Centre Travel

For the celebrated "Lucullus", a kind of terrine made with layers of foie gras and tongue 24 rue des Recollets, 59300 Valenciennes T: 00 33 (0)3 27 24 45 39 www.clublucullus.fr

This Computer Museum originates from a collection held by Professor Ameling of the Technical University and is the oldest and the only one of its kind in Germany. The Computer Museum describes the development of computing and data-processing from the abacus to the personal computer and explains step-by-step history of data technology in layman's terms. The museum reveals mammoth-size computers dating back to the earliest days of data-processing as well as modern-day PC's or pre-war calculating machines. The original machines, replicas and models provide easy-to-understand history of electronic data-processing. The answers to all those questions how it all started can be found here. Sommereldstrasse 32/ Melatenerstrasse 52074 Aachen Tel: 02 41/80 - 27607

The International Press Museum of Aachen known as the "registry office" of the world press, a world wide famous museum for newspapers and press history. The museum was founded in 1886. Meanwhile there are more than 170,000 issues, mainly first editions, jubilee editions, and final editions of the international press. Apart from the permanent exhibition ( the history of press till today) the museum offers continuous changing exhibitions, three free internet accesses and current - partly international - newspapers. Pontstrabe 13 52062 Aachen Tel: 02 41/432 45 08 Fax; 02 41 / 409 06 56 info@izm.de www.izm.de