Maps
Dec 3rd 2004, 7:44 pm
#31
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Re: Maps
Magda wrote:
> On Sat, 04 Dec 2004 00:06:42 -0800, in rec.travel.europe, dgs <[email protected]>
> arranged some electrons, so they looked like this :
>
> ... Magda wrote:
> ...
> ... > ... [...] And it would be nice to
> ... > ... see some ordinary shops in the centre of Bruges selling things like
> ... > ... ketchup, batteries, onions and cheap socks.
> ... >
> ... > I like things exactly as they are.
> ...
> ... There are, in fact, places in the cent{re|er} of Brugge selling such
> ... things. They're called "supermarkets."
>
> I always go to the one in Sint-Amandsstraat.
The Nopri, where Sint-Amandsstraat runs into Noordzandstraat?
Back to the subject at hand: this can be found using
http://www.de.map24.com/.
Impressive mapping site, best with Java enabled for the interactive
features.
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dgs
> On Sat, 04 Dec 2004 00:06:42 -0800, in rec.travel.europe, dgs <[email protected]>
> arranged some electrons, so they looked like this :
>
> ... Magda wrote:
> ...
> ... > ... [...] And it would be nice to
> ... > ... see some ordinary shops in the centre of Bruges selling things like
> ... > ... ketchup, batteries, onions and cheap socks.
> ... >
> ... > I like things exactly as they are.
> ...
> ... There are, in fact, places in the cent{re|er} of Brugge selling such
> ... things. They're called "supermarkets."
>
> I always go to the one in Sint-Amandsstraat.
The Nopri, where Sint-Amandsstraat runs into Noordzandstraat?
Back to the subject at hand: this can be found using
http://www.de.map24.com/.
Impressive mapping site, best with Java enabled for the interactive
features.
--
dgs
Dec 3rd 2004, 9:35 pm
#32
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Re: Maps
On Sat, 04 Dec 2004 07:26:54 +0100, Magda
<[email protected]> wrote:
>On 3 Dec 2004 23:37:48 GMT, in rec.travel.europe, [email protected] (bogus address)
>arranged some electrons, so they looked like this :
> ... Just been, last weekend, via the WONDERFUL Rosyth-Zeebrugge ferry
> ... (run by a Greek firm who must be making a huge loss on the passenger
> ... service at this time of year; most of the travellers on the way back
> ... were truckdrivers).
They make the bulk of their income from carrying trucks.
> ...
> ... Food is fantastically cheap (huge buffet, or a la carte if you pay extra)
> ... when you book your meals in advance. An hour in the sauna and jacuzzi
> ... for five euros. The ride was smoother both ways than any train I've ever
> ... been on. Piles of fluffy towels in the cabin. Table service in the bar,
> ... and if you stand and wait for more than a few seconds a barman will ask
> ... for your order. The ferry is so high you get a unique view going down
> ... the Forth (over the top of Inchcolm. Downsides: the godawful stupid
> ... timewasting "security" performance at the British check-in (the Belgians
> ... don't bother, good for them); having to wait for a bus to take you fifty
> ... yards to get on or off; piped music in far too many parts of the ferry;
> ... and not a very good selection of beers in the bar, by either Scottish or
> ... Belgistani standards.
>I'm taking the Tallys from Paris. 49 Euro return is not bad at all, and no seasickness.
Thalys :-)
> ... Bruges is fabulous if you're into art, architecture, beer or the
> ... relevant periods of history. But its tourist industry is heavily
> ... geared to selling chocolate and lace, and the sheer overwhelming
> ... volume of both on sale would probably put you off if that was your
> ... interest when you arrived. We had some chocolate soon after
> ... getting there, none for the next two days - when you've seen pairs
> ... of life-sized chocolate breasts in a shop window in a choice of
> ... black, white and brown colourways you know they can *always* create
> ... desires faster than you can satisfy them. And it would be nice to
> ... see some ordinary shops in the centre of Bruges selling things like
> ... ketchup, batteries, onions and cheap socks.
>I like things exactly as they are.
> The tourist industry
> ... and the transnational shop chains have far too much of a stranglehold
> ... on commercial premises.
>I know, this will be my third visit.
> ... If that ferry did a Rosyth-London run for a comparable price (the
> ... distance is about the same as Zeebrugge) I'd pick it every time
> ... over any other means of transport on offer (assuming I wanted to
> ... go to London at all, that is).
I've wondered how long it will be before ferry companies recognise
this potential market.
--
Martin
<[email protected]> wrote:
>On 3 Dec 2004 23:37:48 GMT, in rec.travel.europe, [email protected] (bogus address)
>arranged some electrons, so they looked like this :
> ... Just been, last weekend, via the WONDERFUL Rosyth-Zeebrugge ferry
> ... (run by a Greek firm who must be making a huge loss on the passenger
> ... service at this time of year; most of the travellers on the way back
> ... were truckdrivers).
They make the bulk of their income from carrying trucks.
> ...
> ... Food is fantastically cheap (huge buffet, or a la carte if you pay extra)
> ... when you book your meals in advance. An hour in the sauna and jacuzzi
> ... for five euros. The ride was smoother both ways than any train I've ever
> ... been on. Piles of fluffy towels in the cabin. Table service in the bar,
> ... and if you stand and wait for more than a few seconds a barman will ask
> ... for your order. The ferry is so high you get a unique view going down
> ... the Forth (over the top of Inchcolm. Downsides: the godawful stupid
> ... timewasting "security" performance at the British check-in (the Belgians
> ... don't bother, good for them); having to wait for a bus to take you fifty
> ... yards to get on or off; piped music in far too many parts of the ferry;
> ... and not a very good selection of beers in the bar, by either Scottish or
> ... Belgistani standards.
>I'm taking the Tallys from Paris. 49 Euro return is not bad at all, and no seasickness.
Thalys :-)
> ... Bruges is fabulous if you're into art, architecture, beer or the
> ... relevant periods of history. But its tourist industry is heavily
> ... geared to selling chocolate and lace, and the sheer overwhelming
> ... volume of both on sale would probably put you off if that was your
> ... interest when you arrived. We had some chocolate soon after
> ... getting there, none for the next two days - when you've seen pairs
> ... of life-sized chocolate breasts in a shop window in a choice of
> ... black, white and brown colourways you know they can *always* create
> ... desires faster than you can satisfy them. And it would be nice to
> ... see some ordinary shops in the centre of Bruges selling things like
> ... ketchup, batteries, onions and cheap socks.
>I like things exactly as they are.
> The tourist industry
> ... and the transnational shop chains have far too much of a stranglehold
> ... on commercial premises.
>I know, this will be my third visit.
> ... If that ferry did a Rosyth-London run for a comparable price (the
> ... distance is about the same as Zeebrugge) I'd pick it every time
> ... over any other means of transport on offer (assuming I wanted to
> ... go to London at all, that is).
I've wondered how long it will be before ferry companies recognise
this potential market.
--
Martin
Dec 3rd 2004, 9:38 pm
#33
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Re: Maps
On Sat, 04 Dec 2004 11:35:31 +0100, in rec.travel.europe, [email protected] arranged some
electrons, so they looked like this :
... Thalys :-)
The red one.
electrons, so they looked like this :
... Thalys :-)
The red one.
Dec 3rd 2004, 9:59 pm
#34
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Re: Maps
On Sat, 04 Dec 2004 11:38:46 +0100, Magda
<[email protected]> wrote:
>On Sat, 04 Dec 2004 11:35:31 +0100, in rec.travel.europe, [email protected] arranged some
>electrons, so they looked like this :
> ... Thalys :-)
>The red one.
The double decker?
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Martin
<[email protected]> wrote:
>On Sat, 04 Dec 2004 11:35:31 +0100, in rec.travel.europe, [email protected] arranged some
>electrons, so they looked like this :
> ... Thalys :-)
>The red one.
The double decker?
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Martin
Dec 4th 2004, 5:08 am
#35
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Re: Maps
"Larry" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> In article <[email protected]>, Magda
> <[email protected]> writes:
>>http://www.hot-maps.de/start/nutzungsbedingungen.html
> Thanks for the post about maps. The London one looks excellent (and I
> found a
> post office I did not know existed near where I stay). The Paris one
> also, as
> is the Iraq one.
> I see buttons for other languages, so evidently they intend to offer those
> eventually.
The languages worked--mostly--for me. I liked the Paris and London maps
also, but it is only central Paris and central London.
Marianne
news:[email protected]...
> In article <[email protected]>, Magda
> <[email protected]> writes:
>>http://www.hot-maps.de/start/nutzungsbedingungen.html
> Thanks for the post about maps. The London one looks excellent (and I
> found a
> post office I did not know existed near where I stay). The Paris one
> also, as
> is the Iraq one.
> I see buttons for other languages, so evidently they intend to offer those
> eventually.
The languages worked--mostly--for me. I liked the Paris and London maps
also, but it is only central Paris and central London.
Marianne
Dec 5th 2004, 2:40 am
#36
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Re: Maps
In message <[email protected]>, Larry
<[email protected]> writes
>The London one looks excellent
It gets a bit wonky near where I live.
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<[email protected]> writes
>The London one looks excellent
It gets a bit wonky near where I live.
--
congokid
Good restaurants in London? Number one on Google
http://congokid.com
