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21:45 26.10.2008
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The Hilton Belfast is a swish skyscraper of a hotel right on the Lagan river next to the
city’s Waterfront Hall complex. It has all the efficiency and comfort that the chain is
famous for and contains a fairly expensive restaurant and a swish modern bar. The rooms
higher up the...
city’s Waterfront Hall complex. It has all the efficiency and comfort that the chain is
famous for and contains a fairly expensive restaurant and a swish modern bar. The rooms
higher up the...
21:33 26.10.2008
Saint-Usuge is a small town in France’s Saône-et-Loire department and is a fairly quiet
and rural place that doesn’t attract much tourism. If you do find yourself passing
through however then it’s a good place to see the traditional low wood-framed farmhouses
for which this part of...
and rural place that doesn’t attract much tourism. If you do find yourself passing
through however then it’s a good place to see the traditional low wood-framed farmhouses
for which this part of...
22:44 25.10.2008
A superb, unusual and free attraction if you’re in the Jura area is found in a quarry
just outside the small town of Loulle near Champagnole. In 2004 a remarkable set of
incredibly well preserved dinosaur tracks was discovered and the site remains open to the
public and completely...
just outside the small town of Loulle near Champagnole. In 2004 a remarkable set of
incredibly well preserved dinosaur tracks was discovered and the site remains open to the
public and completely...
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22:36 25.10.2008
Le Jardin des Glaces is a superb pancake and ice cream restaurant set in a spacious
historic building and offering a wide range of traditional French crêpes and homemade ice
cream. The house speciality is the “crêpe de sarrazin”, the savoury pancake made
with buckwheat flour and...
historic building and offering a wide range of traditional French crêpes and homemade ice
cream. The house speciality is the “crêpe de sarrazin”, the savoury pancake made
with buckwheat flour and...
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22:16 25.10.2008
“Le Champagnolais” is a lovely little corner restaurant tucked next to the central car
park in Champagnole. It’s fairly easy to miss (it’s “terrace” consists of three
tables) but is worth seeking out for the good value local food and friendly
service. There’s a range of set menus...
park in Champagnole. It’s fairly easy to miss (it’s “terrace” consists of three
tables) but is worth seeking out for the good value local food and friendly
service. There’s a range of set menus...
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21:56 25.10.2008
Champagnole is a pleasant town in the Jura region of eastern France which makes a
convenient base for exploring the area and for trips to Switzerland. It’s a fairly
unpretentious town strung out along a single main road but with a surprisingly deep river
valley running through the...
convenient base for exploring the area and for trips to Switzerland. It’s a fairly
unpretentious town strung out along a single main road but with a surprisingly deep river
valley running through the...
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0:14 16.10.2008
The “Musée du Jouet” is in the centre of the town of Moirans en Montagne and
describes the area’s history of wooden toy production as well as the history of toys in
general. Spread across two purpose built building (which are an odd mix of ugly
reinforced concrete and...
describes the area’s history of wooden toy production as well as the history of toys in
general. Spread across two purpose built building (which are an odd mix of ugly
reinforced concrete and...
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0:04 16.10.2008
Moirans is a pleasant town in the Haut-Jura region of eastern France and is reknown as a
centre of wooden toy production (it calls itself the “capital of toys”). There’s
free parking in the town centre and a large attractive church with the altar and lectern
depicting Biblical scenes...
centre of wooden toy production (it calls itself the “capital of toys”). There’s
free parking in the town centre and a large attractive church with the altar and lectern
depicting Biblical scenes...
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0:00 16.10.2008
St Claude is a bustling administrative town in the Haut Jura region and worth a visit for
both its bizarre location (sprawled along the sides of a very deep river valley) and the
fact that it’s a centre of wooden pipe production and diamond cutting. An enormous
plastic pipe (claiming...
both its bizarre location (sprawled along the sides of a very deep river valley) and the
fact that it’s a centre of wooden pipe production and diamond cutting. An enormous
plastic pipe (claiming...
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23:56 15.10.2008
The town synonymous with the brand of bottled water is a rather functional and
uninteresting place a twenty minute drive out of Clermont-Ferrand to the north at the base
of the area’s volcanic park. The large factory is on the edge of town and there’s a
(free) visitors centre whose...
uninteresting place a twenty minute drive out of Clermont-Ferrand to the north at the base
of the area’s volcanic park. The large factory is on the edge of town and there’s a
(free) visitors centre whose...
23:53 15.10.2008
The large and sprawling town of Clermont-Ferrand is the capital of the Massif Central area
and a great base for trips out to the volcanoes of the Auvergne, to the Puy de Dôme and
beyond. The town is the home to France’s rubber industry and the Michelin
company. The town’s centre...
and a great base for trips out to the volcanoes of the Auvergne, to the Puy de Dôme and
beyond. The town is the home to France’s rubber industry and the Michelin
company. The town’s centre...
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23:49 15.10.2008
The Puy de Dôme is a conical, dormant volcano to the south of Clermont-Ferrand topped by
a television antenna. It offers great view of the city and of the surrounding area and is
a centre for hang-gliding and parapenting (courses can be arranged back in
town). Access to the summit...
a television antenna. It offers great view of the city and of the surrounding area and is
a centre for hang-gliding and parapenting (courses can be arranged back in
town). Access to the summit...
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23:38 15.10.2008
If visiting the extensive forests around the town of Gimel les Cascades (near Tulle) out
of season then it’s fairly difficult to find a restaurant that’s open for lunchtime
and evening meals. The nearest solution is the “Relais St Jacques” on the N89
which serves a range of...
of season then it’s fairly difficult to find a restaurant that’s open for lunchtime
and evening meals. The nearest solution is the “Relais St Jacques” on the N89
which serves a range of...
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23:30 15.10.2008
Gimel les Cascades is a beautiful small town clinging to the side of a steep wooded valley
down which the three waterfalls that give the place its name are found. There’s a large
(free) car park on the egde of town (uphill from the tiny centre) and the place is best
explored on foot....
down which the three waterfalls that give the place its name are found. There’s a large
(free) car park on the egde of town (uphill from the tiny centre) and the place is best
explored on foot....
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23:26 15.10.2008
If you’re in the area to visit the Lascaux cave complex then a drive along the Vézére
valley is a worthwhile detour. Follow one of the small country roads that parallels the
river and there’s numerous observation points with sweeping vistas of wooden hills and
grand chateaus for...
valley is a worthwhile detour. Follow one of the small country roads that parallels the
river and there’s numerous observation points with sweeping vistas of wooden hills and
grand chateaus for...
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23:22 15.10.2008
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The Café des Arcades is a central café in Montignac (the closest town for visiting the
Lascaux cave complex) just opposite the tourist information close to the town’s bridge.
It’s a good spot for breakfast with a terrace that gives plenty of opportunity to people
watch and a bright...
Lascaux cave complex) just opposite the tourist information close to the town’s bridge.
It’s a good spot for breakfast with a terrace that gives plenty of opportunity to people
watch and a bright...
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23:09 15.10.2008
There isn’t a huge choice of places to stay in Montignac (the closest town to the
Lascaux cave complex) but I’d highly recommend the eccentric and eclectic atmosphere at
the large and rambling Hôtel de la Grotte, set in an expansive 18th century building with
ten more rooms in an...
Lascaux cave complex) but I’d highly recommend the eccentric and eclectic atmosphere at
the large and rambling Hôtel de la Grotte, set in an expansive 18th century building with
ten more rooms in an...
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23:02 15.10.2008
Montignac is the closest large town to the Dordogne’s Vézère valley, home to numerous
cave complexes and their fascinating prehistoric art work. The most famous are the
Lascaux caves which are a ten minute drive to the south of the town but there are about a
dozen caves in total,...
cave complexes and their fascinating prehistoric art work. The most famous are the
Lascaux caves which are a ten minute drive to the south of the town but there are about a
dozen caves in total,...
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22:57 15.10.2008
The Lascaux cave complex in the Dordogne area is world-famous. Considered one of the
best-preserved example pre-historic artwork it was discovered by accident in the 1950s
when local boys, looking for a lost dog, stumbled into it. It’s been described as the
“Sistine Chapel” of the...
best-preserved example pre-historic artwork it was discovered by accident in the 1950s
when local boys, looking for a lost dog, stumbled into it. It’s been described as the
“Sistine Chapel” of the...
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22:53 15.10.2008
There’s not a huge choice of hotels in the modern town of Oradour sur Glane (the new
town which replaced the “matyred village” destroyed by SS troops in World War II and
now a preserved time-capsule/museum). The town’s two main hotels (open all year) are
found on the main square...
town which replaced the “matyred village” destroyed by SS troops in World War II and
now a preserved time-capsule/museum). The town’s two main hotels (open all year) are
found on the main square...
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