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DESTINATIONS
Tirgu Mures – Warsaw
AUGUST-SEPTEMBER 2012
WIZZ MAGAZINE
97
Getting to the centre
We provide a point-to-point bus
transfer between the airport and the
city centre. €2.50 single/€5 return.
A slice of the city
The
Folk Museum
(Piata Trandafirilor
11 in the Toldalagi Palice) is named
after its founder Earl Toldalagi László.
Eating out
For a picturereque place to eat,
head to
Stejeris-Vatman Complex
(vatman.ro), a hotel with restaurant
and bar in the forest.
City suggestions
Experience Transylvania’s cultural
past by visiting the
Teleki-Bolyai
Library
(17 Bolyai Street, telekiteka.
ro). For the best view of the city,
climb the 200 steps to the top of
the
Clock Tower
.
And finally…
Green Fest Peninsula
(23-26 August,
felsziget.ro) is Romania`s largest
festival with a blend of international
stars, local flavours, a beach and
non-stop fun.
Words Adriana Neagu
Getting to the centre
We provide a bus transfer between
Warsaw-Modlin airport and city
centre. It’s €6 one-way, booked
during or after booking your flight. Or
get a Modlin train, for €5, or regional
train for €6 (reduced to €4 for August).
A slice of the city
For the summer, temporary bars are
along the Vistula’s left bank. Check
out
Cud Nad Wisla
or
Miasto Cypel
for drinks and DJs. Once temperatures
drop in September, enjoy some fine
contemporary music at the
Warsaw
Autumn Festival
from 21 to 29
September. warszawska-jesien.art.pl
Eating out
Bufet Centralny
at Zurawia 32/34 is
Warsaw’s latest answer to tapas, with
a Polish spin on it. It’s modern, chic,
and local – and best of all, served
late into the night (as late as 5am
on weekends). bufetcentralny.pl/ If
you’d rather switch the time machine
to retro mode, no-frills
Biedronka
at Grojecka 79 feels, and tastes,
untouched from the Communist era.
The prices are about the same, too.
City suggestion
Telling the fascinating and ultimately
tragic tale of the 1944 Warsaw
Uprising, the
Warsaw Rising
Museum
(pictured above). 1944.pl
And finally...
Conquer one of the strangest-looking
Polish dishes – a bowl of bright pink
cold borscht soup (chlodnik). This
refreshing combination of beets,
yogurt and dill is simply scrumptious.
Words Dana Dramowicz
Tirgu Mures
mures.ro
Leu
Getting to the centre
We provide a point-to-point,
low-cost bus transfer from the airport
to the city centre (€3.50/€7 return),
or a shuttle bus to any address in the
centre, €10/€20 return.
A slice of the city
Project ‘Nature and Art’
is an
open air exhibition that is held
every September (starts on the 8th)
in
Vilnius University Botanical
Garden
. Sculptors, photographers,
potters, florists inter alia get to
showcase their innovative works.
botanikos-sodas.vu.lt
Eating out
Tores
at 40 Užupio Street, specialises
in Lithuanian fare such as elk with
wild cherry. It offers outside dining
with fantastic city views. (tores.lt)
And finally…
Centuries-old
Vilnius Cathedral
houses some breathtaking frescoes
and paintings, as well as the ornate
baroque Chapel of Saint Casimir. It’s
even possible to take a tour of the
eerie catacombs.
Words Xav Judd
Warsaw
Vilnius
warsaw-life.com
Złoty
vilnius.com
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