OCTOBER-NOVEMBER 2012
WIZZ MAGAZINE
85
DESTINATIONS
Paris & Pozan
Wine and big bangs
Set in one of the most picturesque
quarters of Paris, the annual
Montmartre Wine Harvest Festival
(10-14
October) offer local delicacies
paired with regional wines. Saturday
the 13th marks the occasion with
fireworks too, on Square Louise
Michel. Party animals and live-music
lovers should check out
Les Nuits
Capitales
,
which has jazz, hip-hop,
electronica, pop and everything in
between performing in various venues
around the city from 14-20 November.
Eating and drinking
Vegans can eat like kings at the
Gentle Gourmet Café
(24
Boulevard
de la Bastille, +33 (0)1 4343 4849,
gentlegourmetcafe.com), which serves
lasagne from €13. On a blustery day,
cosy up in a bistro with French onion
soup. Try
Royal Madeleine’s
at 11
rue du Chevalier Saint-George on the
Right Bank (+33 (0)1 42 60 1436,
royalmadeleine.com).
Getting to the centre
Wizz Air provides a shuttle bus
transfer between the airport (Paris
Beauvais) and any address in the city
centre. Tickets are €31 one-way, or
€62 return.
Words Poppy Bullock
Urban culture is back
The city’s philharmonic, opera, and
theatres are back in October. The
Grand Theatre
offers interpretations
of Hamlet and Tchaikovsky’s Eugene
Onegin (opera.poznan.pl). Polish
youth have embraced the nostalgia
of Poland’s Communist past through
quirky bars and pubs serving up retro
dishes from pig’s trotters to herring
–
plus vodka by the truckload. Try
Proletaryat
at ul. Wroclawska 9
(
proletaryat.pl) for a taste.
Eating and drinking
Distinctly avant-garde boutique hotel
Blow Up Hall
(
blowuphall5050.com),
which doubles as an interactive art
piece, takes risks in its restaurant as
much as it has with its design. The
innovative menu blends Polish classics
with contemporary concepts to create
a one-of-a-kind dining experience
for its guests. Or grab a bite at
Łapu
Papu
at Garbary 47 (lapupapu.pl),
where a home-style cheeseburger sets
you back a mere €2.50.
Getting to the centre
Take an Express Line bus (or night
bus no. 242) to the Central Railway
Station; it takes 30 minutes, or the
no. 59 bus to Bałtyk.
Words Dana Dramowicz
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