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AUGUST-SEPTEMBER 2012
WIZZ MAGAZINE
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DESTINATIONS
Paris – Prague
Getting to the centre
The shuttle bus service is available
between Beauvais Airport and Paris-
Porte Maillot. One-way is €13.
A slice of the city
The
Tuileries Gardens Carnival
is until 19 August or head out
to amazing locations such as
Sacré Coeur
for outdoor movies.
forumdesimages.net. Other outdoor
films are at the
Parc de la Villette
.
On 15 September the noisy
Techno
Parade
starts at the Bastille.
Eating out
Fast food can be glamorous too – pick
your takeaway gastronomic delight
at
Fauchon’s Deli
(24-26 Place de
la Madeleine, +33 (0)1 7039 3800,
fauchon.com), the summer vegetable
terrine is €4 per 100 grammes. Also
try the discovery menu at
La Tour
D’Argent
, for €170 per person. (15
quai de la Tournelle, +33 (0)1 4354
2331, latourdargent.com)
And finally…
Parisians vacate the city for August,
so expect lots of shop closures.
Words Poppy Bullock
Getting to the centre
Take bus no. 119 to Metro A Dejvicka
(around 30 mins) or no. 100 to Metro
B Zlicin (around 20 mins), if you are
heading to the west of the city. A
ticket is 32 koruna (€1.30) and allows
you to travel for a 90-minute period.
A slice of the city
Fatboy Slim and Amy MacDonald
(above) play the
Open Air Festival
,
9-11 August, at Panenský Týnec.
Eating out
A visit isn’t complete without
goulash and at
Klub Architekt
(klubarchitektu.com) you’ ll get
massive plates of the stuff, large
steaks and pastas all at rock-bottom
prices in a Czech cellar bar.
City suggestion
See the city sights from a whole new
angle by launching yourself off the
45-metre
Zvikov Bridge
, 80km south
of Prague, with K.I. Bungee Jump
throughout August and September.
And finally...
Be a fungi finder and head to the city’s
woodlands on St. Václav Day,
28 September, in a customary search
for the Václavky mushroom.
Words Robin Das
Paris
parisinfo.com
Euro
Getting to the centre
In Poznan we provide a personalised
Wizz taxi service between the airport
and any address within Poznan city
centre. The cost is €20 (€40 return).
A slice of the city
Two festivals will close the summer
– the vibrant
Ethno Port Festival
of world music in the Old Town (9-11
August) and
Transatlantyk
(15-22
August), which focuses on a cross-
section of film and music.
Eating out
One of Poznan’s new restaurants on
the Market Square is
Waga
, or The
Scale, (pictured). It takes a modern
look at traditional recipes and is a
hit with locals. Waga.poznan.pl. A
budget alternative is
Domowe Smaki
at ul. Ratajczaka 23.
And finally...
One of the best watering holes is a
magnet for creativity -
Kontenerart
(kontenerart.pl), a collection of
temporary glass-panelled containers
on Warta River, hosts concerts
exhibitions, and DJs this summer.
Words Mark Bradshaw
Prague
Poznan
prague-life.com
Koruna
poznan-life.com
Złoty