In this café, all guests have a hangover
On the 40-minute drive you pass under the large bridges, four of which are illuminated when it gets dark. You can get off at Hamarikyu Gardens, which were laid out in the 18th century.
It is appetizing
The Tsukiji Fish Market is one of the capital’s most popular tourist attractions. Every day between five and ten o’clock on the huge site near the Shimbashi subway station, 480 types of fish worth 16 million euros are sold. Busy, but well-ordered. Afterwards we go to one of the surrounding sushi bars for breakfast.
You can be sporty
Sightseeing with a difference: With the Tokyo Great Cycling Tour you can explore the megacity by bike. On this six-hour excursion you will pass the most interesting sights, including the Tsukiji Fish Market and the Imperial Palace.
It glows pink
When the cherry trees bloom in spring, Japan is turned upside down for two weeks. The country is bathed in bewitching pale pink and the otherwise disciplined and reserved Japanese celebrate as much as they can. The cherry blossom (sakura) begins in the middle of March in the south and “migrates” to the northeast until it arrives in Hokkaido around the beginning of May. The sakura is much more than a botanical event: it stands for beauty, new beginnings and transience.
She is erotic
The so-called love hotels are an important element of everyday Japanese culture and do not have the wicked aftertaste of common hour hotels. Love Hotels are mainly used by young couples who want to escape the confines of their homes or experience a little honeymoon – or who want to subject Internet acquaintances to a closer inspection.
She is lightning fast
In operation since 1964, the Shinkansen is, so to speak, the mother of all high-speed trains. The trains whiz through the country at up to 300 km / h on the approximately 2300 kilometers of rail network. The downright eerie punctuality (the delay of all trains per day is no more than five minutes in total) and the safety of the Shinkansen are legendary: There have been no accidents worth mentioning.
It is solemn
Visiting a Japanese tea house gives you a fascinating insight into a centuries-old ritual: the tea master handles tea bowls, scoops and tea whisks with impressive aesthetics. Everything is dictated by the four principles of the tea ceremony wa (harmony), kei (respect) sei (purity) and joku (silence). Just be amazed and enjoy.
Heavyweights live here
Visitors experience a piece of typical Japan in a sumo wrestling match. The atmosphere at these top events is incomparable. The best tournaments take place in Tokyo in January, May and September. The easiest way to get tickets is via the Internet at www.sumo.or.jo. The prices range between 30 and 70 euros. Just don’t despair – stumbling blocks for Europeans
• It doesn’t get any narrower: Taking the subway in Tokyo at rush hour and being squeezed into the overcrowded wagons by professional pushers is an adventure you can do without.123helpme.me • Japan’s quiet places are hyper-hygienic high-tech cells with heated toilet seats, music and all sorts of colored buttons. • Undersized: Even if you are of normal weight you feel like a colossus in the midst of the small, petite Japanese. As a woman asking for shoe size 39? No pleasure. • Yes means no? The most important guide for the Japanese is never to lose face. Hence, they’d rather send a tourist in the wrong direction than admit they have no idea. • Address chaos: There are no street names, only districts that are divided into blocks and sub-blocks. And the numbering is based on the construction date, not the location. Further information: www.jnto.de, the German-language website of the Japanese Tourist Office, can be highly recommended to get you in the mood for traveling to Japan. Good reports on the top sights, news and valuable travel tips; www.tourism.metro.tokyo.jp, good information about Tokyo, also available in German. The website contains a. Tour suggestions and a good overview of the restaurant scene; www.japan-guide.com, the most important travel destinations in the country are described in detail.
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Total cat fan – but you just can’t keep your own in a city apartment? There is now a solution for this in London, Vienna and even in Munich: cat cafés. Sounds crazy, but it really exists! You can also see what it looks like when guests sip cappuccino and scratch their ears in our photo show.
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Meow in London
In the trendy Shoreditch district, a café will soon open with its own cats, which visitors can pet to their hearts’ content. The four-legged friends come from animal shelters and are supposed to find a new home for “Lady Dinah’s Cat Emporium”. The operators struggled for months to get a permit for the cat café. They had adopted the idea from Japanese role models, and cat fans donated more than 100,000 pounds (around 119,900 euros) for the implementation. If you are concerned about animal welfare, they reassure you: The cats should be given numerous retreats to escape the guests, including their own garden. There are similar cafés in other European cities.
Miau in Munich
This is also the case in Munich, Germany’s first cat café. In the “Café Katzentempel” there is a cat with a cup of coffee. In the Schwabing district, four mustache wearers live on 160 square meters: Gizmo, Ayla, Jack and Balou. Stroking allowed! And when the kitties feel annoyed, they have the opportunity to retreat to their own room at any time. Animal welfare is very important to the operator and so the guests can keep themselves up to date on the subject of protecting four-legged friends via info boxes. The operator also donates part of the profit to animal welfare organizations.
Meow Vienna
In this café, all guests have a hangover. No, not a hangover that you get from too much exercise or alcohol, but one with four paws and fur. the “Café Neko” in the capital of Austria is definitely not for people with animal hair allergies, because five cuddly cats live here. They all come from the Vienna animal shelter. For their well-being, via ferrata and a birch trunk were installed in the café so that Moritz, Luca, Momo, Sonia and Thomas can sharpen their claws there.
Meow Paris
It’s already a trend in the city of love: a cat on your lap, coffee and cake on the table. In the “Café des Chats” people who wear fur and clothes share the premises. The operators are certain: petting and petting a cat has a calming and therapeutic effect.
Further information:
“Café Neko” Vienna: www.cafeneko.at/”Café Katzentempel “Munich: www.cafe-katzentempel.de/”Lady Dinah’s Cat Emporium” London: www.http: //ladydinahs.com/
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Time and again it happens that travelers enter the city name correctly when booking a flight ticket, but the country is wrong – and suddenly end up on the wrong side of the globe. Because many big cities around the world have namesakes, which can lead to confusion from time to time. Together with the review page Tripadvisor we present some of the doppelgangers – also in our photo show.
In some cases, the difference between the cities could not be greater. Dreamy small town instead of a pulsating metropolis, icy temperatures instead of pure sunshine.
One London in England, one in Canada
Double-decker buses, a river called the Thames and St. Paul’s Cathedral – sounds like the British metropolis? Only almost correctly, because the Canadian city of London located in the province of Ontario is being described here. The city was named after England’s capital and although much is reminiscent of the British original, the doppelganger has retained its Canadian charm. A visit to the Victorian Eldon House shows this: today’s museum gives travelers an insight into the history of the Canadian city. “A fantastic insider tip in London,” reveals a user.
In California, Dublin is really nice and sunny
Rain, fog, cold – the weather in Dublin can get pretty uncomfortable even in summer. It’s good that there is a sunny alternative: Dublin in the USA is located in the middle of sun-drenched California. There may not be as much to see in the city of 46,000 as in the Irish metropolis, but it doesn’t get boring here either, as the more than 300 photos of Dublin holidaymakers on Tripadvisor show.
The Paris of the cowboys
If you want to see the Eiffel Tower in Paris, you don’t necessarily have to travel to France: In the USA, a city in Texas was named after the French metropolis. And yes, “the second largest Paris in the world”, as the locals lovingly call their city, has its own Eiffel Tower – albeit a bit modified. Because the Texas tower is not only smaller than the original, but also wears a red cowboy hat on the top – in the “Texas style”, as one traveler writes. However, if you only want the Eiffel Tower replica, you don’t have to go to Texas: there are replicas of the famous tower all over the world.
Bargain hunters feel at home in Edinburgh, too
Edinburgh in Scotland also has a twin in the USA. The small town is located in the US state of Indiana and was named after the Scottish model. The American counterpart may be small, but shopping is just as good there: the Edinburgh Premium Outlets are in great demand beyond the city limits. “This is by far the best outlet mall I’ve ever been to!” Enthuses one traveler.
Melbourne: Take a close look at your flight ticket
Whether a rich cultural offer or a dynamic nightlife – the city of Melbourne in southeast Australia has something for everyone. But be careful: If the flight ticket says “Melbourne International Airport” instead of “Melbourne Airport”, the plane will take you directly to the United States, more precisely: to Florida. The holidaymakers can expect miles of sandy beaches, palm trees as far as the eye can see and pure sunshine. For example at Paradise Beach and Park, which received the Certificate of Excellence from Tripadvisor in 2014: “an untouched oasis of calm”, confirms a traveler on the website.
Like fire and ice: the two different St. Petersburg
The following name twins couldn’t be more different: One is the second largest city in Russia with temperatures averaging minus ten degrees in winter, the other is one of the sunniest places in the world: St. Petersburg. The city in sunny Florida has an average of 361 cloud-free days a year, which you can spend on the Gulf of Mexico with its beautiful sandy beaches. But St. Petersburg in Russia is also an attractive travel destination despite the icy temperatures in winter: Architectural masterpieces such as the Winter Palace, the Kazan Cathedral or the world-famous art collection of the Hermitage make the city a cultural hotspot. This is also evidenced by the over 30,000 reviews from Tripadvisor users.
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Sydney, Canada, has the largest violin in the world
The two Sydney’s of the world have one musical thing in common: Sydney Harbor in Australia has always been a popular magnet for visitors with the Opera House, which is an architectural jewel and one of the most photographed sights in Australia. The Sydney in Nova Scotia on the east coast of Canada also has a no less impressive tourist attraction at the Sydney Harbor of the same name: there is an oversized violin, better known as “the largest ceilidh fiddle in the world”. The work of art measures a full 18 meters and, like the Opera House in Australia, is a popular photo motif in Sydney, Canada. “Absolutely worth seeing”, recommends one traveler.
They cannot compete with the big metropolises, but they still enchant visitors with their charm and originality: smaller cities, which have survived the turbulent history of Europe largely unscathed, make the hearts of romantics beat faster with winding alleys, half-timbered houses, city walls and preserved palaces. See which cities would be ideal for a city trip – also in our photo show.
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Italy: proud towers in San Gimignano
Its medieval towers made the place famous. 72 once towered into the sky, today 15 are still standing and create the unmistakable silhouette of the city in the heart of Tuscany. The triangular Piazza della Cisterna invites you to linger, a delicious ice cream for the break after the tour through the picture-book town is available in the surrounding ice cream parlors. The award-winning Gelateria Dondoli, for example, offers delicious creations such as Crema di Santa Fina (cream with saffron and pine nuts), Champelmo (grapefruit with Prosecco), Curva Fiesole (ricotta with blueberries) and Sangue di Bue (chocolate with sour cherries) (www .sangimignano.com).
Germany: half-timbered idyll in Quedlinburg
In Quedlinburg on the edge of the Harz Mountains, 1,300 well-preserved half-timbered buildings from the 14th to 19th centuries create a unique atmosphere. Schlossberg and Münzenberg, the old town and the historic Neustadt form a total work of art of rare unity – Unesco also saw it that way and awarded the former royal palace the title of World Heritage. While strolling through the narrow streets, vacationers always discover new, lovingly restored details. The collegiate church of St. Servatius towers over the old town on the massive sandstone cliffs of the castle hill. A visit to the “Open Monument Day” (September 8th), when some half-timbered buildings are accessible (www.quedlinburg.de), is particularly worthwhile.
