Shopping Sights
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Frankel Leó Út
At Bem József tér, Fő utca turns into Frankel Leó út, a tree-lined street of antique shops and boutiques.
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Alba's Via Maestra
Also known as Via Maestra, this stately pedestrian street, considered the focal point for foodies in the region, is bursting with fine restaurants, cafes and gourmet shops. Every Saturday from October to December the Mercato del Tartufo (truffle market) is abuzz with the whiff of prized white truffles - and the reek of cash!
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Rua Felipe Schmidt
At the other end of the square, the busy promenade, Rua Felipe Schmidt, is fine for people-watching and window-shopping (there's also an active black market for cash dollars...)
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Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II
Framed by an immense archway, the Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II opens off the Piazza del Duomo’s northern flank. This glass-and-steel-roofed shopping arcade is shaped like a crucifix, and is home to elegant boutiques, cafes, and, unfortunately, a McDonald’s. More fittingly, it’s also home to a seven-star (!!) hotel, the Townhouse Galleria.
Giuseppe Mengoni designed the Galleria as a showplace for modern Milan. Tragically, he plummeted to his death from scaffolding just weeks before his 14-year tour de force was completed in 1877. Long-standing Milanese tradition claims you can avoid Mengoni’s bad luck by grinding your heel into the testicles of the mosaic bull on…
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Olde Mistick Village
Just south of I-95, this pseudo-colonial village green is centered on a Congregational church and surrounded by over 60 shops selling sportswear, gifts, crafts, jewelry and Lladró porcelain. Visitors unimpressed by the array can find refuge in the cinema.
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Max-Joseph-Platz
Munich's most glamorous shopping street, Maximilianstrasse, begins at Max-Joseph-Platz home to some of the city's most beloved edifices. Among them is the grandiose Nationaltheater, home to the Bavarian State Opera and the granddaddy of them all - the Residenz. The square centres on a statue of Max I Joseph, the Bavarian king who proclaimed Germany's first constitution in 1818. At the southern end of the square is the old central post office with a frescoed Italianate arcade.
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Bourke Street & Around
West of Swanston St marks the beginning of the Bourke St Mall. The mall is thick with the sounds of trams clanging, Peruvian bands busking, spruikers and the general hubbub from shoppers. The expansive entrances of the mall's main department stores, Myer and David Jones, consume waves of eager shoppers, regurgitating them some time later with signature shopping bags.
The GPO (cnr Bourke & Elizabeth Sts) is a cosy collection of select shops housed in a grand neo-Renaissance landmark building. On the other side of the mall, the Royal Arcade, built between 1869 and 1870, is Melbourne's oldest shopping mall; the upper walls retain much of the original 19th-century detail.…
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Orchard Rd
Famous by name, Orchard Rd was once was lined with nutmeg and pepper plantations. Today it's the domain of Singapore's elite and well-heeled tourists, lured here by the shopping centres, nightspots, restaurants, bars and lounges. A showcase for the material delights of capitalism, Orchard Rd also possesses some sights of cultural interest where a credit card is not required.
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Chinatown
Chinatown is Singapore's cultural heart, providing glimpses of the old ways with its numerous temples, decorated terraces and frantic conglomeration of merchants, shops and activity. Unfortunately much of Chinatown has been torn down and redeveloped over the past 30 years, but it's still a fascinating place to explore.
Although faithful restoration has saved some parts of Chinatown, it has also posed a new threat, as the restored buildings are now desirable properties commanding high rents. Traditional businesses - such as shops selling incense to temple worshippers, letter writers and chop (stamp) makers - are moving out, and a new gentrified Chinatown of fashionable…
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