Travel Tip no 9

One of the problems encountered by the cost conscious traveller is where to go for a meal. Preferably somwhere a little different or very cheap and filling meals. My tip is to look upwards. For some strange reason many Department Stores often have restaurants on their top floor. In Paris, Printemps is a huge department store with a roof top restaurant including an open air part. Eating outside seems to make the food taste better and In Printemps you have a fantastic view of the whole of Paris. Another store by the Seine is La Samaritaine, again it has a roof top restaurant. In Switzerland, Manora is a similar department store and in Lucerne the restaurant is again on the top floor and you can eat outside in Summer. Aparently in Zurich its the same story. Finally in Porto, we had a snack in the Cortez Ingleses, again it was on the 7th or 8th floor with a fine view of Porto. Although the food wasnt that great we could pretend to be Riff Raff for a few minutes. Picture of Printemps in February 2003.