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122 | DESTINATION GUIDES<br />
Budapest<br />
Hungary<br />
DIALLING CODE +36<br />
CURRENCY Forint (HUF)<br />
FLY FROM<br />
Berlin, Dortmund,<br />
Geneva, London (LGW,<br />
LTN), Paris (ORY)<br />
FROM THE<br />
AIRPORT<br />
TAXI<br />
SINCE<br />
2004<br />
Pre-book your taxi<br />
at easyJet.com.<br />
A local taxi costs<br />
HUF3,500–HUF4,800.<br />
Trains leave for<br />
Western station.<br />
Tickets: HUF300.<br />
Visit the Europcar<br />
desk for special<br />
easyJet rates.<br />
BON APPETIT<br />
UP TO €30 Haxen<br />
Király (100 Király Utca,<br />
VI, tel: 01 351 6793)<br />
Serving traditional,<br />
German-accented<br />
Hungarian food. Check<br />
out the crispy roasted<br />
pork knuckles – for the<br />
culinary brave.<br />
EXCLUSIVE Bock<br />
Bisztró (43–49<br />
Erzsébet Körút, tel: 01<br />
321 0340) Owned by<br />
a leading winemaker,<br />
Bock serves Hungarian<br />
cuisine, with a wine list<br />
as notable as the food.<br />
AFTER DARK<br />
LOW KEY Terv<br />
Eszpresszó (19 Nádor<br />
Utca, V, tel: 01 269 3132)<br />
Terv is full of Socialist-<br />
era kitsch, as well as<br />
plumes of smoke. It’s a<br />
nice place for a relaxing<br />
drink or two.<br />
LATE & LIVELY Fonó<br />
Budai Zeneház (3<br />
Sztregova Utca, XI, tel: 1<br />
206 5300) Though it’s<br />
a bit out of the centre,<br />
Fonó is the best place<br />
to catch live Hungarian<br />
folk bands. Better yet,<br />
there are regular dance<br />
nights Hungarian-style.<br />
THIS MONTH<br />
SHOP Pick up some<br />
of Hungary’s fi nest<br />
pálinka (fruit brandy) at<br />
Mesterpálinkák. Flavours<br />
include raspberry,<br />
blackcurrant, quince and<br />
plum (18 Zrínyi Utca,<br />
mesterpalinkak.hu).<br />
SEE There is a lot going<br />
on at the Museum of<br />
Fine Arts this autumn.<br />
Three temporary<br />
exhibitions focus on the<br />
work of Gustav Klimt;<br />
Fernando Botero; and<br />
the work of Hungarian<br />
photographer Lucien<br />
Hervé (Hosök tere, XIV).<br />
Carolyn Banfalvi<br />
NO WAY!<br />
The Danube, an<br />
important part of<br />
the city’s landscape,<br />
is Europe’s secondlongest<br />
river and fl ows<br />
through 10 countries<br />
(including four<br />
Central and Eastern<br />
European capitals).<br />
Cagliari<br />
Italy<br />
DIALLING CODE +39<br />
CURRENCY €<br />
FLY FROM<br />
Basel-Mulhouse,<br />
Berlin, Geneva, London<br />
(STN), Milan (MXP)<br />
FROM THE<br />
AIRPORT<br />
TAXI<br />
SINCE<br />
2005<br />
Pre-book your taxi<br />
at easyJet.com.<br />
A local taxi costs €20.<br />
ARST buses go<br />
to the city centre.<br />
Tickets: €2.<br />
Visit the Europcar<br />
desk for special<br />
easyJet rates.<br />
BON APPETIT<br />
UP TO €30 Café<br />
Restaurant Van Gogh<br />
(Baccu Mandara, Km19,<br />
Cagliari-Villasimius<br />
Road, tel: 070 786 082)<br />
A peaceful venue tucked<br />
away in the countryside,<br />
with an adjoining terrace<br />
and garden. The excellent<br />
fi sh dishes are fresh and<br />
always prepared with a<br />
personal touch.<br />
EXCLUSIVE La Scala<br />
(50 Via Lunigiana, tel:<br />
070 286 245) The<br />
stylish restaurant of the<br />
four-star Sardegna Hotel<br />
is open to the public and<br />
combines haute cuisine<br />
with traditional Sardinian<br />
cooking. To get a good<br />
taste of the real Sardinia<br />
try the culurgionis alla<br />
gennargentu (stuffed<br />
pasta) followed by the<br />
cinghiale in umido al<br />
cannonau (wild boar<br />
cooked in local red wine).<br />
AFTER DARK<br />
LOW KEY Café Etnico<br />
(39–41 Via Rockefeller,<br />
tel: 070 348 1511) A<br />
laidback café decorated<br />
in a bohemian style.<br />
Open from 7am, this is<br />
the perfect spot for a<br />
good cup of coffee and<br />
a slice of cake.<br />
LATE & LIVELY<br />
Iguana’s Pub (20 Via<br />
Costituzione, tel: 070<br />
680 315) This lively bar<br />
frequently hosts gigs<br />
by local bands as well<br />
as DJ events. Come on<br />
Wednesday for karaoke<br />
and on a Thursday for<br />
hot Cuban rhythms.<br />
THIS MONTH<br />
SHOP With this<br />
month’s start of the<br />
chestnut season you<br />
can buy them freshly<br />
roasted from one of the<br />
street stands in the Is<br />
Mirrionis quarter. Tasty!<br />
SEE From 19–21<br />
November Cagliari<br />
presents the European<br />
Jazz Expo at the Fiera<br />
di Cagliari, featuring<br />
international artists.<br />
Not to be missed, if<br />
you’re into sax, double<br />
bass and all things jazz<br />
(jazzinsardegna.it).<br />
NO WAY!<br />
Spanish rulers<br />
beheaded the Sardinian<br />
aristocrat Marchese di<br />
Cea in the 17th century<br />
and displayed his head<br />
for 17 years near the<br />
small statue of the<br />
elephant tower.<br />
Dario Henke<br />
Casablanca<br />
Morocco<br />
DIALLING CODE +212<br />
CURRENCY MAD<br />
FLY FROM<br />
Lyon, Madrid, Milan<br />
(MXP), Paris (CDG)<br />
FROM THE<br />
AIRPORT<br />
TAXI<br />
SINCE<br />
2007<br />
Pre-book your taxi<br />
at easyJet.com. A<br />
local taxi costs MAD250.<br />
Trains depart<br />
every hour to<br />
Casa Voyageur. Tickets:<br />
MAD35–MAD50.<br />
Visit the Europcar<br />
desk for special<br />
easyJet rates.<br />
BON APPETIT<br />
UP TO €30 Aladdin<br />
Brochettes (26 Rue<br />
Abbas Mahmoud El<br />
Akkad, tel: 0522 471<br />
286) Aladdin has<br />
branches around<br />
Casablanca offering<br />
cheap yet tasty sandwich<br />
fare. Beef brochettes are<br />
the speciality here.<br />
EXCLUSIVE<br />
Restaurant du Port de<br />
Peche (Port de Peche,<br />
tel: 0522 318 561) Go<br />
early or be prepared<br />
to wait. The freshly<br />
caught fi sh and seafood<br />
and delightfully rustic<br />
ambience keep this<br />
place busy. The paella<br />
deserves a mention,<br />
although you won’t be<br />
disappointed if you stick<br />
to Moroccan choices.<br />
AFTER DARK<br />
LOW KEY La Calèche<br />
(25 Rue de la Mer Rouge,<br />
Aïn Diab, tel: 0522 798<br />
223) Enjoy nightly live<br />
rock, soul or Gnaoua at<br />
this popular pre-club<br />
hangout. Cosy yet lively,<br />
try the colourful, bar<br />
area or outdoor terrace.<br />
LATE & LIVELY<br />
Urban Villa (Royal Club<br />
Equestre d’Anfa, Ain<br />
Diab) Start early at the<br />
pool tables or rooftop<br />
lounge, then graduate<br />
to the bar and fi nally the<br />
dancefl oor as the night<br />
heats up. Urban décor<br />
and smiley people keep<br />
this a lively yet downto-earth<br />
option in an<br />
at-times showy scene.<br />
THIS MONTH<br />
SHOP If you forgot<br />
to bring a book for<br />
your journey, there’s<br />
a fairly good selection<br />
of English books, both<br />
fi ction and non-fi ction,<br />
at Calliope Language<br />
Bookstore (Rue Nassih<br />
Eddine, Résidence Anfa<br />
II, tel: 0522 257 400).<br />
GO Admire the French<br />
art deco architecture<br />
while strolling the city<br />
centre. Many buildings<br />
are in need of repair, but<br />
you can still appreciate<br />
their beauty.<br />
NO WAY!<br />
The public holiday<br />
on 6 November<br />
commemorates the<br />
Green March of 1975,<br />
the day on which<br />
350,000 unarmed<br />
Moroccan civilians<br />
marched to the Western<br />
Sahara, liberating<br />
it from Spain.<br />
Cara Warkentin
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