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Good Eats: around the world

Zagat lists some favorite snack foods in the U.S. Let's open that list up to the world. What is one of your favorites?

Great Sleeps: Unusual hotels around the world

Bored? Book a few nights in one of these unusual lodgings .



See more unusual hotels .



Check out Canada's Ice Hotel .

Good Eats: Hasenecke/Currywurst, Berlin, Germany

Currywurst is one of Berlin's most famous and beloved dishes. It is said to have been "invented" in the late 1940s and became popular with construction workers rebuilding the city.



●Hasenecke  Savignyplatz, 0173/233 9997. This cheery little currywurst cart is near this S-Bahn station. Here the wurst is cut in pieces, sprinkled with curry powder, and topped with a sauce. Fries are available either with ketchup or mayo. It is the favored fast food of Berliners and makes a great meal to take back to your hotel.



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Sights to See: Jewish Museum Berlin/Jüdisches Museum Berlin, Berlin, Germany

Jewish Museum Berlin/Jüdisches Museum Berlin   Europe's largest Jewish museum is housed in a stunning zinc-plated building nicknamed "the silver lightning bolt." Interior spaces are intended to disorient visitors, and the empty Holocaust Void in the center represents the world's great loss from that event. Still, the museum can at times feel cozy. Exhibits center on Judaism and Jewish life, the Holocaust, and the post-World War II rebuilding of Jewish life in Germany.



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Sights to See: Mount Everest , Nepal

This Mount Everest Panorama saves a lot of money and a very long, difficult trek to the top of the world's highest mountain!

Sights to See: MUSEUM ISLAND/Museumsinsel, Berlin, Germany

MUSEUM ISLAND/Museumsinsel

A UNESCO World Heritage site since 1999, this museum enclave is bordered by the River Spree and Kupfergraben. It consists of five state museums with world-class collections ranging from classical antiquities to 20th-century paintings and sculpture.



Bode-Museum Monbijoubrucke   030-266 3666.  Long closed for restoration, this grand museum is now open with enlarged exhibits, better lighting, and more viewer-friendly exhibitions. The interior itself is as interesting as the collections, with two spectacular dome rooms, marble floors, high ceilings, colorful walls, and large windows providing lovely views to outside. Sub-collections include the Museum of Byzantine Art (displays of early Christian sarcophagi, Coptic and Byzantine sculpture, icons, and even gravestones dating from the 3rd through the 18th century), the Sculpture Collection (exhibits magnificent pieces from ancient churches and monasteries, including a 1490 sandstone pulpit support by Anton Pilgram carved in the shape of a medieval craftsman. The Numismatic Collection/Coin Collection is exceptional.



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Sights to See: MUSEUM ISLAND/Museumsinsel , Berlin, Germany

MUSEUM ISLAND/Museumsinsel

A UNESCO World Heritage site since 1999, this museum enclave is bordered by the River Spree and Kupfergraben. It consists of five state museums with world-class collections ranging from classical antiquities to 20th-century paintings and sculpture.



Bode-Museum Monbijoubrucke   030-266 3666.  Long closed for restoration, this grand museum is now open with enlarged exhibits, better lighting, and more viewer-friendly exhibitions. The interior itself is as interesting as the collections, with two spectacular dome rooms, marble floors, high ceilings, colorful walls, and large windows providing lovely views to outside. Sub-collections include the Museum of Byzantine Art (displays of early Christian sarcophagi, Coptic and Byzantine sculpture, icons, and even gravestones dating from the 3rd through the 18th century), the Sculpture Collection (exhibits magnificent pieces from ancient churches and monasteries, including a 1490 sandstone pulpit support by Anton Pilgram carved in the shape of a medieval craftsman. The Numismatic Collection/Coin Collection is exceptional.



image c2011 Carole Terwilliger Meyers 

Things to Do: Strand Book Store , NYC

Strand Book Store 828 Broadway/12th St., near Union Square, 212-473-1452. Founded in 1927 by the Bass family, which still owns it, this beloved old-timer is now run by the third generation. This New York legend offers "18 miles of books," including used books for a buck, new best sellers, rare books and collectibles in every price range, and an entire floor of art books. The rare books collection is the largest in town and includes signed editions. You never know what you might find on the shelves. It's as much a scene as it is a bookstore; last time I visited I witnessed a woman of a certain age pushing a baby stroller holding three yappy dogs. The lLogo t-shirts and bags make great souvenirs.



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Good Eats: Le Pain Quotidien, Brentwood, California

Le Pain Quotidien 11702 Barrington Court/off Sunset, 310-476-0969. $$. Breakfast choices here include scrumptious fresh French pastries, an assortment of omelettes, and more. Lunch brings on imaginative Belgian open-faced sandwiches, soups, and salads. Le Pain is known for their delicious desserts and housemade breads as well as their line of condiments (spicy harissa sauce) and jams (I love the dark Montmorency cherry), and all can be packed to carry home. A central communal table is popular with solo diners.



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Good Eats: Blue Plate, Santa Monica, California

Blue Plate 1415 Montana Ave., (310) 260-8877. B-L-D daily; $. At this bright and cheery spot you'll find big windows, table-and-chair seating, and a simple menu. Breakfast is frittatas, scrambles, pancakes, and smoothies, and at lunch you can choose from healthy sandwiches, burgers, wraps, salads, and soups. And after, there's great shopping along Montana.



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