In Valencia, Spain, Horchateria El Siglo features the “world’s best horchata,” according to our tour guide Jose.
Horchata originated in Valencia during the period of Muslim presence here from the 8th to 13th century. As in the rest of Spain, Valencian Horchata is made from tigernuts, water and sugar. In the old part of the city, Horchateria El Siglo has been serving up the cold, refreshing beverage here since 1836. For more photos, click Valencia’s Horchateria El Siglo or view the video below.
Of Stockholm’s more than 70 museums, the Vasa Museum certainly is among the most fascinating. The museum houses the Swedish warship that sank in 1628, nearby in the harbor on its maiden voyage, and was resurrected in 1961. In 1990, the warship was restored in the only museum of its kind and is today, Stockholm’s most popular museum.
Copenhagen’s beloved Little Mermaid, known from the Hans Christian Andersen fairytale, will leave the city in 2010. She will travel around the world to be part of World Expo in Shanghai from April to November 2010. The Little Mermaid has never left her spot at Langelinie Pier, where cruise ships dock, since the statue was erected in 1913. While in Shanghai, her place in Copenhagen will be temporarily taken by a sculpture created by a Chinese artist.
Editor’s Choice: Best Stockholm Location To Begin A Walking Tour.
The Facts —A traditional seven-story hotel in a convenient and quiet city-center location overlooking the Stockholm waterfront, the Radisson SAS Strand Hotel opened in time for the 1912 Stockholm Olympic Games.
I never suspected that I would come face-to-face with Canada’s aboriginal people, but that’s just what happened on the day I visited tiny Havre-Saint-Pierre. On a tour offered to cruise passengers, I visited the Innu people, and it turned out to be one of the most interesting tours of my life.
You’d be hard-pressed to find a visitor to Stockholm who would tell you that it is an inexpensive destination to visit, but savvy travelers will tell you that the Swedish capital provides relatively good value. Continue Reading »
