Bradshaw's Continental Railway Guide, 1913

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After visiting Potsdam, he explores Weimar in central Germany, a city that has twelve buildings on the UNESCO World Heritage list.

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This historic hotel used to be a palace, which was converted into a hotel in 1822 and got electrical power and a lift in 1895.Discover the joy of reading with us, your trusted source for affordable books that do not compromise on quality. You’ll also find some tips on how to remedy cholera and dysentery with charcoal made from burned bread mixed into some black coffee and an explainer on who the current emperor is ruling in Austria-Hungary.

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Now a lot has changed since 1888 and if you’re travelling from the UK for example, you won’t be catching a steamer from Newhaven to Dieppe anymore, but more likely, you’d get the Channel Tunnel over (although you can go somewhat old school by taking the Dover to Calais ferry). This is Paris’s original “Grand Hotel,” the first large luxury hotel in France, the Grand Hotel du Louvre opened in 1855–just in time for the International Exhibition.After alighting at Prague's main railway station, he takes in the sights, including the Prague astronomical clock and the Old Town Square. In the early series, Portillo explores the railway networks of continental Europe, but in later series he also ventured further afield. Portillo made five separate journeys across France, Germany, the Low Countries, Switzerland, and the countries whose land made up the former Austro-Hungarian Empire. Art Nouveau architecture of the Czech capital, the tango, Mariánské Lázně ('the spa of the kings'), the Škoda factory in Plzeň, Bavaria, a fire-breathing dragon in Furth im Wald, Nuremberg, science and technology. A pre- Cold War spy, the ' scandal concert' that caused a riot in 1913, the Habsburg imperial line across the Semmering Pass, Graz, the Lurgrotte Caves, Slovenia, an earthquake in Ljubljana, and cafe culture in Italy.

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The Mediterranean coast, Meres Lyonnaises, the omelette, the Palais de la Bourse, the assassination of Marie François Sadi Carnot, tandem cycling, the Tour de France, light aircraft, Avignon, the lavender fields of Provence, Châteauneuf-du-Pape, Arles, the mistral and supertankers.

The planned destruction of Warsaw during the Second World War, Poland's national icon Frederic Chopin, the polonaise dance; Łódź - Poland's film industry; Poznań - the last steam-powered commuter train at Wolsztyn; Wrocław - Market Square, Wrocław's dwarfs, the National Rail Carriage Factory; Kraków - milk bar and the Trabant car. Despite it having no direct connection to the European railway network, a chapter was devoted to Gibraltar in the 1913 guidebook. Words by Jennifer Walker You can also rediscover the personal joy of (experimental) travel with the Don’t be a Tourist guides. The Maserati sports car, the Leaning Tower of Pisa, the Carrara marble used by Michelangelo, Bologna, spaghetti bolognese, tagliatelle al ragu, and a high-speed boat trip across Lake Garda. If you’re looking for a place to stay as you get ready to leave Central Europe and head south, then this historic hotel may be a good pick.

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One of the world's oldest roller-coasters in Copenhagen's Tivoli Gardens, the Øresund Bridge linking Denmark to Sweden, Vladimir Lenin, Lund, a smörgåsbord, a Highland Fling in Gothenburg, the Volvo, and Norway's heritage of plays, paintings and polar exploration. Portillo travels to the southern city of Agrigento, here he explores the ancient Greek Temple of Juno, the gateway to the Valley of the Temples.The Vespa, the Spanish Steps, Naples, Portici, Mount Vesuvius, pizza, the island of Capri, Reggio Calabria, Messina, the ancient hilltop town of Taormina, and Mount Etna. As for the “Establishments de Bouillon” mentioned by Bradshaw, these are arguably still the most lively and iconic place to dine in Paris; über French and full of history; the quintessential Belle Epoque canteen of the people. At the end of 2012, a new series, Great Continental Railway Journeys, was broadcast with Portillo using the 1913 edition of Bradshaw's Continental Railway Guide to make journeys through various European countries and territories, prompting two publishers to produce facsimiles of the handbook. The Italian Job, Italian cars, fashion in Milan, Lake Como, Verona, the 'House of the Capulets', and the Venice Biennale art exhibition.