WOW! What a view!…read more The Montagne de Bueren is a great destination in the city of Liege for travelers, and local too I'm sure. It provides the best view of the entire city, which it makes you appreciate all the more after the 374 stairs that you must struggle up to reach the top. Add a 50 lb. backpack and you appreciate the experience even more. Plus, in cold weather, you definitely will be warmed up by the top! In hot weather, consider a few bottles of water. Try to gauge the weather overall, as you may have a foggier view, like we did, which diminishes the distance you can see. Still, a wonderful view of the city and worth the climb!

If you are planning to climb the steps in hot weather do plan to do so in the morning when there is…read moresome shade. This is an interesting thing to do with nice views of the city but not a must do.

The antitode to 36 hours of travel. A hotel with perhaps the best concierge in Europe, Mr. Joachim…read moreNeumann. Make him a partner soon! Great restaurant here with super service. Rooms are just fine and the area is nice and quiet. I'm told the cigar smoking options in the bar are going to change soon. This was one of the last bastions of civilized indoor cigar smoking in Germany. drat. Make use of the spa-it's special. The drawback to this hotel is that the wi-fi is sketchy at best and not free. Perhaps the building is too solidly built for the wi-fi to travel but this really does need immediate attention if they wish to attract all kinds of travellers.

Gare des Guillemins is a gorgeous train station located in Liège. This is the main station in Liège…read moreand the third largest station in Belgium. The gorgeous station was redesigned by Spanish architect and structural engineer Santiago Calatrava in 2009. There are nine tracks and five platforms. There is a Liège Tourism Office, Starbucks, and a train ticket office located at this station. This station is serviced by both high-speed trains and local trains. Your B train ticket will allow you to transfer to the local train to St. Lambert station in the city center. They where working on the locals rails the day I was in Liège. You can catch buses #1 or #4 to St. Lambert (city center.) I simply showed my B train ticket to the bus driver who gave me a pass indicating the train line was inoperative. Usually, the bus ride is €2.

One thing I can say about this place is that at least it isn't one of that gaudy brutalist…read morestructures. Actually, it looks pretty post-modern, and it has certainly been renovated with a huge canopy over the station itself. I would say I prefer the older style stations, but I have since discovered that European station aren't quite like that. Still, it was good.

Great ambiance. The food is from excellent quality. The presentaties of the food is from…read moreoutstanding quality. Never seen better. The service good be better. No wine by glass or tasting package that matches the dishes. Very expensive. That makes my review a 4 out of 5. Not the best price/quality.

Great host if it's not to busy. Otherwise- stress and little flexibility…read more The hotel rooms are great- clean, good beds. Breakfast is fine, the coffee ok at best. Dinner options were limited- ask in advance.

One star because 0 is not available. The meat dishes are…read morepoor. And If you are a vegetarian, don't come here at all. There is no vegetarian option and if you want to order a combination of side dishes so you can have a vegetarian meal, this is not allowed as you may not order anything cheap. I tried to explain my situation and it was just no option. It feels very much like I am being discriminated and it doesn't feel nice.

It gets one star only because zero stars is not an option. If you are looking for industrial…read moreprepared German food with good service then eat here. The restaurant was clean and nicely located but food was just not good. I ordered goulash soup and I'm pretty sure it was canned. My wife ordered a schnitzel with a mushroom gravy and it was very bland. Salad had very little dressing. If you want tasty food don't eat here.