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PRAGUE-RIGA<br />
Prague<br />
www.prague-life.com Koruna Wizz Air: 900 140 940<br />
Getting to the centre<br />
Use our P-AIR shuttle bus service<br />
between Prague Ruzyne Airport and<br />
any address in Prague downtown and<br />
vice versa. It’s €10.50 or €21 return.<br />
A slice of the city<br />
Crossing Charles Bridge in hard now<br />
due to crowds. Best away to the Rock<br />
for People Festival, 2-5 July, for fun<br />
in the sun (www.rockforpeople.com).<br />
Eating out<br />
For unashamed canivores, try U<br />
Starýho Procházky, Praha 5,<br />
Plzeňská 242/161, +42 (0)602 583<br />
030. Meats, smoked and grilled, are<br />
at this Austro-Hungarian restaurant.<br />
Add a Bohemian-style beer and start<br />
waxing your moustache. A first-rate<br />
Irish breakfast, Guinness at the ready<br />
and late-evening food menu make<br />
Caffrey’s an ideal ex-pat hangout.<br />
Praha 1, Staroměstské nám 10, +42<br />
(0) 224 828 031. www.caffreys.cz<br />
City suggestions<br />
Karlovy Láznê (Praha 1, Smetanovo<br />
nábreží 198, +42 (0)222 220 502) is<br />
a megaclub with a pulsating beat at<br />
every one of its five levels, live music<br />
at times, free internet and a steady<br />
flow of drinks from the bars. The point<br />
of Bugsy’s Bar is the cocktails and<br />
bartenders take great pains to make<br />
every drink look like it belongs to a<br />
bigshot. Praha 1, Parˇížská 10, +42<br />
(0)840 284 797. www.bugsybar.cz<br />
And finally…<br />
Tourists only get a peek at Strahov<br />
Monastery’s Philosophical Hall, but<br />
Jeffrey Martin has put a 40-gigapixel,<br />
360˚ image online at www.360cities.<br />
net/gigapixel/strahov-library.html<br />
Words Brien Barnett<br />
Riga<br />
www.virtualriga.com Lats Wizz Air: 90 200 905<br />
Getting to the centre<br />
Bus 22 leaves opposite the terminal<br />
every 10-30 minutes and takes half<br />
an hour to reach Abrenes Street in the<br />
city centre. It costs €0.70 lats (1).<br />
Get tickets from the driver.<br />
A slice of the city<br />
The Salsa Festival, 10-12 June, has<br />
its grand party on the Saturday. www.<br />
rigasalsafestival.com. Drummer and<br />
former Beatle Ringo Starr brings his<br />
All-Starr band to Riga Arena on 14<br />
June. www.arenariga.com.<br />
Eating out<br />
If you’re enjoying good weather, and<br />
you like to dine with a view, try Hotel<br />
Gutenberg restaurant roof terrace<br />
(Doma laukums 1, +371 6781 4090<br />
ww.gutenbergs.eu/en) for amazing<br />
views of the nearby Dome Cathedral,<br />
and BBQ-style food. Try clubbing<br />
„I choose WIZZ XXLong seats because<br />
at Scandal (Kalku str 12-14, www.<br />
scandal.lv) Entry is €14, cocktails are<br />
not too pricey at around €6.<br />
City suggestions<br />
The sun doesn’t shine on Riga all<br />
year round, so take a trip to Jurmala<br />
Beach resort, to enjoy 33km of white<br />
sandy beaches. It’s only 20km from<br />
the city centre. You can get there by<br />
train from Riga’s central station, or<br />
even a ferry from 14th-century Riga<br />
Castle (though that takes over two<br />
hours). Check out nearby Akvaparks<br />
at Bulduri for waterslides galore, on<br />
the Jurmala train line. All-day pass,<br />
18.50 lats. www.akvaparks.lv/en<br />
And finally…<br />
Tram rides are cheap at only 50 cents<br />
per ride. If you get a taxi, Red Taxis<br />
are best as they have a visible meter.<br />
Words Clive Morris<br />
FILLER I need the comfort ADVERT<br />
of extra leg room.“<br />
(John, key account manager, 37 years)<br />
Fly Wizz. Choose smart.
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