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140 | DESTINATION GUIDES<br />
Istanbul<br />
Turkey<br />
DIALLING CODE +90<br />
CURRENCY Lira (TRY)<br />
FLY FROM<br />
Basel-Mulhouse,<br />
London (LGW, LTN)<br />
FROM THE<br />
AIRPORT<br />
TAXI<br />
SINCE<br />
2006<br />
Pre-book your taxi<br />
at easyJet.com.<br />
A local taxi costs TRY35.<br />
E3 buses run<br />
hourly to 4 Levent.<br />
Tickets: TRY4.50, where<br />
the metro goes to<br />
Taksim Square. Havas<br />
buses meet fl ights and<br />
run to Taksim Square.<br />
Tickets: TRY12.<br />
Visit the Europcar<br />
desk for special<br />
easyJet rates.<br />
BON APPETIT<br />
UP TO €30 Taj Mahal<br />
(4A Nergiz Sokak, Tunel,<br />
Beyoglu, tel: 0212 293<br />
6600) Newly opened,<br />
unlicensed Indian<br />
restaurant with<br />
a comprehensive<br />
menu. Close to Sishane<br />
metro station.<br />
EXCLUSIVE Refi k<br />
(10 Buyukparmakkapi<br />
Sokak) Refi k is reputed<br />
to be the last Greek-run<br />
restaurant in town, and<br />
is certainly one of the<br />
longest-serving. Expect<br />
a dedicated, old-school<br />
take on mezze, kebabs<br />
and fi sh – washed down<br />
with raki or wine.<br />
AFTER DARK<br />
LOW KEY Galata<br />
Ritim (3 Galata Kulesi<br />
Sok, Beyoglu, tel: 0212<br />
292 4929) Grab a seat<br />
in this funky café bar,<br />
sitting in the shadow of<br />
Galata Tower, in the heart<br />
of the newly discovered<br />
Galata district, where all<br />
the cool people hang out.<br />
LATE & LIVELY The<br />
Hall (7 Küçük Bayram<br />
Sokak, Beyoglu, tel: 0212<br />
244 8737) Armenian<br />
church hall-turnedcutting-edge<br />
nightclub,<br />
The Hall offers live music<br />
and themed DJ nights –<br />
all with the full blessing<br />
of the church next door.<br />
THIS MONTH<br />
SHOP Cukurcuma is<br />
the warren of streets<br />
around Beyoglu’s<br />
Cukurcuma Sokak.<br />
Explore the many<br />
antique shops offering<br />
everything from marble<br />
to vintage vinyl.<br />
SEE Excavations<br />
for a new metro line<br />
unearthed the remains<br />
of 34 Byzantine cargo<br />
ships and 8,500-yearold<br />
graves. These<br />
incredible fi nds are on<br />
display this month at<br />
Istanbul Archeology<br />
museum (Osman<br />
Hamdi Bey Yokusu).<br />
NO WAY!<br />
The recent renovation<br />
of the Pera Palas Hotel<br />
revealed 5,000 pieces<br />
of antique silver locked<br />
in a hidden basement.<br />
Most are now in use<br />
in the hotel’s Agatha<br />
Restaurant, named after<br />
Agatha Christie, who was<br />
once a regular guest.<br />
David O’Byrne<br />
Jersey<br />
UK<br />
DIALLING CODE +44<br />
CURRENCY £<br />
FLY FROM<br />
Liverpool<br />
FROM THE<br />
AIRPORT<br />
TAXI<br />
SINCE<br />
2008<br />
Pre-book your taxi<br />
at easyJet.com.<br />
A local taxi costs £16.<br />
Visit the Europcar<br />
desk for special<br />
easyJet rates.<br />
BON APPETIT<br />
UP TO €30 Bon<br />
Viveur (Le Boulevard,<br />
St Aubin, tel: 01534 741<br />
049) This comfortable,<br />
busy restaurant serves<br />
a mixture of classic<br />
Mediterranean dishes,<br />
such as Fegato alla<br />
Veneziana, and house<br />
specialities, such as<br />
crispy duck with black<br />
pepper sauce.<br />
AFTER DARK<br />
LOW KEY Dog &<br />
Sausage (9 Halket<br />
Street, St Helier, tel:<br />
01534 730 982) A true<br />
locals’ pub with a wide<br />
range of beers and real<br />
ales, right in the heart of<br />
the pedestrian precinct.<br />
LATE & LIVELY<br />
Offi ce Bar (Hope<br />
Street, St Helier, tel:<br />
01534 723 687) Live<br />
groups, including Irish<br />
bands, alternate with<br />
DJs and karaoke in this<br />
small and lively pub just<br />
off Liberation Square.<br />
THIS MONTH<br />
SHOP Liberty Wharf<br />
is an impressively<br />
converted abattoir, and<br />
Jersey’s equivalent<br />
of London’s Covent<br />
Garden, with a range of<br />
shops. Fashion boutique<br />
Eclectics and home<br />
interiors specialist<br />
Exquisite are good<br />
places to start your<br />
shopping spree.<br />
SEE Among the many<br />
organised walks offered<br />
by the tourist board is<br />
the Moon Walk, which<br />
takes you along the<br />
seabed normally covered<br />
by over 12-metre tides<br />
towards Seymour Tower,<br />
2.4km out to sea.<br />
NO WAY!<br />
Only seven puffi ns have<br />
been counted along<br />
the breeding grounds<br />
on Jersey’s north<br />
coast, meaning that<br />
the species could be<br />
heading for extinction.<br />
Peter Body<br />
EXCLUSIVE<br />
Sirocco (Liberation<br />
Square, St Helier, tel:<br />
01534 720 511) The<br />
pricey tasting menu<br />
features scallops, a<br />
duo of foie gras, panroasted<br />
turbot, and<br />
loin of lamb, to name<br />
just a few.<br />
Krakow<br />
Poland<br />
DIALLING CODE +48<br />
CURRENCY Zloty (PLN)<br />
FLY FROM<br />
Belfast (BFS),<br />
Bristol, Dortmund,<br />
Edinburgh, Liverpool,<br />
London (LGW, LTN),<br />
Paris (CDG)<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 PLN80.<br />
Trains leave every<br />
30 minutes for<br />
the main station from<br />
4.24am–00.15am.<br />
Tickets: PLN6.<br />
Visit the Europcar<br />
desk for special<br />
easyJet rates.<br />
BON APPETIT<br />
UP TO €15 U Babci<br />
Maliny (17 Ulica<br />
Slawkowska, tel: 012<br />
422 7601) Taking kitsch<br />
to glorious new heights,<br />
“Grandma Raspberry”<br />
serves up all the stodgy<br />
Polish classics at<br />
budget-friendly prices.<br />
UP TO €30<br />
Marchewka z<br />
Groszkiem (2 Ulica<br />
Mostowa, tel: 012 430<br />
0795) Ideally positioned<br />
en route to the new<br />
footbridge between<br />
Kazimierz and Podgorze,<br />
this traditional Polish<br />
restaurant boasts<br />
understated elegance<br />
and eminently<br />
reasonable prices.<br />
UP TO €50 Hard Rock<br />
Cafe (Plac Mariacki,<br />
tel: 012 429 1155)<br />
Regardless of whether<br />
you’ve seen it all before,<br />
this brand-new outlet<br />
does indeed boast one<br />
of the most sensational<br />
views in the city, making<br />
the second-fl oor bar<br />
and restaurant, with its<br />
sweeping panorama of<br />
St Mary’s, feel every inch<br />
a stairway to heaven.<br />
EXCLUSIVE<br />
Restaurant Wierzynek<br />
(15 Rynek Glowny, tel:<br />
012 424 9600) With a<br />
heritage that stretches<br />
back several centuries,<br />
and a name that’s not<br />
so easy to pronounce<br />
for non-Slavs,<br />
Wierzynek has served<br />
up Polish classics to<br />
everyone from Robert<br />
de Niro to King Juan<br />
Carlos of Spain.<br />
AFTER DARK<br />
LOW KEY Pierwszy<br />
lokal na Stolarskiej po<br />
lewej stronie idac od<br />
Malego Rynku<br />
(6 Ulica Stolarska, tel:<br />
012 431 2441) With a<br />
long-winded name like<br />
this (“The fi rst local on<br />
Stolarska Street on the<br />
left, heading from the<br />
Little Market Square”)<br />
you should at least be<br />
able to fi nd the venue.<br />
Yet besides a potty<br />
name, visitors can enjoy<br />
beer, coffee and more in<br />
laidback surroundings.<br />
LIVE MUSIC Harris<br />
Piano Jazz Bar (28<br />
Rynek Glowny, tel: 012<br />
421 5741) The fi rst 10<br />
days of November see<br />
the time-honoured All
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