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LATE & LIVELY<br />
Mecca (3 U Pruhonu,<br />
tel: 283 870 522) The<br />
fact that this party place<br />
is located a little outside<br />
the town centre hasn’t<br />
stopped it becoming<br />
the proverbial mecca for<br />
clubbers. Split over two<br />
fl oors, the venue dishes<br />
up thumping house to<br />
a crowd of committed<br />
party animals.<br />
THIS MONTH<br />
SHOP For some<br />
resolutely eccentric<br />
souvenirs, drop into the<br />
renowned Qubus design<br />
store, which offers<br />
everything from bizarre<br />
baby head candle<br />
holders to hip, funky<br />
furniture (3 Rámová,<br />
tel: 222 313 1512).<br />
SEE Revellers keen to<br />
paint the town Simply<br />
Red might kick things<br />
off with Mick Hucknall<br />
and the boys on 14<br />
November, who are<br />
playing at the Tesla<br />
Arena. For more sonic<br />
shenanigans, and for<br />
those too young, or too<br />
cool to care who Simply<br />
Red are, look out for<br />
Lady Gaga on the 17th<br />
(O2 Arena, o2arena.cz).<br />
GO If you’re faced with<br />
a rainy day, starry-eyed<br />
adventurers might<br />
check out what’s<br />
on offer at one of<br />
the world’s largest<br />
planetariums. The<br />
Prague Planetarium<br />
offers exhibitions, talks,<br />
and, of course, star<br />
gazing (233 Kralovska<br />
Obora, planetarium.cz)<br />
ESCAPE November<br />
is not the prettiest<br />
month to be outside, so<br />
why not go full-blown<br />
gothic and visit the<br />
famed Chapel of<br />
Skulls at Sedlec. This<br />
macabre masterpiece<br />
contains the bones of<br />
some 50,000 souls.<br />
Unsurprisingly, it has<br />
fi red the imagination<br />
of many artists,<br />
most recently Rob<br />
Zombie (he of The<br />
Haunted World of El<br />
Superbeasto) for his<br />
movie House of 1000<br />
Corpses. The journey<br />
to Sedlec takes around<br />
two and a half hours.<br />
NO WAY!<br />
The iconic status of<br />
Prague band The Plastic<br />
People of the Universe<br />
was such that the<br />
Communists eventually<br />
put the group on trial<br />
and imprisoned them.<br />
The rockers continued<br />
to play illicit gigs after<br />
their release, including<br />
rural raves hosted<br />
by freedom fi ghter<br />
and future president<br />
Vaclav Havel.<br />
Nick Hodge/<br />
prague-life.com<br />
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Hotel Páv’s location<br />
enables easy access<br />
to the historic part<br />
of Prague, while<br />
still offering a great<br />
atmosphere to relax<br />
in. From €65, book at<br />
hotels.easyJet.com.<br />
Pristina<br />
Kosovo<br />
DIALLING CODE +381<br />
CURRENCY €<br />
FLY FROM<br />
Basel-Mulhouse,<br />
Geneva<br />
FROM THE<br />
AIRPORT<br />
TAXI<br />
NEW FROM<br />
<strong>2010</strong><br />
Pre-book your taxi<br />
at easyJet.com.<br />
A local taxi costs €25.<br />
The bus to the city<br />
centre departs<br />
every two hours from<br />
9am–6pm. Tickets: €3.<br />
Visit the Europcar<br />
desk for special<br />
easyJet rates.<br />
BON APPETIT<br />
UP TO €30 Cantina<br />
Am-Pm (Rruga Qamil<br />
Hoxha, tel: 377 4971<br />
0710) Very tasty and<br />
affordable Mexican<br />
food and pizzas are on<br />
the menu of this small<br />
and friendly restaurant.<br />
There’s a terrace, too if<br />
the weather holds.<br />
EXCLUSIVE<br />
Hemingway (Rruga<br />
Ilaz Kodra, tel: 377 4414<br />
5637) Consistently<br />
excellent, fresh seafood<br />
has kept this small<br />
and charming family<br />
restaurant in business<br />
for many years now.<br />
It’s best to just order<br />
what came off the boat<br />
that morning and the<br />
cook will turn it into<br />
something delicious.<br />
WELCOME TO DUO HOTEL PRAGUE !<br />
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AFTER DARK<br />
LOW KEY Click<br />
(Rruga Luan Haradinaj,<br />
tel: 377 4493 3522)<br />
Locals mingle at Click,<br />
a modern bar where<br />
a wide variety of beers<br />
and a good mix of food<br />
come together.<br />
LATE & LIVELY Cube<br />
(2 Rruga Johan Hahn,<br />
tel: 377 4412 4584) A<br />
city-centre club that’s<br />
popular with young,<br />
well-dressed people.<br />
Drinks are affordable,<br />
the sound levels are<br />
high and it’s crammed<br />
on weekend nights.<br />
THIS MONTH<br />
SHOP For quality, oldfashioned<br />
men’s caps<br />
and hats get yourself<br />
down to the A&M Shop<br />
on the corner of Rruga<br />
Konusheci and Rruga<br />
UCK. The handmade<br />
collection also includes<br />
Albanian eggshell hats.<br />
GO Board the early<br />
morning train towards<br />
Fushe Kosova and<br />
Skopje – the nostalgic<br />
wooden 1960s carriages<br />
and the impressive<br />
locomotive once plied<br />
the tracks between<br />
Oslo and Bergen,<br />
Norway. Now you can<br />
enjoy countryside<br />
views and gorges.<br />
NO WAY!<br />
Pristina’s recently<br />
inaugurated Catholic<br />
cathedral is named<br />
after Mother Teresa.<br />
On completion of the<br />
building a statue of this<br />
world-famous nun will<br />
be erected in front of<br />
the main doors.<br />
Jeroen van Marle/<br />
inyourpocket.com<br />
DESTINATION GUIDES | 167<br />
Rome<br />
Italy<br />
DIALLING CODE +39<br />
CURRENCY €<br />
FLY FROM<br />
Amsterdam,<br />
Athens, Basel-Mulhouse,<br />
Berlin, Bilbao, Bristol,<br />
Crete (Heraklion),<br />
Dubrovnik, Düsseldorf,<br />
Geneva, Ibiza, Lamezia,<br />
Lisbon, London (LGW),<br />
Lyon, Madrid, Majorca,<br />
Malta, Milan (MXP),<br />
Mykonos, Newcastle,<br />
Nice, Palermo,<br />
Paris (ORY), Split,<br />
Toulouse, Venice<br />
FROM THE<br />
AIRPORT<br />
CIAMPINO<br />
TAXI<br />
Pre-book your taxi<br />
at easyJet.com.<br />
A local taxi costs €30.<br />
SIT runs a service<br />
from the airport to<br />
the centre. Tickets: €5<br />
Visit the Europcar<br />
desk for special<br />
easyJet rates.<br />
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TAXI<br />
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& SPECIAL PACKAGES!<br />
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www.hotelduo.cz<br />
SINCE<br />
1998<br />
Pre-book your taxi<br />
at easyJet.com.<br />
A local taxi costs €40 in<br />
a City of Rome licensed<br />
cab and €60 in a<br />
Fiumicino municipality<br />
licensed cab.<br />
The Leonardo<br />
Express leaves<br />
for Termini till 11.30pm.<br />
Tickets: €11.<br />
SIT runs a service from<br />
the city centre to the<br />
airport. Tickets: €8<br />
Metropolitan FM1<br />
trains go to Roma<br />
Tiburtina until 11.27pm.<br />
Tickets: €5.50 single.<br />
BON APPETIT<br />
UP TO €15 Le<br />
Piramidi (11 Vicolo<br />
del Gallo, tel: 06 687<br />
9061) Mohammed<br />
Salama’s fantastic<br />
city centre falafel bar<br />
also offers a range of<br />
vegetable and meat<br />
dishes and desserts.<br />
There are a few bar<br />
stools, but it’s best to<br />
go for porta via and<br />
eat al fresco in nearby<br />
Campo de’ Fiori.<br />
UP TO €30 Terra di<br />
Siena (77 Piazza di<br />
Pasquino, tel: 06 6830<br />
7704) Very typical<br />
Tuscan cooking served<br />
in a welcoming, familyrun<br />
trattoria. As it is the<br />
hunting season, why<br />
not go for the tagliatelli<br />
with wild boar sauce?<br />
For dessert they do a<br />
delicious lemon sorbet.<br />
UP TO €50<br />
Le Tamerici (79 Vicolo<br />
Scavolino, tel: 06 6920<br />
0700) This minimalist<br />
and modern restaurant<br />
near the Trevi Fountain<br />
boasts an impressive<br />
selection of breads and<br />
homemade olive oil,<br />
but you shouldn’t go<br />
overboard and leave<br />
no room for mains.<br />
Try the pelt pasta with<br />
tomatoes, basil and the<br />
rich, milky mozzarella<br />
– such as burrata from<br />
Apulia or tender buffalo<br />
meat, which you won’t<br />
fi nd elsewhere in<br />
Rome. For dessert, go<br />
for the delicious apple<br />
strudel with cinnamon<br />
whipped cream.
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