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Getting to the centre
In Katowice we provide two point-to-
point transfers, one between airport
and Katowice city centre, the other
between airport and Krakow centre. It
is €7/€14 (return) to/from Katowice
city centre and €15/€30 between
airport and Krakow city centre.
A slice of the city
Katowice hosts central Europe’s
top alternative music festival 3-5
August at
Off Festival
(pictured),
with artists like Iggy & the Stooges
and Thurston Moore of Sonic Youth.
off-festival.pl. Over in Krakow, catch
Placebo and the Roots at
Coke Live
Festival
, 11-12 August, (livefestival.
pl) or in September check out
Sacrum Profanum
, headlined
by Icelandic group Sigur Rós.
sacrumprofanum.com
Eating out
Krakow’s
Yellow Dog
at ul.
Krupnicza 9 has emerged as the Asian
Getting to the centre
Wizz Air flights arrive at Kiev’s
recently revamped downtown airport
Zhuliani. Mini-buses and trolley
buses for the city centre depart from
outside the airport regularly. A taxi to
most city centre destinations will cost
around 120 hryvnia (€10).
A slice of the city
The Ukrainian capital city is famed
for its Indian summers – known in the
local vernacular as ‘Grandmother’s
summer’ – and September is in many
ways the most civilised time to visit.
Eating out
Shlyapa
or
The Hat Restaurant
(14
Gorkova Street, +380 44 287 2222)
offers an eclectic array of stimulants
including cool black and white décor.
The salo comes highly recommended
(50 hryvnia per portion/€5).
Viola’s
Bar
(1a Shevchenko Boulevard, +380
44 235 3751) is a basement beer
bazaar and a lively but cosy place
food champion in the city’s Old Town,
serving up aromatic Vietnamese Pho
and Pad Thai in a loft-style open
space. Across the street at no. 12,
Cafe Karma
expertly brews what is
said to be the best coffee in town.
Food is eco-friendly tarts, soups,
baguettes and pastries.
City suggestions
Thanks to Steven Spielberg’s film, the
whole world knows about Schindler
and his famous list. Krakow recently
transformed
Schindler’s Factory
on ul. Lipowa 4 into an impressive
museum, with an exhibition devoted
to the story of Schindler and the Nazi
occupation in Krakow. Entry is 17
złoty (€4). oskarschindlersfactory.com
And finally...
The majority of museums in Krakow
and Katowice offer free entry once a
week. The Schindler Factory is free on
Mondays if you arrive early enough.
Words Dana Dramowicz
to begin your evening. It attracts a
range of Bohemian and humanities
types, earning a reputation as a spot
for the kind of expats who don’t really
like to think of themselves as expats.
City suggestions
Lucky Pub
at 13 Velyka Vasylkivska
Street is a beery joint within a
stone’s throw of Arena City and
some of Kiev’s sultriest supermodel
hang-outs. The second floor balcony
is favoured by young blades for its
superior views of the pedestrian
traffic.
Golden Gate Irish Pub
(goldengatepubkiev.com) is on the
hilltops of Old Kiev (15 Zolotovoritska
Street) and has a mix of expats and
English-speaking locals. Make a
reservation if you require a table.
And finally...
National Independence Day
is
on 24 August. The parade on Kiev’s
central street Khreschatyk is at 10am.
Words Peter Dickinson
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WIZZ MAGAZINE
AUGUST-SEPTEMBER 2012