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Take amoment to
touch the bronze
plaque beneath St
John of Nepomuk’s
statue on Charles
Bridge to ensure
a speedy return to
the wonderful city
of Prague.
NO WAY!
DESTINATION GUIDES
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DIALLING CODE
+420
CURRENCY
CZK
FLY FROM
Amsterdam,
Bristol, London (LGW,
STN), Lyon, Milan
(MXP), Paris (CDG)
FROM THE
AIRPORT
Pre-bookyour taxi
at easyJet.com.
ACedaz van takes you
to the city for CZK90
per person.
Catch bus 119
toDejvicka then
takemetro lineAto the
centre.Tickets: CZK26.
BON APPETIT
UP TO €15
Jan
Paukert
(981 Narodni,
tel: 736 477 939)
Dating back to 1916,
Jan Paukert is a
gourmet delicatessen.
But it’s the famous,
open-faced
chlebicky
sandwiches that draw
the curious crowds.
EXCLUSIVE
VZatisi
(1 Betlemske,
tel: 222221 155)As one
of Prague’s first private
restaurants,VZatisi
has a proudhistory
of fine dining.The
two choices of Czech
and International
degustationmenus are
bothwonderful choices
for the full,modernV
Zatisi experience.
AFTER DARK
LOW KEY
Café
Lounge
(615Plaska)
Perfect for an espresso
or a glass of wine,
Café Lounge is a cosy
place to experience a
typicallyPrague café.
It’s not continuously
votedbest bar and café
inPrague for nothing!
LATE & LIVELY
Cloud 9
(HiltonHotel,
1 Pobrezni, tel: 224
842999)Afavourite
for expatswith cash
to spare,Cloud9has
definitely earned its
popularity thanks to
exquisite cocktails,
chill atmosphere and
stunning views.
THIS MONTH
SEE
Going into its
67th year, the Prague
Spring International
Music Festival (12May
– 3 June) continues
its tradition of inviting
the brightest stars in
classical music from
around the world.
(festival.cz).
prague-life.com
Prague
Czech Republic
TAXI
Pristina
Kosovo
DIALLING CODE
+381
CURRENCY
€
FLY FROM
Basel-Mulhouse,
Geneva
FROM THE
AIRPORT
Pre-bookyour taxi
at easyJet.com.
Alocal taxi costs€25.
Visit the Europcar
desk for special
easyJet rates.
BON APPETIT
UP TO €30
Minimax
(Film City,
Arberia, tel: 038 24
72 29) The rather
classy restaurant
of this much-loved
supermarket attracts
shoppers and night
owls looking for
decent, well-priced
pizzas, meat dishes
and salads.
EXCLUSIVE
Rron
(Veternik,
tel: 038 602 450)
One of the best
restaurants in
Pristina, just south of
town amid a clutch
of upmarket places.
There are excellent
fish and meat dishes,
good wines and a
great bar. May should
be just perfect to
enjoy the garden,
which has a children’s
play corner.
TAXI
AFTER DARK
LOW KEY
X21 Café
(Dardania)Acosy
and very special café,
staffed by peoplewith
Down’s Syndrome
- an extra 21st
chromosome.Come
for servicewith a smile,
good coffee and to
contribute to aworthy
cause.Near the PTK
building, behind the
Furra Elisa bakery.
LATE & LIVELY
Crème de la Crème
(Str.MujoUlqinaku,
tel: 049 22 0008)
Just south of the
Pejton nightlife district,
this fantastic bar is
crammedwith people
dancing to loudmusic
most weekends.
What’smore, it’s cheap
even for Pristina’s
modest standards.
THIS MONTH
SEE
Go to the TEDx
event at theAmerican
School of Kosovo
on 19May: inspiring
speakers fromall
walks of life hold short
presentations on
ideas worth spreading
(tedxprishtina.com).
NOWAY!
Solo pilot James
Berisha, flying around
the world to lobby
governments to
recognise Kosovo’s
independence,
crash-landed in Sudan
last summer and
continued to Eritrea
by commercial airliner,
only to be thrown into
jail on suspicion of
being a US spy.
Jeroen van Marle/
inyourpocket.com
Reykjavik
Iceland
The artwork and wine
list are also talking
points, and there’s a
fine whisky selection
in the adjacent bar.
AFTER DARK
LOW KEY
Hressingarskálinn
(20Austurstræti, tel:
561 2240) Known as
Hressó, this spacious
café-bar is one of
the city’s premier
hangouts. Expect
board games, things
to read, decent food
and drinks as well as
DJs and bands from
time to time.
LATE & LIVELY
Gaukur á Stong
(22
Tryggvagata, tel: 551
1556) In the centre
of town, Gaukur á
Stong is one of the
city’s longest-running
establishments.
It’s been through
a number of name
changes over the
years, but has always
been a safe bet if
you’re looking for
something upbeat
in the evenings –
usually livemusic.
THIS MONTH
GO
Taking place
on 18–19May, the
ReykjavikMusicMess
is a relatively new
independentmusic
festival that showcases
bands from Iceland,
USA, Finland and
Greenland (reykjavik
musicmess.com).
NOWAY!
Sixty per cent of
Iceland’s population
lives in Reykjavik.
Paul Sullivan
DIALLING CODE
+354
CURRENCY
Krona
(ISK)
FLY FROM
London (LTN)
FROM THE
AIRPORT
Pre-bookyour taxi
at easyJet.com.
A local taxi costs
up to 12,000 ISK
Airbus to the
city centre takes
45minutes.Tickets:
1,950 ISK (one way)
BON APPETIT
UP TO €30
KaffiSólon
(7A
Bankastræti, tel: 562
3232) This welcoming,
spacious café-bar
is frequented by a
broad demographic
of locals and tourists.
It has a cosmopolitan
atmosphere, decent
artwork and a diverse
menu that ranges
fromburgers and
monkfish to great
vegetarian quiche.
EXCLUSIVE
Gallery Restaurant
(37 Bergstdastraeti,
tel: 552 570) Located
inside the Holt
Hotel, the Gallery’s
sophisticatedmenu
has game and seafood
dishes,mostly with
a French twist; try
the reindeer for
something special.
TAXI
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