's kept simple with a few chairs, but at least you don't have to stand when you have to wait for a longer time. The waiting room is inside of the train station. Moreover, in Brussels Thalys has a service desk where they help you if you have enquiries or problems - or if you need a last minute ticket. The staff there is very friendly and helpful and they speak English as well. Also in Cologne the platform for the Thalys is easy to find - due to several screens telling you where it goes from. You also can check on the internet- or just remember, that it goes from platform 8, if there is no change. When you arrive, your first platform should be the one to the poster, telling you at what part of the platform your carriage will stop. The parts are labelled with the letters... Read review

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