Monday, November 8, 2010

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Nuremberg: City Arthotel

We are almost in time "markets" and many people are considering the possibility of going into a city just to attend these events ... people opting for a hit and run, choosing destinations closer to home, like Trent, Bolzano Innsbruck or at most ... but there are those who, taking advantage of the nearby bridge on 8 December, is planning a real little vacation.

Among the many German cities that host a Weihnachtsmarkt is also Nuremberg, where it says it takes the most famous in Germany.
Beyond the market, which I do not care particularly, Nuremberg is a city that I was impressed most during our vacation in Germany.


prefer to postpone to another date, however, my ratings on the city to provide at the time, practical advice about our accommodation in the city.
Strangely it was one of the few times we have booked a room without breakfast, which cost as much in proportion to the price paid for the room only.
We opted for a solution fairly central, although outside the entrance doors are all'Altstadt, or the old town, but practical. In about 15 minutes to the city center and train station is a few minutes, then good for those that did not go to Nuremberg by car .

The hotel is not exceptional, I must admit, but we appreciated the cleanliness, quietness and brightness of the room. We
a room overlooking the courtyard (and on the terrace of the nearby ...) which can be accessed after a pleasant route corridor (much better looking, from a design point of view, the room itself!). Crossing the threshold was
a small hallway with a window and then dropped a small step on the left opened up the room, lit by two tall windows. The decor of the room should be revised, perhaps have done well since our visit was in 2008, although there are a very large comfortable bed with headboard that doubles as a shelf, a cabinet without doors, with wooden hangers (and who follows the transmission on Sky B & B on the English know how much importance they placed ...), a desk with a small television.
order to give meaning to the name " Arthotel City there were also paintings on the walls. Ok, a touch of color, but here, they were not exactly to my taste ...

The pros are definitely the parquet floor, the presence of a plant (makes the atmosphere more hospitable) and light entering through the windows, over the space of the room. The cons are the only German TV channel (Although I will always look very happy), the classic double duvet rather than double (the same as for the TV channels) and the bottle of mineral water in Germany.
Keep in mind. The German mineral water, primarily natural, it is often a real crap. A sort of sparkling evaporated. That crisp, however, there Frizzera well in the nose ...!

Returning to the bedroom, the bathroom does not stand out in style, it is quite anonymous, all white. The shower was very well: rather new, well kept, with a powerful jet and space inside also to leave several vials. The sink, however, beyond a small shelf space had nothing on which to leave their toiletries.

L ' hotel in general has made me a good impression. We booked through the Booking and we even spent less than budgeted because the theory has proved to pay parking free (this is an open space just around the corner, next to the railroad).
The facility is very nice inside ... the common areas, although they are not furnished with designer furniture, but Ikea, are very comfortable and cared for. On the whole there is relaxed and friendly atmosphere, in which the coexistence of the lift is not at odds with modern wooden stairs creaking.

The reception is open until 22. The guy who greeted us was very courteous and helpful even to listen to my elementary German without annoyed. I understand that on a map where to park and gave us all the information.
Every time we cross has always greeted warmly and with a smile!

The district in which it is located, as anticipated, is not in the Altstadt, rejected this proposal but not for that reason alone. Turkish shops around there, small shops, you live in a really genuine and although we Italians are not used to this promiscuity, Germany is also this. We saw some homeless near the supermarket (I think mainly because many of them carrying plastic bottles for the deposit), but if the local people does not care, leaving their children to walk safely, why should we have a problem farcene ?

Okay, I'm about to start a pistolotto that when traveling it is foolish to try to be alone in their golden world, but it does not seem the case.

The nearest supermarket is practical to stop and buy expensive water before going into the pedestrian zone (with half-liter bottles at 2 Euros) and buy something for breakfast on the fly .

For those wishing to visit the city in the summer I can recommend to have breakfast in the center, or in Königstraße Hauptmarkt at the self service House Bread , using the tables outside to enjoy cakes, pastries and drinks.
For those who go in winter is perhaps useful to evaluate the possibility to have breakfast at the hotel, the breakfast room, ground floor, was very beautiful.

About Christmas markets in Germany here .
Information on Nuremberg here .
Hotel site here .
Site House Bread here .



Thursday, November 4, 2010

Mariage Message To My Friend

Airport Schönefeld

Waiting to decide how present post more photo (collage? individual photos? we'll see ...) I wanted to provide some practical guidance for those who want to go to Berlin by plane.

Berlin now has two international airports, since the third group (Tempelhof, located practically in the suburban town) was finally closed in 2008. For those wishing to see Tempelhof however, especially important in the Nazi period when he started work on reconstruction of the airport in style and later on becoming the airport of the "Berlin Airlift" in 1948-49, are held daily guided tours pay .

airport on which Ryanair flies and then why it is very busy Schönefeld, which is located south east of the center of Berlin, about 24 km.
This is a small structure within which it is easy to navigate. On the other hand happen to have to wait in the boarding areas of way or not adequate to accommodate many people, having to settle so often wait standing or sitting on the luggage. But I believe that those who opt for a low cost travel solution put in this account.
Another flaw is the closure of shops in the area exceeded the controls. Some close to 21 (such as Burger King), others have little choice of food, in short, from this point of view there would be something to fix.

Schönefeld is well served with both Berlin and Potsdam. The station that serves the airport is located a few hundred meters from the main building and can be reached along a walkway outside, but covered, so practical even in case of rain, which in Germany is not exactly a rare event.

to reach Berlin and then you have to have two inexpensive solutions: take the train (S-Bahn, a kind of underground above ground, or R-Bahn trains regional ol ' Airport Express that allows a quick connection with the city's main train) or bus. The second solution is obviously not suitable for those traveling with bulky luggage.
The bus stops are just outside of Terminal A, or alternatively near the train station.
The Airport Express is recommended for those who are not very practical in the city and therefore prefer to take a single argument, which requires them not to change course, causing a crisis in the early moments on German soil: - )

The Berlin area is divided, as regards public transport, into three zones: A, B and C.
The center, in a broad sense the Treaty of Berlin, corresponds roughly to the area A, while the airport Schönefeld is located within zone C, and then to make the airport is city-it is necessary buy a ticket for the zones ABC. The price for one way is € 2.80 euros, but if you travel in groups and you are going (given that there are flights arriving in Berlin in the early morning) to use the ticket later in the day, you can opt Kleingruppenkarte for the inexpensive and good for the whole day and 5 adults, only € 16.10.
Tickets can be purchased at self service machines that are located in the lobby of Terminal A, with information available in Italian and can pay either in cash or by credit cards.

What is particularly interesting, what advice is that if you use this ticket to take the opportunity to visit Potsdam, because this city is also included ABC in the rate. Starting in the morning from Berlin, leaving the luggage at the train depot in Potsdam (also cost about 3 euros for a space capable of accommodating two trolley), you can visit the Sanssouci or the city in general and then travel to Schönefeld from there. All with the Kleingruppenkarte or, if you are traveling with two people, each buying a Tageskarte from € 6.50.

Berlin and Germany in general lend themselves to be visited by public transport, you want to attend, either for convenience.

Ticket Information BVG here .
map with lines in and around Berlin U-Bahn, S-Bahn, bus and tram here .

Tuesday, November 2, 2010

Have Cm But No Period

Heidelberg: Die Depandance in Neckargemünd

say that problems with memory and time will not follow a strictly chronological order of the inclusion of my travel experiences will be a deciding ... "Today I want to tell you about that hotel of this city" without then necessarily follow other posts on the same subject. In this case it is critical labels, which enables those who visit my blog to turn to the various destinations and objects of my rambling!
So starting, as I said, completely by chance that I would like to tell you how I found myself at ' Hotel Die Dependance of Neckargemünd, which we used as our base to visit Heidelberg. Indeed, the beautiful Heidelberg, so I put it very clear my thoughts ...

Abstract: neither I nor Matt love the hotel chain, the ones that have to be clear and 300 rooms are the same anywhere in the world you go. If this, maybe when you attend a lot of places far away, can be a guarantee of quality and reliability when in fact it is in Europe, and in our case in Germany, could only be the fastest way to lose an opportunity.
The opportunity to stay in a small hotel, more personal, maybe not in the center, with its strengths and its flaws, but you better immerse themselves in the atmosphere of the place.

Heidelberg is really wonderful, but we had two problems (or maybe three). First, traveling by car we should also think about the cost of parking the car that often when you choose a hotel in the center are greatly increase the costs for overnight. Second, we did not want to spend so much and did not want, as I said, go into a hotel and barracks. Third, it is important for us to have breakfast included, without it costing us 12 Euro each.
Okay, these three things can also be summed up in a "We wanted to spend a little" ... I realize hours.

So since no value for money hotel in the city we met we started looking at places that revolve around Heidelberg, following the route of the train (in order to ensure a practical link the historic center). Neckargemünd meet the requirements and although we did not find any reviews on the Internet or photograph that inspires confidence (indeed, even the official website was unclear in this respect) we decided to take the risk.

The hotel is housed in a house that overlooks the main street (Hauptstrasse) a short distance from the Art Hotel which is, in practice, the annex (hence the name). All formalities such as registration and payment have been made to the reception of the other hotel, located about ten meters across the street. Neither the lady to whom I paid (which did not give me even a shred of invoice or similar) or the girl who, upon our arrival, we recorded and accompanied to the room glowed in sympathy. They were most kind and friendly e-mail. In fact, we had often heard because I wanted to get parking information, and links with Heidelberg ...
First they told me I could leave the car in front of hotel only until Monday morning, then once there, they told me to leave what seemed to me exposing their business card ... so better than the other way!

Our room was located on the second floor (of a total of three) can only be reached through the stairs, still wide enough to allow comfortable carrying bags of and cases. I was afraid that I have a rip-off (despite the common areas were nice) and I was already cursing me for making the crust and choosing a room from $ 69 when you open the door, I could breathe a sigh of relief!
The room is furnished with wicker furniture and painted a lime green color, on the whole was under the care and good taste. There was no closet, but a space with a curtain to roll, backed by a ground plane and a rod for hanging clothes. I avoid always use lockers for fear of forgetting something in it, so it was not a problem.
The bathroom, new shower with warm and perfectly clean, it was a real pleasure. There is nothing worse than back in his room after a day spent walking around in the summer sun (as Teutonic), and have crap to set foot in the shower. Tremendous.
Wanting to see some problems ... the room knew there was a little smoke, but very little thing that I saw on this point are highly impatient, and I admit that I still had not requested a non smoking room, not I think ever, in fact I give for granted.
And here, the glasses I have never been cleaned in their lives, but we can say that made me feel at home because even I, as a self-cleaning windows, are to be taken such as!
Finally the hair dryer was missing. Matthew does not use it now, I adopt the style fake "fake disheveled" (so true disheveled) and I do not need. But let us be clear I do this.

The breakfast buffet was prepared in the Hotel, strada.Tuttavia on the other side of the hotel's website says that I have seen that in the same building c ' is a breakfast room ... perhaps the only open when full or my understanding of the German missed a beat. However, no problem. The room was very nice, colored in a dark red, with nice tables and buffet service. A table in the hall housed the various drinks (choice of 6 types of tea and herbal tea), with a coffee machine, milk and the like, as well as containers with various types of eggs (boiled, scrambled). Just outside the room, almost in a corroded, there was a basket of bread (I found only white bread I mean ...), trays with cheeses and cold cuts and the area with yogurt, jams, juices (orange , ace, grapefruit) and various fruits. The breakfast could be done until 12, which was used to never find too many people wake up and calmly.
I liked both the quantity and quality, but deep down it is difficult to find a poor breakfast, Germany.

As anticipated, the hotel is located in center of the country and it is impossible not to see it! This, however, affect the noise of the room ... in fact, sleeping with the windows open, we have suffered traffic noise all night. I also had a truck with trailer (for a road so narrow, then ...) not to mention those with the stereo ball! Then ask specifically the rooms at the back, in case you decide to go there in summer (with the windows closed, however, was quiet).

The choice fell on this land to well-connected to Heidelberg. Indeed, there are two underground S-Bahn, a short distance away. The most convenient is to Neckargemuend Altstadt. By train you arrive in just ten minutes at Altstadt in Heidelberg and from here you get to the heart is a matter of minutes. Also returning in the evening, we felt it was completely calm. Alternatively, there are frequent bus rides (which I avoid because I'm sick ...).
opted for this solution for those who travel in groups and advice the 9-day pass € valid for 24 hours for a maximum of five people ... very convenient! The ticket machine has instructions in Italian.
One last tip: In the outbuilding is not internet connection, but that is the Art Hotel. But putting your laptop on the windowsill take a couple of unprotected connections ;-)
Alternatively you could ask to use the connection of the Art Hotel (which requires password) when you breakfast, because there take.

affordable solution that allows you to spend little, without having to sacrifice too much. Use public transport in Germany is an experience that everyone should do, if only to go home and say, "Why work so well there and not here?".
I know, is a masochist, but sometimes I would be ...

Hotel's official website here .
Trivago page with more photos here .
Official site of the town of Neckargemünd here .

Monday, November 1, 2010

Coloring Prices Pcpenney

campagnafisat.it document comparison

FISAT campagnafisat.it informs that the site you can download the document for comparison with the current text of the decree dismissed by the Council of Ministers and the old legislation, with ewvidenziate changes.
The document is particularly useful because the text of the decree is very difficult to read because it is full of references to legislation.
FISAT ringraiza Attorney. Silvia Gentile for collaboration provided.

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