Memories and hints of a travelling IT professional.
Close to the Regent‘s Park at the city quarter Marylebone of London, United Kingdom you can find the pub Sir John Balcombe in the middle of a residential zone. It is a modern pub which doesn’t spread the flair of history but is a perfect place for experiencing the classic pub culture and having a good drink.
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The latest insider tip if you want to combine good drinks with perfect views on the city of London, United Kingdom is the Sky Garden. It is a garden in the glassy top floor of the building 20 Fenchurch Street that is called walkie-talkie by the locals because of its shape. Within the Sky Garden you will find a bar and a restaurant. In addition to good food and drinks you can enjoy perfect views on important sights like the Tower of London and the Tower Bridge as well as on other skyscrapers like the gherkin, the shard, the cheesegrater and the lipstick.
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Between the Dvorac Petrovića and the unusual resurrection cathedral – but also not far away from the University of Crne Gore at Podgorica, Montenegro you can have a pitstop at the ‘PG akademija piva‘. It’s a brewery and a large restaurant serving not only craft beer but also great and very priceworthy food.
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Sometimes you might be missing home when you’re away. It does not happen to me, but I fully understand. At Podgorica, Montenegro Germans have the chance to cure that – because of the nice hotel, bar and restaurant called ‘Marienplatz‘ (named after that famous place at München, Germany). It is located close to the Trg Republike.
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The Sky Tower is my most favorite place for watching sundown and having a drink at Tirana, Albania. It is a skyscraper at the city quarter Blloku and located close to the Rinia park and the river Lana. You can easily find it as it has a rotating restaurant on top that turns 360 degrees within an hour. If you want to dine there you should reserve in advance, but there is also a reservation-free bar on the top level.
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The Mercato Metropolitano is a wonderful food court at Elephant & Castle, London. You can sit inside or outside and get drinks and food from numerous small shops. From burgers via Spätzle and burritos to gyoza. Everything that your heart might desire – and as a surplus they claim to be sustainable.
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Sometimes you just need a pint of beer and a relaxing atmosphere in a place that feels like your second living room. This pub at Fitzrovia, London is not a special fancy one – but an authentic pub with friendly staff and people. They show live sports and have several national and international beers on tap.
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It sounds much more erotic than it really is: the bar Hot Legs at Kassel, Germany. This venue was once decorated with the legs of display dummies – and therefore it received its name. Today it is just a nice and a little bit shabby bar at the Friedrich-Ebert-Straße, neighboring other party locations. Here they show major sports events and on Wednesdays you can often listen to live music.
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It is an institution at the city quarter Vorderer Westen of Kassel, Germany. The Ulenspiegel is a nice little beer and wine bar at the intersection of Goethestraße and Querallee. Inside it has a quite dark and relaxing atmosphere, you can get good drinks and listen to rock music. In summer there are also seats outside and it is much easier to find a place than in winter.
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The Fiasko (‘fizzle‘) is a nice alternative bar at the city quarter Wehlheiden of Kassel, Germany. They serve good drinks (even if they put strange fruits into the Altbierbowle), you can play pool billiard and listen to rock music. In addition, they offer meals from Hesse but also international standards.
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