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TRAVELLER
Austria
Dialling Code
+43
Currency
¤
:
Belgium
Dialling Code
+32
currency
¤
:
Czech Republic
Dialling Code
+420
currency
CZK
:
Germany
Dialling Code
+49
Currency
¤
:
Hungary
Dialling code
+36
Currency
HUF
:
Poland
Dialling Code
+48
Currency
PLN
:
Slovenia
Dalling Code
+386
Currency
¤
:
Switzerland
Dialling Code
+41
Currency
CHF
:
All
Time Zone
GMT+1
Brussels
Belgium
Fly From
Berlin, Geneva, Liverpool, Lyon, Milan
(MXP), Nice,Toulouse
From the Airport
Taxi
A local taxi costs €45.
Train
Trains depart every 15minutes.Tickets:
€5 single; €10 return.
Drink
Magasin4
(51BAvenue du Port, tel: 02
223 3474) This lively club has a great range of
new bands playing a widemix of styles from
funk and alternative rock to ska, pop and
chanson française.The clientele are as varied as
themusic.
Nick Haslam
Budapest
Hungary
Fly From
Berlin, Dortmund, Geneva, London
(LGW, LTN), Paris (ORY)
From the Airport
Taxi
A local taxi costs
HUF5,100–HUF5,400;
Train
Trains leave
Terminal 1 forWestern station.Tickets: HUF455.
Shop
The Mono Fashion Shop
(20 Kossuth
Lajos útca) Mono stocks clothes solely made
by local designers in very small quantities. In
addition to women’s clothing, there are cool
accessories, bags and shoes.
Carolyn Bánfalvi
Cologne
Germany
Fly From
London (LGW)
From the Airport
Taxi
The fare to Cologne is
around €27 and €40 to Bonn;
Train
S-bahn
trains leave for Cologne every 20minutes.
Tickets: €2.60;
Bus
For Bonn, the bus leaves
every 30minutes to one hour.Tickets: €7.10.
Do
Rococo Palaces
(schlossbruehl.de)
Summer is the ideal time to visit the Unesco
World Heritage-listed palaces and gardens
at Brühl. One look at the fabulous interiors of
SchlossAugustusburg and you’ll understand
why Napoleon wished he could wheel it away.
NevilleWalker
Dortmund
Germany
Fly From
Barcelona, Budapest, London (LTN),
Majorca,Thessaloniki, Zagreb
From the Airport
Taxi
A local taxi costs €22;
Bus
TheAirportExpress leaves every hour.
Tickets: €6.
Eat
Carlos
(146ABenninghofer Strasse,
Benninghofen, tel: 0231 961 2515) It’s a short
trip south of the city, but worth the effort as this
lively Portuguese restaurant has excellent spicy
peri-peri chicken, fresh fish laced with garlic,
and grilled lamb. Book ahead.
Jeroen van Marle
Dresden
Germany
Fly From
Basel-Mulhouse
From the Airport
Taxi
A local taxi costs €20;
Train
Catch the S-Bahn to Dresden, which runs
every 30minutes.Tickets: €2 single.
Drink
Hebeda’s
(30 Rothenburger Strasse,
tel: 0351 895 1010) An original GDR-style bar
where bushy beards and oversized glasses meet
nine-to-fivers. Irony and sincerity are united by
cheap beer, 1970s’ decor andmodern beats.
Toby Crowley
Düsseldorf
Germany
Fly From
Basel-Mulhouse, London (LGW), Rome
From the Airport
Taxi
A local taxi costs €20;
Train
Trains to Düsseldorf Hauptbahnhof leave
every 10–15minutes.Tickets: €2.40.
Shop
Liebeskind Berlin
(6 Grabenstrasse,
tel: 0211 2005 4290) Buttery soft leather bags,
shoes and accessories in subtle shades of
taupe, olive or grey are the draw at this shop –
but look closer and there are bolder alternatives
in vibrant yet tasteful colours.
NevilleWalker
Hamburg
Germany
Fly From
Basel-Mulhouse, Manchester, London
(LGW, LTN)
From the Airport
Taxi
The journey to the city
centre takes 20minutes and costs €22;
Train
S1
S-Bahn trains run from4.29amuntil midnight;
and from7.30amat the weekend.
Do
Timmendorfer Strand
(timmendorfer-
strand.de) Escape the summer heat by heading
to this Baltic Sea resort, a Mecca for volleyball
players each season. Just 80km fromHamburg
it features a string of waterside restaurants,
hotels, discos and an aquarium, which offers
visitors the opportunity to see exotic fish close
up.
Farhad Heydari
Krakow
Poland
Fly From
Belfast, Bristol, Edinburgh, Liverpool,
London (LGW), Paris (CDG)
From the Airport
Taxi
A local taxi costs
PLN80;
Train
Trains leave every 30minutes for
Krakow’s main station from4.24am–00.15am.
Tickets: PLN12.
Eat
Wow
(13 Ulica Stradomska, tel: 012 433
3897) If you’re looking to grab something
quick between the Royal Castle and the Jewish
quarter, this is the perfect pitstop. Sandwiches
and frozen yoghurts are served up.
Nick Hodge
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