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130 | DESTINATION GUIDES<br />
Cologne<br />
Germany<br />
DIALLING CODE +49<br />
CURRENCY €<br />
FROM THE<br />
AIRPORT<br />
Visit the Europcar<br />
desk on arrival<br />
for special easyJet<br />
infl ight rates.<br />
Holiday Taxis<br />
(easyJet.holiday<br />
taxis.com) take you from<br />
home to the airport, then<br />
city or destination.<br />
TAXI The fare to<br />
Cologne is about<br />
€30 and Bonn €40.<br />
Trains leave for<br />
Cologne every 10<br />
minutes. Tickets: €2.50.<br />
BON APPETIT<br />
UP TO €15<br />
Bagel Station<br />
(12 Sudermanstrasse,<br />
Cologne, tel: 0221 926<br />
9744) Tuck into fresh<br />
bagels with a variety of<br />
fl avours and fi llings at<br />
this relaxed eatery.<br />
UP TO €30 Sushi<br />
Nara (19 Mittelstrase,<br />
Cologne, tel: 0221 280<br />
6777) This popular little<br />
restaurant on a busy<br />
shopping street serves<br />
fresh nigiri sushi with<br />
aromatic sencha tea.<br />
UP TO €50 Kaevers<br />
Gasthaus zur Traube<br />
(10 Lannesdorferstrasse,<br />
Bonn, tel: 0228 347 897)<br />
A charming restaurant<br />
serving fresh, unusual<br />
dishes. Try the Rioja<br />
menu with mussel soup<br />
and fi sh medallions.<br />
EXCLUSIVE Le<br />
Petit Poisson (23A<br />
Wilhelmstrasse, Bonn,<br />
tel: 0228 633 883) This<br />
is one of the fi nest<br />
restaurants in the city.<br />
The extensive menu<br />
features lobster and<br />
traditional German<br />
Christmas carp.<br />
AFTER DARK<br />
LOW KEY Café Blau<br />
(9 Franziskanerstrasse,<br />
Bonn, tel: 0228 650<br />
717) An “in” spot for<br />
students, Café Blau is<br />
busy at weekends with<br />
great music and staff.<br />
LIVE MUSIC<br />
Underground (200<br />
Vogelsangerstrasse,<br />
Cologne, tel: 0221 542<br />
326) This indie-rock<br />
venue consistently<br />
delivers top bands. It’s<br />
a good size: you can<br />
be right by the stage<br />
without having too far<br />
to travel to the bar.<br />
LATE & LIVELY<br />
Barracuda (44<br />
Bismarckstrasse,<br />
Cologne, tel: 0221 510<br />
4838) A local favourite<br />
that will give you<br />
a great fl avour of<br />
Cologne nightlife.<br />
THIS MONTH<br />
SHOP As Christmas<br />
markets originated<br />
in Germany, you’re<br />
guaranteed to fi nd<br />
some of the best in<br />
these parts. Don’t miss<br />
the great offering on the<br />
Altermarkt in Cologne.<br />
SEE From 9 December<br />
onwards, visit the<br />
exhibition of Arno<br />
Fischer, a German<br />
photographer. The<br />
museum is showcasing<br />
more than 170 pieces of<br />
his work (KAH Bonn,<br />
4 Friedrich-Ebert-Allee).<br />
GO Spend a wonderful<br />
winter’s afternoon<br />
at the ice rink on the<br />
Museumsplatz in Bonn.<br />
Listen to music blasting<br />
out of the speakers as<br />
you practise your steps<br />
or indulge in a glühwein<br />
and delicious waffl e.<br />
ESCAPE If you want<br />
to experience a fairytale<br />
village, Monschau, just<br />
90 minutes from<br />
Cologne, is the place to<br />
go. Nestled in a steep<br />
valley, this medieval<br />
village boasts plenty<br />
of museums.<br />
TAXI TAXI<br />
THE NEW<br />
YORKER<br />
★ ★ ★ ★ ★<br />
Modern design,<br />
contemporary décor<br />
and stylish interiors<br />
are to be expected at<br />
this conference hotel,<br />
where you can also<br />
enjoy its wonderful<br />
spa. Breakfast<br />
included. From €128,<br />
book at holidays.<br />
easyJet.com.<br />
NO WAY!<br />
The 24-tonne St<br />
Petersglocke bell is the<br />
largest free-swinging<br />
bell in the world. Hike up<br />
the 509 steps to the bell<br />
tower to see it.<br />
Gaby Pinkner/<br />
rhinemagazine.com<br />
Copenhagen<br />
Denmark<br />
DIALLING CODE +45<br />
CURRENCY Krone (DKK)<br />
FROM THE<br />
AIRPORT<br />
Visit the Europcar<br />
desk on arrival<br />
for special easyJet<br />
infl ight rates.<br />
Holiday Taxis<br />
(easyJet.holiday<br />
taxis.com) take you from<br />
home to the airport, then<br />
city or destination.<br />
TAXI Expect to pay from<br />
DKK150–DKK180<br />
for the 20-minute trip.<br />
Underground trains<br />
go to Nørreport<br />
station from Terminal 3,<br />
leaving every four to<br />
six minutes during<br />
the day and every<br />
15 minutes at night.<br />
Tickets: DKK31.50.<br />
BON APPETIT<br />
UP TO €15<br />
Soupanatural (7A<br />
Guldbergsgade, tel: 3213<br />
1735) A trendy eatery<br />
serving bio-organic<br />
food – think delicious<br />
porridge and smoothies<br />
in the morning.<br />
UP TO €30 PatéPaté<br />
(1 Slagterboderne, tel:<br />
3969 5557) A new wine<br />
bar-restaurant in trendy<br />
Kødbyen. Enjoy a plate<br />
of tapas at the long,<br />
sociable tables.<br />
UP TO €50 Umami<br />
(59 Store Kongensgade,<br />
tel: 3338 7500) With<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
chic design, highconcept<br />
Asian cuisine<br />
and a cocktail menu<br />
to die for, Umami is<br />
Copenhagen’s answer<br />
to major metropolitan<br />
watering holes like Nobu.<br />
EXCLUSIVE Noma<br />
(93 Strandgade, tel:<br />
3296 3297) Expect<br />
Nordic cuisine of the<br />
very highest calibre at<br />
Noma. The seafood,<br />
as you might expect,<br />
is particularly good<br />
but standards are<br />
exceptional across<br />
the board at this<br />
excellent, two-starred<br />
Michelin restaurant.<br />
AFTER DARK<br />
LOW KEY 1105<br />
(4 Kristen Bernikows<br />
Gade) Get a taste of<br />
the city with the new<br />
Copenhagen cocktail,<br />
composed by top<br />
bartender Gromit in this<br />
trendy, chilled out venue.<br />
LIVE MUSIC Loppen<br />
at Christiania (4B<br />
Sydområdet, tel: 3257<br />
8422) One of the city’s<br />
most popular venues,<br />
the music varies from<br />
underground Danish<br />
acts to larger wellknown<br />
bands.<br />
LATE & LIVELY Karel<br />
van Mander (16 Lille<br />
Kongensgade, tel: 3311<br />
2020) Named after the<br />
baroque painter who<br />
used the premises 350<br />
years ago to paint<br />
portraits of King<br />
Christian IV, this club<br />
attracts a classy crowd.<br />
THIS MONTH<br />
SHOP The Danish Art<br />
and Christmas Shop<br />
is a treasure trove of<br />
Christmas ornaments<br />
and Hans Christian<br />
Andersen-inspired<br />
paper cutouts. Find<br />
everything you need to<br />
decorate your home in<br />
winter wonderland style<br />
(3 Knabrostræde).<br />
SEE From 7–18<br />
December, the City<br />
Hall Square will be<br />
transformed into<br />
a city of hope with<br />
Hopenhagen Live<br />
– a big cultural event<br />
focusing on the world’s<br />
climate challenges<br />
(hopenhagen.org).<br />
GO Head down to<br />
Tivoli this month to<br />
see its fantastic<br />
Christmas market.<br />
Try to plan ahead and<br />
visit during the week<br />
as it’s sure to be jampacked<br />
on weekends.<br />
ESCAPE Just<br />
a 20-minute journey<br />
from Copenhagen is<br />
Roskilde, dating back<br />
to medieval times. The<br />
cathedral where many<br />
kings and queens are<br />
buried is well worth<br />
a visit. Check out the<br />
clock showing the<br />
famous scene of St<br />
George slaying a dragon<br />
– every hour he makes<br />
the dragon cry.<br />
NO WAY!<br />
According to Danish<br />
tradition Santa Claus<br />
(Julemanden in Danish)<br />
lives in Greenland, not<br />
at the North Pole. Every<br />
year volunteers answer<br />
thousands of letters<br />
full of wish lists sent to:<br />
Julemanden, Box 1615,<br />
3900 Nuuk, Greenland.<br />
Anne-Louise Skade<br />
|<br />
Copenhagen<br />
THIS WEEK
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