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RECOMMENDED PLACES TO SEE
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1. German Navy Museum Contains Destroyer "Molders" museum ship;
2. Aquarium with native animals from the North Sea;
3. Lower Saxony Wadden Sea National Park Information centre;
4. Kaiser Wilhelm BridgeThe town's landmark is the Kaiser-Wilhelm-Brücke ("Emperor Wilhelm Bridge"), which crosses an inlet of the Jadebusen. It was built in 1908; with a length of 159 m it was once the greatest swing bridge of Europe;
5. Town Hall This Town Hall was built between 1928 and 1929 in North German brick-expressionist style drawn up by the famous Hamburg architekt Fritz Höger. The 49-meter-tower high contains a water tank with a capacity of 920 cubic meters. The building has a surface area of 3 500 square meters and houses 150 offices, conference rooms and reception halls. Resting on 1 000 wooden piles, this administration center with its vigorously contoured exterior was designed in 1927. At its inauguration on 11th October 1929, the total costs had reached 18 million Marks. Höger donated two crouching lions, sculptured in brick, as decorations for the main entrance.
6. Oceanis Oceanis is a museum with high-tech equipment. The motto of the museum is "100m below sea-level" and they could make the visitor believe it. It's a quite expensive museum, but it's worth to visit it; and if you are in then try everything. Bontekai 63. Tel: 04421-755055 [Entrance fee: €8.90/£6]
Wilhelmshaven
Wilhelmshaven, situated on the west side of Jade Bay, a 5km/3mi wide inlet on the North Sea Coast,was until 1945 primarily a naval port. After the war the harbour was used not only for military purposes, but for economy and tourism as well. Today, Wilhelmshaven is Germany's main naval base at the North Sea again. It is also the third largest German port (after Hamburg and the combined ports of Bremen and Bremerhaven) with mainly oil products being loaded and unloaded. Besides the military, chemical industries and a refinery are the main employers of Wilhelmshaven which has one of the highest unemployment rates in the western part of Germany. The oil terminal and the refinery are connected with other German industrial centres by pipelines. Wilhelmshaven also provides an Applied Sciences University (Fachhochschule) for engineering and business sciences.
Economical hopes rest in three major development projects: 1. the JadeWeserPort project for a deep water container port to be constructed 2005 - 2010, capable to even berth the largest container vessels presently under construction. 2. The further development of the chemical industry. 3. The proposed coastal highway (Küstenautobahn) connecting north-western German industrial centres at the Elbe, Weser, and Ems rivers. It has a Marine Biological Research Station belonging to the Senckent Society and an Ornithological Institute.
ACCOMODATION
City Hotel Valois
Address: Ebertstrasse 104, corner of Valoisplatz) Local Tele: 04421-4850
Has: 60 rooms; Exercise room; Sauna; Lifts; no smoking areas; takes AMEX, Diners Club, mastercard, VISA.
Restaurant Meals:There are two restaurants in the hotel with Italian and international cooking. A sunny south/west terrace style conservatory with views over the attractive Valoisplatz invites one to linger. Complete the evening in the Piano Lounge with live music. A La Carte without drinks: 3 course €18/£12, fuller meal €33/£23.
Michelin rated "Comfortable" hotel. Located in the middle of the town about 1 minute from the railway station, harbour and beach. The rooms are varying in size, well looked after and functional.
RESTAURANTS
There are no Michelin rated restaurants. The ones shown are from local literature and are listed in order of distance from the Hotel. The distances are based on taxi rides and some maybe nearer walking. You will notice that the town centre map is crowded with little green squares which are all the other restaurants in Wilhelmshaven. You may well find a very good restaurant closer to the Hotel. If you have a particular request don't forget to ask the Hotel Concierge, that sort of advice is part of his role. The restaurant in the Hotel, Fazio's, looks good and has been recommended, so maybe its not necessary to go any further:
Hotel Kaiser - I on map - The best Wilhelmshaven Restaurant
142 yards 1 minutes walk from the Hotel. Very good fish selection. A separate room can be arranged with sliding doors. - (Rheinstrasse 182. 04421-9460 From hotel 0.1 mile 1 mins).
Kavala - B on map - The best Greek
Greek Restaurant Kavala at the first railroad crossing south of the Main Station, You can't miss it. The Ouzo is waiting for you. - [Mitscherlichstrasse 2A. 04421-26761 From hotel 0.5 miles 2 mins).
Korinth - H on map - Greek
Good Greek restaurant. - [Rheinstrasse 72. 04421-42440 From hotel 0.5 miles 2 mins).
Metropol - F on map - Continental
Excellent continental kitchen, value for money - [Banter Deich 1. 04421-43660 From hotel 0.6 miles 3 mins).
Bavaria - G on map - Continental and Seafood
Good continental and sea food kitchen, don't be distracted by the outside. - [Rheinstrasse 14. 04421-41642 From hotel 0.7 miles 3 mins).
Feuerschiff Weser - E on map - Seafood
Good sea food on an old light ship, try to get on the bridge - [Bontekai/Kaiser-Wilhelm-Brucke. 04421-44679 From hotel 0.9 miles 4 mins).
Marlin - D on map - Seafood
Good seafood. - [Sudstrand 101. 04421-44121 No 8 Line Bus from Railway Station goes to the end of the Sudstrand. From hotel 1.6 miles 4 mins).
Colombus - C on map - Seafood
Good continental and seafood kitchen, a bit on the expensive side. - [Sudstrand 21. 04421-44088. No 8 Line Bus from Railway Station goes to the end of the Sudstrand. From hotel 2.1 miles 6 mins).
Seglerheim Sudstrand - A on map - Best fresh Seafood (€24-32/£17-22)
Originally built only as a club house for the sailing club of Wilhelmshaven, this place has developed to a nice and cozy type of restaurant with a separated private room for the sailors. Lovely views over the water. Managed in a very family type manner the place can really be recommended for its exquisite fish delicacies and other culinary delights, e.g. Sole filled with tiny north sea shrimps . - (Schleusenstrasse 23. 04421-43143 No 8 Line Bus from Railway Station goes to the end of the Sudstrand. From hotel 2.4 miles 7 mins).
Zum Schwarzen Baren, Hooksiel - H on large map - Traditional Seafood
Hooksiel - a typical little North Sea coast fishing village. Restaurant "Zum schwarzen Bären". Very nice and comfortable restaurant right beside the old harbour. Very good choice of fish dishes. And if you feel like stretching your legs you can go for a wee walkabout
round the old harbour. (04425 95810 From hotel 12.9 miles 25 mins).
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