Advantages: Good Shops
Disadvantages: Mainly highstreet stores

...When I was younger I used to go to Eldon Square in the school holidays with my grandma and we would meet my sister and my nephews in Newcastle and go shopping. Therefore, for me Eldon Square has some happy memories as well as some great shops :) Eldon Square is an indoor shopping centre located in the heart of Newcastle and as I am now studying in Newcastle I have been here quite often recently. Eldon Square first opened in 1976 and serves a catchment area of 2.7 million people. There are a number of entrances but I usually enter at the one on Northumberland Street. This leads straight to the shops. It is lovely walking into Eldon Square on a cold day, as it is really warm (so especially good at this time of year!) The entrance on Northumberland Street is on a bit of an incline and it's the usual type of flooring in indoor... Read review

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Advantages: Excellent Location and nightlife
Disadvantages: Not alot

...Manchesters Square Bar is situated in a prime location on Peter Street, Manchester, and it is an excellent choice of bars to start any night out. With the Square Bar being on Peter Street, it is surounded by plenty of other bars, clubs and decent places to go and enjoy yourself. Whenever i go for a night on the town i usually start at the Square Bar. Why?.... Well, with its prime location in the middle of the city centre means we can easilly move onto the next bar/ club whenever we feel. When i say easilly i mean many decent places are within walking distance. I usually get in there about 8:30pm to 9pm. At this time is isnt too busy, which means it is quite easy to make your way to the bar, which is situated at the rear of the building, and get served fairly quickly. How much does everything cost?? Its actually free... Read review

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Advantages: One of the most beautiful and romantic places and cities in the world!
Disadvantages: The square can sometimes flood, back alley's with poor drainage can smell slightly but this does not affect main aress at all

...If you are not staying in Venice itself, you will usually arrive by a ferry boat that usually drops you at the mouth of the grand canal. There are a lot of different "bus" stops here so try and remember the number of the stop so you can locate it on your way back!! Once you have left the boat you will find yourself on a large walkway with buildings on one side and the open water on the other! It is very strange to know you are in a city with no roads! Once you are off the boat, take a left as this will lead you to St Marks Square and the hub of Venice. As you are walking along (depending on how far up you were dropped) you may go over a number of stunning bridge that traverse the smaller canals running into the city. Take a look to your right as you go over and you will see some picture postcard views of the local life and houses... Read review

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Advantages: not to be missed
Disadvantages: careful what you buy

...This is the place that we all remember from the graphic photographs and media coverage of not so long ago. I am sure we all the sight of the tank and the protestor. Well, if you prefer to hear the story from the horses mouth you will learn that the protestor we all thought had been crushed by the tank was in fact removed from the square in one piece. You will also learn that the protesting was not carried out on the square but on the roads leading to the square. What went on was bad but why did the media imply a somewhat different story? One thing I did not realise from the television pictures was how large the square really is. It is a