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Liverpool<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 />
A taxi costs<br />
about £12 to<br />
purveyor of superior<br />
Italian food. The<br />
surroundings are<br />
bright and the wine<br />
list is superb.<br />
EXCLUSIVE Fraiche<br />
(11 Rose Mount, Wirral,<br />
tel: 0151 652 2914)<br />
It’s only fi ve minutes<br />
through the Mersey<br />
tunnel to Merseyside’s<br />
fi rst, and only, Michelinstarred<br />
restaurant. Chef<br />
Marc Wilkinson serves<br />
modern French cuisine.<br />
AFTER DARK<br />
LOW KEY Ship &<br />
Mitre (113 Dale Street,<br />
tel: 0151 236 0859) In<br />
an art deco building<br />
close to China Town,<br />
the Ship has a huge<br />
range of beers.<br />
LIVE MUSIC O2<br />
Academy (11–13<br />
Hotham Street, tel: 0151<br />
707 3200) There’s<br />
a huge main hall and<br />
a smaller venue below,<br />
which attract the<br />
stars. Enjoy rocking<br />
to Babyshambles (14<br />
December) and Shack<br />
(15th) this month.<br />
LATE & LIVELY The<br />
Vocal Rooms (The Rat<br />
and Parrot, 2 Queen<br />
Square, tel: 0151 232<br />
1990) At this venue<br />
you’ll discover private<br />
karaoke rooms for up to<br />
12 people with food and<br />
cocktails available at<br />
the touch of a button.<br />
THIS MONTH<br />
SHOP Utility<br />
stocks a range of<br />
unusual household<br />
products from leading<br />
international brands to<br />
independent designers<br />
(utilitydesign.co.uk).<br />
SEE Former Atomic<br />
Kitten Natasha Hamilton<br />
and Henry Winkler<br />
star in a pantomime<br />
version of Peter Pan<br />
at the Empire Theatre<br />
from 11 December–3<br />
January (Lime Street,<br />
liverpoolempire.org.uk).<br />
GO The Albert Dock<br />
is a compulsory stop<br />
for all visitors, with its<br />
waterfront location,<br />
the Tate Liverpool, the<br />
Beatles Story museum,<br />
the Merseyside Maritime<br />
museum and a plethora<br />
of restaurants and shops.<br />
ESCAPE An hour<br />
away, Manchester’s<br />
Christmas markets<br />
offer everything from<br />
Christmas gifts to hot<br />
chestnuts and glüwein<br />
(until 19 December).<br />
TAXI TAXI<br />
the city centre.<br />
Airportbycoach<br />
runs an airport<br />
shuttle to the city<br />
centre with hourly<br />
departures – journey<br />
time 30 minutes.<br />
Tickets: £5 return.<br />
BON APPETIT<br />
UP TO €15 Egg Cafe<br />
(2nd Floor, 16–18<br />
Newington, tel: 0151<br />
707 2755) Fabulous<br />
vegetarian fare at rockbottom<br />
prices – have a<br />
starter, main course and<br />
pudding for under £10.<br />
UP TO €30 HoST (31<br />
Hope Street, tel: 0151<br />
708 5831) A great new<br />
pan-Asian noodle bar<br />
in the cultural quarter<br />
– order the stir-fried belly<br />
pork with egg noodles.<br />
UP TO €50 Piccolino<br />
(14A Cook Street, tel:<br />
0151 236 2555) Try the<br />
day’s specials at this<br />
BRIDGESTREET<br />
LIVERPOOL ONE<br />
★ ★ ★ ★ ★<br />
Set in the city’s new<br />
Liverpool ONE<br />
development, this<br />
stylish collection<br />
of apartments are<br />
available for short-<br />
and long-term lets and<br />
offer stunning views<br />
across the city. From<br />
€75, book at hotels.<br />
easyJet.com.<br />
NO WAY!<br />
Around 400,000<br />
cat-mummies were<br />
imported into Liverpool<br />
in the 1850s and sold to<br />
be used as fertiliser.<br />
Gerry Corner<br />
Ljubljana<br />
Slovenia<br />
DIALLING CODE +386<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<br />
city centre is<br />
about €35–€45.<br />
Buses leave<br />
every hour from<br />
5.20am–8.10pm daily.<br />
The journey takes 45<br />
minutes. Tickets: €4.10.<br />
BON APPETIT<br />
UP TO €15<br />
Paninoteka (3 Jurcicev<br />
Trg, tel: 01 425 0055)<br />
Sandwich lovers should<br />
head here for a budget<br />
meal full of fresh and<br />
healthy ingredients.<br />
According to many<br />
locals this is the best<br />
sandwich shop in town.<br />
UP TO €30 La Storia<br />
(3 Linhartova, tel: 01<br />
234 4592) For a little<br />
slice of Italy outside the<br />
city centre, this well-run<br />
eatery will more than<br />
satisfy your taste buds.<br />
UP TO €50 Julija<br />
(9 Stari Trg, tel: 01 425<br />
6463) At this cosy<br />
hideaway resting on the<br />
DESTINATION GUIDES | 149<br />
bustling, main cobbled<br />
street through the Old<br />
Town, you can expect<br />
a reliable array of<br />
Italian, French and<br />
Slovenian dishes.<br />
EXCLUSIVE Manna<br />
(1A Eipprova Ulica,<br />
tel: 01 283 5294) Fine<br />
dining comes to raffi sh<br />
Trnovo in the form<br />
of this smooth, wellpresented<br />
eatery. Istrian<br />
truffl es and perfectly<br />
cooked seafood are<br />
the highlights of the<br />
impressive menu,<br />
accompanied by some<br />
excellent domestic<br />
white and red wines.<br />
AFTER DARK<br />
LOW KEY Randevu<br />
(19 Mestni Trg)<br />
A relatively new wine<br />
bar, set back from the<br />
river in the Old Town.<br />
Settle in for the night<br />
to enjoy some top<br />
quality Slovenian wines<br />
– try the tipples from<br />
the Vipava Valley and<br />
Goriska Brda.<br />
LIVE MUSIC Roxly<br />
(5 Mala, tel: 01 430<br />
1021) People fl ock here<br />
to eat during the day<br />
and come back at night<br />
for a drink and a party.<br />
There are two fl oors of<br />
fun with DJs and live<br />
music sets helping to<br />
get the party started.<br />
LATE & LIVELY<br />
Sub Sub (25 Celovska)<br />
Eclectic is not the<br />
word for the music<br />
policy at this central<br />
venue – the playlist<br />
weaves through happy<br />
house to hip hop and<br />
reggae. This draws in<br />
a varied but lively crowd<br />
who are here to party<br />
through till dawn.<br />
THIS MONTH<br />
SHOP Lovers of honey<br />
should make a beeline<br />
for Honey House – a<br />
little shop that overfl ows<br />
with the gorgeous<br />
sweet stuff and honey<br />
related souvenirs too<br />
(7 Mestni Trg).<br />
SEE Ljubljana is a great<br />
place to be in December<br />
with plenty of festive fun.<br />
The Christmas Lights<br />
are switched on on<br />
3 December, kicking off<br />
the events, followed by<br />
the Christmas market,<br />
which lines the banks<br />
of Ljubljanica till 31<br />
December. Finally a huge<br />
street party welcomes<br />
in the New Year in<br />
style, with fi reworks<br />
illuminating the castle.<br />
GO When the<br />
temperatures drop<br />
and a dusting of snow<br />
glints across the city, a<br />
riverside stroll along the<br />
Ljubljanica is never more<br />
romantic. Stop off in the<br />
myriad bars, cafés and<br />
restaurants awaiting to<br />
warm you up afterwards.<br />
ESCAPE Pictureperfect<br />
Lake Bled<br />
is stunning, and<br />
undeniably one of<br />
Europe’s prettiest<br />
lakes, hemmed in by<br />
mountains by all sides.<br />
Catch a bus or train from<br />
Ljubljana and you’ll be<br />
enjoying a tasty kremna<br />
rezina (cream cake) or<br />
skiing within an hour.<br />
NO WAY!<br />
So utterly impressed<br />
were a couple of Belgian<br />
visitors by this delightful<br />
city that they named<br />
their baby after Ljubljana.<br />
Robin McKelvie/<br />
robinmckelvie.com
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