Colonial themed dining on Breda's main square

Advantages: Good service, reasonable food and prices
Disadvantages: Quite generic

...INTRODUCTION The main square of Breda, South Netherlands has a plethora of restaurants on it. Being here for a while means that I can try pretty much all of them if I fancy, and so in the interests of consumer research I have started to go to some of the places I have not been before, mainly because I have had low expectations of them. Only one way to find out I guess! THE RESTAURANT Paviljoen de Colonie is a chain of restaurants in The Netherlands, other locations other than Breda being Houten, Maarssen, Utrecht, 's Graveland, Amersfoort and Waardenburg. Nope, I've not heard of most of those either. Not for the first time here, I can almost hear the distant twang of a Deliverance like banjo. The restaurant appears to be done up in a style that is a mix of eras; the overall effect is, I think supposed to be what I...

larsbaby 27.02.2008 · Read review
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Review of Paviljoen de Colonie, Breda, The Netherlands

SPACE COLONY

Advantages: Its the Sims only cheaper
Disadvantages: The cover makes your eyes go funny

...WOW! I walked into a highstreet shop, and there it was SPACE COLONY! I was on my lunch break and only had a couple of pounds on me! This is currently selling at £1.99, and I felt it was worth the risk, even if its rubbish I havent wasted that much money! The cover is made to look 3D, so when you move it from side to side some of the pictures move. The manual inside is rather thick, but you will need to read it! I am not a believer in manuals, but I did have to refer to this one every now and then! There are three modes you can play in, the 1st is just to play, where you follow the main character Venus and her colleagues. The second is Galaxy mode, where you create your own path working on different contracts and the more you earn, the more options become available. The third option is the sandbox game, where you do...

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Space Colony

Advantages: Funny, good graphics, VERY interesing, all characters have their own developed personalities
Disadvantages: Quite difficult, addictive

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CocaColaKisses 20.09.2008 (08.07.2009) · Read review
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Dark Colony

Advantages: All
Disadvantages: None

...Mars, this terrible planet, marsians already for a long time no, but the destiny of this planet does not give us rest. The next failure from SSI, Dark Colony. Maiden - absence of base. More precisely, this time implementators have decided to do without by one building, and by an attaching on it of padding modules, we receive access to new weapons systems. Which one by the way whole 9. They also are under construction practically instantaneously, main, that there was money, which one successfully are changed with a certain yellow material, under a title Petra-7. But not all so is simple. A battle power and armour of the participants of battle for Mars are subject multistage upgreat in scientific lab. The interesting moment, people, as also it is necessary, well sees in light time of day, and Taar - night. And still... Dark Colony...

dennissh 09.08.2000 · Read review
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I lost myself with the lost colony

Advantages: Simply couldn't put it down - a brilliant read!
Disadvantages: Ummmmm, errrrrr, none!

...'Artemis Fowl - The Lost Colony' is the fifth book in the series of Artemis Fowl books by Eoin Colfer. The previous books, in order, were: Artemis Fowl - Die Hard With The Faeries Artemis Fowl - The Arctic Incident Artemis Fowl - The Eternity Code Artemis Fowl - The Opal Deception The main character, Artemis Fowl is a teenage criminal mastermind. He is the son of two very rich parents and has his own personal bodyguard and butler called Butler (his full name is Domovi Butler, but we don't learn this until book 3). --- In this book Artemis is looking to capture a time-travelling demon. However everything goes wrong when another child genius - Minerva - comes into the plot. She is also looking for a demon, put she has actually managed to capture one. Can they both put their differences aside and save the demons island that...

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Not exactly colonial

Advantages: Central, inexpensive.
Disadvantages: Poor service, stark rooms, no English cable tv.

...The Hotel des Colonies is on a side street off of one of Brussells' main drags (not far from the Gare du Nord). It is right next to the huge Sheraton, and a few hundred yards from what seems to be the heart of the local sex trade (lots of places called 'Bar American'!). The brochure said it was recently refurbished. If 1970s is recent, then that is true. The rooms are functional, but the general hotel facilities are not. The bar is closed all weekend. the concierge had difficulty speaking the local language, let alone English. The street outside was rather grotty (not really their fault - road works). Booked a double (they do actually have double rooms) but got a twin. But... not too pricy, certainly compared with near neighbours....

enevel 15.07.2000 · Read review
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Review of Hotel des Colonies, Sint-Joost-ten-Node

Game over man, game over!

Advantages: Command and conquer clone
Disadvantages: Not as good

...Set on Mars, Dark Colony is a strategy game in which you take control of either a group of space marines or aliens known as The Grays. As the leader of these marines or aliens it is your job to ensure various missions are fulfilled which contribute to the colonization and domination of Mars. These missions vary from simply destroying the opposition or their base, defending territory, building a base and defending it or capturing a position. Dark Colony is a Real Time Strategy game which is an obvious clone of Command and Conquer. This does not however, make it a bad game. The plot is interesting and can be approached from two angles. On the one hand there is the human invasion of the martian homeworld and on the other there is the alien defence of their land (many a comparison in real life methinks!) Unwittingly, I think by...

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A taste of the Orient in deepest, darkest Surrey

Advantages: Nice food, excellent service
Disadvantages: A bit quiet so a tad lacking in atmosphere

...INTRODUCTION Wandering around Surrey late on bank holiday Sunday, a friend and I were on the lookout for a Chinese restaurant. One of our hobbies is to wander round aimlessly in a car round the surrounding towns and villages of Guildford in search of eateries we haven't tried yet. I like this pleasantly random way of finding food, as you can some across some great places this way that you would never have found otherwise. It was thus that we chanced across The Colony in Weybridge, Surrey. THE RESTAURANT The restaurant sits just off one on the main streets in Weybridge. As we drove round looking for somewhere to eat, we spotted the name Colony but were a bit reticent, as we had already passed all kinds of patronisingly named hostelries and restaurants full of smug looking posh people. For someone like me, in...

larsbaby 22.12.2008 · Read review
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Review of The Colony Peking Cuisine Restaurant, Weybridge

Oh frot - Grant without Naylor

Advantages: A bit like Red Dwarf
Disadvantages: Not enough like Red Dwarf

...again. The last series of Red Dwarf was abysmal, but I stuck with it because I was a hopeless addict by then and was completely involved with the characters. So if Grant does a follow-up to Colony, I will probably read it, because I have started to get to know these new characters. The author has a good track record, so I'll give him another chance. The blurb on the back of the book reads : “The human race is facing extinction. And the only man who can save it is made up of the bits even the most ravenous cannibal would leave on the side of the plate. A generation-spanning epic saga of treachery, revenge and fluorescent pink socks.” Sound a bit like the early Red Dwarfs? It is. It is again the story of one man who has survived beyond his years. In Red Dwarf it was Lister, because he had been in stasis. In Colony it is Eddie...

MichelleScott 23.01.2001 (22.01.2001) · Read review
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Review of Colony - Rob Grant

'The Island' A memorable insight into life in a Leper colony

Advantages: Well drawn charcters and an interesting plot
Disadvantages: none in my opinion!

...astounded to find that used to be used as a Leper colony and was in fact Greece's main leper colony from 1903 to 1957. People suffering from leprosy would be removed from their homes and families and forced to live on the island until they died. The island was called Spinalonga and it was a completely self ruled and almost self sufficient community. Doctors would visit to tend the sick in the purpose built hospital, the island had shops, a school, church and the residents lead a full life once they accepted that Spinalonga was now their last ever home. Alexis finds a boatman to take her to the now deserted island and spends a day among the now derelict buildings, taking in the atmosphere and peace of the place. On her return, Fotini begins to tell Alexis of her family's history. As the story unfolds, Alexis is stunned to discover that...

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Review of The Island - Victoria Hislop