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Antalya
Turkey
ingredients, and
their presentation is
superb. Dine in bright,
modern surroundings
with views over the
gardens to the sea.
AFTER DARK
LOW KEY
Mr Blues
Pub
(12B Hidirlik
Sokak, Kaleiçi, tel:
0242 248 4500)
Experience cool New
Orleans blues while
recovering fromaday
out and about in this
charming pub situated
in the Old City.
LATE & LIVELY
Indigo’s Pub
(Ramada
PlazaAntalya, 22 Fevzi
Çakmak Caddesi,
tel: 0242 249 1111)
Situated in the new
RamadaHotel, on
Wednesday and
Thursday nights this
is the only place to
hear good jazz and
blues. If you’re into
oldies, the bandwill
stir yourmemories
and heartstrings on
weekend nights.
THIS MONTH
GO
Weather not so
good? Dedeman Park
Bowling has all the
kit you’ll need for
a great tournament
(Sirinyalı Mah, Lara
Yolu Park Oteli Altı).
NOWAY!
According to one
theory, Richard the
Lionheart’s fleet was
caught in a storm
offAntalya before
invading Cyprus in
1191.Another has it
that the invasion fleet
formed at Antalya.
Jon Stigner
DIALLING CODE
+90
CURRENCY
TRY
FLY FROM
London (LGW)
FROM THE
AIRPORT
Pre-bookyour taxi
at easyJet.com.
Alocal taxi costs€25.
Bus service
No.202 now runs
from the domestic
terminal to the city
centre €1.50.
Visit the Europcar
desk for special
easyJet rates.
BON APPETIT
UP TO €30
Paçacı
Semsi
(BalbeyMah,
CengizToytunCaddesi,
418 SokakNo.1B, tel:
0242 247 5073) For
traditional Turkish
eats, Paçacı Semsi is
amust.Tripe, roasted
sheep’s head, lentil
soup and other local
delicacies abound in
lively and atmospheric
surroundings.
EXCLUSIVE
Tuti,
The Marmara Hotel
(Sirinyali Mahallesi,
Eski LaraYolu, tel:
0242 249 3600)
Expect a fine fusion
menu which gives
more than a nod to
Turkish classics.The
young chefs here use
only the best organic
TAXI
AFTER DARK
LOW KEY
Het
Molenpad
(653
Prinsengracht, tel:
020 625 9680) Is
there a cosier place
inAmsterdam than
this low-lit canalside
watering hole, with
its weatheredmirrors
and wood panelling?
If there is, we’re yet
to find it. Bag one of
the window seats and
enjoy some quality
people watching.
LIVE MUSIC
MC Theater
(5
Polonceaukade,
tel: 020 606 5050)
Part of the fabulous
Westerpark complex
of hip cultural
institutions, this
intimate theatre hosts
gigs frommodern
music-makers fromall
over the world.Wrap
up warmandmake
time for a stroll around
the park beforehand.
LATE & LIVELY
Bar22
(22
Wolvenstraat, tel: 06
46104131)An arty
and adventurous
crowd gathers at this
pleasantly eccentric
newaddition to the
Nine Streets area of
town,where guest
DJs spin into the early
hours and the décor
speaks of awell-
travelled kleptomaniac.
THIS MONTH
SHOP
Meaning“gifts
and so on”,Nilsen
Cadeau&Zo in the chic
southof the city is a
trove of Scandinavian-
style home accessories
and children’s toys.
Check out the knitted
depictionofThe
Princess and thePea
(157Willemsparkweg)
SEE
TheJoods
HistorischMuseum
(JewishHistory
Museum) is currently
hosting an exhibition
entitled
MyName Is
Cohen
inwhich all
the participants are
calledCohen. It’s
bothquirky and
thought-provoking (1
NieuweAmstelstraat).
GO
PC Hooftstraat
is the destination for
high-end shopping
inAmsterdam, with
all of the big names
of fashion (Chanel,
Armani, etc) present
and correct.The street
now has a highbrow
newcomer, in the
shape of the Taschen
book store.
ESCAPE
Blast
the post-Christmas
cobwebs away with
a trip to the blustery
beaches at Zandfoort
and treat yourself to
some of the delicious
hot
kibbeling
–
battered fish – served
from the quaint
seaside vans.Trains
leave central station
twice per hour.
NOWAY!
You’ll have seen the
iconic images of John
Lennon andYoko Ono
in their famous bed
protest, but did
you know they were
taken in a suite
at Amsterdam’s
Hilton hotel?
Mark Smith
Amsterdam
Netherlands
Asturias
Spain
DIALLING CODE
+34
CURRENCY
€
FLY FROM
Geneva, Lisbon,
London (STN)
FROM THE
AIRPORT
Pre-bookyour taxi
at easyJet.com.
The fare toOviedo is
about€53,Gijón€45
andAvilés€23.
TheExpressbus
runshourly from
6am–11pmtoOviedo
andGijón.Tickets:
€7.50.Thereare less
frequent buses toAvilés
(alsa.es).Tickets: €1.40.
BONAPPETIT
UP TO €30
El
Pañol
(1 Plaza del
Carbayo, tel: 984 830
778) Excellent small
tapas bar in the heart
of the lively old part of
town.Agreat place to
taste the local fare.
AFTER DARK
LOW KEY
Oriental
Cyber Café
(8
Jovellanos, Oviedo)
Pleasant, spacious
bar in which to enjoy
a drink and watch the
world go by with the
added attraction for
cyber addicts of cheap
internet access.
LATE & LIVELY
Cabaré
(14 Calle
TAXI
del Marqués de
San Esteban) Cool,
cavernous disco on
Gijón’smain drag on
Poniente beach that
plays electro-techno
music and serves
cocktails until the early
hours.Try the house
special – aVodkaTini.
THIS MONTH
SEE
Epiphany is
celebrated throughout
Asturias but the
Cabalgata de Reyes (5
January) is king-size in
Gijón.TheThreeWise
Men parade through
the streets from
7pm–9pmhanding out
sweets to the children.
The procession ends
up at the PlazaMayor.
NOWAY!
Anewminingmuseum
is set to open in
Arnao. Not only is it
located on the site of
one of Spain’s oldest
mines, but it was also
the country’s only
underwater mine.
KarenThomas
De Labra
(Finca la
Quinta,Abuli, tel:
985 117 676)This
stylish, avant-garde
restaurant offers
excellent fusion
cuisinewith a
Japanese angle.Try
the teppanyaki.
EXCLUSIVE
RESTAURANT
Berenstraat 38, 1016GH Amsterdam
www.pancakesamsterdam.nl
WELCOME TO PANCAKES! AMSTERDAM
We serve pancakes in the broadest sense of the word.
Big, small, thick, thin, from Holland and from the rest of the world.
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