This article appears in our Print Edition, July 2014 -- Page 59
Common features of hotel bathrooms on the Continent
This article appears in our Print Edition, June 2014 -- Page 57
A few fun festivals in Italy, Spain and Scotland
This article appears in our Print Edition, May 2014 -- Page 59
The Louvre is Europe’s oldest, biggest, greatest and second-most-crowded museum (after the Vatican). It is home to Mona Lisa, Venus de Milo, Michelangelo statues, and paintings by the greatest artists from the Renaissance to the Romantics. Lately, it is also home to groups of pickpockets. It got so bad that in April 2013 the museum staff walked out in protest. The Louvre had to close for a day, and the management finally beefed up police patrols.
Europe is a surprisingly...
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This article appears in our Print Edition, April 2014 -- Page 56
While Germany sits in the driver’s seat of Europe’s economy, it doesn’t take a cultural backseat either. Here are a few of the latest developments.
• Berlin is trying to finish construction of its new, 5-billion-euro (nearly 7-billion-dollar) airport, Willy Brandt Berlin-Brandenburg International, but the project has been perennially delayed by a faulty fire-safety system, glitches in the baggage-sorting equipment and other technical problems. A partial opening...
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This article appears in our Print Edition, March 2014 -- Page 55
For travelers to Great Britain, Italy or France, here are a few important changes to be aware of in 2014.
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• London continues to grow and thrive, post Olympics. Free WiFi is everywhere, bus transportation is more efficient than ever, and the city’s freshly scrubbed monuments have never looked so good.
Some of the biggest changes are in East London, where backhoes and bulldozers buzz around busily turning the 2012 Olympics site into what is...
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This article appears in our Print Edition, February 2014 -- Page 59
What to know about Europe’s low-cost airlines
This article appears in our Print Edition, January 2014 -- Page 58
Tips on communicating in another country where you don’t speak the language
This article appears in our Print Edition, December 2013 -- Page 60
Eating on the cheap in expensive cities
