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LONDON-LVIV<br />
London<br />
www.visitlondon.com Sterling<br />
Getting to the centre<br />
We provide a point-to-point bus<br />
transfer between London Luton<br />
airport and London’s Victoria Station<br />
in cooperation with Green Line. The<br />
cost is €11.50/€23 return.<br />
A slice of the city<br />
To anticipate the Queen’s Diamond<br />
Jubilee, visit the Queen Elizabeth II<br />
exhibition of portraits by Cecil<br />
Beaton at the V&A, until 22 April.<br />
Eating out<br />
Now it’s spring, it’s pleasant to walk<br />
from Victoria Station to Buckingham<br />
Palace, then on to Green Park.<br />
Nearby, Russian-owned Novikov is<br />
both an Asian and Italian restaurant.<br />
It’s pricey, but the Black Cod Rolls<br />
with Mango, £14 (€17), are divine<br />
and a lunchtime express menu of three<br />
courses for £22 (€26) is a steal.<br />
A poster of the Bond film From Russia<br />
with Love greets you as you enter the<br />
groovy, dimly lit Lounge Bar (pictured<br />
above). www.novikovrestaurant.co.uk<br />
City suggestions<br />
The new, chic Byron hamburger joint<br />
at Rathbone Place off Oxford Street<br />
has nothing to do with the legendary<br />
poet Lord Byron, but even he might<br />
feel at home sipping a Malbec with<br />
a superb Byron Burger, £9.25 (€11).<br />
www.byronhamburgers.com. Gain<br />
entry at The Chelsea Flower Show,<br />
22-26 May, with cheap, evening<br />
tickets for £22 (€26). www.rhs.org.uk<br />
And finally…<br />
Mark St George Day on 23 April at<br />
old Victorian pubs such as Princess<br />
Louise at 208 High Holborn, or The<br />
George on D’Arblay Street in Soho.<br />
Words Clive Morris<br />
EURO <strong>2012</strong> HOST CITY<br />
Lviv<br />
http://lviv.travel Hryvnia<br />
Getting to the centre<br />
The easiest way to get to the town<br />
centre is to take bus no. 95 or<br />
trolleybus no. 9. You can also arrange<br />
a pick-up service in advance.<br />
www.inlviv.info/services/transfers/<br />
A slice of the city<br />
Leopolitans see themselves as<br />
Ukraine’s most European population<br />
and <strong>2012</strong>. Due to its close proximity<br />
to the EU and its wealth of historical<br />
treasures, it stands to gain more from<br />
Euro <strong>2012</strong> than any other host city.<br />
Eating out<br />
In recent years there has been a<br />
surge in interest in Habsburg Lviv –<br />
Kumpel on Mytna Square is arguably<br />
the stand-out emporium among the<br />
themed venues to appear. Combining<br />
fin-de-siècle finesse with buzzer<br />
service and an in-house brewery,<br />
ZARABIAJ Z HERBALIFE<br />
Eva Lawrence Niezależny Dystrybutor | email: evalawrence@onet.eu<br />
tel: +44 7759312152, +48 728350007, +48 222518090 (Centrum Wellness)<br />
this is a great spot to spend a lazy<br />
lunch watching the world go by.<br />
Sushi came late to Ukraine, but it<br />
has been enthusiastically embraced.<br />
Yapona Hata on 29 Svobody Avenue<br />
is the latest downtown sushi venue.<br />
City suggestions<br />
As spring blossoms into life this old<br />
school summer terrace is the beating<br />
heart of the city. All of Lviv life passes<br />
by as you enjoy fine coffee and tasty<br />
coffee cake (20 hryvnia, €1.75)<br />
surrounded by Habsburg architecture.<br />
And finally…<br />
The cultural capital of Ukraine has<br />
a host of theatres and concert halls.<br />
Visit ticket kiosks along Svobody<br />
Avenue and at cultural venues – you<br />
can see unforgettable performances<br />
for under €10.<br />
Words Peter Dickinson
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