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138 | DESTINATION GUIDES<br />
Gibraltar<br />
UK Territory<br />
DIALLING CODE +350<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 A taxi to Casemates<br />
Square costs £5.<br />
Routes 3, 9 and<br />
10 run roughly<br />
every 10 minutes to<br />
destinations including<br />
Casemates Square,<br />
Catalan Bay and Europa<br />
Point. Tickets: £0.60.<br />
BON APPETIT<br />
UP TO €15 Casa Pepe<br />
(18 Queensway Quay, tel:<br />
200 46967) A Spanishstyle<br />
bar complete<br />
with a mounted bull’s<br />
head on the wall. Enjoy<br />
traditional tapas, such<br />
as fresh tortilla, crumbly<br />
Manchego cheese and<br />
spicy prawns.<br />
UP TO €30 Charlie’s<br />
Tavern (2 Admiral’s<br />
Walk, tel: 200 79993)<br />
Charlie’s serves reliably<br />
good food in cheerful,<br />
informal surroundings.<br />
The menu is<br />
a combination of<br />
English classic dishes,<br />
such as steaks and<br />
superb curries, from the<br />
chef’s native India.<br />
UP TO €50 Ipanema<br />
(11 Ocean Village)<br />
A sizzling new Brazilian<br />
restaurant in the port<br />
opened by the owner<br />
of popular UK-based<br />
Argentinean chain,<br />
Gaucho. The menu has a<br />
wide choice of meat, fi sh<br />
and vegetarian dishes.<br />
EXCLUSIVE La<br />
Mamala (Catalan Bay,<br />
tel: 200 72373) Mamala<br />
is a long-time favourite<br />
seafood restaurant, with<br />
tanks of live lobsters and<br />
a suitably nautical décor.<br />
Enjoy delicious plates of<br />
locally caught seafood.<br />
AFTER DARK<br />
LOW KEY Celebrity<br />
Wine Bar (Ocean<br />
Village, tel: 200 40972)<br />
The outside terrace at<br />
this classy restaurant<br />
and wine bar is<br />
a popular venue to idle<br />
over a long, cool cocktail<br />
before shimmying on to<br />
the late-night bars on<br />
nearby Casemates.<br />
LIVE MUSIC Jazz<br />
Night (O’Callaghan<br />
Elliott Hotel, Governor’s<br />
Square, tel: 200 70500)<br />
Every Thursday sees<br />
a foot-stomping jazz<br />
night at the Elliott, one<br />
of Gibraltar’s classiest<br />
hotels. Choose a cocktail<br />
from the long list and<br />
enjoy the dulcet chords<br />
of the double bass.<br />
LATE & LIVELY<br />
Gala Casino (Ocean<br />
Village, tel: 200<br />
76666) This bright and<br />
boisterous site is open<br />
till 5am and boasts<br />
game rooms, gaming<br />
tables, two restaurants<br />
and a bar.<br />
THIS MONTH<br />
SHOP The ICC<br />
Shopping Centre<br />
really is a one-stop<br />
shopaholic’s heaven<br />
with a combination of<br />
stores that includes<br />
high street favourites<br />
alongside Moroccan<br />
handicraft shops.<br />
SEE The Rock’s<br />
botanical gardens are<br />
a tranquil haven, just<br />
a few minutes stroll from<br />
the commercial clamour<br />
of Main Street. Join the<br />
monthly free tour of this<br />
mature and beautiful<br />
green space on 12<br />
December at 10.30am.<br />
GO Take a 90-minute<br />
dolphin-spotting cruise<br />
around the Bay of<br />
Gibraltar. You are almost<br />
certainly guaranteed to<br />
see these extraordinary<br />
mammals, plus<br />
an informative<br />
commentary provides<br />
entertainment as you’re<br />
waiting for the creatures<br />
to appear (Dolphin<br />
World, gibraltarinfo.gi).<br />
ESCAPE Head across<br />
the border to Algeciras,<br />
40 minutes from<br />
Gibraltar, and hop on<br />
the old steam train<br />
that winds its way up<br />
into the mountains.<br />
Enjoy a whole day<br />
sightseeing, eating<br />
and wandering round<br />
these little villages.<br />
TAXI TAXI<br />
WINTERFEST<br />
GLASGOW<br />
<strong>2009</strong><br />
NO WAY!<br />
Celebrities including<br />
Sean Connery, Roger<br />
Moore and John<br />
Lennon all got married<br />
on Gibraltar. Souvenir<br />
shops sell copies of the<br />
late Beatle’s wedding<br />
certifi cate for a fi ver!<br />
Josephine Quintero<br />
Glasgow<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 />
TAXI The fare to<br />
Glasgow is £17.<br />
The Glasgow Flyer<br />
takes 25 minutes<br />
to the city centre and<br />
runs every 15 minutes.<br />
Tickets: £6.50 return.<br />
BON APPETIT<br />
UP TO €15 The<br />
Tearoom @ The<br />
Butterfl y and the Pig<br />
(153 Bath Street, tel:<br />
0141 221 7711) Rest<br />
your weary feet in this<br />
new tearoom with<br />
a selection of teas,<br />
cakes and sandwiches.<br />
UP TO €30 Cail<br />
Bruich West (725 Great<br />
Western Road, tel: 0141<br />
334 6265) Cail Bruich<br />
means eat well in<br />
Gaelic, and here they<br />
make sure that you do!<br />
The restaurant offers<br />
the best of modern<br />
Scottish cuisine.<br />
UP TO €50 The<br />
Ubiquitous Chip (12<br />
Ashton Lane, tel: 0141<br />
www.winterfestglasgow.com<br />
334 5007) With superb<br />
dishes ranging from<br />
venison haggis to fresh<br />
local fi sh, you won’t be<br />
surprised to discover<br />
that the Ubiquitous Chip<br />
won The Good Food<br />
Guide Restaurant of the<br />
Year <strong>2009</strong> in Scotland.<br />
EXCLUSIVE<br />
Blythswood Square<br />
Town House (11<br />
Blythswood Square,<br />
tel: 0141 208 2458)<br />
Five-star hotelrestaurant<br />
located within<br />
a splendidly restored<br />
building dating back<br />
to 1823. Enjoy dishes<br />
such as Loch Duart<br />
salmon with lentils,<br />
fennel and quince.<br />
AFTER DARK<br />
LOW KEY The Gate<br />
(62 Trongate, tel: 0141<br />
548 1330) This venue<br />
offers a casual drinking<br />
experience, combining<br />
comfortable couches<br />
with an impressive wine<br />
and cocktail menu.<br />
SANDYFORD<br />
HOTEL<br />
★ ★ ★ ★ ★<br />
Set on Glasgow’s<br />
vibrant Sauchiehall<br />
Street, The Sandyford<br />
is an affordable choice<br />
for a Scottish break.<br />
Fill up in the morning<br />
with its legendary<br />
full-cooked breakfasts,<br />
included in the price.<br />
From €31, book at<br />
hotels.easyJet.com.<br />
LIVE MUSIC 13th<br />
Note (50–60 King<br />
Street, tel: 0141 553<br />
1638) Live sets are<br />
played at this basement<br />
bar seven nights a week.<br />
LATE & LIVELY The<br />
Arches (253 Argyle<br />
Street, tel: 0141 565<br />
1000) The Arches is<br />
a city legend, with<br />
a capacity of 3,000. It<br />
attracts top-name DJs<br />
spinning tunes to strut<br />
your stuff to.<br />
THIS MONTH<br />
SHOP Indulge yourself<br />
at the UK’s fi rst Versace<br />
store at The Italian<br />
Centre on John Street<br />
and Ingram Street (tel:<br />
0141 552 6099).<br />
SEE The Nutcracker is<br />
on at the Theatre Royal<br />
from 12–31 December<br />
(tel: 0844 871 7647).<br />
GO One of the best<br />
ways to see Glasgow’s<br />
main attractions is<br />
aboard a sightseeing<br />
bus. Tours last around<br />
75 minutes and start<br />
at George Square (tel:<br />
0141 204 0444).<br />
ESCAPE Travel back<br />
in time to New Lanark’s<br />
wonderful conservation<br />
village and UNESCO<br />
World Heritage Site,<br />
featuring a fully restored<br />
18th-century cotton mill<br />
(newlanark.org).<br />
NO WAY!<br />
Scotland is famous for<br />
its whisky, also known<br />
as Scotch. But it’s<br />
commonly believed that<br />
whisky was fi rst created<br />
in Asia, distilled by monks<br />
in Ireland in the 1400s<br />
before reaching Scotland<br />
at the end of the century.<br />
Evelyn McKechnie<br />
a a flurry flurry of of<br />
festive festive fun!<br />
fun!
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