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138 | DESTINATION GUIDES<br />
Gibraltar<br />
UK Territory<br />
DIALLING CODE +350<br />
CURRENCY £<br />
FLY FROM<br />
Liverpool,<br />
London (LGW)<br />
FROM THE<br />
AIRPORT<br />
TAXI<br />
Pre-book your taxi<br />
at easyJet.com.<br />
A local taxi costs £5.<br />
Routes 3, 9 and<br />
10 run every 10<br />
minutes. Tickets: £1.<br />
Visit the Europcar<br />
desk for special<br />
easyJet rates.<br />
BON APPETIT<br />
UP TO €30 Ipanema<br />
(11 Ocean Village<br />
Promenade, tel: 216 648<br />
888) A popular family<br />
choice that’s famous<br />
for the inexpensive<br />
all-you-can-eat hot and<br />
cold buff et with plenty<br />
of choice, including<br />
smoked gammon and<br />
pineapple, BBQ ribs,<br />
chicken wings and<br />
pasta dishes.<br />
EXCLUSIVE<br />
Maharaja (5 Tuckey’s<br />
Lane, tel: 200 75233)<br />
The original Indian<br />
restaurant on the Rock<br />
has benefi ted from a<br />
classy refurbishment.<br />
The menu off ers a lavish<br />
selection of favourites,<br />
including tandooris,<br />
kormas, rogan josh and<br />
masala curries.<br />
AFTER DARK<br />
LOW KEY Captain’s<br />
Cabin (5 John<br />
Mackintosh Square,<br />
tel: 200 72633) This<br />
appropriately named<br />
watering hole has walls<br />
lined with seafaring<br />
pictures and an<br />
intimate, cosy interior.<br />
LATE & LIVELY<br />
Latino’s Cocktail Bar<br />
(21B Casemates Square,<br />
tel: 200 47755) Latino’s<br />
has a young vibe on<br />
Friday nights with live<br />
music, while Saturdays<br />
see a more mature<br />
crowd turn up for blues<br />
and jazz – as well as<br />
those killer cocktails.<br />
THIS MONTH<br />
SHOP Check out<br />
the hand-blown glass<br />
jewellery and décor at<br />
Gibraltar Crystal on<br />
Casemates Square. You<br />
can watch glass being<br />
blown and even design<br />
your own wine glass.<br />
The quality is superb<br />
and the list of past<br />
customers impressive.<br />
SEE The World War II<br />
tunnels may not be as<br />
well known as the Siege<br />
Tunnels, but they’re<br />
equally fascinating.<br />
They comprise a<br />
complex defense<br />
system hewn out of the<br />
rock marking where the<br />
Allied invasion of North<br />
Africa was planned.<br />
NO WAY!<br />
The extensive Siege<br />
Tunnels only form a<br />
fraction of the 70km of<br />
underground tunnels<br />
that have been dug out<br />
of the Rock during its<br />
tumultuous history.<br />
Josephine Quintero<br />
Glasgow<br />
UK<br />
DIALLING CODE +44<br />
CURRENCY £<br />
FLY FROM<br />
Alicante, Belfast<br />
(BFS), Berlin, Bristol,<br />
Faro, Geneva, Ibiza,<br />
London (LGW, LTN,<br />
STN), Málaga, Majorca,<br />
Paris (CDG)<br />
FROM THE<br />
AIRPORT<br />
TAXI<br />
Pre-book your taxi<br />
at easyJet.com.<br />
A local taxi costs £17.<br />
Arriva Glasgow<br />
Flyer Bus leaves<br />
every 10 minutes.<br />
£4.20 single; £6.50<br />
open return.<br />
Visit the Europcar<br />
desk for special<br />
easyJet rates.<br />
BON APPETIT<br />
UP TO €15 Tattie<br />
Mac’s Bistro (61 Otago<br />
Street, tel: 0141 337<br />
2282) This gem of an<br />
eatery is located in<br />
Glasgow’s West End, with<br />
a cosy atmosphere, great<br />
food and fab prices. The<br />
Bistro menu is excellent,<br />
with two- or three-course<br />
meals available. Tattie’s<br />
also has an express<br />
menu and fantastic<br />
à la carte, complemented<br />
by a wonderful selection<br />
of white and red wines.<br />
UP TO €30 Amore<br />
Ristorante Pizzeria<br />
(30 Ingram Street, tel:<br />
0141 553 0810) Since<br />
opening a few years<br />
ago, this restaurant has<br />
gone from strength to<br />
strength. Using locally<br />
and seasonally sourced<br />
meat and fi sh, the menu<br />
is simply delicious.<br />
Pizza, pasta, steak, veal,<br />
chicken, salads and<br />
seafood are all served<br />
in elegant surroundings<br />
by friendly staff .<br />
UP TO €50 Rab Ha’s<br />
(81 Hutcheson Street,<br />
tel: 0141 572 0400)<br />
A warm and welcoming<br />
bar, hotel and restaurant<br />
in a refurbished<br />
Victorian building right<br />
in the middle of the<br />
Merchant City. Try<br />
the homemade<br />
broths – delicious.<br />
EXCLUSIVE Rogano<br />
(11 Exchange Place, tel:<br />
0141 248 4055) A local<br />
institution, Rogano<br />
has been providing<br />
fabulous service to its<br />
customers – including<br />
some A-list celebs –<br />
for decades. Feast<br />
on perfectly prepared<br />
fi sh and seafood.<br />
AFTER DARK<br />
LOW KEY Bar 91 (91<br />
Candleriggs, tel: 0141<br />
552 5211) A wee gem<br />
of a bar to chill out in<br />
amid the Merchant City,<br />
Bar 91 is small and<br />
cosy with a complete<br />
lack of pretension.<br />
There are great day<br />
and night menus if<br />
you’re feeling peckish.<br />
LIVE MUSIC Brel<br />
(39–43 Ashton Lane,<br />
tel: 0141 342 4966) Set<br />
within converted stables<br />
and a coach house in<br />
the West End, Brel off ers<br />
quality Belgian food and<br />
beer. There’s also a live<br />
jazz and acoustic music<br />
programme at weekends<br />
and on the occasional<br />
Thursday night.<br />
LATE & LIVELY The<br />
Stand Comedy Club<br />
(333 Woodlands Road,<br />
tel: 0844 335 8879)<br />
Open seven nights a<br />
week, The Stand has<br />
a varied programme<br />
of contemporary<br />
comedy featuring<br />
the best Scottish<br />
and international<br />
comedians. It’s a great<br />
night out, but book early.<br />
THIS MONTH<br />
SHOP Loch Lomond<br />
Shores is the gateway<br />
to Scotland’s fi rst<br />
National Park. It’s one<br />
of Scotland’s most<br />
spectacular visitor<br />
destinations, combining<br />
the beauty of the loch<br />
with fantastic leisure and<br />
shopping experiences.<br />
Here you’ll fi nd Jenners<br />
department store and an<br />
array of famous brands,<br />
including Ralph Lauren<br />
and Hugo Boss. You can<br />
MITCHELL<br />
LIBRARY<br />
SEE Aye Write! is<br />
Glasgow’s annual<br />
book festival, which<br />
takes place from<br />
4–12 March. The<br />
festival includes a<br />
mix of fi ction, poetry<br />
and prose, crime and<br />
debate (ayewrite.com).<br />
get to the area<br />
on bus services 204,<br />
205 and 215 from<br />
Glasgow city centre<br />
(Glassford Street), or<br />
by train from Queen<br />
Street Station.<br />
GO Fancy a fl utter?<br />
Shawfi eld Greyhound<br />
Stadium brings you<br />
the very best in racing<br />
and entertainment<br />
every Thursday, Friday<br />
and Saturday (doors<br />
open at 7pm). Other<br />
entertainment include<br />
the bars, a race-view<br />
restaurant, cafés and,<br />
of course, the<br />
lively bookmakers<br />
(Rutherglen Road, tel:<br />
0141 647 4121, shawfi eld<br />
greyhounds.com).<br />
ESCAPE Rabbie’s<br />
Trail Burners is a small,<br />
fi ve-star, multi-awardwinning<br />
tour company<br />
operating out of<br />
Glasgow. Rabbie’s off er<br />
a variety of one-day<br />
tours from Glasgow<br />
to various Scottish<br />
locations such as<br />
Loch Ness, Stirling and<br />
Oban (tel: 0131 226<br />
3133, rabbies.com).<br />
NO WAY!<br />
The athletes’<br />
village for the 2014<br />
Commonwealth<br />
Games in Glasgow<br />
will feature<br />
accommodation and<br />
facilities for 6,500<br />
competitors and<br />
offi cials. Afterwards,<br />
it will become a new<br />
residential community,<br />
including 304 private<br />
homes, 400 homes<br />
for rent and a new<br />
120-bed care home<br />
for the elderly.<br />
Evelyn McKechnie<br />
Gibraltar - Mix business with pleasure<br />
Discover Gibraltar as your business venue, we can offer you a first class experience and facilities. 4* Rock Hotel is home to the<br />
Khaima an innovative, new concept of banqueting and conferencing in Gibraltar. A unique venue with an excellent ambience suitable<br />
for Corporate Events, Weddings, Conferences and Seminars. Blands Travel can arrange all your Transport needs, to find out more see:<br />
www.rockhotel.gi - www.blandgroup.com - infogib@blandgroup.com - conference-office@rockhotel.gi for further information.
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