Swan Hotel - Located on the river. Includes description of the rooms and tariff, restaurant and bar menus.
White Lion Hotel - Built in 1510 as a coaching inn, the hotel retains much of the old-world charm and character.
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Not only is the universe stranger than we imagine, it is stranger than we can imagine.
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