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132 | DESTINATION GUIDES<br />
Düsseldorf<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 />
The fare to the city<br />
centre is €20.<br />
Trains to Düsseldorf<br />
Hauptbahnhof<br />
leave roughly every 10<br />
minutes. Tickets: €1.30.<br />
BON APPETIT<br />
UP TO €15 Würzbar<br />
(79 Oberkasselerstrasse,<br />
tel: 0211 165 0816) This<br />
deli-shop has a delicious<br />
lunch menu. The menu<br />
changes weekly but it’s<br />
always guaranteed to be<br />
fresh and full of fl avour.<br />
UP TO €30 Muggel (4<br />
Dominikanerstrasse, tel:<br />
0211 554 182) Expect<br />
great food all day, but<br />
the breakfast menu is<br />
particularly good. Enjoy<br />
the full English or extrahealthy<br />
muesli.<br />
UP TO €50<br />
Roberts Bistro<br />
(2 Wupperstrasse, tel:<br />
0211 304 821) A bistro<br />
popular with everyone in<br />
the city. You can’t book<br />
in advance or pay with<br />
credit card but you can<br />
expect sensational food.<br />
EXCLUSIVE Berens<br />
am Kai (16 Kaistrasse,<br />
tel: 0211 300 6750)<br />
At this sleek, gourmet<br />
palace with stunning<br />
interiors and attention<br />
to detail, try something<br />
unusual, such as the<br />
lobster with Iberian pork.<br />
AFTER DARK<br />
LOW KEY<br />
Café Schwan<br />
(2 Mühlenstrasse,<br />
tel: 0211 136 5387)<br />
This cosy café serves<br />
up tasty cheesecake<br />
and top-class coffee.<br />
There’s also a delicious<br />
breakfast menu.<br />
LIVE MUSIC Engel<br />
(33 Bolkerstrasse, tel:<br />
0211 862 9726) If you’re<br />
after great rock, this is<br />
the place to be. Engel is<br />
a cool bar boasting live<br />
bands and party nights.<br />
LATE & LIVELY<br />
Pretty Vacant<br />
(8 Mertensgasse) Not<br />
your typical club –<br />
Pretty Vacant is low key,<br />
yet loud and eclectic.<br />
You can catch live DJs<br />
every night and dance<br />
the night away.<br />
THIS MONTH<br />
SHOP Mustard lovers<br />
will be in heaven at<br />
the museum-shop of<br />
Dusseldorf’s famous<br />
mustard – Löwensenf.<br />
Visit the museum at 29<br />
Bergerstrasse and taste<br />
some of the legendary<br />
‘senf for yourself.<br />
SEE Catch Wilhelm<br />
Sasnal’s fi rst<br />
comprehensive<br />
exhibition outside his<br />
native Poland at the<br />
K21. Sasnal is one of the<br />
most celebrated artists<br />
to emerge from Eastern<br />
Europe (until 11 January,<br />
1 Ständehausstrasse).<br />
GO You can’t escape<br />
the Christmas markets<br />
in December, but why<br />
would you want to?<br />
Find great food,<br />
tasty glühwein and<br />
an amazing array of<br />
handmade wares.<br />
ESCAPE Travel an<br />
hour north of the city to<br />
Xanten, which boasts<br />
Germany’s largest<br />
archaeological park.<br />
Check out the museum,<br />
and the beautifully<br />
reconstructed Roman<br />
amphitheatre and<br />
temple (xanten.de).<br />
TAXI TAXI<br />
RELEXA,<br />
RATINGEN CITY<br />
★ ★ ★ ★ ★<br />
Enjoy stunning<br />
rooftop views<br />
from the bar of<br />
this stylish hotel.<br />
Relax in the excellent<br />
spa area before<br />
dining at the in-house<br />
restaurant, Boulevard.<br />
Breakfast included.<br />
From €139, book at<br />
holidays.easyJet.com.<br />
ASAHI<br />
HOTEL IN DÜSSELDORF<br />
Situated right in the heart of Düsseldorf<br />
A short walk to the main train station &<br />
10-15 minutes to Düsseldorf airport<br />
NO WAY!<br />
Dusseldorf’s Killepitsch<br />
liqueur is said to contain<br />
around 90 different<br />
types of herbs and fruit,<br />
plus an alcohol content<br />
of more than 42%!<br />
Gaby Pinkner/<br />
rhinemagazine.com<br />
East Midlands<br />
UK<br />
DIALLING CODE +44<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 />
The fare to Derby<br />
is about £26,<br />
Nottingham £28 and<br />
Leicester £37.<br />
The Skylink goes to<br />
all three cities every<br />
30 minutes. Tickets:<br />
Derby £3; Nottingham<br />
£5; and Leicester £6.<br />
BON APPETIT<br />
UP TO €15 Belle and<br />
Jerome (33–35 Central<br />
Avenue, West Bridgford,<br />
tel: 0115 981 7070) Enjoy<br />
good coffee, a glass of<br />
wine or dinner at one of<br />
the newer bistro-cafés<br />
in this affl uent, south<br />
Nottingham suburb.<br />
UP TO €30 Chequers<br />
at Woolsthorpe (Main<br />
Street, Woolsthorpe by<br />
Belvoir, near Grantham,<br />
tel: 01476 870 701) This<br />
17th-century country<br />
dining pub is great for<br />
a glass of wine and an<br />
upmarket, cosy Sunday<br />
lunch. If roasts aren’t<br />
your thing, try the<br />
homemade tagliatelle<br />
with ceps, tarragon<br />
and truffl e cream.<br />
UP TO €50<br />
The Living Room<br />
(7 High Pavement,<br />
Nottingham, tel: 0115<br />
988 6870) If you want to<br />
do some star-spotting<br />
and enjoy dishes like 21day<br />
aged beef fi llet, this<br />
is the place to be.<br />
EXCLUSIVE<br />
Hambleton Hall<br />
(Oakham, Rutland, tel:<br />
01572 756 991) This<br />
country house hotel is<br />
a dead-cert for opulent<br />
dining, sat next to an<br />
idyllic lake. Michelinstarred<br />
chef Aaron<br />
Patterson sources local<br />
ingredients, and<br />
menu choices include<br />
hare Wellington.<br />
AFTER DARK<br />
LOW KEY Chino<br />
Latino (41 Maid Marian<br />
Way, Nottingham, tel:<br />
0115 947 7444) Perfect<br />
for post work drinks,<br />
this bar and pan-Asian<br />
restaurant has a great<br />
selection of early<br />
evening meals and<br />
a varied drinks menu.<br />
LIVE MUSIC The<br />
Maze (257 Mansfi eld<br />
Road, Nottingham, tel:<br />
0115 947 5650) Ryan<br />
Adams and Nick<br />
Harper have previously<br />
rocked this venue. Call<br />
ahead to fi nd out this<br />
month’s live acts.<br />
LATE & LIVELY<br />
Firebug (1 Millstone<br />
Lane, Leicester, tel: 0116<br />
255 1228) A central<br />
location for drinking and<br />
live music, with nightly<br />
cocktail hours and a<br />
4am closing time on<br />
Fridays and Saturdays.<br />
THIS MONTH<br />
SHOP The antithesis<br />
of department-store<br />
shopping is KiosKiosK,<br />
a portable “pop-up<br />
shop” designed by Red<br />
or Dead founder Wayne<br />
Hemingway. It sells<br />
unique design items by<br />
local, young creative<br />
companies (Pelham<br />
Street, Nottingham).<br />
SEE Join in the<br />
Ghostwatch special at<br />
the haunted Belgrave<br />
Hall Museum, Leicester,<br />
on the night of 23<br />
December. Booking is<br />
essential and it costs<br />
£40, but it’s well worth<br />
it for a spooky evening<br />
(Church Road, tel:<br />
0116 253 2569).<br />
GO QUAD is Derby’s<br />
eye-catching cinema,<br />
gallery, workshop and<br />
exhibition space. Hide<br />
away from the cold in<br />
the cinema offering<br />
both Hollywood and<br />
independent fi lms<br />
(Market Place, Derby,<br />
tel: 01332 290 606).<br />
ESCAPE Enjoy the<br />
stark winter beauty of<br />
Attenborough Nature<br />
Reserve in south<br />
Nottingham. After a<br />
walk around the watery<br />
landscape, get warmed<br />
up in the solar-powered<br />
Nature Centre with a<br />
hot drink (Barton Lane,<br />
tel: 0115 972 1777).<br />
NO WAY!<br />
Gardener Joseph<br />
Paxton, from Derbyshire<br />
and former head<br />
gardener of the<br />
Chatsworth Estate<br />
was the man behind<br />
New York’s famous<br />
Central Park.<br />
Mark Patterson<br />
T: +49(0)211-361 23 050<br />
E: reservation@hotel-asahi.com<br />
www.hotel-asahi.com
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