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brussels airlines’ inflight magazine issue 67 | june 2012

welcome MAAKT
a month of good news
We are pleased to tell you that 2012 so far has seen us welcome an increasing number of passengers each month. In addition, we recently
won the Network Development Short Haul Aviation Award given out by Brussels Airport, our base, in recognition of our efforts to grow our
European traffic. In turn, we would like to applaud the airport and the Belgian rail network for the enormous infrastructure project that will
offer passengers a direct connection between the airport and the historic port city of Antwerp, and beyond to the Netherlands.
And of course, the big news this summer is that we now fly direct between Brussels Airport and New York JFK. In recent months, we have
welcomed many reservations for this transatlantic flight and are delighted that our competitive fares and the introduction of a high-level, welcoming
Belgian inflight experience are popular with so many of you.
The second big news is the brand new cabin on our long-haul aircraft to New York and Africa. The response from both Business and Economy Class
passengers who have experienced our new product on board the three refurbished aircraft has been most enthusiastic. We will continue to install the
premium beds and ergonomic seats, the state-of-the-art inflight entertainment system and the magnificent 3D flight course technology on the rest of
our long-haul fleet throughout the year.
I would like to thank you for your loyalty and wish you a wonderful month ahead.
Bernard Gustin CEO
Un mois de bonnes nouvelles
Chez Brussels Airlines, nous avons de nombreuses bonnes nouvelles à partager avec
vous. Depuis le début de l’année 2012, nous avons accueilli chaque mois un nombre
croissant de passagers. Nous venons en outre d’être récompensés du Network
Development Short Haul Aviation Award par Brussels Airport, notre base, pour les efforts de
développement de notre trafic européen. A notre tour, nous tenons à féliciter l’aéroport et le
réseau ferroviaire belge pour leur extraordinaire projet d’infrastructure, qui offrira aux passagers
une connexion directe avec la ville portuaire d’Anvers, et au-delà avec les Pays-Bas.
Mais revenons sur la grande nouveauté qui verra le jour cet été : nous relierons désormais
directement Brussels Airport et New York JFK. Nous avons déjà enregistré un nombre conséquent
de réservations pour ce vol transatlantique et nous sommes heureux de constater que nos
tarifs compétitifs ainsi que la possibilité de choisir les meilleurs standards de confort d’une
compagnie belge pour voler sur cette ligne aient reçu un si bon accueil de la part de nos passagers.
La seconde grande nouvelle concerne la nouvelle cabine de nos avions long-courriers à
destination de New York et de l’Afrique. Tant en classe Business qu’en classe Economy, les
passagers qui ont d’ores et déjà testé notre nouvelle expérience à bord se sont montrés
particulièrement enthousiastes et conquis. Tout au long de cette année, nous continuerons
progressivement à installer ces nouvelles cabines sur notre flotte long-courrier, comprenant
des lits parfaitement plats en classe Business et de nouveaux fauteuils au design
ergonomique en classe Economy. Nos passagers pourront également bénéficier de notre
système révolutionnaire de divertissement à bord et de notre programme d’informations
cartographiques en vol en trois dimensions.
Je tiens vivement à vous remercier de votre fidélité et vous souhaite un merveilleux
mois de juin !
Bernard Gustin CEO
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Een maand vol goed nieuws
Het is met plezier dat we kunnen melden dat we tot dusver in 2012
elke maand meer passagiers aan boord van onze vliegtuigen
hebben verwelkomd. Onze thuishaven, Brussels Airport, zette ons
onlangs voor de groei van ons Europaverkeer in de bloemetjes door ons de
Network Development Short Haul Aviation Award toe te kennen. Graag
prijzen we op onze beurt ook de luchthaven en de Belgische spoorwegen
voor de gigantische infrastructuurwerken, die een directe verbinding zullen
opleveren tussen de luchthaven en de historische havenstad Antwerpen, en
verder naar Nederland.
Uiteraard is het grote nieuws van deze zomer dat we vanaf nu Brussels
Airport rechtstreeks met New York JFK verbinden. De voorbije maanden
hebben we al heel wat reservaties voor deze trans-Atlantische
vliegverbinding mogen verwelkomen. Onze scherpe prijzen en de introductie
van een hoogstaande, gastvrije Belgische in-flight ervaring op de route zijn
daar niet vreemd aan.
Het tweede grote nieuws is de gloednieuwe cabine van onze langeafstandsvliegtuigen
die koers zetten naar New York en Afrika. Ze werd bijzonder
enthousiast onthaald door zowel onze passagiers die in Business als in
Economy class reizen. De installatie van de nieuwe comfortabele bedden en
ergonomische zetels, het fantastische in-flight entertainmentsysteem en de
schitterende 3D vluchtinformatie-technologie in de rest van onze
langeafstandsvloot zal het hele jaar doorgaan.
Graag wil ik u bedanken voor uw trouw en wens ik u een prachtige maand!
Bernard Gustin CEO
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features
11 observation deck: new york 12 my city
15 diary 18 barrio: antwerp 20 sleep
22 design 25 style 26 eco 29 eat: NEW york
31 on the road: tuscany 35 perfect 10
63 business news 114 extra time: sport
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new york: the inside track
A native’s guide to the city’s five great boroughs – where to go, what to see, what to do, what to eat
riff on raf
A profile of the talented Belgian designer Raf Simons as he takes up the hot seat at Dior
a walk in the clouds
Venturing into the treetops of Rwanda’s rainforest
fishy tales
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business: stockholm
Meet the bright young entrepreneurs making Sweden’s capital the tech start-up hub of Europe
regulars 71 city guides
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observation deck: new york
the heart and soul of NYC has always been about the people, says Michael Kaplan
ew York City is a tough old place, the geographical equivalent of vintage Muhammad Ali:
Roaming
brash, strong, tactical and never on its back for very long. The city can be knocked down,
the streets
but it always gets back on its feet, full of sass and humour and courage, ramming forward
of downtown
with more power than before.
Manhattan, you see
These days, the restaurants are packed, nightclubs are rocking, and the hotels are second
the up-and-comers who
to none. Even our football team, the Giants, won the Super Bowl earlier this year (yes,
function as the heart and
strictly speaking they are the New Jersey Giants, playing one state over across the
soul of New York; the never-
Hudson River, but for true-blue New Yorkers, they will always be the
say-die advocates who fuel
New York Giants).
themselves on dreams, strong
Dining, dancing and sport – try to catch a Yankees game when you
coffee, and ambition. And at
are in town; the team has a new stadium in the Bronx and the buzz is
the other end of the spectrum
phenomenal – are all terrific indicators of a city’s vitality. But the real tell
you can’t miss the Wall Street
on where a city stands is its people. New Yorkers, of course, come in all
guys, cruising along in stretch
shapes and sizes. And whether they’re hedge-fund managers living on
limos and town cars, swanning
the Upper West Side or striving DJs/artists/waiters on the
around in bespoke suits, making
Lower East Side, they mostly retain the plucky qualities of
things work and keeping the
outsiders who arrived on a skinny island with
economy pumping.
intentions of scrambling up the pecking order.
Look at almost any artist or
Spend some time in New York and talk to the
performer or chef or self-made mogul
people who live here, and you will quickly
who rose up the ranks in New York
discover that very few were actually born in
City and you will recognise the street-
the city. They come to New York from all over
smart qualities that got them to their
the United States and the world, eager to
lofty heights. People sometimes say
make a mark, to live a special life, to do
that New York City can be a lonely
extraordinary things. Some make
place. But its residents will tell you
it and some don’t,
that the city is lonely only if you want
but often the
it that way, if you’re hankering for
accomplishments
solitude, even in a public place.
resonate regardless
It’s why movie stars and sports
of mainstream success.
idols and high-profile businessmen can walk
You see the strivers
the streets unbothered by fans and why an
bashing away on their
anonymous writer in a corner café can linger for
instruments in
hours, sipping cappuccinos and tapping out a
underground nightclubs,
masterpiece (or not) on his laptop.
creating art in bare-bones
But the second you crave companionship, it’s
studios and making inventive
easy to find. Sip a beer in a bar and strike up a
dishes in small restaurants
conversation with the barman or person on
that have yet to be
either side of you. No doubt he’ll have something
discovered. So-called
interesting, or at least opinionated, to say.
Silicon Alley, New York’s
In a vertical city, where people live,
neighbourhood of
commute, stroll, and commune cheek-by-jowl,
high-tech start-ups,
friendliness is part of the unspoken compact.
is loaded with bright
Besides, most of the people you meet here first
young entrepreneurs
arrived in town alone. They came here to interact
who are just one good
with strangers. So pull up a chair, say something
idea away from a
ballsy, and you’ll fit right in.
billion-dollar cash-out.
Next month: London
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the Bronx museum of the arts’ Holly Block tells scott Berman of her love for new york
H
olly Block, executive director of the
Bronx Museum of the Arts, says she’s
had ” two lives in the Bronx” – one as
a curator in the 1980s and another that began
in 2006 when she returned to the borough to
head up the museum as executive director. It’s
a telling comment, because the Bronx itself has
had many lives, including one in the 1970s as a
moribund backdrop to urban decay – and quite
another today: one of gathering regeneration.
In a sense, it was a homecoming for Block,
who grew up in Washington, DC – her father was
born in the Bronx. Block initially came to the
Bronx to serve as a curator, then spent almost
two decades downtown as executive director of
Arts in General, a non-profit organisation that
promotes artists, before being drawn back to
the area just north east of Manhattan.
“But don’t expect Times Square or the Statue
of Liberty here,” laughs Block. “The Bronx is a
vibrant, transitioning place for visitors who are
not interested in a homogenised, pre-packaged
experience.” Indeed, in terms of its
revitalisation, the Bronx is “still in its infancy on
its way to adolescence”, Block quips, yet she
has seen major changes since she first moved
to New York City in the 1980s.
She describes her borough with great relish.
First, there’s the Grand Concourse, a wide
thoroughfare originally modelled on the
Champs-Élysées. The Concourse epitomises
the Bronx of today. “In 2009, a major
renovation project spruced up about 10 blocks,
showcasing the luscious art deco facades of
the grand residential buildings, architecture
that you can also find on side streets,” Block
points out. Many of those grand facades were
intact since there was little development in the
years of decline. Indeed, when Block’s museum
underwent an expansion in 2006, it was the
first major project in the immediate area in
decades, she explains.
june 2012
my city
Top: The magnifi cent facade of The Bronx Museum
of the Arts where Block is executive director; Above:
Manhattan’s Chinatown, the district where she lives
Block leads a museum that, in its approach,
exhibits and outreach, reflects and celebrates
the rich diversity and neighbourhoods of the
Bronx. You can spot it at 1040 Grand
Concourse at 165th Street, by the distinctive
accordion-like shape of its extension. “We’re
very open to the community. The extension,
by architects Arquitectonica, reveals that
philosophy in the way you can see right into
the gallery from the sidewalk through the big
windows on the ground floor.”
The museum has a permanent collection
of 800 varied works and – to celebrate the
museum’s 40th anniversary – admission is
free. Block oversees a busy programme of
exhibitions, music performances and film
screenings, including a vibrant exhibition by
artist Emilio Sanchez (26 June-1 July).
There’s plenty going on nearby too. Block
recommends Joyce Kilmer Park, New York
Botanical Gardens, the Bronx Zoo, and a
treasure chest usually undiscovered by out-oftowners:
City Island, on the eastern end of the
Bronx. “This is a lovely little seaport community
where you can find great seafood and Italian
cuisine,” says Block.
Indeed, the Bronx has a world of tasty
choices, each signalling the heritage of
neighbourhood residents. Block mentions
Jamaican, Ghanaian, Senegalese, Malian,
and a number of interesting restaurants on
Concourse side streets between 153rd and
161st streets. “The stand-outs,” she recounts
enthusiastically, “include The Feeding Tree
(Jamaican) and Molino Rojo (Spanish), both on
161st; Tiny’s (Italian) at Grant and East 166th;
Roberto’s on Arthur Avenue near East 187th;
and Giovanni’s and the G-Bar, which has live
music, on the Concourse at East 150th Street.”
Elsewhere in the city, Block loves
Manhattan’s Lower East Side, near Chinatown,
where she lives; Brooklyn’s buzzing Red Hook
neighbourhood; and the High Line, an elevated
former railway line in the Meatpacking District
that’s been transformed into one of
Manhattan’s most popular walkways. But Block
reserves her missionary zeal for the Bronx.
“What’s interesting about the Bronx is that
people are from all over the world,” she says.
“It’s a place of resurgence, revitalisation and
the future – always with another neighbourhood
to discover. And its diversity has inspired me to
travel the world to experience the origins of its
cultures and art traditions.”
For more information visit bronxmuseum.org for
listings or bronxarts.org for details of events and
its Bronx Culture Trolley Tour
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PETER SERLING
The bronx is a place
of resurgence and
revitalisation. There
is always another
neighbourhood
to discover
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diary
must-see arts, culture and events around the network this month
Il Cinema Ritrovato
Film Festival
Bologna, 23-30 June,
cinetecadibologna.it
Bologna’s 26th film festival includes
screenings of rare, vintage and restored
films at atmospheric locations.
30% off b.light economy fares*
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Beaufort04
Various locations, Belgium, until
30 September. beaufort04.be
Contemporary art spreads along the
Belgian coast from De Panne to
Zeebrugge. Installations range from
the monumental – Marco Casagrande’s
50m Sandworm, a curved tunnel of
hand-woven willow, to the minuscule,
such as Isaac Cordal’s tiny sculptures
of people whose sombre appearance
points to the artist’s concern about
the environment.
Norwegian Wood
Oslo, 14-17 June, norwegianwood.no
This year’s festival at Frognerbadet in Oslo
welcomes veteran rock stars Bryan Ferry, Tom Petty
& The Heartbreakers and Sting, so expect a fair few
pairs of leather trousers and some ‘dad’ moves.
James Morrison, Oslo Ess and Lenny Kravitz will
also be appearing under Norway’s midnight sun.
30% off b.light economy fares* Book 1-14 June;
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The Middelheim Museum is back
Antwerp, middelheimmuseum.be
Antwerp’s open-air contemporary art gallery returns after a complete renovation. on.
The updated museum will have a new semi-open pavilion and for its unveiling
will be displaying a prestigious collection of works by Thomas Schutte. The
grounds have been extended by five hectares and include the renovated castle
which will house a visitor’s reception area, museum shop and café, adding to
the allure of this fabulous revamp.
The Horse:
from Arabia to
Royal Ascot
London, until 30 September,
Free entry, britishmuseum.org
The history of the horse is the
history of civilisation, and this
exhibition explores the
influence of horses in Middle
Eastern history, from their
domestication around 3,500 BC
to the present day. Loans from
the British Library, the Fitzwilliam
Museum, the Royal Armouries
and Saudi Arabia can be seen
alongside famous pieces such
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Long day in the office
Gatz, Noël Coward theatre, London
8 June-15 July
We think nothing of spending eight hours in the
office, but how about in a theatre? That’s the
proposition of Gatz – a production by New
York-based experimental theatre company,
Elevator Repair Service.
“It’s not the kind of show you should turn up
for hungover!” laughs company member Ben
Williams, who, as both actor and sound
operator, spends nearly the entire show on
stage. “It requires a lot of focus.”
Gatz, which Williams describes as “unlike
anything else you will see in a theatre,” begins
with an employee arriving at work to a broken
computer. He finds a battered copy of F Scott
Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby on his desk and
starts reading it aloud. “Very slowly the book
starts to echo things that are happening
around him in the office,” explains Williams,
“until eventually the world inside the book
and the world outside the book become the
same thing.”
For the next eight hours director John Collins
takes the audience on a journey through
Fitzgerald’s seminal novel. Scott Shepherd, who
plays the character who finds the novel and
gradually becomes the novel’s narrator, has had
diary
to memorise all 49,000 words. Its length may
sound daunting, but Gatz has two intervals, an
extended dinner break, and plenty to keep
audiences engaged.
“There’s a lot of humour in the show, and that
surprises people,” says Williams. “They come
expecting this epic, serious affair, and right
away it’s a joke-fest. Reading it out loud you
experience how much humour is in the book.”
Gatz proved hugely popular in New York in
2010, and again this spring, with influential New
Power (un)dressing
Helmut Newton, Museum of Photography, Berlin
2 June-18 November, helmut-newton.com
York Times critic Ben Brantley calling it “one
of the most exciting and improbable
accomplishments in theatre in recent years”.
Having completed an international run, it
receives its London premiere this month as
part of the London International Festival of
Theatre (LIFT). Williams can’t wait to find
out how UK audiences respond: “It’s been
fascinating to see how different audiences
around the world have reacted to the show.”
Caroline Bishop
According to legendary photographer Helmut Newton, “The perfect fashion photo should look like
something out of a movie, a souvenir shot, a paparazzi shot – anything but a fashion photograph”. Newton’s
first three books – White Women, Sleepless Nights and Big Nudes
– sold hundreds of thousands of copies, and have now been turned
into an exhibition. Bordering between fashion and nude photography,
many of the images are considered iconic. Following their
presentation at the Museum of Fine Arts Houston in 2011, this
exhibition will be the German premiere.
The unapologetic ‘king of kink’ is acclaimed for producing
beautiful, controversial images of women, tapping into the zeitgeist
of a period when power and money dictated all. Consequently, there
is nothing natural or soft about his portraits – on the contrary, they
are strident, confrontational and provocative. Jenny McNeely
16 june 2012
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arrio: antwerp
James Williams visits the vibrant docklands neighbourhood of Het Eilandje
Antwerp is a city renowned for its fashion designers and diamonds,
so it’s not surprising that Het Eilandje (‘Little Island’) has been
polished into such a stylish gem. Sandwiched between the modernday
port and the Schipperskwartier (the once seedy red-light
district), this area is home to the city’s 19th-century docks –
today attracting new museums, interesting shops, cool bars and
buzzy restaurants to its revamped port buildings.
1 Royal Ballet
of Flanders
Kattendijkdok-Westkaai 16,
+32 (0)3 234 3438, koninklijk
balletvanvlaanderen.be
Book tickets for a classical or
modern performance at the
300-capacity Theater ’t Eilandje
– the on-site site pperformance
space
of the renowned enowned ballet company.
2 Flandria
boat tours
Londenbrug, +32 (0)3 231 3100,
fl andria.nu
Learn all about one of the world’s
biggest ports on a special tour
departing from the Kattendijkdok.
The 2.5-hour trips cost €14.50,
and are guided in English or Dutch.
3 Alta Via
Nassaustraat 29, +32 (0)3 293
8733, altaviatravelbooks.be
Loitering is positively encouraged
at this trendy travel bookshop,
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breezy br café. Great if you love the
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Hanzestedenplaats 1,
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Assembled like a stack of shipping
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it offers sensational views and fine
dining at two-Michelin-starred
‘t Zilte on the ninth floor.
5 Lux
Adriaan Brouwerstraat 13, +32
(0)3 233 3030, luxantwerp.com
After the Polish shipping
merchants moved out the cool
kids moved in. Kick back with a
whisky sour at Lux’s seductively lit
bar, or savour fine Belgian cuisine
amid the wood panelling and
marble columns of the restaurant.
6 Red Star Café
Van Schoonbekeplein 9,
+32 476 53 61 61 redstarcafe.be
One of the area’s clutch of stylish
new bars, this gay-friendly hangout
was named after the Red Star
Line, which transported emigrants
from Antwerp to North America
between 1873 and 1935. Everyone
from fashion designers to dock
workers and their dogs come here.
7 Marcel
Van Schoonbekeplein 13,
+32 (0)3 336 3302,
restaurantmarcel.be
A former seaman’s mission,
Marcel is styled like a bustling
1920s brasserie. Tear your eyes
from the art nouveau decor and
check out the menu of delicious
steaks and fish dishes.
8 Lait Russe
Falconplein 16, +32 (0)3 226
6045, laitrusse.be
With its friendly, laid-back vibe, Lait
Russe is certainly in keeping with
the area. Take a seat outside to
people-watch and enjoy a virtuous
selection of sandwiches, wraps,
smoothies and Fairtrade teas.
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The Conrad
In Brussels, the Conrad is a name that
Avenue Louise 71
confers instant cachet and the reality
+32 (0)5 42 4242
doesn’t disappoint. From the chauffeurs and
conradbrussels.com
luxury cars on the forecourt to the grand
marble lobby, there’s a definite sense that
you’re at the heart of things. Not only is the
hotel situated at the top of Avenue Louise,
one of the city’s best shopping streets but
words emma beddington
it’s also the preferred destination for
dignitaries and celebrities, from Bill Clinton to Mick Jagger.
The hotel’s bar, the Loui, is one of Brussels’ best, with squashy
armchairs, low lighting and an award-winning barman, Nicolas
Evverard. There’s also a dedicated space for cigar aficionados. The
Café Wiltcher famously offers Brussels’ best Sunday brunch, with a
jazz pianist and a games room to keep children happy. The Aspria
health club, within the hotel complex and available to guests, has a
17m pool, a large gym and six spa treatment rooms.
In contrast to the buzz of the hotel’s public spaces, bedrooms
are a haven of peace. My room was decorated in subtle pale greys
and violets, and the Conrad bed and marshmallow-soft goosedown
june 2012
sleep
From brussels to new york, Three stylish places to enjoy some luxury and romance
Hotel du Vin
Hotel du Vin is an epicurean UK chain that
Allan House, City Road revamps old buildings rather than building
Newcastle-upon-Tyne
anew. For this reason you might find
+44 (0)191 229 2200
yourself sleeping in a former 19th-century
hotelduvin.com
prison or a Victorian eye hospital.
In Newcastle-upon-Tyne, the hotel group
has reworked an old shipping depot
overlooking the river and the new Baltic
Centre for Contemporary Art. The whole
area is a triumph of boho-style
words adrian mourby
regeneration.
The hotel itself has 42 ever-so-slightly idiosyncratic rooms with
monsoon showers and roll-top baths. Leather armchairs and
reclaimed fireplaces abound and each room is named after a wine.
The best four – La Grande Dame, Mouton Rothschild, Domaine du
Valdapusa and Dom Perignon – are built with mezzanine levels
gazing out on to the Tyne. Dom Perignon has a massive plasma
screen TV, twin his-and-hers roll-top baths and the best views of all.
Amidst the public areas lined with stripped-back brick,
contemporary art and shipping memorabilia, the bistro, the winetasting
room and the cigar shack known as The Bothy Lodge can
be found. There is also an attractive alfresco dining area for those
few weeks in the year when Newcastle is warm enough to eat
outside. Local produce is a byword in the bistro and the wine list is
eclectic, bordering on the eccentric. There’s a sense of fun about
the place with the staff invited to speak their mind – very much a
Geordie trait. From €124/£99 inclusive of taxes and breakfast.
quilt were indecently comfortable. There’s space for a properly
sized desk and seating area, and a huge marble bathroom with
heavy brass taps and all the toiletries you could possibly need.
Service is impeccable and there’s a sense that everyone – not
just presidents and CEOs – is welcome. That, surely, is the mark of
a truly great hotel. Doubles from €198.
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The Peninsula It’s all the fives at the Peninsula New
555 5th Avenue & 55th Street York at the swanky end of 5th Avenue
New York 10019
(Central Park, The Plaza, Bergdorf
peninsula.com
Goodman, the Rockefeller Centre),
a hotel in the grand, old-school style
but minus the self-regarding
stuffiness. Here, service, style and
attention to detail are all artfully
updated for a rather luxurious
21st-century experience.
words jane cunningham
In this part of town, it’s all about
the rooftop vibe, and at the Peninsula, you can swim,
sunbathe, enjoy indulgent spa treatments, drink expertly
mixed cocktails and of course swoon at the fabulous
cityscape from the large terrace at Salon de Ning (described
as ‘Manhattan meets 1930s Shanghai’). The Peninsula is
fun, fashionable and feels like the place to be for a classic
night on the town. It also possesses what is undoubtedly the
best lobby in New York for a dramatic entrance, all chandeliers,
outsize flowers and a beautifully symmetrical staircase.
But in terms of comfort the Peninsula is the one to beat,
with a range of attractively designed rooms and suites that
are spacious with chic, low-key decor and furnishings. It also
offers the most deliciously comfortable beds in New York
(I asked where I could get one, but they wouldn’t tell). From
€312/$395 per person including breakfast.
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BELGIAN WONDERFOOD PLACE
BRUSSELS HOT SPOT FOR FINE DINING,
RELAXING, MEETING AND CELEBRATING
Restaurant - Cafe - Bar - Oyster bar - Club
Terrace Opening in May !
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B - 1000 Brussels
T +32 (0) 217 21 87 I F +32 (0) 229 31 79
info.brussels@belgaqueen.be
www.belgaqueen.be
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design
melamine is back and it’s rather stylish. isabel lane selects the best for summer picnics
design for life
The finer things
Calling all lovers of luxurious fashion and
design. An exclusive little boutique has just
opened, tucked away in a London mews, just
a Manolo’s skip from the Lanesborough
Hotel. It’s the first store from high-end
e-commerce brand CoutureLab, which
specialises in creative products by global
Hot plates
Clockwise Clockw from left: Ella Doran for Habitat;
Emma Bridgewater; Anthropologie
designers and artists. The store is a jewel box
of handmade delights, from Olympia Le-Tann
bags that resemble embroidered hardback
books, to Talisman murano glass pieces. If
you can’t make it to London,
couturelab.com ships
internationally. For some
instant grandeur, we like
Maison Martin Margiela’s
trompe l’oeil wall sticker of
If you want to embrace colour this summer there’s plenty of pretty, lightweight,
melamine tableware that will add zing to your picnic blanket, camping set or
garden table. Star buy has to be zany American designer Jonathan Adler’s
(jonathanadler.com) new colour-popping Positano collection, featuring
striking Mediterranean-inspired patterns in juicy shades. We want the entire
range. Danish company Rice (rice.dk) are the go-to brand for melamine –
you can find everything from cake-stands to cutlery. Its embossed dinner
plates will lend an air of sophistication and come in gorgeous colours –
mix and match for an eclectic look. For pretty, decorative, options the
English designer Emma Bridgewater (emmabridgewater.com) has just
launched the cutesy ‘Love’ emblazoned Sampler design in melamine.
If it’s plates like artworks that you’re after, try Ella Doran’s kids
Indiantale range for Habitat (habitat.fr), featuring photographic images
of birds and tigers on a tapestry background. Meanwhile fab quirky store
Anthropologie (anthropologie.eu) is always on trend. Check out their
Kaleidobug plates in four colourways – who’d have thought bugs could
loo look ok so chic? Now, ow, if only the ssun
ssun
would shine…
Haussmanian Doors. 32 Grosvenor Crescent
Mews, London, couturelab.com
Thin Red Line
If you’re travelling to Lyon, don’t miss the cool
new Camper store by Rotterdam-based
Studio Makkink & Bey. Illustration as a design
feature is becoming a bit of a retail-interiors
trend. 58 Rue de Republique, 69002, Lyon,
camper.es
22 june 2012
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MIKE COPPOLA
the
test
style
jenny mcneely on New York fashion cool, miracle moisturisers and English tailoring
Sleep On It
sidewalk catwalk
New York is one of the world’s most stylish cities and photographer Bill
Cunningham has spent the last 50 years cycling around Manhattan
capturing the eclectic fashion of its inhabitants. Cunningham caught his
big break in 1978 when a woman hurrying down the street drew his eye,
or rather the cut of her coat did. He started snapping, unaware until
later that he had captured on fi lm the elusive Greta Garbo.
Cunningham’s dedication to the catwalk of New York’s sidewalks is
enshrined in his New York Times columns, On The Street and Evening
Hours. But Cunningham is far from an establishment fi gure and has
always resisted working in-house, believing “the best fashion is always
on the street, always has been, always will be”. His distance from the
world of glossy fashion pages remains staunch. “I’m not into celebrities
with their free dresses, I’m into clothes.”
Perhaps because he has never courted their attention, the fashion
elite is more than happy to be snapped by Cunningham. Vogue editor
An Anna Wintour once noted that the worst thing that can happen is to be
spott spotted on the street by Cunningham but ignored.
Bi Bill Cunningham New York, a documentary on the photographer’s
fas fascinating life and work is now available to buy on Amazon.
■ Estée Lauder Advanced Night Repair,
€77.60/50ml
The little brown bottle with the apothecary
dropper implies a product that takes itself
rather seriously – and its unfailing
popularity over the last 30 years suggests
it might deserve to be treated seriously.
The serum smells deliciously herbal rather
than artifi cial and instantly soothes skin
after a day of exposure to the elements.
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■ Beauty Sleep Concentrate,
€37/30ml, nealsyardremedies.com
This organic product boldly promises to
increase skin’s moisture levels by up to
98% over 12 hours. The regenerative
narcissus tazetta bulb extract and
antioxidant-rich grape seed oil does
leave the skin feeling very soft, despite
the meagre amount recommended for
use. The essential oils, particularly the
lavender, are perfect for nighttime too.
■ Crème de la Mer, €104/30ml
This is a very thick cream, but the trick
according to its makers, is to work it
between the fi ngers before patting gently
on to the skin. This much acclaimed
‘miracle cream’ is a blend of sea kelp,
vitamins and minerals plus citrus,
eucalyptus, wheatgerm, alfalfa and
sunfl ower oils. When used regularly the
cream gives undeniably impressive
results in terms of regulating skin tone
and eliminating blemishes such as thread
veins and minimising fi ne lines. May well
be worth its intimidating price tag.
store
front
Quintessentially British
men’s outfi tter, Hackett
London, is set on
sharpening up European
wardrobes with new stores
opening in Milan, Italy and
Hasselt, Belgium. The
fl agship store in Milan fi lls
two fl oors and is located on
Via Manzoni; the third store
to open in Belgium is located
in Hasselt (51 Kapelstraat) in
an elegant townhouse
complete with Chesterfi eld
sofas. Spiffi ng.
Brussels’ ultra cool boutique
Hunting and Collecting
(17 Rue Des Chartreux) is
living up to its promise of
exhibiting contemporary
culture alongside its
carefully curated fashion
with a photography
exhibition by Thierry
Cosson. Eighty Nine Days is
a collection of black and
white images spanning the
artist’s journey through NYC.
june 2012 25

Smart
movers
in Lyon
eco
roger east trumpets three encouraging projects in new york, Lyon and ketzin
France’s second city is already the proud
home of the Velo’V cycle scheme copied by
Paris and London and now New York. But
traffic congestion can be a transport
nightmare, so now Lyon is aiming for a
bigger European first, with the Optimod
smart mobility system. Launched in April and intended to be
fully working within three years, Optimod’s goal is to get
people and goods moving from one part of Lyon to another
by the quickest, cheapest and greenest means possible,
whatever the time of day.
Users will experience this small miracle in the form of a
simple GPS-linked smartphone app. It will advise them not
only which route to take, but when and how to find the best
method of travel – be it train, bus, tram or metro, truck, car,
bike or even foot.
If it all works as envisaged, private vehicle use should fall
by 8% and carbon dioxide emissions by 200,000 tonnes a
year as more people (and freight) switch to public transport.
carbon
capture
in Ketzin
Branching
out
in New
York
This spring, the city has been giving
out fig trees, ornamental Japanese
maples, flowering cherries and the
like to interested individuals and
groups across New York’s five
boroughs. Anyone is eligible for a
free sapling if they’ve a suitable planting space.
It’s all part of a 10-year campaign, now reaching its
halfway mark, to plant a million trees by 2017. Backed
by Mayor Michael Bloomberg, it’s designed to green the
city and offset its greenhouse gas emissions. Already
500,000 trees have been planted, the majority of them
on public land, by the New York Restoration Project and
the Department of Parks and Recreation. This year, by
distributing 5,000 fruiting and ornamental varieties,
they’re encouraging even more popular participation
after freak snowstorms at Halloween last year
destroyed 1,000 trees in Central Park alone.
The value of urban trees in locking up emissions
and quantifying carbon storage in cities was recently
underlined by research at the UK’s Durrell Institute of
Conservation which showed that in a densely populated
city, vegetation creates a significant carbon pool –
which can be boosted 12% by planting trees on just
one tenth of publicly owned or managed grassland.
Just west of Berlin, work is taking place on a key
process to combat climate change. Some 600m
beneath the town of Ketzin, carbon dioxide captured at
a nearby hydrogen production plant is being injected
into a saline aquifer below the limestone rock. By next
summer, Europe’s first such CO2 storage project should
have amassed five years of crucial data for evaluating the safety, stability
and long-term viability of handling carbon emissions in this way.
Carbon capture and storage (CCS) is controversial and some see the
technology as fatally flawed. If waved as a ‘get out of jail free card’, will it
encourage the building of coal-burning power plants, by holding out a
promise of eventually capturing and storing their emissions? Will CCS
research swallow up funds that could support zero-carbon renewable
energy alternatives? And will it, perversely, provide a big win for the oil
and gas industry via ‘enhanced recovery’, a technique for driving out more
oil and gas from semi-exhausted fields by pumping in pressurised CO2?
Plans for EU-backed CCS projects at industrial scale are only just
getting started. But at the rate the world is belching out carbon
emissions, what Ketzin can tell us is likely to prove very relevant.
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4CORNERS; MELISSA HOM; MEGAN EAGLES
eat: brooklyn
joe warwick finds a rather good ‘hipster redneck’ joint in the heart of williamsburg
Punting a typically shabby
but cool vibe, St Anselm,
above, sits in the heart of
Brooklyn’s über-cool
Williamsburg, right
appetiser
This month, three delicious cookbooks
for your kitchen table
Don’t Sweat The Aubergine: What works in the
kitchen and why Nicholas Clee, Transworld Books
This little book takes us behind recipes to the basic
cooking techniques that are actually what you need to
be a decent cook. Clee deconstructs recipes with a bit
of science and lot of common sense. Fascinating.
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Food: Vegetarian Home Cooking ing Mary
McCartney, Chatto & Windus
Mary McCartney, being the
daughter of Linda and Paul
McCartney, is veggie royalty, and
her dedication to a meatless life
is on every page of this book.
McCartney is a professional
photographer and her simple recipes pes
are illustrated with gorgeous photos. tos.
St Anselm
355 Metropolitan Ave (between North 4th Street and
Havemeyer Street), Brooklyn, New York 11211
+1 (718) 384 5054, no reservations
Since it sits in the hipster heart of Brooklyn that is Williamsburg, I’m
assuming that St Anselm 1.0, which closed after less than a year back
in 2010, wasn’t clever or cool enough for the locals. With a menu that
deep-fried everything from foie gras dumplings to hot dogs, diners
stayed away in droves for fear they’d no longer be able fit their skinny
jeans and climb back on their fixed-gear bikes. On a more serious note,
not being able to get a liquor licence didn’t help.
It was a first hiccup for Joe Carroll, the brains behind the acclaimed
and Bourbon-soaked BBQ joint, Fette Sau, and craft beer-peddling bar,
Spuyten Duyvil. The former sits
just down the street in what was there’s a lot of
an old auto-body repair shop, the meat, notably the
latter beside St Anselm.
‘axe-handle’ rib
When St Anselm re-opened last
autumn, the deep-fat fryers and eye of beef for two,
the griddle were gone, replaced bone-trimmed too
with a wood and gas-fired grill.
The interior is much the same as it was before; a fine example of what I
like to call ‘hipster-redneck’ – artfully distressed dark varnished wood,
exposed brick, bar and stools. The iPod judders from Led Zeppelin to
Belle & Sebastian and back via a bit of Dolly Parton.
Naturally there’s a lot of meat on the grill, notably the ‘axe-handle’ rib
eye of beef for two, bone-trimmed to give it that cave-man aesthetic.
Elsewhere that grill is put to use on various cuts of lamb and pork and,
just as successfully, on vegetables – from increasingly ubiquitous
shishito peppers to aubergine and tomatoes. Fish meets grill in the form
of whole mackerel and trout, salmon steaks and prawns.
Although they’ve now got their booze licence, there’s no hard liquor
here, just craft beers and a rather adventurous wine list that’s not afraid
to be quirky in its selections from the Old and New World.
St Anselm may be too cool to have a website but check out fettesaubbq.com,
spuytenduyvilnyc.com or the comprehensive food section at nymag.com
The Skinny Skinn French Kitchen
Harry EEastwood,
Bantam Press
A cookbook cookbo with ‘skinny’ in the title is
a little little off-putting of for the average
gastronome ga
but Harry Eastwood
shows how to prepare lighter
versions v of French classics
that th facilitate, rather than limit,
indulgence ind of dauphinois,
macarons maca
and chocolate souffle.
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on the road: tuscany
Cindy-Lou Dale takes a supercar-inspired culinary tour of bologna, florence and parma
I
taly is famous for its noble cities; always bustling with life but
also home to quiet corners, cobbled alleyways and the piety of
moss-softened stone. It draws you in so powerfully that it would
be easy to be seduced into never leaving. But leave I must, by way of a
souped-up supercar, on a mission to seek out exquisite boltholes in
Tuscany: places to soothe the soul and tantalise the palate.
In Bologna I collect the new Lamborghini Gallardo Spyder Performate,
a mouthful to say and a handful to drive. It’s a stripped-down, low-cal
version of the normal Spyder, making extensive use of carbon fibre to
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deliver an improved power-to-weight ratio and a load of fun. My first
destination is only a few kilometres down the road at Nonantola’s Osteria
di Rubbiara, a rustic, centuries-old tavern that backs on to the Pedroni
family’s vineyard – home, unquestionably, to the best pasta in the region.
The hearty food is provided in festive quantities and arrives in degrees of
excellence. Ask for a tour of their balsamic vinegar cellar – it’s an
education for the mind and the palate.
By the time I leave, a crowd of onlookers has formed around the car,
silently captivated by its muscular looks, but they quickly scatter,
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CINDY LOU DALE, CORBIS, GETTY IMAGES; ILLUSTRATION: SARAH OTLEY
laughing, as the V10 engine roars into life. Avoiding the main A1, I choose
instead the back roads across the flat, pastureland of Emilia Romagna, to
test out my new steed. The car’s taut, precise steering and blistering pace
make short work of the trip to Antica Corte
Pallavicina – a grand 15th-century palace in Polesine.
Once owned by Verdi, it’s now a boutique hotelcum-cook-school
and one of Italy’s eight producers
of the famed Culatello ham – required to hang for
three years before earning its reputation – of which
Prince Charles is a big fan.
The hotel provides Ristorante Al Cavallino Bianco
with the majority of chef Massimo Spigaroli’s raw produce, including
Parmigiano-Reggiano cheeses, bread, salamis and wine. The chef’s alltime
classic tortelli, stuffed with creamy ricotta and bitter greens is a
local favourite. So, too, is his semifreddo – a deliciously nutty ice-cream
cake. This intimate restaurant is a gastronomic must-dine experience.
Top to bottom:
Parma Cathedral;
Florence at dusk;
cheeses hanging in
the cellar of Antica
Corte Pallavicina
i keep praying for
the next tunnel
where the sound
of the engine
becomes explosive
Again avoiding the highways, I drive through the hills heading west
from Parma; at first following the course of the Stirone River then cross
country, down into the Taro valley and my next stop Borgo Casale – an
exquisitely restored, medieval mountain village. The
quantities of luscious homemade pasta with wild
mushrooms drizzled with extra virgin olive oil
presented at Casimiro e voi Ristorante makes it
worth finding.
The next day starts with a 50km fun-run down
towards the Ligurian sea. The Lamborghini’s six-speed
e-gear transmission changes up and down
effortlessly, leaving me to concentrate on the road. With the top down
and the V10 in full voice, I just keep praying for the next tunnel where the
sound of the engine will move from theatrical to explosive. Italians love
this car and my entire drive to Artimino, just 27km west of Florence, sees
camera phones thrust out of car windows, which at the speeds I am
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ILLUSTRATION: SARAH OTLEY
travelling is both flattering and dangerous. As we near
Artimino, we spot Pageria Medicea, a gracious Tuscan villa
on a hill surrounded by olive groves and vineyards. Its
restaurant, Biagio Pignatta, has an historic ambience and
jaw-dropping views across the countryside. Quite simply, it’s
a little temple to innovative Tuscan cuisine – try their risotto
with turnip tops and spicy salami.
The following day I head east and, after a quick drive
through the chaotic Florentine rush hour, I come me to Borgo
San Lorenzo, a rural village with a network of cobbled obbled
alleyways and Ristorante Degli Artisti, a cosy eatery atery with an
impressive wine selection and a small yet dynamic amic menu.
The cauliflower and black truffle cappellotti alone one
makes the trip worthwhile – while the
mascarpone cheesecake is an excellent
midnight snack.
The moment I was dreading is upon me soon enough –
handing back the Lamborghini. One last triumphant thrash
through the Italian countryside is in order, and the glorious
SP65 back road to Bologna delivers a memorable
experience. Driving a supercar anywhere in the world gets
you noticed, but in Italy so much more so. It’s hard to
decide which is more rewarding: the unbelievable handling
and performance of the car, or the attention you get
through driving it.
restaurant
guide
■ Osteria di
Rubbiara, Via Risaia
2, Frazione di
Rubbiara, 41015
Nonantola
+39 0595 49019
acetaiapedroni.it
■ Antica Corte
Pallavicina, Strada
del Palazzo Due
Torri, 3, 43010
Polesine Parmense
+39 0524 936 539
acpallavicina.com
■ Ristorante Al
Cavallino Bianco,
Via Sbrisi, 2, 43010
Polesine Parmense
+39 0524 96136
acpallavicina.com
■ Borgo Casale,
Loc. Casale,
43051, Albareto
+39 0525 9290 3233
borgocasale.com
■ Paggeria Medicea
Artimino SpA, Viale
Papa, Giovanni XXIII
1, 59015. Artimino
Carmignano, Prato
+39 055 875 141
artimino.com
■ Ristorante Degli
Artisti, Pizza
Romagnoli 1, Borgo
San Lorenzo
+39 055 845 7707
ristorantedegliartisti.it
ris risto to t
SPEC
Lamborghini Gallardo
Spyder LP570-4
Performance
The trimmed down,
convertible version of
the Gallardo Spyder
(which is no slouch in
its own right) offers
brutal acceleration and
nimble handling.
Engine
V10, 570 bhp
Acceleration
0-100 km/h in 3.9 sec
Top speed
324 km/h
Price
€182,900
june 2012
33

perfect 10
matthew lee discovers 10 brilliant independent bookshops across the network
Reports of the death of the bookshop are greatly exaggerated. Kindles and iPads
may be bad news for some stores, but businesses with character and charm
that have faith in the timeless appeal of paper and ink continue to thrive.
Here are 10 unmissable stores to enjoy a good leisurely browse.
London Review
Bookshop
14 Bury Place, London
+44 (0)20 7269 9030, lrbshop.co.uk
The cardamom and white chocolate brownie is
reason enough to visit this bookshop. Run by
the famously intellectual brains behind the
London Review of Books, you can be confident
in staff recommendations.
Livraria Lello
Rua das Carmelitas 144, Porto +351
22 200 2037, lelloprologoliveiro.com.sapo/pt
Owned by the Lello family for over a century,
this Porto bookshop offers an eclectic range of
titles, a stunning stained-glass ceiling and the
most spectacular stairway in the history of
retail – spiralling up the neo-gothic interior with
precise symmetry to the tiny coffee shop above.
Altair
Gran Via Corts Catalanes 616,
Barcelona +34 93 342 71 71, altair.es
Claimed as the largest
travel bookshop in
Europe, you’ll need a
compass to navigate
Altair’s shelves.
Aside from the
thousands of
guides and maps
there are also
geography, nature
and anthropology
sections. A dose of
wanderlust comes
free with every
purchase.
Livraria
Lello, Porto
Another
Country
Riemannstrasse 7,
Berlin +49 30 69
40 1160, anothercountry.de
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Calling itself a ‘bookshop-library-club’,
Another Country must be Berlin’s most social
place for picking up paperbacks. There are
regular quiz nights, communal dinners, poetry
recitals, film screenings, German classes and
book groups.
The Strand
828 Broadway, New York
+1 212 473 1452, strandbooks.com
An East Village landmark, this vast bookshop’s
motto is ‘18 Miles of Books’. Come for the thrill
of the epic quest to bag bargains in the endless
rooms of new, second-hand, rare and out-ofprint
titles. Prices are competitive, and staff are
(intimidatingly) knowledgeable.
Travelling
Man
4-4A Dale Street,
Manchester
+44 (0)161 237 1877,
travellingman.com
This famously friendly
comic emporium will
delight your inner
geek. Talks, signings
and workshops
happen here on most
days, and there’s
an emphasis on
showcasing talented local
artists and writers.
Cook & Book,
Brussels
Cook
& Book
Place du Temps
Libre 1, 1200
Woluwe-Saint-Lambert,
Brussels, +32 (0)2 761
2600, cookandbook.be
Enjoy a three-course meal while checking out
the bestseller lists. In fact, you can spy an
impressive range of titles in French, Dutch and
English from the comfort of your dining table.
Sweden Bookshop
Slottsbacken 10, Stockholm
+46 8 453 7800, swedenbookshop.com
A wonderful shop offering 2,000 titles by
Swedish writers translated into 47 languages.
Stieg Larsson and Henning Mankell dominate,
but check out lesser known crime authors such
as Camilla Lackberg and Johan Theorin.
Bookabar
Via Milano 15/17 (inside the Palazzo
delle Esposizioni), Rome +39 06 4897 7288
Residing within the splendid Palazzo delle
Esposizioni, Bookabar – airy, light, spacious
and impossibly cool – specialises in art, design
and architecture.
Red Bus Books
Semmelweis utca 14, Budapest V
+36 6 1 337 7453, redbusbooks.com
Its name hints at anglophilia and sure enough
Red Bus is loaded floor-to-ceiling with Englishlanguage
titles. A gimmick-free, old-school
bookshop, with thousands of titles in good
condition and all priced between €3 and €5.
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Joe Keohane walks you through the city’s
five famous boroughs: Manhattan, Brooklyn,
Queens, the Bronx and Staten Island, with
a special mention for Harlem too

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fter being left for dead in the
1970s, New York City has come
back in a way few could have
predicted. Today, even amid the soft
economy, the city is flourishing. The Big
Apple is a world away from its dirty,
dangerous former self, but it remains a big,
challenging, culturally rich, weird, wonderful
and completely inspiring town. And one
well worth exploring more widely (yes, that
means leaving the Island of Manhattan).
Before we commence our whirlwind
tour, a brief word on the locals. Yes, they
have a reputation for being pushy, curt,
and even downright rude. And yes, many a
traveller has returned feeling perhaps a bit
bruised by the experience. But here’s the
thing: New Yorkers are in fact, by nature,
surprisingly gracious, giving, talkative and
curious. And they will be all of those things
to you on one condition: do not get in their
way. So avoid stopping in the middle of the
sidewalk or on stairwells, and don’t stand in
the doors on the trains. That way you will
find yourself welcomed, chatted up,
helped, befriended and delighted. Most
importantly, you’ll be clued in to some of
the city’s less tourist-clogged attractions.
That is the key to enjoying the city.
Manhattan
Even to those who live in New York City’s
other four boroughs, Manhattan is known
simply as ‘The City’. Initially populated by
the Lenape tribe (the name roughly means
‘land of many hills’), Manhattan was settled
by the Dutch in the 17th century, conquered
by the British shortly thereafter and, in
time, grew to become America’s economic
and cultural powerhouse. Over a million
and a half people live on this slender island
of less than 30 square miles, and a million
more come here to work every day. It
burns palpably with energy and ambition,
light and speed – all of which can, in turn,
burn out its visitors with astonishing rapidity.
So here’s the trick: minimise time spent
in Midtown. Yes, make a pass through to
experience the spectacle of the island’s
famous canyons, take a stroll in Central
Park, check out the view from atop the
Rockefeller Centre (especially if you are a
30 Rock fan), and, just once, allow yourself
to get swept up by the crowds during rush
hour to feel that charge.
But to really enjoy Manhattan, go
downtown. Tour Greenwich Village, the
gorgeous one-time bohemian stronghold
turned monied urban oasis. Hang out at
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Chinatown in
lower Manhattan
Washington Square Park and watch the
buskers compete for spare dollars amid
people from all walks of life. Sample exotic
foods in the rapidly expanding Chinatown,
and head next door to the Lower East Side,
where generations of immigrants have
passed through (the excellent Tenement
Museum will bring you up to speed on the
history), and sample the cool bars and
world-class ethnic cuisine. Or just stroll
aimlessly and let downtown surprise you.
It will oblige.
Must see/do: The High Line, on the edge
of the West Village, a reclaimed, elevated
railroad now converted into a stunning park
that locals have completely fallen in love
with. Also home to the über-cool Standard
Hotel, reputed to be one of Madonna’s
favourite hang-outs.
Harlem
Often assumed to be one of New York’s
boroughs, Harlem is actually at the
northern end of Manhattan and begins at
the tip of Central Park at 110th Street, but
it’s included here because it’s too good to
miss and such a famous and influential
place deserves a section of its own.
staten
island
Long one of the city’s most vibrant
and interesting neighbourhoods, Harlem
(named for Haarlem, in Holland) attracted
global attention in the 1920s, during the
‘Harlem Renaissance’. For a spectacular few
years, artists such as Duke Ellington and
Langston Hughes kindled what became one
of America’s greatest and most influential
artistic booms. Back then, nightclubs and
speakeasies thrummed all hours. The
reverberations are still being felt.
Manhattan
harlem
brooklyn
the
bronx
queens
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Clockwise from above: The Brooklyn Museum; PS1, the
Queens outpost of Manhattan’s MOMA (Museum of
Modern Art); Harlem’s world-famous Apollo Theatre
For all its glitz and inspiration, Harlem was
hit hard during the Great Depression, and
deteriorated badly in the half century that
followed, reaching its nadir, like so much of
New York City, in the 1970s. But the
neighbourhood never lost its soul, and it’s
on the upswing today, gentrifying, and still
predominantly African-American.
Among the world-famous spots are
Columbia University, the Apollo Theatre –
the once-fearsome proving ground for acts
like Smokey Robinson, James Brown and
Aretha Franklin; and Sylvia’s Harlem
Restaurant on Lenox Avenue (aka Malcolm
X Boulevard), which has been dishing out
legendary soul food for 50 years. These
days the hot ticket is Red Rooster where
President Obama has been known to hold
fundraisers. After dinner you’ll need a walk,
so head over to the Mount Morris historic
district to check out some truly stunning
residential architecture.
Must see/do: The Apollo on Amateur
Night. American music simply would not be
what it is, were it not for the visibility – and
ruthless vetting – the former burlesque
theatre offers hungry young talent.
Brooklyn
New York City’s most populous borough,
Brooklyn has undergone vast
transformations since it was incorporated
into the city in 1896 (when the eponymous
bridge was built). Once a flourishing
working-class area for immigrant
populations, much of Brooklyn fell into
blight and anomie in New York’s bad old
days of the 1960s and 1970s. Today, it’s
booming like never before. Rising rents in
Manhattan pushed much of the creative
community out and they settled here,
establishing Brooklyn as a dominant force
in art, music and artisanal goods.
To see it in action, head out to
Williamsburg, the former industrial zone
where many such artists established a
beachhead back in the 1990s, to stroll the
shops and bars on Bedford Avenue. If you’re
adventurous, take the L train to gritty
Bushwick, which is where the artists went
when they were priced out of Williamsburg.
Next, get a taste of fabled ‘Brownstone
Brooklyn’ by heading south to leafy, ‘tony’
Brooklyn Heights, long a bastion of money,
even when Brooklyn was in trouble. Next,
tour Cobble Hill and Carroll Gardens,
beautiful neighbourhoods full of families,
and independent stores and restaurants.
Finally, catch a show at the Brooklyn
Academy of Music, or an exhibit at the
Brooklyn Museum, two long-running
cultural institutions that can match nearly
anything happening in Manhattan.
Must see/do: The Brooklyn Heights
Promenade – people will sit on those
benches for hours, just taking in the city’s
best view of Manhattan (quietly, and from a
safe distance).
Queens
The city’s largest borough in terms of land
mass, Queens is also the single most
ethnically diverse place in the world, with
immigrants from all corners of the globe
speaking over 100 different languages.
Even languages that have died in their
native countries (like Vlashki – an Istro-
Romanian dialect once spoken in Croatia)
can be heard on the streets here.
It comes as no surprise then, that the
main draw for visitors is food. If it’s ethnic,
you can get it in Queens’ restaurants and
food trucks in its purest form, whether
you’re craving Mexican, Croatian, Jewish,
Guyanese, Chinese or any crazy fusion
thereof. Want some helpful tips on where
to go? Ask your cabbie. The odds are he
lives in Queens.
Once you’ve sated yourself on Queens’
culinary delights, head to PS1 in Long
Island City (a Queens neighbourhood,
confusingly), just across the East River
from Manhattan. It’s an excellent
contemporary art museum affiliated with
Manhattan’s Museum of Modern Art,
housed in a former public school building.
Not far from that is the fascinating
Museum of the Moving Image, where you
can take a tour through the history of TV
and cinema, and learn the finer points of
editing, scoring and filming.
Finally, for those of you who might
blanch at the cost of a ticket to a Yankees
game, take the train to Citi Field to catch a
Mets game. Tickets are cheap and readily
available, mainly because the Mets are so
bad, but there’s no better way to pass a
pleasant summer evening than settling in
with a couple of beers and hotdogs.
Must see/do: Jackson Heights: the
epicentre of Queens’ wildly polyglot food
culture, this is the place for a lively dinner.
The Bronx
Once a place few tourists dared to visit, the
Bronx (named after Dutch explorer Jonas
Bronck) became part of New York City in
1898. It spent the first half-century of its
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existence hosting European immigrants,
and the second half, sadly, going somewhat
to pieces. When New York hit hard times,
the Bronx, which by then was populated
mostly by African-Americans and
Hispanics, was hit harder than most. Whole
swathes of the South Bronx burned in the
1960s and 1970s and have yet to recover.
But from the ashes came America’s first
original art form since jazz: hip-hop, which
gives the Bronx its outsized cultural cachet.
These days you can trace the history of the
idiom at the Bronx Museum of the Arts
(see our interview with its executive
director, Holly Block, on page 12).
After taking in the world famous Bronx
beat, head to the lovely Bronx Botanical
Gardens to see the world-class collection
of orchids, then on to the Bronx Zoo – one
of the best on earth – and finish your day
with dinner on Arthur Avenue, the
borough’s ‘Little Italy’, which is flourishing
even as Manhattan’s increasingly
overpriced tourist-trap version is fast
swallowed up by an expanding Chinatown
(the Bronx version is less touristy and has
better food). Finally, if you can swing it,
catch the Yankees, AKA ‘The Bronx
Bombers’, at the brand new Yankee
Stadium. But beware: it will cost you.
Must see/do: The Congo Gorilla Forest
at the wonderful Bronx Zoo. It’s an entirely
mesmerising experience to watch the 20
western lowland gorillas go about their
daily business.
Staten Island
Staten Island, which joined New York City
in 1898, is New York’s least populated and
most suburban borough, which is why it’s
often overlooked by tourists, diminished by
dwellers of the Big Apple’s more urban
Above: The world-famous Yankees baseball stadium
in the Bronx; Below: The Staten Island ferry with the
Verrazano Bridge just behind
neighbourhoods and neglected by the city.
Despite the local authorities’ efforts to
brand the borough as more than just the
home of the iconic, bright orange Staten
Island Ferry, it still remains the best reason
to come here.
It can be picked up in Lower Manhattan
for free, and the trip en route to the St
George Ferry Terminal delivers some of the
greatest low-angle views of the city you’ll
find. Once you’re on the island, take a short
bus ride to historic Richmond Town to get
a glimpse of what 17th-century life was like
here, or check out Fort Wadsworth, which
played a pivotal role in protecting New York
Harbour from the British during the War of
1812, and which actively stood sentry over
these waters for more than two centuries.
Must see/do: The view of Manhattan from
the ferry, or, if the timing is right, the
Verrazano-Narrows Bridge, the eighthlongest
in the world, when it plays host to
the start of the New York City Marathon in
November every year.
FR
Au coeur des quartiers
Le new-yorkais Joe Keohane nous emmène à
travers les cinq « boroughs » de la ville
Manhattan Ne vous attardez pas dans le Midtown.
Faites plutôt un tour de Greenwich Village, autrefois
haut lieu de la vie bohème. Savourez la cuisine
exotique de Chinatown, en constante expansion, et
rejoignez les bars trendy du Lower East Side, où vivent
des générations d’immigrants – le Tenement Museum
vous donnera un bon aperçu de cette histoire.
Brooklyn Jadis la banlieue fl orissante des immigrants
de la classe ouvrière, une grande partie de Brooklyn
s’est détériorée dans les années 60 et 70. Aujourd’hui,
ce quartier revit, grâce à la communauté artistique,
chassée de Manhattan sous la pression des prix
des loyers.
Queens C’est dans le Queens que se concentre la
plus grande diversité ethnique au monde. Rien de
surprenant donc, à ce que la cuisine y soit le principal
attrait pour les visiteurs. Mexicain, croate, juif,
guyanais, chinois… Tous les goûts y sont représentés.
Sautez dans le train vers Citi Field pour assister à
un match des Mets. Les tickets sont bon marché et
disponibles rapidement. Quel plaisir de passer une
soirée d’été, autour d’une bière et d’un hotdog.
The Bronx Au moment où New York traversait des
moments diffi ciles, le Bronx fut le plus durement
frappé. Des pans entiers du South Bronx ont brûlé
dans les années 60 et 70, sans être restaurés.
Mais de ses cendres est née la première forme d’art
originale depuis le jazz : le hip-hop. Découvrez cette
histoire au Bronx Museum of the Arts (voyez notre
interview avec sa directrice Holly Block, p.14).
Allez dîner sur Arthur Avenue, le « Little Italy » de
l’endroit. Enfi n, assistez à un match des Yankees, alias
« The Bronx Bombers ».
Staten Island Malgré les efforts des autorités locales
pour donner au quartier une autre image que celle de
centre du Staten Island Ferry, la meilleure raison pour
se rendre ici reste... le ferry.
NL Wijkgeneugten
New Yorker Joe Keohane evalueert New Yorks
vijf beroemde buurten
Manhattan Bezoek Greenwich Village, het Bohemer
bolwerk. Proef van exotische gerechten in Chinatown
en ga naar het trendy Lower East Side en het
Tenement Museum.
Brooklyn Brooklyn was ooit een succesvolle
arbeiderswijk voor immigranten. Vandaag groeide
Brooklyn uit tot hart van kunst en muziek. De stijgende
huurprijzen in Manhattan zorgden voor de uittocht van
een groot deel van de creatieve gemeenschap.
Queens Nergens vind je meer etnische diversiteit dan in
Queens. Niet verwonderlijk komen de meeste bezoekers
hier voor het eten, of je nu houdt van Mexicaans,
Kroaats, Joods, Guyaans, Chinees...
Neem de trein naar Citi Field en ga naar een match
van de Mets. De tickets zijn goedkoop.
De Bronx Tijdens New Yorks moeilijke tijden, kregen
de Bronx het bijzonder hard te verduren. Hele delen
van de South Bronx stonden in de jaren ’60 en ’70
in lichterlaaie.
Maar hier groeide Amerika’s eerste originele
kunstvorm sinds de jazz: hip-hop. Leer meer over de
geschiedenis in het Bronx Museum of the Arts (zie ook
interview met executive director Holly Block, p.14).
Ga zeker ook eens eten op Arthur Avenue, het ‘Little
Italy’ en pik een match mee van de Yankees, AKA ‘The
Bronx Bombers’.
Staten Island Ondanks de inspanningen van de
plaatselijke autoriteiten om de buurt te positioneren
als meer dan de thuisbasis van de iconische, knaloranje
Staten Island Ferry, blijft de reden om hier te komen…
de ferry, die je gratis kan nemen in Lower Manhattan.
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Designer Raf Simons has ended his six-year tenure at Jil Sander to take up the hot seat at Dior after the
controversial departure of John Galliano. As the world awaits the most hotly anticipated fashion
collection of the year, Eva Arrighi looks at the trajectory of the talented Belgian’s career
june 2012
O
n 9 April this year, the intense year-long speculation over which designer
would take over the helm at Dior, after the ignominious dismissal of creative
director John Galliano, finally ended.
“It is with tremendous excitement that the House of Dior is welcoming Raf Simons,
one of today’s greatest talents,” read a statement from LVMH. “Monsieur Dior’s first
collection radically changed the codes of elegance all over the world. Following the
legacy of its founder, Raf Simons’ journey with the House of Dior will propel its iconic
style into the 21st century.”
The appointment of Belgian Raf Simons, 44, who will present his first couture
collection for Dior in July, could mark a turn away from the flamboyance and
theatricality that reigned at the house under Galliano’s creative direction. Although,
in an interview with Women’s Wear Daily, Simons countered claims that he’d be
bringing a strict sense of minimalism to the house, as exemplified by his acclaimed
work at Jil Sander, the label he has departed for Dior.

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Simons’ last collection for Jil Sander, A/W 2012,
was gorgeously feminine and a little bit retro
“I don’t think it’s wrong to call me a
minimalist. It’s wrong to call me a minimalist
only. I am also a romantic person. I wouldn’t
go to Dior if I only had minimalism in mind.
I’m very aware of what the environment is
about; when I am married to a house, I will
fully embrace its original intention, its
original heritage and meaning.”
This statement may have put paid to the
rumours there will be a minimalist face-off
in Paris at the Spring/Summer 2013
presentations come September when
Simons shows his first ready-to-wear
collection for Dior. Hedi Slimane – his
former menswear rival – will be showing
his first womenswear collection for YSL
and Phoebe Philo is back with a full show
for Celine after a more low-key A/W12
presentation in March following the birth
of her third child.
Indeed, Raf Simons joins his fellow
Belgian designer Kris Van Assche at Dior
where he has been in charge of Dior
Homme since 2007, taking over the role
vacated by Hedi Slimane.
Simons’ journey to the most prestigious
job in fashion at Dior has been anything but
straightforward. He was born in 1968 in
Neerpelt, in the province of Limburg, to a
I don’t think it’s
wrong to call me a
minimalist. It’s wrong
to call me a minimalist
only. I am also a
romantic person
soldier father and house-cleaner mother.
He spent his youth immersed in music
culture, something that remains an integral
part of his work, particularly in his
menswear collections where he cites
Plastikman, Kraftwerk, Joy Division, David
Bowie and the artwork by Peter Saville for
Factory Records as pivotal influences.
Moving to Genk, he graduated with a
degree in industrial and furniture design
in 1991. While interning with Walter Van
Beirendonck, one of the Antwerp Six, he
attended his first fashion show – Maison
Margiela’s all-white collection – and was
increasingly drawn towards the work of
Martin Margiela and Helmut Lang.
Encouraged by Linda Loppa, then head
of fashion at the Antwerp Royal Academy,
in 1995 he embarked upon a career in
menswear showing initially in Milan then
in Paris.
His collections, described by Hamish
Bowles of American Vogue as “reimagined
menswear, changing the fashionable male
paradigm to embrace a skinny pubescent
line and a strong early 1980s electro music
aesthetic”, were also remarkable for their
street casting and inventive avant-garde
staging. The New York Times describes him
as “probably the most influential menswear
designer of the last decade”.
Along with fellow Belgian designer
Veronique Branquinho he designed the
S/S and A/W 1999 collections for Ruffo
Research, the Italian luxury leather label. A
decade into his career he was named as
the creative director of both the Jil Sander
womenswear and menswear divisions.
Although this was to be his first foray
into womenswear design, his first
collections for A/W 2006 were a critical
and commercial success, embodying the
core values of the brand – minimalism and
luxurious use of fabric, namely doublefaced
cashmere, crisp white shirts and
modern, austere tailoring.
Simons brought stability to the troubled
house of Sander which has seen its
eponymous designer leave twice due
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Seven Belgian labels to watch
a.KNACKFUSS »
German, but based in Brussels, Alice
Knackfuss’s latest collection is inspired by
Japanese paper cranes and samurai armour
and employs contrasting fabrics such as
flannel and draped drap silk on a succession of
timeless pi pieces. She has previously
worked in Belgium with Simon-
Pierre Toussaint To and at Diesel.
Peter Pilotto Pi
This label la comprises Peter Pilotto
who wh is half-Austrian-half-Italian
and an Christopher De Vos who is
half ha Belgian-half Peruvian. The
designer’s des designers met while
stu studying at Antwerp’s Royal
Aca Academy of Fine Arts in 2000. Now based and showing in
London, Lon they have become renowned for their exquisite
futuristic fut prints.
« Haider H Ackermann
No Not strictly Belgian – he was born in Colombia to French
pare parents – but Antwerp trained and oh, how it shows, mostly in
his
monochrome palette, his emphasis on elegant
deco deconstructed urbanism and a lean silhouette. Former intern
with
Galliano; the man Karl
Lage Lagerfield said he would like
to suc succeed him at Chanel;
favour favourite of Tilda Swinton,
Penelo Penelope Cruz and Lady Gaga.
OMSK
»
Founded Founde in 2011 by Valeria
Siniou Siniouchkina and Philippe
Koeune Koeun from the Cambre Art
and AArchitecture
Schools in
Brussels Bruss respectively, OMSK
promotes promo a sense of urban
elegance l with a twist. Playful and
creative, this is Belgian/Russian fusion
at its best.
Olivier Theyskens
Brussels-born and now at Theory.
Theyskens, at only 35, has already
designed at Rochas and Nina Ricci.
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to creative differences with Patrizio Bertelli,
CEO of Prada, owners of the brand until
2006. But Simons also brought a sense
of rejuvenation, adding dresses and
eveningwear to its oeuvre to much media
and industry acclaim, garnering a cerebral
band of Hollywood fashion-forward fans
including Tilda Swinton, Kate Bosworth,
Nicole Kidman and Sarah Jessica Parker.
Indeed, Simons’ last three shows for the
brand in his six-year tenure could almost
have acted as auditions for the new role he
is about to play at Dior. They included more
feminine shapes and a startlingly assured
use of strong and delicate, sometimes
unexpected colour palettes, based on midcentury
modern couture, giving, perhaps,
the strongest hint yet at the direction he
will pursue in Paris.
“For me the strongest impact is the first
10 years of Dior and how to link that to the
21st century. I find it very challenging to
rethink couture,” he says.
Raf Simons shares, as did Monsieur
Dior, a passion for art, acting as curator
of exhibitions at Chicago’s Museum of
Contemporary Art and Transmission – a
multi-discipline art project including new
work by choreographer Michael Clark in
Berlin. His private collection includes work
by Stephen Gontarski, Don Brown, Dana
Schutz and Daniel Sinsel.
Christian Dior shunned the wishes of his
family that he pursue a career in diplomat
circles instead choosing to open Galerie
Jacques Bonjean in 1928 selling avantgarde
work of the day by Pablo Picasso,
Georges Braque and Jean Cocteau, before
becoming one of the epic forces in fashion
and founding the House of Dior in 1947.
Rather than the volte-face that Simons’
appointment might initially seem after
Galliano’s tenure at Dior, it may represent
a circular dialogue with the founding of the
house, underscoring his intelligent,
questioning sense of design and keen
interest in history but without any desire
to slavishly ape its references.
Simons’ unassuming nature and Belgian
sense of pragmatism will serve him well as
the eyes of the fashion world turn to Paris
in July for his highly anticipated debut
collection for Dior Couture.
FR
Un Belge chez Dior
Après six années sous contrat chez Jil Sander,
Raf Simons a pris la succession de John Galliano
chez Dior, après son départ controversé. Eva Arrighi
retrace la trajectoire de ce jeune styliste belge
de talent
« C’est avec enthousiasme que la Maison Dior accueille
Raf Simons, l’un des plus grands talents actuels, » lit-on
dans un communiqué de LVMH du 9 avril. « Sur les
traces de son fondateur, Raf Simons va propulser la
Maison dans le 21e siècle. »
L’entrée du belge Raf Simons, 44 ans, chez Dior,
pourrait marquer une rupture face au côté fl amboyant
et théâtral de John Galliano. Simons a toutefois réfuté
l’argument selon lequel il apporterait un minimalisme
strict à la Maison, comme chez Jil Sander.
« Je suis un romantique. Je n’irais pas chez Dior avec
une approche minimaliste. Je respecterai l’esprit
d’origine de la collection. »
Simons est né en 1968 à Neerpelt dans la province
du Limbourg. Sa jeunesse fut imprégnée de culture
musicale, ce qui reste d’ailleurs une partie intégrante
de son travail.
En 1991, il est diplômé en design industriel et
mobilier. Bien qu’il fasse un stage auprès de Walter
Van Beirendonck, l’un des Six d’Anvers, il se rapproche
de l’univers de Martin Margiela et d’Helmut Lang. En
1995, il se lance dans la mode masculine, d’abord à
Milan, puis à Paris.
Inventives et d’avant-garde, ses collections se
démarquent par leur look « casting de rue ».
Simons a insuffl é une nouvelle jeunesse à la Maison
Sander, avec des robes et des tenues de soirée très
appréciées du gratin des médias et de l’industrie.
Parmi ses fans d’Hollywood, on recense Tilda Swinton,
Nicole Kidman et Sarah Jessica Parker.
Au lieu de voir l’arrivée de Simons chez Dior comme
un volte-face après Galliano, on pourrait plutôt la
représenter comme un dialogue continu avec la Maison
fondatrice, questionnant avec intelligence le sens du
design et sa place dans l’histoire, sans pour autant être
inféodé aux références du passé.
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Een Belg bij Dior
Raf Simons zette zijn 6-jarige samenwerking
met Jil Sander stop en nam de felbegeerde plaats in
bij Dior van John Galliano, na diens vertrek.
Eva Arrighi overloopt het loopbaantraject van de
getalenteerde Belgische ontwerper
“Het modehuis Dior is bijzonder verheugd met de
komst van Raf Simons, een van de grootste talenten
van vandaag, staat te lezen in een verklaring van LVMH
van 9 april.”
De aanstelling van de 44-jarige Belg Raf Simons kan
een stap zijn, weg van het fl amboyante en theatrale dat
zegevierde onder de artistieke leiding van John Galliano.
Simons weerlegde beweringen dat hij uitsluitend
minimalisme zal brengen binnen het modehuis, zoals bij
zijn werk voor Jil Sander.
“Ik ben romantisch. Ik zou niet naar Dior gaan
mocht ik enkel aan minimalisme denken. Ik zal het
oorspronkelijke gedachtengoed en de betekenis
ervan omarmen.”
Simons werd geboren in 1968 in Neerpelt, in de
provincie Limburg. Hij bracht zijn jeugd door met muziek,
iets wat integraal deel uit blijft maken van zijn werk.
Na zijn verhuis naar Genk behaalde hij in 1991
een diploma in industrieel- en meubeldesign.
Tijdens zijn stage bij Walter Van Beirendonck, een van
de Antwerp Six, werd hij steeds meer aangetrokken
door het werk van Martin Margiela en Helmut Lang.
Zijn collecties vielen op door hun streetcasting en
inventieve avant-garde staging.
Simons zorgde voor verjonging in modehuis
Sander met het toevoegen van jurken en avondkleding.
Met alle media- en industrieaandacht en fans als
Tilda Swinton, Nicole Kidman en Sarah Jessica Parker
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LOOK,
SKYWALKER
Jenny Clover ventures 50 metres above the forest floor on a specially constructed jungle
walkway for a breathtaking view of Rwanda’s Nyungwe National Park, home to a vast
array of unique bird, mammal and plant species

L
ike something from a scene from
Jurassic Park, perched high in the
treetops of Rwanda’s Nyungwe
rainforest, is a magical, mid-air walkway
surrounded by a jungleful of exotic birds and
monkeys that call to each other through the
dripping leaves.
Around 50 metres above ground-level,
the Canopy Walk offers trekkers with strong
stomachs and a love of heights a chance to see
the rainforest from the point of view of its upperstorey
inhabitants.
Certainly, stepping on to the Canopy Walk isn’t
for the fainthearted. A narrow bridge suspended
from each side of the valley with cables, it sways
gently in the breeze. But once you’ve adapted
your centre of gravity and dragged your gaze
up from your feet, the view is breathtaking.
Beautiful, lush, undulating hills stretch as far as
the eye can see, covered by a soft blanket of
rolling mist. Exotic birds perch on branches
looking at you quizzically and, if you’re lucky, you
might even glimpse a monkey swinging through
the treetops.
It’s a strangely serene experience standing
where humans rarely get a chance to venture,
and the desire to holler out across the valley like
Tarzan is quite overwhelming. As is the fantasy
to swing on a trailing vine while doing so. This
unique vantage point is made all the more special
by the soft sounds of the rainforest far below and
a cool breeze stirring the air.
The walkway itself is around 150 metres long,
divided in half by a solid viewing platform for
those who need a break to gather their courage
or take photographs. The hike to reach it takes
around an hour from the park’s Uwinka Visitor
Centre, where trekkers meet their park guide and
pay the entrance fees. The hike continues on
past the Canopy Walk for another hour or so
before winding its way back to the starting point.
Happily, the trek into the forest is all downhill,
but be prepared for a steep climb back up to
Uwinka. A supply of water and a waterproof
jacket are wise additions to a backpack.
Nyungwe was designated a national park by
the government in 2005 to protect the unique
animal and plant species that thrive there. The
Canopy Walk, the first of its kind in East Africa
and only the third in Africa after South Africa and
Ghana, opened in late 2010. The launch of this
jungle walkway is part of a concerted effort by
Rwanda’s tourist board to encourage tourists
AFRICA

AFRICA
who come to see the gorillas to stay longer
and sample some of Rwanda’s other
attractions.
The park is located in the furthest corner
of south-west Rwanda, about a six-hour
drive from the capital, Kigali. Africa’s
largest protected mountain rainforest, it
claims impressive biodiversity credentials:
310 bird species, 26 of which are endemic
to Nyungwe; 13 species of primate
including chimpanzees and baboons; 1,068
recorded plant species; 148 types of
orchids and 200 different tree species.
The Canopy Walk is one of more than a
dozen hikes that can be taken around the
rainforest starting at Uwinka, including
specialist bird and monkey excursions, a
waterfall trek and the 10-day Congo-Nile
trail. Hikes vary in cost depending on the
type, but prices start at €31 for a general
hike and €47 for the canopy walk.
For those who find trekking through the
jungle too much like hard work, the nearby
Nyungwe Forest Lodge, the area’s only
five-star retreat, is a more relaxing option.
Above: The fi ve-star Nyungwe Forest Lodge; Below:
what the forest canopy looks like from beneath
Located just outside the rainforest, the eco
lodge has a striking view overlooking a
working tea plantation and the outer edges
of the jungle.
You can watch the tea-pickers at work
while enjoying a pot yourself, or walk
around the lush grounds on the look out
for monkeys. Built to blend in with its
environment, the lodge offers luxury
accommodation with all the trappings –
heated outdoor infinity pool, treatment
rooms and jacuzzi – in one of East Africa’s
most dramatic locations.
While Rwanda will always be best known
for its gorillas and volcanoes, Nyungwe is
a welcome addition to the tourist trail and
a stroll along the Canopy Walk provides a
thrilling viewpoint and an experience that
undoubtedly leaves you on a bit of a high.
For hike details visit rwandatourism.com;
rooms at the five-star Nyungwe Forest Lodge
from €172 per person, nyungweforestlodge.com
FR
De branche en branche
Jenny Clover s’aventure sur la canopée au
cœur de la jungle rwandaise, dans la forêt
de Nyungwe
A l’instar d’une scène de Jurassic Park, haut perchée
au sommet des arbres de la forêt de Nyungwe, au
Rwanda, se trouve une passerelle suspendue entourée
d’une kyrielle d’oiseaux exotiques et de singes qui
s’apostrophent à travers le feuillage.
A près de 50 mètres au dessus du sol, le couvert
végétal offre aux randonneurs qui n’ont pas le vertige, la
chance de voir la forêt depuis les étages supérieurs.
Longue de 150 mètres, la passerelle contient en son
milieu une plateforme d’où l’on peut prendre des
photos. Pour rejoindre la canopée, il faut compter
environ une heure de marche du Centre des Visiteurs du
parc d’Uwinka, le lieu de ralliement.
Située dans le coin le plus reculé du sud-ouest du
Rwanda, la forêt se trouve à quelque six heures de route
de la capitale Kigali. Une des plus grandes forêts
tropicales de montagne protégées d’Afrique, elle héberge
une impressionnante biodiversité : 310 espèces d’oiseaux,
dont 26 endémiques de Nyungwe, 13 groupes de primates
dont des chimpanzés, 1.068 variétés de plantes, 148
types d’orchidées et 200 espèces différentes d’arbres.
Si vous estimez qu’un trekking à travers la jungle est
trop exigeant, l’éco-lodge de la Forêt de Nyungwe, à
proximité, est une option plus relaxante. De cette unique
retraite cinq étoiles de l’endroit, campée aux abords de
la forêt, vous bénéfi cierez de vues surprenantes sur une
plantation de thé et la jungle environnante.
Vous y verrez des cueilleurs de thé à l’œuvre tout en
savourant votre propre tasse. Ou encore promenez-vous
dans les paysages luxuriants à la recherche des singes.
Bâti pour se fondre dans son environnement, le lodge
offre un confort luxueux avec piscine chauffée et jacuzzi.
Même si le Rwanda sera toujours réputé pour ses
gorilles et ses volcans, Nyungwe vient s’ajouter au circuit
touristique comme une nouvelle destination de choix.
rwandatourism.com; yungweforestlodge.com
NL Boomextensie
Jenny Clover ervaart een magische tocht
doorheen het bladerdak over een loopbrug in het
Rwandese Nyungwe regenwoud
Hoog in de boomtoppen van het Rwandese Nyungwe
regenwoud hangt een magische loopbrug te midden van
exotische vogels en apen.
De loopbrug hangt op zo’n 50 meter hoogte en biedt
wandelaars de kans het regenwoud te evenaren zoals zijn
hoogste bewoners.
De loopbrug is in twee verdeeld door een stevig
uitkijkplatform. De wandeling naar de brug vanuit het
Uwinka Bezoekerscentrum, waar wandelaars afspreken
met hun gids, neemt zo’n uurtje in beslag.
Het woud bevindt zich in de uiterste uithoek van
Zuidwest Rwanda, op zo’n 6 uur rijden van de hoofdstad
Kigali. Het is Afrika’s grootste beschermde
bergregenwoud en beschikt over een impressionante
biodiversiteit: 310 vogelsoorten, waarvan 26 inheemse
van Nyungwe, 13 primatensoorten, 1.068 opgetekende
platensoorten, 148 soorten orchideeën en 200
verschillende boomsoorten.
Wie een junglewandeling te zwaar vindt en op zoek is
naar iets kalmer, kan terecht in de nabijgelegen Nyungwe
Forest Lodge, het vijfsterrenoord van de streek. Deze eco
lodge is net buiten het woud gelegen en biedt een
verbluffend uitzicht over de theeplantage en de uiterste
grenzen van het regenwoud.
Hier ziet u de theeplukkers aan het werk, terwijl uzelf
nipt van een potje thee of wandelt doorheen het
weelderige oord, op zoek naar apen.
De lodge werd gebouwd met het oog op integratie in
het landschap en biedt luxueuze accommodatie.
Hoewel Rwanda voor altijd bekend zal staan om zijn
gorilla’s en vulkanen, is Nyungwe een welkom extraatje
voor toeristen dat de moeite loont tijd voor uit te trekken.
rwandatourism.com; nyungweforestlodge.com
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56
The Basques are so proud of their fine local tuna, they land it and conserve it in pretty
coloured retro tins so we can all enjoy it at home. Joe Warwick visits the Ortiz canning
factory near Bilbao and enjoys a few pintxos in this little-known foodie paradise
N
orthern Spain produces the best preserved seafood
in the world. Here, it is seen as something to be
savoured, a carefully graded delicacy that’s worth
paying serious money for. Compare that with the prevailing
attitude in United States and the UK, two countries I divided
my formative years between, and, coincidentally, the firstand
second-biggest consumers of canned tuna in the world.
june 2012
I was brought up with the idea that fish in a can was a cheap
store-cupboard staple, an emergency ration, sometimes
mixed with sweetcorn and mayonnaise and put in a
sandwich. Back then the idea that a can of fish could be an
object of gastronomic desire had never occurred to me.
“You could say that the reason why tinned seafood has
such a bad image in places like the US and the UK, is that
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the first place,” says Monika Linton, whose
company Brindisa specialises in importing
Spanish food into the UK.
“There’s this misguided idea that fresh is
always best. But if you harvest anything in
season, catching fish at its very best and
preserving it the right way, you will have it
to enjoy throughout the year. When it
comes to something like sardines, the
flavour actually improves in the tin.”
The scales, so to speak, were first lifted
from my eyes on a trip to Barcelona six
years ago to visit a tapas bar called
Inopia, then run by Albert Adria, younger
brother of Ferran of el Bulli fame. On
Inopia’s shelves there were various
colourful cans of seafood, beautifully
branded and priced upwards of most of
the fresh fish on the menu.
This year I was given the chance to visit
the home of, arguably, the most famous of
the colourful brands that caught my eye
that day back in Barcelona – Ortiz – to
better understand what goes into those
distinctive yellow, red and blue cans.
Ortiz, or Ortiz Conservas to give it its full
name, was founded back in 1891 and today
is run by the fifth generation of the same
family. The distinctive design with the
fishing boat on the cans remains, by and
large, unchanged since it first appeared
back in the 1930s.
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Clockwise from above left: Trimming the famous
anchovies at the Ortiz factory; tuna being line-caught
in the Cantabrian Sea; packed in ice, ready for canning
It’s no coincidence that Ortiz is based on
the north coast of Spain in the Basque
country. The Cantabrian Sea, the name
given to the southern end of Bay of Biscay
that extends along the coast of the Basque
region, is a rich source of fish, the very best
tuna and, in particular, anchovies, on which
the business was originally built.
The Italians had long prized the
anchovies from the Cantabrian – better
than their own Mediterranean variety, by
virtue of the colder, rougher waters. When e
they first arrived in the e area in the late 19th
century they brought ught with them the
technique, still used ed by Ortiz
today, of layering the he fish in
barrels with salt to cure
them. Ortiz’s anchovies vies
are still filleted by hand, and,
with the average
eat bilbao
BILBAO
Don’t call it tapas
While San Sebastian tends
to get all the attention for its
pintxo bars (what the Basques
call tapas), Bilbao can more
than hold its own when it comes
to a ‘txikiteo’ (what the Basques
call a bar crawl). The cardinal
rule, as elsewhere in Spain, is
‘never drink without eating,
never eat without drinking.’ As
an excellent starting point the
Bilbao council’s website has,
under its Eat in Bilbao section,
a comprehensive selection of
recommended pintxo bars
grouped under classic, modern
and avant-garde to denote the
style of the dishes on offer.
bilbao.net
Cider house rules
No one should leave the Basque
country without experiencing
the atmosphere of a traditional
cider house, typically country
affairs with the best examples
out in the sticks. Arriaga does a
good job of bringing to the city
the rustic charms of simply
charred hunks of marbled beef,
fish and salt cod omelettes
combined with sampling (al
txotx) cider, drawn by yourself
straight from huge barrels.
Arriaga, Santa María St 13,
48005, Bilbao +34 944 165
670, asadorarriaga.com
Museum piece
Naturally no visit to Bilbao is
complete without a tour around
the Guggenheim musuem.
Assuming you want to do it
in style and you like your
restaurants haute and
proffering elaborate tasting
menus, there’s no better place
to start – or finish – your visit
to the gallery than at Nerua.
Chef Josean Martínez Alija’s
stylish, appropriately modern,
dining room is located within
Frank Gehry’s iconic building.
Nerua, Avda Abandoibarra 2,
48001, Bilbao + 34 944 000
430, nerua.com
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BILBAO
One of Ortiz’s local fi shing boats used for catching
the fi nest white tuna, all of which is line caught
worker, amazingly, filleting over 3,000 of
the tiny fish in a day.
The only break with tradition came
following the recent five-year ban on
anchovy fishing in the Cantabrian Sea to
allow stocks to recover, during which time
Mediterranean fish was used. When the
ban was lifted in 2010 they returned to the
firmer, superior flesh of anchovies from the
Cantabrian coastline.
Ortiz has long since expanded into other
preserved fish, including mackerel and
sardines, but its star is white tuna or Bonito
del Norte. Only fish caught with live bait
during the coastal season make the cut. It’s
religiously graded, the best of which is used
in their Gama Roja range.
Ortiz’s four factories now specialise in
different products with San Vicente de la
Barquera in Cantabria and Lekeitio in
Vizcaya producing anchovies, Zumala
(Gipuzkoa) brine-preserved tuna and
mackerel, and Ondarroa (Vizcaya) focusing
on top-of-the-line tuna preserved in olive oil.
You can visit the latter two factories,
which grant pre-booked tours to members
of the public and have shops with the full
Ortiz range.
When I visited the 120-year old factory
at Ondarroa, I was surprised at just how
labour intensive and old-fashioned it
remained. I watched as the belly tuna
produced that day was tightly packed by
hand into glass jars. The finest, tastiest and
most expensive cut of the fish preserved
at its peak in fine Spanish olive oil, would
soon be on its way to be consumed by
someone, somewhere, in the world who
knew its worth.
To enquire about a factory tour, contact
Ortiz at least a day in advance: +34 943 862
600 or informacion@ortiz.es; conservasortiz.
com; brindisa.com
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FR
En direct du bateau
Par Joe Warwick
L’Espagne produit les meilleures conserves de
poisson dans le monde. Les Espagnols les considèrent
comme des mets savoureux, une délicatesse pour
laquelle ils sont prêts à payer le prix.
J’ai été élevé dans l’idée que le poisson en boîte était
un aliment basique bon marché, souvent consommé
en sandwich avec du maïs et de la mayonnaise. Mais
qu’un poisson en boîte puisse être un objet de désir
gastronomique ne m’a jamais effl euré.
« Il existe une fausse conception selon laquelle la
fraîcheur prime avant tout, » explique Monika Linton,
dont la société Brindisa est spécialisée en
importation de produits alimentaires espagnols au
Royaume-Uni. « Si vous pêchez à la bonne saison et
préservez correctement le poisson, vous pouvez vous
en régaler toute l’année. Et lorsqu’il s’agit de
sardines, par exemple, même la saveur s’améliore
en conserve. »
Le plus célèbre producteur de poisson en conserve
est Ortiz – Ortiz Conservas de son nom complet.
Fondée en 1891, la société est gérée aujourd’hui par
la cinquième génération de la même famille. Le
design distinctif des produits, représentant un
bateau de pêche sur l’emballage, n’a pas changé
depuis leur lancement dans les années 30.
Ce n’est pas un hasard si Ortiz est installé sur la
côte nord espagnole, dans le pays Basque. La mer
Cantabrique, le nom donné à la baie de Biscaye le
long de la côte basque, est riche en poissons. Ici le
thon abonde tout comme les anchois, les produits
d’excellence à l’origine de l’entreprise.
Depuis lors la gamme d’Ortiz s’est étendue avec
des maquereaux et des sardines, mais leur denrée
star reste le thon blanc ou Bonito del Norte. Seuls les
poissons capturés avec des appâts vivants durant la
saison de la pêche sont sélectionnés pour la coupe.
Si vous êtes intéressé par un tour des usines,
contactez Ortiz au moins un jour en avance : +34
943 862600 ou informacion@ortiz.es ;
conservasortiz.com ; brindisa.com
NL
Vers van de boot
Door Joe Warwick
Spanje produceert ‘s wereld best bewaarde vis. De
Spanjaarden beschouwen het als iets waar veel geld
kan voor worden neergeteld.
Ik werd opgevoed met het idee dat vis in blik
een goedkoop alternatief was uit de supermarkt
en in noodgevallen tussen een boterham terecht
kwam. Het idee dat ingeblikte vis gastronomische
geneugten kon teweegbrengen kwam nooit bij me op.
“Vers is altijd het beste is een misvatting”, aldus
Monika Linton. Zij werkt voor Brindisa, een bedrijf
gespecialiseerd in de import van Spaanse voeding
in het Verenigd Koninkrijk. “Als je de vis op tijd, op
zijn beste vangt en op de juiste manier bewaart, kan
je er het hele jaar door van genieten. Bij sardienen
verbetert de smaak zelfs eenmaal ingeblikt.”
De beroemdste aanbieder van ingeblikte vis is
Ortiz, waarvan de producten worden verkocht in
herkenbare gele, rode en blauwe blikken. Ortiz
Conservas werd opgericht in 1891 en wordt vandaag
geleid door de 5de generatie van de familie.
Het is geen toeval dat het bedrijf is gevestigd
aan de Spaanse noordkust, in het Baskenland. De
Cantabrische zee is rijk aan vis, zoals heerlijke tonijn
en ansjovis, de oorspronkelijke pijler van het bedrijf.
Ortiz heeft sindsdien zijn business uitgebreid
naar andere visconserven, waaronder makreel en
sardienen, maar zijn sterproduct is witte tonijn of
Bonito del Norte.
Contacteer Ortiz voor een bedrijfsbezoek:
+34 943 862600 of informacion@ortiz.es;
conservasortiz.com; brindisa.com

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Boyd Farrow rounds up the latest in the business world across Europe
Tyson helps Polish drinks
company pack a punch
In 2004 FoodCare, a company near Krakow, launched Tiger
Energy Drink with Dariusz “Tiger” Michalczewski, a much-loved
ex-boxer who licensed his nickname in return for a cut of the
profits going to his charity.
Although the drink became hugely popular, a row over a spinoff
Tiger Black Energy Drink in 2010 saw Michaelczewski taking
the Tiger name to a rival firm and FoodCare developing Black
Energy Drink. Now Foodcare is relaunching this product, simply
just called Black, with a huge marketing campaign in an attempt
to make it the best-selling energy drink in Europe. And the new
face? Step up Mike Tyson, who has just signed on to become the
face of the campaign for three years.
Tyson was the youngest man ever to win the world heavyweight
boxing championship at the age of just 20. However, despite
becoming undisputed champion a year later in 1987, the majority
of the Brooklyn-born boxer’s career was marred by spells in prison
and disqualifications in the ring further tarnished his reputation. tion.
Tyson will certainly make an upbeat ambassador for Black ck
though. When asked by journalists in Warsaw what he would d
have done differently if he had his time again, he said: “There re is
nothing in my life I would erase – I would not change anything, ng,
even if I could.” Tiger may have been able to, but, it seems a
leopard cannot change its spots.
Italy wins chocolate battle
Brussels has decided to let Italy continue selling chocolate labelled
as ‘pure chocolate’. In 2010 the European Court of Justice
condemned Italy for using ‘pure chocolate’ labels on products
made solely from cocoa butter as they might mislead consumers.
Italy has been fighting to preserve a distinction between its
chocolate products and those from other European countries
which use vegetable oils as well as cocoa butter. Ironically, the
news emerged just as Turin-based confectionery giant Ferrero
agreed to set aside $3m (€2.3m) to settle a class-action lawsuit
by a Californian mother after she discovered the group’s Nutella
chocolate spread had more calories than jam. Notices of class
action settlements said Ferrero USA Inc. would pay up to $4 (€3)
for every jar of Nutella bought in California since August 2009, or
eelsewhere
in the US since January 2008.
It also agreed to “modify certain marketing
statements sta about Nutella”. Two years ago, Ferrero
led It Italy’s charge against Brussels when it complained
abo about stricter labelling on confectionery. Ferrero is
on one of Italy’s most successful family companies,
an and reported pre-tax earnings of €856m (€665m)
fo for year ending August 2011.
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Industrial espionage on
the rise in Germany
Nearly half of all German companies have been victims of
industrial spies, according to a study by Munich security
specialist Corporate Trust, with one in five having lost information
directly to competitors. The study, involving around 600
companies, found that medium-sized German firms – considered
the country’s innovative backbone – were most badly affected,
enduring 23.5% of the attacks. The country’s major corporations
experienced 18.5% of all espionage attempts, while small
companies were the victims of 15.6% of them.
The report said that attacks came from many places including
China, the former Soviet countries and the US. The latter,
apparently, “kept itself well in the picture with the help of special
listening devices”. Corporate Trust claims that corporate
espionage would cost Germany €4.2bn this year.
Employees are a large security risk, with 58% of the damage
inflicted traced back to a company’s own staff, the study said.
Attacks from outside the office can take the form of hacking but
also from competitors posing as market researchers in order to
gather information.
eu Alcohol marketing tightened to protect teens
Eight of the world’s biggest alcoholic drinks producers have
linked up to toughen up self-imposed rules on drinks marketing
across the EU – with the aim of protecting young teenagers.
The Responsible Marketing Pact, which includes Belgium’s AB
InBev, Denmark’s Carlsberg, Britain’s Diageo and Heineken, for
the first time provide a guide that’s consistent not just across so
many markets, but also across beer, wine and spirits.
The pact sets common standards on drinks brands’
involvement in social media and user-generated content to limit
young eyes falling on it, primarily by ensuring content is likely to
be of interest only to over-18s.
Apparently, however, it is Carlsberg employees who need
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digits
1204
The number of people
waiting for a table at
Noma, Copenhagen,
after it was again
crowned the world’s
best restaurant
last month
58
The percentage
of internet users
in Russia
6.34%
The foreign
population of Italy,
which has tripled in
the last decade to
3,769, 518 people
€94m
The amount architect
Santiago Calatrava
was paid for Valencia’s
famed City of Arts &
Sciences in the early
1990s, according to
documents released
last month
Gambling habit
growing in Italy
Gambling is Italy’s third-largest industry, according
to a new report. A study by Italian social service
group CeIS, reveals that Italy’s betting industry
earned €47.5bn in revenue in 2008, €10bn behind
automaker Fiat and half the revenue of energy giant
Eni. The study showed that 47% of Italy’s poor and
66% of the unemployed are known to gamble. It
also showed that 47% of youth aged 15-24 have
played video poker and slot machines. Health
Minister Renato Balduzzi said last month that Italy’s
growing gambling industry risks claiming half a
million young addicts.
Online betting, which tripled in 2011, is growing
the fastest, as gamblers spent €1.5bn on the
internet last year. Gambling revenue in Italy was up
28.8% to €23.2bn in the first quarter of 2012. It
may be of no comfort to the Catholic group, but
thanks to recent legislation, Italian authorities are
getting tax revenues from gambling.
In Italy tax evasion is an even bigger pastime than
gambling, with Italian finance police recovering
€6bn in unpaid taxes in the first four months of the
year. “The biggest peaks in evasion were in the
wholesale and retail sectors [almost 25% of the
total], construction, manufacturing, housing and
catering industries,” a police statement noted.
protection – from the brewer. It has just come to light that last year
the company was cited for 12 major safety violations in its Fredericia
plant, a Danish record for the highest number of
possibly dangerous conditions found in a single
workplace at one time.
The Fredericia shipping terminal was cited for
seven violations while the brewery itself received
five, mainly for plant machinery that presented a
great risk of bodily harm. Denmark’s national
workplace monitor, Arbejdstilsynet, said one of the
most serious violations involved gas bottles that
were not secured against falling over and exploding.
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Russia’s architectural revolution
Moscow’s authorities have committed to a revolutionary scheme to restore the
city’s architectural heritage. Investors are to be offered a 49-year lease on
buildings in poor condition and will pay market-rate rent until the restoration
work on the building is complete. Once the work is complete, Moscow’s
Heritage Commission will reduce the rent to a symbolic one ruble per m2 which
will be in place for the remainder of the lease. Investors must complete the
restoration within five years of signing the contract or face a fine. Moscow’s
Heritage Commission has indicated that there are a total of 244 historical
buildings in a precarious state that it would like to have renovated through this
scheme, and has said they have 50 applications from potential investors.
One developer, MR Group, says that restoration costs could range from
€2,500 to €10,000 per m2 , depending on the building’s condition. Based on the
yearly market rate, the restorations would cost the same as four to 15 years of
rent. Unveiling the scheme, one of the Heritage Commission’s directors
specified that all buildings are expected to look as they did in the 19th century.
Universal Studios comes
to Moscow
According to reports in the Russian media, Universal
Studios is to build its fifth amusement park – and its
first in Europe – in Moscow. Masterminded by
entrepreneur Sait-Salam Gutseriev, the €2.5bn Galactic Park will
copy the concept of Universal Studios’ four other parks but will
also include a mammoth retail/entertainment zone.
The Moscow attraction will be more affordable for visitors
too – tickets are expected to cost €30, less than half the
Florida entry charge. Work is expected to begin in 2014.
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Stockholm: Start-up city
In the last five years, €2.6bn has been generated annually from
Nordic tech companies, with more than half of this coming
from Sweden alone. Barry Mansfield meets the entrepreneurs
playing a starring role in Stockholm’s boom
I
n a nice twist for the consumer,
Klarna is a service that allows its
users to pay for products
purchased online after they’ve been
delivered. All you need to do is enter your
name, date of birth and address and Klarna
fronts the payment. It ploughs through
huge amounts of information on user
behaviour to assess whether the individual
can repay: “Who’s trustworthy and who’s
not,” is how Sebastian Siemiatkowski, the
CEO, likes to put it. And Klarna has found a
lot of reliable customers – it is available in
14,000 affiliated online shops in Europe,
with more than six million users so far.
The company was formed in 2005 by
current COO Niklas Adalberth and two
friends from the Stockholm School of
Economics, Siemiatkowski and Victor
Jacobsson. With help from angel investor
Jane Walerud, the group raised €80,000 in
the first round.
Klarna won over €115m in funding from
General Atlantic and DST Global in its
Series C round last year and is now valued
at around €600 million. It is thought to
have made revenues of €80 million for
2011, with a profit of around €7m.
According to Siemiatkowski, the confidence
of Stockholm’s entrepreneurs is improving
because “every company that makes it acts
as a catalyst for new ideas, new start-ups
and new investments. It’s a ripple effect.”
The start-up now operates with 600
employees in Germany, the Netherlands,
Finland, Norway and Israel. Thankfully
talent, Stockholm’s key commodity –
mainly due to its world-class education
system and history of high-tech
engineering – allows the city to satisfy that
high demand. Siemiatkowski says he is also
grateful for mentoring he received from
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people in companies like Tradedoubler,
Gymgrossisten and Pricerunner.
The Swedish capital is also home to
some experienced serial entrepreneurs,
such as Hjalmar Winbladh, who is bestknown
as the co-founder and CEO of free
VoIP service Rebtel. In 1994 Winbladh
co-founded Sendit, which Microsoft
acquired for €100m in 1999. He’s now
proving that gift cards are still in fashion
after securing €4m for Wrapp in a first
round of funding in November 2011.
Wrapp, which lets you easily send gift
cards to friends through Facebook,
announced again in January this year that
it had secured an additional €3.8m, led by
Atomico and Greylock Partners.
The funding will help Wrapp accelerate its
Above: Wrapp’s Hjalmar Winbladh believes
Stockholm succeeds because of “its high
appreciation for the latest technology”
expansion into the US and UK. The company
says that in Sweden it sent over 250,000
gift cards in December, with the number
growing at about 30% every week. Wrapp
now has 30 major retailers in Sweden alone
and hundreds of smaller retailers.
After angel investments in iZettle
(Europe’s answer to mobile-payment
company Square, iZettle last year raised
€8.2m) and EpidemicSound, Wrapp is
Winbladh’s fifth start-up. So why choose
Stockholm as a base, again?
“Because Sweden has an extremely high
appreciation for the latest technology, it
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Right: Klarna
founders Niklas
Adalberth, Sebastian
Siemiatkowski and
Victor Jacobsson
has become the perfect test-market for
real innovation before exposing it to the
rest of the world,” he says. There is now a
mature community and ecosystem of old
and young entrepreneurs and VCs in
Stockholm, who know one another, meet
regularly, share ideas and actively
encourage and fund the next generation
global companies.
The gaming industry is another focus for
the city, and a highly lucrative market.
Stockholm is the birthplace of Minecraft –
probably the best-selling videogame not to
have been officially released at the height
of its popularity. It first appeared in May
2009 as a developmental alpha; since then,
it has attracted 25 million registered users
and shifted five million copies, earning at
least €60 million. A further €750,000 has
been generated through merchandising,
including clothing such as T-shirts and
socks, and a partnership with Danish
toymaker Lego.
“We’ve been approached by a number
of high-profile Hollywood producers and
asked to do TV shows,” says Carl Manneh,
managing director of Mojang (Swedish for
‘gadget’), the holding company set up with
Jakob Porsér in September 2010 with
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Minecraft revenues. Developer Markus
‘Notch’ Persson is credited with dreaming
up the idea, which has players building a
world from cubic blocks.
Mojang wants to retain the start-up vibe
– “tons of fun,” according to Manneh – at
its new headquarters in the south of the
city; for example, it holds ‘gaming Fridays’
every week, from noon onwards. An
exuberant Persson is famous for handing
over his €2.8m share of last December’s
dividend to dumbstruck employees.
Persson is thought to have received a
total of about €45m in licensing revenue
from Mojang, and Manneh stresses that
the company will not need help from
venture capitalists. He has already turned
down an offer from Sean Parker, the
former Facebook president and co-founder
of Napster.
As Wrapp’s Hjalmar Winbladh’s asserts,
“Stockholm has been a world-class centre
of gravity for tech start-ups for some time
– it has just taken the rest of the world a bit
longer to recognise what’s going on up
here. I believe the tech advancements and
creativity over the next 10 years in
Stockholm will be truly game changing and
I’m thrilled to be a part of it.”
FR Stockholm : ville start-up
Ces cinq dernières années, les entreprises
nordiques high-tech – dont plus de la moitié
suédoises – ont généré plus de 2,6 milliards d’euros
annuellement. Barry Mansfi eld rencontre ces
entrepreneurs majeurs
Klarna permet aux consommateurs de payer des
marchandises achetées en ligne après la livraison. Sur base
d’informations sur le profi l de l’usager et son niveau de
fi abilité, Klarna couvre le payement. Ce service est
disponible aujourd’hui dans 14.000 boutiques en ligne
en Europe, et il compte six millions d’utilisateurs.
L’année dernière, la fi rme a levé des fonds de General
Atlantic et DST Global pour plus de 115 millions d’euros,
portant la valorisation de la compagnie à quelque 600
millions d’euros. Selon son PDG, Sebastien
Siemiatkowski, les entrepreneurs stockholmois gagnent
de plus en plus la confi ance parce que « chaque société
qui réussit, agit comme un catalyseur pour de nouvelles
start-ups et de nouveaux investissements. »
L’industrie des jeux vidéos – marché hautement lucratif
– est un autre secteur de pointe à Stockholm, berceau
de Minecraft. Ce best-seller lancé en mai 2009, a depuis
attiré 25 millions d’utilisateurs et généré cinq millions
d’exemplaires, pour une valeur d’au moins 60 millions
d’euros. A cela viennent s’ajouter le merchandising et un
partenariat avec le fabricant de jouets danois Lego.
La capitale suédoise abrite également quelques
« serial entrepreneurs », tels Hjalmar Winbladh, PDG de
Rebtel, services gratuits de VoIP. En 1994, Winbladh a
co-fondé Sendit, racheté par Microsoft pour 100
millions d’euros en 1999. Il prouve aujourd’hui que les
cartes cadeaux sont toujours en vogue, après avoir
récolté 4 millions d’euros pour Wrapp lors d’une
première levée de fonds en novembre 2011.
Wrapp, qui permet d’envoyer facilement des cartes
cadeaux à ses amis via Facebook, a annoncé en janvier
de cette année avoir engrangé 3,8 millions d’euros
additionnels, fi nancés par Atomico and Greylock
Partners. Mais pourquoi Stockholm comme ville de
lancement ? D’après Winbladh, « la Suède apprécie
tellement les dernières technologies qu’elle est
devenue un marché test ».
NL
Stockholm: stad der
start-ups
De voorbije 5 jaar geneerden Scandinavische
technologiebedrijven jaarlijks meer dan 2,6 miljard
euro, waarvan Zweden alleen meer dan de helft voor
zijn rekening neemt. Barry Mansfi eld ontmoet de
ondernemers met een glansrol
Met Klarna kunnen gebruikers hun online aangekochte
producten na levering betalen. Bij het controleren of
iemand een aankoop kan terugbetalen, vond Klarna
betrouwbare klanten. Momenteel telt Klarna meer dan
6 miljoen gebruikers.
Klarna’s waarde wordt rond de 600 miljoen euro
geschat. Volgens CEO Sebastien Siemiatkowsk groeit het
vertrouwen van de Stockholmse ondernemers: “Iedere
succesvolle onderneming werkt als katalysator voor
nieuwe start-ups en investeringen.”
Gaming is een andere, lucratieve industriële kernactiviteit
in Stockholm. Het populaire videospel Minecraft, met 25
miljoen gebruikers en 5 miljoen verkochte exemplaren, is
goed voor een opbrengst van minstens 60 miljoen euro.
Daarnaast werd € 750,000 gegenereerd via
merchandising en een samenwerking met Lego.
Stockholm is eveneens de thuisbasis van een aantal
ervaren serie-ondernemers, waaronder Hjalmar
Winbladh, CEO van de gratis VoIP-dienst Rebtel. In 2004
stichtte Windblah Sendit, dat in 2009 voor 10 miljoen
euro werd verkocht aan Microsoft. Vandaag bewijst hij
dat geschenkkaarten nog trendy zijn.
Wrapp, waarmee je geschenkkaarten kan verzenden
via Facebook, kondigde in januari dit jaar een bijkomende
3,8 miljoen euro aan, gefi nancierd door Atomico en
Greylock Partners. Dus waarom Stockholm als
uitvalsbasis kiezen?
“Omdat Zweden de nieuwste technologie waardeert en
de perfecte testmarkt is geworden voor innovatie”.
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this month sees the mind-boggling restaurant
‘Dinner in the Sky’ hovering above the city
ST GÉRY
When the weather warms up, the
streets and pavement cafés around
St Gery are packed with locals and
tourists enjoying the atmosphere.
SLEEP Concept Hotel is a superior
B&B located in a 17th-century guild
house right on the Grand Place. It’s
elegantly decorated, with high ceilings,
antique furniture and Grand Place
views. (39 Grand-Place, (0)474 03 24
70, concepthotel.be, rooms from €135).
SHOP Toit showcases thoughtfully
curated homewares over two rickety
floors. Many pieces are recycled or
repurposed – like the furniture made
from old, painted sash window frames
(46 Rue des Chartreux, users.skynet.
be/toit-bruxelles). Hunting &
Collecting (17 Rue des Chartreux,
huntingandcollecting.com) is Brussels’
hippest fashion retailer for men and
women, featuring hard-to-find brands.
EAT Fin de Siècle (9 Rue des
Chartreux, (0)2 513 512 3) doesn’t take
reservations which means you’ll queue,
but the noisy, cheerful atmosphere and
fabulous value for money make it well
worth the wait. Portions of Belgian
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15km north-east
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Zaventem.
Train
Trains depart every
15 minutes at peak
times for Brussels’
three main stations.
The journey takes
25 minutes and
costs €5.40.
Bus
The bus station is
one level below the
arrivals hall. The no.
12 (weekdays) and
no. 21 (weekends) to
the city centre
depart every 30
minutes; one-way
tickets cost €3.
Taxi
The journey to the
centre costs €45
and takes around
25 minutes.
Tourist info
The main offi ce
is at 2 Rue Royale,
(0)2 513 89 40,
(visitbrussels.be).
Spectacular views with
Dinner in the Sky
Dinner in the Sky (dinnerinthesky.be)
arrives this month as part of the
Brusselicious food festival, moving
from the Cinquantenaire Arch, to the
Atomium, to the Bois de la Cambre with
seven Michelin starred chefs alternating
at the high-altitude helm.
CULTURE Ancienne Belgique is a
music venue (110 Boulevard Anspach,
abconcerts.be) that has hosted all the
greats. Look out for Macy Gray, Paul
Weller and Lou Reed this month.
LATER Chez Maman Behind an
unmarked door in the Rue des Grands
Carmes, tiny drag cabaret Chez Maman
(7 Rue des Grands Carmes) is a
Brussels institution. Free entry from
midnight to dawn for disco classics.
One of the calmer of St Géry’s many
watering holes, the Roi des Belges
(35-37 Rue Jules Van Praet) has a
kitsch cocktail lounge on the first floor,
and a more traditional bar vibe
downstairs. DJ sets at weekends.
TIP The Friday night Roller Bike Parade
restarts on 8 June and it’s a whole new
way to see the city. The first hour from
8-9pm is for beginners; after that, the
pace accelerates. Parades are
confirmed on the day. Meet at Place
Poelaart (Louise Metro), if you dare.
On Holiday?
Park, Sleep & Fly
PLACE BRUGMANN
On the boundary between hip
Ixelles and leafy Uccle, Place
Brugmann has it all: great food,
superior shopping and glorious
architecture to admire.
EAT Bustling foodie paradise Gaudron
(3 Place Brugmann, (0)2 343 9790) is
open all day for anything from
breakfast, to ice-cream sundaes, to a
full three-course meal. La Canne en
Ville (22 Rue de la Réforme, (0)2 347
2926) is a local treasure of a restaurant
that serves high-quality, seasonal
French bourgeois cooking in a tiled
former butcher’s shop. The
chateaubriand for two, served with
gratin dauphinois is a fine homage to
the site’s former vocation.
CULTURE Musée Van Buren (41 Ave.
Léo Errera) is a 1930s villa in vast,
beautifully maintained gardens: with a
world-class art collection, from the
Renaissance to surrealism.
SHOP Claude Hontoir (14 Place
Brugmann) An acid bright and playful
boutique of stylish children’s clothes,
homewares and brilliantly chosen toys
starting at pocket money prices. At
La Feuille (199 Rue Berkendael, (0)2
Information or reservations?
reservations@brussels.valk.com
+32-(0)2 277 2000
www.hotelbrusselsairport.com
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Traditional Lebanese cuisine
in ‘La Bascule’, Brussels. We
offer a wide range of delicious,
gourmet and snack food in a
warm and friendly environment.
At the weekend we offer
entertainment in the form of our
resident belly dancer. We also
offer a catering service for events,
or just to be enjoyed at home.
So come and join us for a
complete Lebanese experience!
Welcome to O Liban
Chaussée de Vleurgat 324, 1050 Bruxelles | T: +32 (0) 2 640 0707 | www.o-liban.com
TUE - SAT 07:00 - 23:30
SUN & MON FROM 07:00 - 16:00
Fermé samedi midi et dimanche,
sauf réservation d’au moins 30 personnes
Boulevard de La Cambre 12
1000 Bruxelles
Tel : 02 640 44 22
www.truffenoire.com
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343 9600) owner Laurent and a team
of testers trial everything at this 100%
organic beauty boutique and treatment
room for 28 days: only the products
they genuinely rate (including Ren,
Iroisie and Jo Wood fragrances) get
shelf space. Impressive.
TIP The tiny swimming pool on Rue
Darwin is pretty special: it’s housed in
an exquisite 1902 art nouveau town
house with glorious views. The pool is
open to the public daily: check times on
the website or by phone (15 Rue Darwin,
darwinaquaclub.be, (0)2 347 1151).
WATERMAEL-BOITSFORT
Relaxed, green and gourmet,
Watermael-Boitsfort is a village
within the city, bordering the
beautiful Soignes forest.
EAT Chez Josy (15 Place Keym, (0)2
679 0153) is where to go if you favour
‘Slow Food’ and organic produce.
Healthy lunchtime plates of local
vegetables, cheese and charcuterie,
fresh juices and cakes. There’s also a
small selection of organic groceries on
sale. Brussels has more than its fair
share of good gelateria, but Capoue
(52 Place Keym, (0)2 675 5530) is one
of the best: flavours like salted caramel,
four spice, and pear and pink pepper
explain the permanent queues. The
Boitsfort branch has a sunny terrace.
CULTURE Cultural centre La Vénerie
(3 Rue Gratès, (0)2 663 8550) is a
cinema, exhibition space and concert
venue in one. In June it hosts a festival
of street arts, the ‘Fête des Fleurs’.
TIP The Sunday morning market at
Place Wiener is one of Brussels’ finest,
with organic produce, clothes and crafts
and plenty of pre-lunch aperitifs such as
oysters washed down with champagne.
MAROLLES
Vintage and antiques fans could
spend a blissful weekend in
Brussels without ever emerging
from the passageways and deep,
dark Aladdin’s caves of bric-a-brac
that line the two parallel streets,
Rue Haute and Rue Blaes.
SLEEP Villa Sablon (26 Rue Sainte
Anne, villasablon.com, (0)477 813781,
marche aux
poissons/vismet
ste-catherine
st-katelijne
dansaert
RUE A. DANSAERT / A. DANSAERTSTRAAT
halles st-gery
st-gorikshallen
R. VAN ARTEVELDE / ARTEVELDESTRAAT
E
BLVD ANSPACH / ANSPACHLAAN
RUE DU MIDI / ZUIDSTRAAT
marolles
marollen
p. du jeu de balle
vossenplein
INFO
For more
information about
places to stay,
things to do and
much more, go to
visitbrussels.be
Belgium extra...
See pages 76 & 78
for a special double
Belgian city focus.
This issue: Liège
and Ostend
de brouckère
place ste-catherine
st-katelijneplein
RUE BLAES / BLAESSTRAAT
RUE HAUTE / HOOGSTRAAT
place du beguinage
begijnhof
RUE DE LAEKEN / LAKENSESTRAAT
place de
la bourse
beursplein
RUE DU LOMBARD / LOMBARDSTRAAT
manneken
pis
place de la chapelle
kapellemarkt
BLVD A.MAX / A.MAXLAAN
rooms from €100) is a stylish
guesthouse in an ancient brick building
off the beautiful Place du Grand Sablon.
Breakfast is provided at Wittamer,
superlative patissier to the Belgian royal
family, just around the corner.
SHOP Brussels vintage queen,
Jacqueline Ezma, has just opened Idiz
Bogam (180-182 Rue Haute), a vast
new 20th-century design and
fashion shop replacing her previous
Dansaert premises. Anything but
understated, the shop has a snakeskin
counter and leopard print carpet.
EAT Organic fusion restaurant Soul
(20 Rue de la Samaritaine, (0)2 513
gare centrale
centraal station
5213, is hidden away in a back street.
The food is delicious and good for you
with tailor-made ‘Beauty’, ‘Energy’ and
‘Detox’ menus (from €26).
CULTURE Porte de Hal (150 Boulevard
du Midi), the last trace of the city’s
medieval fortifications, is a well-known
Brussels’ landmark, but few people
know it’s also a museum telling
the fascinating story of the city’s
medieval defences.
TIP The morning (7am-2pm) flea
market on Place du Jeu de Balle is an
unmissable treasure hunt – there’s
plenty of junk to trawl through, but
also the odd gem.
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RUE GRÉTRY / GRÉTRYSTRAAT
RUE NEUVE / NIEUWSTRAAT
R. DE L'ÉCUYER SCHILDKNAAPS / BISS CHOPSSTRAAT
grand-place
grote markt
place st-jean
st-jansplein
B. DE L'EMPEREREUR / KEIZERSLAAN
RUE DES MINIMES / MINIENENSTRAAT
mont des arts
kunstberg
grand sablon
grote zavel
RUE E.ALLARD / E.ALLARDSTRAAT
palais de justice
justitiepaleis
BLVD DE L'IMPÉRATRICE / KEIZERINLAAN
RUE AUX LAINES / WOLSTRAAT
rue neuve
nieuwstraat
place des martyrs
martelaarsplein
opera
louise
louiza
B
square
m. magritte
sablon
zavel
RUE DU MARAIS / BROEKSTRAAT
B. DE BERLAIMONT / BERLAIMONTLAAN
museés des beaux-arts
m. voor schone kunsten
B. DU JARDIN BOTANIQUE / KRUIDTUINLAAN B. BISCHOFFSHEIM / BISCHOFFSHEIMLAAN
cathédrale
kathedraal
bozar
parc
park
BLVD PACHÉCO / PACHECOLAAN
BOULEVARD DE WATERLOO / WATERLOOLAAN
RUE DE LA LOI / WETSTRAAT
RUE ROYALE / KONINGSTRAAT
congres
place du congres
congresplein
parc de
bruxelles
m. des instruments de musique
muziekinstrumenten museum
place royale
koningsplein
palais royal
koninklijk paleis
porte de namur
naamsepoort
jardin botanique
kruidtuin
RUE DUCALE / HERTOGSTRAAT
botanique
kruidtuin
palais de la nation
paleis der natie
arts-loi
kunst-wet
BLVD DU RÉGENT / REGENTLAAN
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liÈge
belgium
10,431,477
Euro (EUR)
+32 15°C
emma thomson
Known as La Cité Ardente – The Passionate
City – Liège is steeped in folkloric romance
QUARTIER
HORS-CHÂTEAU
Nestled beneath Liège’s wooded
hillside, this quiet eastern quarter
of the historic centre is a charming
jumble of pedestrianised streets
and intriguing narrow alleyways.
SLEEP Occupying a renovated
18th-century house, the Hôtel Hors-
Château (Rue Hors Château 62,
(0)4 250 60 68, hors-chateau.be,
rooms from €78) is an intimate threestar
with modern rooms decorated in
shades of black and aubergine. It also
offers free Wi-Fi and a shuttle service
from Brussels airport.
EAT Locals love the romantic Le Thème
(Impasse de la Couronne 9, (0)4 222 02
02). It has become one of Liège’s best
restaurants because of its innovative,
seasonal fixed-price menus and everchanging
décor. Its popularity means
reservations are essential. Hidden away
and equally charming, is Nun’s
(Impasse des Ursulines 18, (0)4 222 10
69) where the interior is decorated with
lively graphic wall-art while outside
there’s a small terrace overlooking a
pond. Serves pricey but interesting
French-fusion cuisine.
CULTURE The imposing Grand Curtis
(Quai de Maastricht 13) museum has
only been open a few years and displays
the city’s staggering 5,200 strong
collection of historic artefacts, from
weaponry to art.
INFO
Brussels Airport
is 93km north-west
of Liège.
Train
There are trains
every 30 minutes
from the airport to
Liège-Guillemins
station, taking one
hour and 10 minutes
with a change at
Bruxelles-Nord.
Tickets cost €18.90
one-way.
Taxi
A taxi from Brussels
Airport will cost
around €150 and
take about an hour.
Tourist info
The main tourist
offi ce is at
Féronstrée 92,
(0)4 221 92 21,
(liege-tourisme.be),
with a smaller
Maison du Tourisme
on Place St
Lambert.
SHOP Don’t miss the mile-long La Batte
– which is one of Europe’s largest
markets – held every Sunday from 8am
to 2.30pm along the waterfront. You
can buy anything from fruit and veg to
clothes and plants.
TIP Climb the 406 steps of the
Montagne de Bueren – near to Église
Saint-Gérard – for wonderful views of
the city. This might be a good place to
see some of the 99th Tour de France
which departs from the city at the end
of the month (30 June).
SAINT-PAUL
Just south of the popular and
student-filled Le Carré district, the
skyward-pointing spire of the city
cathedral is an important landmark
that will help you orientate while
you sightsee.
SLEEP Moored on the banks of the
River Meuse, L’Embrun (Au Port de
Yachts, (0) 476 05 20 05, penichehotel.
com, rooms from €61) is a converted
barge with nine simple rooms. If you
want to really splash out, book the
Capitainerie suite. Sailing trips are
also available.
EAT Upmarket diners should make a
booking at Le Septime (Rue St-Paul
12, (0)4 221 03 06). This family-run
restaurant has a great menu which
features just a handful of carefully
selected seasonal fish and meat dishes.
For something more relaxed, try the
Liège is an intriguing
mix of the historic
and the modern
long-established Café Lequet (Quai sur
Meuse 17, (0)4 222 21 34) which dishes
up local specialities such as bouletsfrites
(meatballs soused in sweet local
syrup) and salad liégeoise (potatoes,
bacon and green beans).
CULTURE Work on the Cathédrale
Saint-Paul (Place St-Paul) started in
the 13th century and took over 600
years to complete, just in time for the
church’s promotion following the
destruction of the cathedral that once
stood on Place St-Lambert. The ceiling
bears splendid 16th-century paintings,
but it’s the treasury (Rue Bonne-
Fortune 6) in the cloister that’s of
most interest. It houses an enormous
16th-century golden bust, which
conceals the skull of St Lambert – a
bishop from Tongeren who brought
Christianity to the region in the
8th century.
SHOP Chic Irina Khä (Rue de Pot d’Or
12) is a multi-floor boutique selling top
designer labels such as Prada and Dior.
It also stocks fashion from Antwerp
designers Dries Van Noten and Ann
Demeulemeester.
LATER Try and catch a show at
Le Forum (Rue Pont d’Avroy 14,
leforum.be), a wonderful theatre with
red velvet seating and old-world
glamour. There are events most nights
and tickets can be bought online.
TIP Look out for local tipple pèkèt – a
type of gin, but go easy if you have
sightseeing plans the next day!
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fine and applied arts, the origin and development
of the city, the history of the people of Brussels
and the dressing room of that
quintessentially Brussels symbol, Manneken-Pis!
Brussels City Museum
Grand-Place, 1000 Brussels
Every Thursday till 8 pm!
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01 / 07, 7pm
Musiq3 Festival
(Flagey, Brussels)
03 / 08, 8pm
Stavelot Festival
(Church of St Sebastian)
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September Nights
Church of St Jacques, Liège)
22 / 09, 8.30pm
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23 / 09, 8pm
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ostend
belgium
10,431,477 +32 13°C
Euro (EUR)
adrian mourby
Ostend is a quirky, coastal city that knows
how to enjoy the arrival of summer
PROMENADE
There’s a touch of faded Victorian
seaside grandeur about the Albert I
Promenade and some very good
restaurants too.
SLEEP Thermae Palace (Koningin
Astridlaan 7, (0)59 80 66 44,
thermaepalace.be, rooms from €150)
was where wealthy travellers once
came to ‘take the waters’. It’s right on
the beach, just by the old Royal Villa.
EAT Savarin (Albert I-promenade 75,
(0) 59 51 31 71) is the best place in town
for a slap-up meal. Great sunset sea
views and a seven-course degustation
menu that is well worth €84 (or €120
when paired with excellent wines).
CULTURE !Dansand! (along Albert
I-promenade) is a free festival of
modern dance on the beach that runs
from 28 June-1 July. If you prefer
something less intense you can hire a
Marvin Gaye audio tour from the
Tourist Board (Monacoplein 2) for €5
and discover the Ostend that was the
Motown legend’s home for two years.
SHOP Vitrine Lulu Store (Van
Iseghemlaan 75) claims they can sell
you anything Jean-Paul Gautier has
created. For something cheaper go to
Pompoen (Van Iseghemlaan 80) for
vintage clothing.
LATER La Fayette (Langestraat 12) is
part of a strip of wonderfully seedy
music bars along Langestraat.
TIP Get a free taste of Marvin Gaye
INFO
Brussels Airport is
about 120 km
south-east of
Ostend.
Train
Trains depart from
airport level, every
15 minutes at peak
time, to Brussels’
three main stations.
The journey takes
25 minutes and
costs €5.40. The
Brussels-Ostende
train costs €16
(one way) and the
journey time is
from one hour
20 minutes.
Taxi
The journey is
always in excess of
€200. Journey time
is around one hour
and 15minutes if the
traffi c is good. There
is a €200 fi xed fare
when returning
from Ostend to
Brussels Airport.
Tourist info
The main tourist
offi ce is at
Monacoplein 2,
(0)59 25 53 16,
(visitoostende.be).
outside Residence Jane (Albert I
Promenade 77) which is where he lived
in a fourth-floor flat. Villa Maritza next
door is a classic Ostend holiday home
from the Victorian era.
MARINA
The Jachthaven and Mercator
marinas are located near the
station – an area that used to be
part of the city moat.
SLEEP Hotel du Bassin (Visserskaai 1,
(0) 59 70 33 83, hoteldubassin.be
rooms from €89 ) is run by Tom and
Elsie Vanhaecke-Bruynoghe who have
gone for a nautical theme throughout.
EAT De Bistronoom (Vindictivelaan 22,
(0)473 73 48 01) is a brilliant
development of the gastro-pub. Each
course is served with a specially
selected beer, usually Belgian.
CULTURE Church of St Peter and St
Paul (Sint-Petrus-en-Paulusplein 8) is
Ostend’s main church, a grandiose
Victorian neo-Gothic creation much
beloved by King Leopold II. Note the
striking similarity to Cologne Cathedral
on which it was based.
LATER ‘t Kroegske (Sint Paulusstraat
80) is the home of the annual Paulus
Festival, a festival with free music and
street entertainment, and the most
photographed exterior of any bar in
Ostend. You don’t have to be drunk to
see why. The landlord adds to the
colourful scene.
Popular hang-out
‘t Kroegske
WAPENPLEIN
The historic marketplace of
Ostend now has a bandstand
where you can catch a concert
during the summer.
SLEEP Hotel Polaris (Groentemarkt
19, (0)59 27 90 06, restopolaris.be,
rooms from €99) is an old
greengrocer’s shop refurbished in
stylish black and white. It’s a good base,
friendly and very central.
EAT Die Mosselbeurs (Dwarsstraat 10,
0)59 80 73 10) serves fish and mussels
in a slightly zany but stylish restaurant
with a huge, theatrical spiral staircase.
The chef’s bouillabaisse is well worth €28.
CULTURE The former Capuchin
Monastery Church (Kapucijnenstraat)
with its delicate baroque scrollwork is
one of the oldest buildings in Ostend.
SHOP Oil & Vinegar (Kapellestraat
95b) specialises in Tuscan produce –
lots of olive oil and fancy bowls to keep
it in. Leonidas (Kapellestraat) is the
local branch of the Belgian chocolate
store founded 100 years ago by
Leonidas Kestekides.
LATER La Habana de Ché
(Vissersplein 5) is a cocktail bar and
Spanish restaurant near Montgomery
Bar that proves Belgium is not just
about beer. Café Fats Domino
(Kerkstraat 6) is an Irish-style bar
adorned with pictures of Fats that
serves Keyte, a beer brewed to mark
the Siege of Ostend (1603).
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bologna
italy
61,016,804 +39 21°C
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Twice daily
Stephen Keeling
Bologna is a city of crimson colonnades, fine
galleries and some of the best food in Italy
CITY CENTRE
The historic heart of Bologna
brims with celebrated restaurants,
cafés, shops, museums and
grand palazzos, centred on the
monumental space of Piazza
Maggiore and its elegant Neptune
Fountain.
SLEEP Art Hotel Novecento (Piazza
Galileo 4/3, 051 745 7311, art-hotelnovecento.it,
rooms from €158) is
wonderfully located close to the main
piazza, with a range of stylish art deco
themed rooms and a huge continental
buffet breakfast. Albergo delle
Drapperie (Via della Drapperie 5, 051
223955, albergodrapperie.com, rooms
from €75) offers equally central, if no
frills, rooms for travellers on a budget.
EAT Vicolo Colombina (Vicolo
Colombina 5/B, 051 233919) is a
superb contemporary restaurant
specializing in modern versions of
traditional Bolognese dishes such as
tagliatelle al ragù. Enoteca Italiana
(Via Marsala 2/b, 051 235989) is a
more casual affair, an aromatic shop/
wine bar where you can sip a local rosso
while enjoying a sandwich.
CULTURE Basilica di San Petronio
(Piazza Maggiore), a huge Gothic
church containing the mural-smothered
Cappella Bolognini honours the patron
saint of Bologna. Le due Torri (Piazza
di Porta Ravegnana), two soaring
medieval towers, are symbols of the
INFO
Bologna Airport is
6km north-west of
the city centre.
Bus
The Aerobus-BLQ
shuttle service
departs just outside
the terminal
building for Bologna
train station
(Stazione Centrale),
via Ugo Bassi and
Indipendenza in
the centre, every
15 minutes
(6am-12.15pm) and
takes around 20
minutes; one-way
tickets cost €6.
Taxi
A taxi to the city
centre will cost
approximately €15
and take 15 minutes.
Tourist info
The main tourist
offi ce is at Piazza
Maggiore 1 in the
Palazzo del Podestà,
open daily 9am-7pm,
051 239660,
(bolognawelcome.
com).
city. Climb the Asinelli (97metres, a
walk up 498 steps), for panoramic views.
SHOP Majani (Via de’ Carbonesi 5), is
Italy’s oldest sweet shop (founded
1796) and is best known for its
wonderful chocolates. Bruno Magli
(Galleria Cavour, Via Farini) opened in
Bologna in 1936, and the posh boutique
continues to sell Magli’s latest range of
bags, jackets and shoes.
LATER Bar Giuseppe (Piazza Maggiore
1) has been a classic spot to relax over
espresso, gelato and vino since 1804.
TIP When planning your sightseeing
bear in mind that most museums in
Bologna are closed on Mondays.
Churches generally close for a long
lunch between noon and 3.30pm every
day; many shops do the same.
Restaurants usually close all day on
Sundays or Mondays.
THE UNIVERSITY
DISTRICT
The ancient schools, chapels,
quirky museums and students of
Bologna University, founded back in
1088, enliven the eastern half of the
city’s historic core.
EAT Osteria dell’Orsa (Via Mentana
1F, 051 231576) is a student favourite,
with communal wood tables and some
of the best ragù alla bolognese in town.
Gelatauro (Via San Vitale 98/b, 051
230049) is a gourmet gelato shop, with
organic flavours ranging from chocolate
Camera a Sud
orange and ‘cheese and pears’ to
jasmine and bergamot.
CULTURE Pinacoteca Nazionale di
Bologna (Via delle Belle Arti 56)
displays Bolognese painting from the
14th century to Guido Reni; though
works by Giotto, El Greco and Raphael
also feature.
LATER Camera a Sud (Via Valdonica
5) is a hugely popular student hang-out,
with a great selection of wines, coffee
and snacks. Cantina Bentivoglio (Via
Mascarella 4B) hosts the best live jazz
in the city from 8pm most nights.
LA MANIFATTURA
DELLE ARTI
Wander the streets of the up-andcoming
Factory of the Arts district,
where old tobacco factories and
slaughterhouses have been
transformed into art galleries,
boutiques, restaurants and cafés.
EAT L’Ex Forno (Museo d’Arte
Moderna, Don Minzoni 14, 051 649
3896) is strategically located for a light
lunch. Aperitivo (wine with small buffet)
served from 7pm.
CULTURE Museo d’Arte Moderna di
Bologna (Via Don Minzoni 14)
showcases modern Italian art and
visiting exhibitions. The gallery is at the
heart of Sonde – New Media Art 2012
(19-22 June, sondefestival.it), a
celebration of dance, video and digital
art in the centre of the city.
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portugal
10,760,305 +351 20°C
Euro (EUR)
four times weekly
Paul Rouse
Enjoy the sunshine of the Algarve before the
intense heat and crowds of high summer
CENTRAL &
EASTERN ALGARVE
For golf and a bit of glitz, the
Golden Triangle is one of the
Algarve’s busiest and most popular
areas. For a little more peace and
quiet, head east.
SLEEP Designer seclusion arrives this
month in the shape of the new Fazenda
Nova (Santo Estevao, Moncarapacho,
910 629 595, fazendanova.eu, rooms
from €150), a country estate converted
into a stylish 10-bedroom retreat by the
owners, complete with restaurant, pool,
gardens and orchards.
EAT Gourmet private catering company
Fine Dining In Style now has a swish
restaurant, Gisela’s (Praça, Vale do
Lobo, 289 353 421). The restaurant
serves high-quality Portuguese and
international cuisine in an enviable
location with ocean views.
CULTURE Fashion and fitness shows,
beauty makeovers, photo shoots, food
and wine tastings, and trips on a private
yacht are all on the agenda at Glamour,
a taste of the high life which is taking
place at Vila Vita Parc (Alporchinos,
Porches) on 21 June.
SHOP For great ideas for outside living,
home accessories, flowers and gifts,
head for the newly opened Dunas
Home (Rua Sacadura Cabral, Almancil),
a perfect complement to the existing
Dunas fashion boutique in nearby
Quinta Shopping.
INFO
Faro International
Airport is 7km from
Faro city centre.
Taxi
The fare to Faro is
approx €10. Other
destinations – Olhão
€18, Vilamoura €25,
Albufeira and
Tavira €40.
Bus
Airport buses go
to Faro and shared
shuttle buses serve
selected resorts. Eva
buses (eva-bus.
com) go to various
Algarve destinations.
Train
The nearest train
station is Faro.
Trains go to various
Algarve destinations
and Lisbon.
Car
Car hire is the best
way to explore the
interior. All the
major companies
have desks at the
airport but
pre-booking is
recommended.
Tourist info
The Faro Tourist
Information Centre
(visitalgarve.pt)
is at 8-12 Rua da
Misericordia. 289
803 604. Open
9.30am-5.30pm
daily.
LATER Johnny Hooper’s (Rua Almeida
Garrett, Albufeira) is a relaxed barrestaurant
featuring the sax-playing
owner on stage every Tuesday and
Friday night, plus Latino and blues
bands every Sunday afternoon.
TIP Wine lovers are starting to
discover the Algarve. Find out for
yourself if this growing reputation is
deserved with a wine tour at Adega do
Cantor in Guia or Quinta dos Vales in
Estombar, or a taste-and-buy session at
Veneza in Paderne.
FURTHER AFIELD:
WESTERN ALGARVE
Long-established resorts like
Carvoeiro and Praia da Rocha mix
tourist attractions with a touch of
the real Algarve.
SLEEP A luxury villa-style boutique
hotel close to Caneiros beach, Casa Rei
das Praias (Vale da Azinhaga, Ferragudo,
282 491 416, casareidaspraias.com,
rooms from €130) is ideal for a romantic
stay, and has both indoor and outdoor
pools and a mini-spa. Vale d’Oliveiras
(Gramacho, Carvoeiro, 282 380 560,
valedoliveirasresort.com, rooms from
€189) offers two separate units – the
hotel for couples and the residences for
families, plus a comprehensive range of
excellent facilities.
EAT Contemporary Portuguese cuisine
and an extensive wine list are on the
menu at Pimenta Preta (Palm
Luxury boutique hotel
Casa Rei das Praias
Gardens, Carvoeiro, 282 350 281), with
live music by the pool on Friday
evenings in summer.
CULTURE The Algarve International
Fair (Lagoa Showground, 2-3 June,
algarvefair.com) combines a lifestyle
exhibition with family fun, including car
displays, arts and crafts, a dog show,
and plenty to eat and drink. Expect
special events for the Queen’s Jubilee.
SHOP There’s a ‘secret garden’ feel to
Studio Bongard (Rua Infante Dom
Henrique, Ferragudo), where you will
find sculptures, paintings and tiled
pieces hidden among the plants and
indoor ponds as you wander through
the various courtyards and rooms. For
souvenirs with a difference, the quaint
Cantinho da São (Rua do Casino,
Carvoeiro) offers hand-made Portuguese
lace, purses, bags, cushions and
children’s toys.
LATER The award-winning cocktails are
reason enough to seek out InnSide Caffé
(Rua do Barranco, Carvoeiro) – not to
mention the 4am closing time. If you
fancy a dance go to Katedral (Avenida
Tomaz Cabreira, Praia da Rocha), with
separate areas playing house, 80s,
R&B, Latin and pop. There is also a
balcony with wonderful sea views.
TIP For an online guide to facilities and
services in the Algarve which are geared
towards the requirements of visitors
with disabilities, special needs or
medical conditions, go to
somewherespecial.org.uk.
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geneva
switzerland
7,6398,961 +41 16°C
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seven times daily
Elizabeth Kelly
Geneva’s lakeside terraces get busy in June –
so grab a table and watch the world go by
CENTRE VILLE
You can’t visit Geneva without
crossing the very centre of town –
the Place du Molard. This busy,
cobbled, pedestrian square offers a
variety of food and drinks and a
plethora of tempting shops.
EAT Café du Centre (Place du Molard
5, (0)22 311 8586) has a window full of
fresh seafood and a variety of seasonal
dishes, with summer salads and wines
to match. Brasserie de Molard (Place
du Molard 9, (0)22 311 11 00) serves
beers and cheap, delicious snacks such
as crispy flammenkuchen (hot pizzastyle
pastries).
SHOP Globus (Rue du Rhone 48) has
an entrance on Place du Molard and is
one of Geneva’s most iconic shopping
destinations. You can find everything
from toothpaste to toys as well as
designer clothes and Geneva’s best
delicatessen.
LATER Quirinale (Rue de la Rotisserie
6, (0)22 748 48 48), just a street above
the Place du Molard, is open late for
cocktails served in a glamorous and
boisterous modern bar. Tour de
Molard (2 Place du Molard) is housed in
the steep clocktower that overlooks the
INFO
Geneva Cointrin
International Airport
is 4km from the
city centre.
Train
From the airport to
the city centre takes
six minutes. A Tout
Genève pass, which
you can also use on
buses, is available
free from dispensing
machines before
customs in the
baggage claim area.
Bus
The no.10 or the
no.5 bus will get you
to Cornavin Station
in 10 minutes and
across the river in
about 15 minutes.
Taxi
The journey into the
city centre takes
about 15 minutes
and costs €19.25/
CHF 30.40.
Tourist info
The offi ce is at Rue
du Mont Blanc 18,
(0)22 909 70 00,
(geneve-tourisme.ch).
square. Have a glass of Swiss wine
while admiring the view.
CAROUGE
Artisanal shops and sidewalk cafés
characterise this area of Geneva.
Technically its own state, it is only
a 10-minute tram ride from the
centre of town.
SLEEP Hotel Comedie (Rue de
Carouge 12, (0)22 322 23 24, hotelcomedie.chrooms
from €120/CHF144)
is a convivial place where you can stay
for a night or a month (suites with
kitchenettes are available).
EAT Café des Negociants (Rue de la
Filature, (0)22 300 31 30) is considered
one of Geneva’s top restaurants yet is
not prohibitively expensive. It has an
excellent wine cellar that can be booked
for parties or discreet dining. Café du
Marché (Place du Marché 4, (0)22 827
16 96) has a sunny terrace perfect for
coffee time, lunchtime or cocktail hour.
Wolfisberg (Place du Temple 5, (0)22
342 32 19) is a popular bakery with a
spacious interior.
LATER Club Chat Noir (Rue Vautier
13) rocks with live music until 4am.
Except Sunday and Monday.
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QUARTIER DES BAINS
Visit this area every time you visit
Geneva if only to see the remarkable
changes that are happening – new
galleries and restaurants spring up
on a weekly basis.
EAT Curiositas (Rue des Vieux
Grenadiers 8, (0)22 321 30 37) is
practically a museum in its own right.
Try its sophisticated menu of
interesting dishes served in a superbly
converted industrial space.
CULTURE MAMCO (Geneva’s Museum
of Modern and Contemporary Art), the
Centre d’Art Contemporain Geneve
and the Centre de la Photographie
can all be found under one roof – in a
building known as the BAC (Batiment
d’Art Contemporain). Open from
11am-6pm with a modest entry fee.
Closed on Monday. The Patek Philippe
Museum (Rue des Vieux Grenadiers 7)
caters to a different aesthetic taste with
a display of watches, musical automata
and portrait miniatures. Open Tuesday-
Friday, 2pm-6pm, and Saturday
10am-6pm.
TIP The Ville de Geneve provides free
WiFi in most public spaces such as
parks and squares.

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gothenburg
sweden
9,088,728 +46 15°C
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Three times daily
veronica svanberg
Sweden’s second largest city is pretty and
compact – perfect for a weekend break
MAJORNA
Once a poor working-class area,
this part of town is now a mellow
middle-class bohemia, thanks to
the distinctively Swedish-looking
three-storey brick and wood
Landshövdinge houses.
SLEEP Overlooking the harbour, in an
old brick building that was once a porter
brewery, Novotel (Klippan 1, (0)31 720
22 00, novotel.se, rooms from €115/
SEK855) is a comfortable and relatively
inexpensive choice.
EAT Tapasbaren (Mariagatan 17, (0)31
42 42 11) serves simple, but tasty tapas
dishes in a slightly cramped but cute
space. You’ll find no surprises on the
menu, but the dates wrapped in paperthin
pancetta are heavenly. Dine outside
if the weather allows. Cum Pane
(Mariagatan 17, (0)31 12 15 41) is an
organic bakery next door offering both
sweet and savoury treats. The
sourdough bread is perfection.
CULTURE Kulturreservatet Klippan
is an historic area by the harbour where
many of the buildings date back to the
days of the East India Company.
SHOP Fabriken (Ekedalsgatan 16) sells
a mix of quality furniture and
collectibles, all from 1900 onwards.
LATER Kontiki (Storängsgatan 2) is a
kitsch Tiki-style bar with a few tables for
snacking/drinking (make sure you
reserve well in advance) styled
according to various themes, such as
INFO
The city’s
main airport is
Landvetter, located
20km east of the
city centre.
Bus
The airport is
serviced by
Flygbussarna
airport buses, which
stop at Nils Ericsson
Terminalen (the
main bus station),
Park Aveny (on
Avenyn) and
Korsvägen (for
Liseberg). The
journey costs €21/
SEK189 return and
takes about half
an hour, with
departures every
20 minutes at
peak times.
Taxi
Licensed cabs are
available outside the
terminal building
and offer a fi xed
price for the
half-hour journey
in to town (about
€39/SEK350).
Tourist info
Kungsportsplatsen
2, (0)31 368 42 00,
(goteborg.com).
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the ‘stable’ and the ‘mountain cabin’.
A rotating cast of DJs spin indie and
electro sounds.
HAGA
This area is a mix of postcardpretty
cobblestone streets lined
with pastel-coloured fairytale
houses, and slightly neglected main
drags. There are also plenty of
boutiques, cafés and people whose
main occupation seems to be
frequenting them.
EAT In the evening Proviant
(Sprängkullsgatan 10A, (0)706 35 17
56) serves a wide variety of creative
pintxos, a sort of miniature sandwich
hailing from the Basque region. Prices
range from €2.25/SEK20 and up.
Earlier in the day come for the great
breakfast and brunch menus.
Sjöbaren (Haga Nygata 25, (0)31 711
97 80) is a local favourite, furnished in
dark wood and lit by candles. The menu
consists of today’s catch and you can
dine alfresco in the backyard.
CULTURE Pusterviksbaren
(Järntorgsgatan 12) has recently
undergone a facelift and is now bigger
and better than ever. There is live music
almost every night.
SHOP Karltex (Haga Nygata 14)
stocks a mix of fashion for the urban
gentleman. How about a stylish cloth
backpack with vegan leather detail from
Swedish label Sandqvist?
Magnus&Magnus
INOM VALLGRAVEN
It’s just a speck on the city map but
this part of town, confined by
canals on all sides, is chock-full of
trendy shopping and lively nightlife.
SLEEP Clarion Hotel Post
(Drottningtorget 10, (0)31 61 90 00,
clarionpost.com, rooms from €132/
SEK982) is Gothenburg’s latest
boutique hotel. In what was once the
city’s main post office, it features an
impressive 500 rooms, a roof-top
terrace and pool, and a spa styled as a
1950s beauty salon.
EAT Magnus&Magnus (Magasinsgatan
8, (0)31 13 30 00) has been praised by
many critics as one of the best places
to enjoy innovative cuisine firmly rooted
in Scandinavian, particularly west-coast,
culinary traditions. Splurge on a bottle
of something special from Gothenburg’s
most impressive wine cellar.
SHOP Miss Ragtime (Magasinsgatan
15) sells fine vintage, as well as
secondhand, pieces by fashion
heavyweights like Acne, Missoni and
Mulberry. For a selection of menswear
head next door to Ragtime Herr
(Magasinsgatan 15).
LATER Ritz (Bastionsplatsen 2) is a
swanky sprawl of high-ceilinged rooms
where crystal chandeliers dangle and
stylish people mingle.
TIP On Fridays many bars offer an
after-work buffet. Fill up on finger foods
for the price of a drink.
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lyon
france
62,814,223 +33 18°C
Euro (EUR)
four times daily
heidi fuller-love
A laid-back old town and a lively clubbing
scene: lyon has something for everyone
PRESQU’ÎLE
Lyon’s trendy peninsula, Presqu’ile,
is studded with stunning ornate
architecture, restaurants, stylish
hotels and more than 3000 shops.
CULTURE Musée des Beaux Arts
(20 Place des Terreaux) is one of
France’s finest art museums. Housed in
a renovated 17th-century convent, the
museum contains works by celebrated
artists including Picasso, Matisse,
Degas and van Gogh.
EAT Chez Francis (53 Quai Rambaud,
(0)4 72 41 78 15) is a real insiders’
address. This simple, shanty-style,
quay-side restaurant serves homely
cuisine that attracts an interesting mix
of office workers and builders who
come here for the garlicky moules
marinières, and French-style fish and
chips. From €15, wine and coffee
included.
SHOP Mi (32 Rue Auguste Comte).
At the heart of the antique quarter,
Mathieu Iquel’s gallery displays the
artist’s tiny tableaux depicting scenes
of local life, painted on plywood.
TIP Lyon Tourist office (Place
Bellecour) is packed with leaflets,
guidebooks and bang-up-to-date info.
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INFO
Saint Exupéry
Airport is 25km east
of the centre.
Tram
The Rhônexpress
Express Tram links
the airport and Lyon
Part Dieu train
station in less
than 30 minutes.
Located in the TGV
station, tickets
costing €13 single/
€23 return can be
bought on board, by
ticket machine or
online (rhonexpress.
fr). Allow 10 minutes
from terminal 3.
Taxi
A taxi to the centre
of Lyon from the
airport costs about
€55 during the day
and €70 at night.
The journey takes
around 30 minutes.
Tourist info
The main tourist
offi ce is located at
Place Bellecour,
(0)4 72 77 69 69,
(lyon-france.com).
The glitzy Opera
de Lyon building
VIEUX LYON
Jumbled along a narrow strip of
land hedging the right bank of the
Saône, UNESCO heritage-classed
old Lyon, with its narrow corridor
traboules and medieval
architecture, is full of charm.
SLEEP Hotel des Artistes (8 Rue
Gaspard-André, (0)4 78 42 04 88,
hotel-des-artistes.fr, rooms from €92)
On the old town side of Lyon’s trendy
peninsula, this hip hotel is just opposite
the Théâtre des Célestins. Its breakfast
room was inspired by the work of
legendary poet-playwright Jean
Cocteau, and it remains popular with
artists from both stage and screen,
many of whose photos hang on the
lobby walls.
EAT Café-Épicerie (6 Rue du Bœuf)
Hidden behind the façade of a former
Jesuit college, the menu of this
atmospheric gourmet bistro decked out
with silk tapestries and crystal
chandeliers, changes daily according to
the whim of award-winning chef
Anthony Bonnet. Lunch from €15.
LATER Bar à cocktails Le Florian
(4 Place de la Baleine) is a smaller-scale
replica of Venice’s renowned Caffè
Florian. It serves some of the best
cocktails in town, including Le
Romantique – a stirring blend of tequila,
basil, lemon and agave nectar.
CROIX ROUSSE
To understand the history of the
city explore the atmospheric silkworkers’
Croix-Rousse quarter. The
high-ceilinged canut houses and
narrow, covered traboule passages
are now home to many of the area’s
cool, arty crowd.
CULTURE L’Amphi, Opéra de Lyon
(Place de la Comédie). Soak up some
culture without the bother of dressing
up, at l’Amphi, the opera’s free, midday
showcase of up-and-coming artistes.
EAT Le Cotie Rotie (4 bis rue de
Belfort, (0)4 78 30 10 20). Favoured by
the art set, this cosy bistro serves
everything from andouillette sausage, to
eggs on toast.
TIP The Nuits de Fourviere festival
(5 June-31 July) a huge cultural
celebration, will include eight French
premieres and two world premieres.
From Don Giovanni to Bob Dylan, events
take place in the Fourvière Roman
Theatres – built by Auguste in 15BC.
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madrid
spain
46,754,784 +34 20°C
Euro (EUR)
Three times daily
scott adams
Photo-España and Edward Hopper are two of
Madrid’s big-draw exhibitions this month
PLAZA SANTA ANA
This is one of Madrid’s most vibrant
and fashionable areas and popular
for a late-night dinner.
SLEEP The Westin Palace (Plaza
de las Cortes 7, 913 608 000,
palacemadrid.com, rooms from €245)
is much more than a hotel; there is a
photography exhibition in the bar and
the Sunday brunch comes with a live
performance of hits from musicals.
EAT Perfect for a quick lunch, Huerta
Uno (Calle Huertas 1, 914 292 067)
serves up summery salads and
delicious tapas.
CULTURE Photo-España (phe.es) is a
huge festival that brings together the
work of 280 photographic and visual
artists from 44 countries. The festival is
comprised of 74 different exhibitions in
venues across Madrid. Visitors can tour
the city and, on the way, see the talent
exhibited. Also on display this month is
20th-century America as portrayed by
realist painter Edward Hopper at the
Thyssen-Bornemisza Museum (8 Paseo
de Prado, 12 June-16 September,
museothyssen.org).
LATER Madrid’s trendiest rooftop bar,
The Roof (7th floor, ME Hotel, Plaza
Santa Ana 14), attracts an achingly hip
and well-dressed crowd who come for
the cocktails, music and mingling.
TIP Explore Madrid on two wheels.
Bicycles can be hired from Trixi
(Calle Jardines 12).
INFO
Madrid’s Barajas
Airport is about
20km from the city
centre.
Metro
Terminal 2 is
covered by line 8 of
the metro system
which connects to
various other lines.
Travel time to the
centre is about 40
mins. A single ticket
to the airport costs
€2.50, otherwise
tickets cost €1.50.
Taxi
Use only the
registered white
taxis with a red
stripe on the door.
Travel time to the
centre off-peak is
around 20 mins and
the cost about €30,
which includes the
airport charge of
€5.25.
Bus
Catch bus 200 to
Avenida de America,
which connects with
Metro lines 4, 6, 7
and 9, or the Airport
Express to Atocha
Train Station, €5.
Tourist info
The airport has an
information stand,
or visit the offi ce in
27 Plaza Mayor,
915 88 16 36,
(esmadrid.com).
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PLAZA DE ORIENTE
Surrounded by the royal palace and
other important monuments, this
is the place to sample Madrid’s
rich history.
SLEEP Chic and bright, Hotel Mario
(Calle Campomanes 4, 915 488 548,
room-matehotels.com, rooms from
€149) is just 50m from the Opera
Theatre and Royal Palace and offers
comfortable rooms with standard Wi-Fi
and air-conditioning.
CULTURE Claudio Monteverdi’s opera,
Poppea e Nerone, comes to the stage of
Teatro Real (Plaza de Oriente, teatroreal.com)
this month. The original score
of the opera hasn’t survived, so this
production enlisted one of the leading
experts in Baroque and Renaissance
music, Philippe Boesmans, to adapt the
opera for chamber orchestra.
EAT Get a table on the outdoor terrace
and enjoy the wide range of tapas,
including battered cod and baked red
peppers at Anciano Rey de los Vinos
(Calle Bailen 19, 915 595 332).
TIP It is possible to view the wellpreserved
remains of medieval Madrid
inside the Opera Metro station.
GLORIETA BILBAO
Perfect for younger travellers, this
area has quirky shops, great food
and after-dark fun.
EAT Refuel in style after a shopping
Pre-dinner drinks
at Plaza Santa Ana
trip. Mérimée (Calle Fuencarral 61, 911
166 702) serves up quick, tasty dishes,
such as Galician-style octopus. Cocktail
fans can choose from a long list.
SHOP Cruise the entire length of Calle
Fuencarral, which is full of chi-chi
boutiques. Fornarina at No. 41 is one of
the most notable.
LATER From 10pm jazz lovers cram
into Junco (Plaza Santa Barbara 10) to
enjoy local and international groups
plus high-energy jam sessions.
BARRIO SALAMANCA
The wide, tree-lined streets of this
upmarket area are filled with
boutiques, restaurants and bars.
SLEEP With its chic, contemporary
interior, Hotel Unico (Calle
Claudio Coello 67, 917 810 173,
unicohotelmadrid.com, rooms from
€189) has a sense of calm throughout.
Enjoy a drink in the garden bar or dine
in Ramon Freixa’s award-winning
restaurant.
EAT Oysters, seafood and perfectly
cooked fish are served at Cien Llaves
(Paseo Recoletos 2, 915 775 955). Dine
in the elegant interior or under the
magnolia trees on the garden terrace.
SHOP For designer shops visit Calle
Serrano: Adolfo Dominguez at No.5,
or Purificacion Garcia at No. 28.
LATER Sit on the terrace under the
stars as you enjoy a cocktail and cool
music at Loft 39 (39 Calle Velázquez).
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newcastle
united kingdom
62,698,362 +44 12°C
british pound (gbp)
Three times daily
paul smith
Take a summer break in Newcastle for culture,
lively restaurants and legendary nightlife
QUAYSIDE
Beneath the city’s iconic bridges,
the Quayside is the perfect
introduction to Newcastle’s culture
and cuisine.
SLEEP Malmaison (104 Quayside,
(0)191 245 5000, malmaison.com,
rooms from €121/£99) offers views
across the River Tyne and Millennium
Bridge. The resident’s bar is ideal for
star-spotting as big-name acts playing
at Newcastle Arena will often check in.
EAT The Broad Chare (25 Broad
Chare, (0)191 211 2144) is a recent
addition to the Quayside and provides a
hearty take on traditional British dishes.
For classic and contemporary
Cantonese menu, try the standout Hei
Hei (46 Dean Street, (0)191 222 1882).
CULTURE A former flour mill turned
contemporary art gallery, BALTIC
(South Shore Road, Gateshead) was
the venue for the 2011 Turner Prize. The
glass and steel spectacle that is The
Sage (also South Shore Road,
Gateshead) is both a conference venue
and stage for world-renowned
musicians. Open-air music festival
Evolution (evolutionfestival.co.uk)
takes place between the two landmarks
on 3-4 June. This year’s headline acts
include Dizzee Rascal and Maximo Park.
Music is also in the air on the north side
of the Quay at Flow – a floating tidemill
filled with music instruments powered
by the River Tyne (flowmill.org).
INFO
Newcastle
International Airport
is 12km north-west
of the city centre.
Train
Metro trains depart
the airport every 12
minutes at peak
times. The journey
to Newcastle takes
25 minutes and
costs €3.80/£3.10.
Taxi
The journey to the
city centre takes 15
to 20 minutes and
costs between
€18/£15 and
€22/£18.
Tourist info
The main tourist
offi ce is at 26-30
Central Arcade,
(0)191 277 8000,
(newcastle
gateshead.com).
LATER Brewdog (16 Dean Street) is a
great place to visit, even if ale isn’t to
your taste. Bar staff will talk you
through their selection of draft beer
(the selection changes daily) and
encourage you to try a free sample or
four. Traditionalists will prefer the more
old-school selection of handpumps at
nearby Crown Posada (31 Side).
TIP Don’t miss the sight of the
Millennium Bridge tilting over to let river
traffic pass underneath. You’ll find tilt
times at gateshead.gov.uk.
GRAINGER MARKET
Built in the early 19th century and
once the largest indoor market in
Europe; come hungry and graze the
great produce while you shop.
EAT Hole-in-the-wall Slice is owned by
Italian chefs and popular with locals –
its pizza slices sell as soon as they leave
the oven. Take time out for the perfect
cup of coffee and a chat at Piccolo and
pick up a batch of fresh macaroons
from French Oven.
SHOP The Marks & Spencer Penny
Bazaar is the oldest and smallest store
operated by the famous UK shopping
brand. Oasis front man Liam
Gallagher’s boutique Pretty Green
(Grainger Street) is opposite the
market’s east entrance.
LATER No. 28 (27-29 Nelson Street) is
a bright spot in Newcastle’s somewhat
lacklustre cocktail scene, and also the
Brewdog offers the
best in craft drafts
starting point for club nights at
Chinatown’s Cosmic Ballroom
(20 Stowell Street).
PINK LANE
Stretching from the city’s railway
station to the medieval town wall,
the Pink Lane area is a favourite
destination for locals looking for a
lunchtime bite or after-work drinks.
SLEEP A Grade II listed Victorian Hotel,
the County Hotel (Neville Street,
(0)871 376 9029, thistle.com, rooms
from €97/£79) is opposite Central
Station and perfectly placed to take
advantage of the region’s local rail
network, the Metro.
EAT Order a cherry-topped milkshake
at the 1950s-themed Stateside Diner
(37 Pink Lane, (0)191 261 7370) or sink
into an antique cinema chair for tapas
at Salsa Cafe (89 Westgate Road,
(0)191 221 1022). Nearby Blackfriars
(Low Friar Street, (0)191 261 9432) is a
popular restaurant and banquet hall in a
13th century Dominican friary.
CULTURE For beat-up charm and a
relaxed crowd, try Jazz Cafe (23-25
Pink Lane). Their lazy Sunday music
jams welcome everyone along, musician
and spectators alike.
LATER Local favourites The Forth
(17 Pink Lane) and The Town Wall
(Pink Lane at Thomas Bewick Square)
satisfy most thirsts and both offer
wholesome pub lunches.
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The Roman Summer festival makes the eternal
city hotter than ever this month
MONTI
The cobblestone alleys provide
respite from the surrounding chaos
and are lined with small shops and
artists’ workshops.
SLEEP Family-run Hotel Artorius
(Via del Boschetto 13, 06 48 21 196,
hotelartorius.com, rooms from €100)
provides a quiet and elegant stay at
reasonable prices.
EAT Aromaticus (Via Urbana 134, 06
48 81 355) is a plant nursery for herbs
and spices with 10 small tables where
they serve suitably healthy, herby food.
SHOP Mencucci (Via Cavour 98) sells
slightly alternative garments. Check out
their shoe outlet, just a few doors down
(Via Cavour 92).
LATER Sweeping views over the
Esquiline and Termini station and a
rooftop swimming pool make Zest
(Via Filippo Turati 171, inside Es Hotel) a
fabulous spot for evening cocktails.
TRIDENTE
The trident of streets departing
from Piazza del Popolo.
SLEEP You’ll get your own set of keys
at Crossing Condotti (Via Mario de’
INFO
The closest airport
is Leonardo Da Vinci
Airport in Fiumicino,
32km from the
city centre.
Train
The Leonardo
Express train to and
from Termini leaves
every 30 minutes
between 6am and
11pm. A single
journey costs
€14 and lasts
30 minutes.
Taxi
There is a fi xed fare
to the airport from
the city. A cab ride
for four passengers
from inside the city
walls to Fiumicino
airport (or vice
versa) costs €40
and takes about 45
minutes. Beware of
unoffi cial minicabs,
and only take the
white taxis.
Tourist info
Call the number 06
06 08 for all tourist
information in six
languages. Tourist
information kiosks
are scattered
around the city
(including one on
track 24 inside
Termini station) and
provide free maps.
Fiori 28, 06 69 92 06 33,
crossingcondotti.com, rooms from
€230), and all the comforts and privacy
of an elegant downtown house –
kitchenette included.
EAT Antica Focacceria San
Francesco (Piazza della Torretta 38,
06 68 30 82 97) recalls an old Sicilian
bar with wrought iron chairs, religious
icons and baskets of oranges, but is
just a few months old. The traditional
Sicilian food incudes fresh pastas and
sweet ricotta-filled treats.
SHOP Cashmirino (Via Belsiana 92/a)
sells kids’ clothing for parents willing
to spend. If it’s your home you want to
dress, Home Textile Emporium (Via
di Pallacorda 14) carries ethnic-inspired
fabrics and textiles.
ANCIENT ROME
Take a leisurely stroll through the
foundations of the city, and a
journey through time.
EAT One of the few restaurants in
Rome to sell food until 2am, 0.75 (Via
dei Cerchi 65, 06 68 75 706) is also
a wine bar. The cuisine is pan-Italian,
and the staff very friendly. For a sweet
snack, try the famous mini pastries
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Rome’s Vittorio Emanuele
(or ‘Wedding Cake’) monument
from Cristalli di Zucchero (Via San
Teodoro 88).
LATER Music means outdoor festivals
this month: Terme di Caracalla
presents Puccini and Verdi before the
enchanting backdrop of Rome’s ancient
public baths (operaroma.it). Villa
Celimontana stages nightly jazz gigs
(Piazza della Navicella, villacelimontana
jazz.it).
TIP Spy through the keyhole of the Seat
of the Knights of Malta for an
unexpected view of St Peter’s dome
(Piazza dei Cavalieri di Malta).
TRASTEVERE
Quiet by day and buzzing by night
this is one of Rome’s most
authentic neighbourhoods.
DRINK B>Gallery Café (Piazza
Santa Cecilia 16) is a bright modern
bar, bookstore and cultural centre
hidden away in the less visited part
of Trastevere.
EAT Rome meets Naples at simple
trattoria Alle Fratte di Trastevere
(Via delle Fratte di Trastevere 49, 06 58
35 775) serving up the best of both
worlds, from pasta cacio e pepe to
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Visit Venice this month and discover how the
‘City of Water’ inspired the artist Gustav Klimt
SAN MARCO & AROUND
In 1902, the ancient Campanile in
Piazza San Marco collapsed. Its
replacement took a decade to build
and this year it celebrates its
centenary.
EAT Antonio’s Acquapazza (San
Marco 3808, 041 277 0688) has a
great position with tables on the
square and offers superior pizzas and
specialities from the chef’s native Amalfi.
CULTURE Klimt, Hoffmann and the
Secession at the Correr Museum
(Piazza San Marco) marks the 150th
anniversary of Gustav Klimt’s birth and
the artist’s fruitful collaboration with the
architect and designer Josef Hoffmann.
It also highlights Klimt’s ‘Gold Period’
inspired by a visit to the San Marco
Basilica in 1899.
SHOP The leading makers of
contemporary Murano glass have
showrooms in and around the Piazza:
Venini is next door to the San Marco
Basilica (Piazzetta Leonicini 314), and
Cenedese (Piazza San Marco 40/41)
and Pauly (Piazza San Marco 77A) are
in the arcades of the square itself. You’ll
find displays of Carlo Moretti colourful
designs off the Piazza at L’isola
(Campo San Moisè 1468) and, at the
boutique of Marina and Susanna Sent
(Ponte San Moisè 2090), an enticing
line-up of classy modern glass jewellery
made on Murano by these talented
sisters. Just around the corner at
INFO
Venice Marco Polo
airport is located
on the northern
edge of the lagoon.
Taxi
A taxi to Piazzale
Roma costs about
€40. A water taxi
costs around €100.
Bus
ACTV no.5 to
Piazzale Roma,
takes about 20
minutes and costs
€5. The ATVO
shuttle takes
15-20 minutes
and costs €7.
Boat
The Alilaguna
shuttle launches run
from the dock 500m
from Arrivals,
6.10am-12.10am to
San Marco; and 8.45
am-6.45pm as far as
Zattere. Tickets cost
€15 (alilaguna.it).
Tourist info
Piazza San Marco
71/F, 041 529 8711
(turismovenezia.it).
Palazzo Corner Spinelli by the
Sant’Angelo vaporetto stop is the
Rubelli showroom (Campiello del
Teatro 3877), a treasure-trove of
gorgeous textiles, from silks and
velvets to linens and cottons.
TIP At €6.50 per trip the vaporetto
(waterbus) can be pricey. More
economical are the tickets for periods
ranging from 12 hours to seven days.
DORSODURO
The name of this district means
literally ‘hard back’ since this
narrow spit of land provided an
unusually firm place to build in the
lagoon’s sandy environment.
SLEEP The tranquil, canal-side
Locanda San Barnaba (Calle del
Tragheto 2785, 041 241 1233, locandasanbarnaba.com,
rooms from €120)
is one of Venice’s most charming and
welcoming hotels.
EAT Close to the Zattere vaporetto
landing is the trattoria Terrazza Casin
dei Nobili (Zattere 924, 041 520 6895),
with a breezy terrace that juts out over
the water. The menu is relatively short,
but includes well-prepared fish and
meat dishes as well as classic pizzas at
reasonable prices.
CULTURE With its rococo décor the
Ca’ Rezzonico (3136 Fondamenta
Rezzonico), Venice’s museum of the
18th century, is one of the city’s more
entertaining cultural spots. It contains
The San Marco bell
tower celebrates its
centenary this year
paintings and frescoes by father and
son painters Giambattista and
Giandomenico Tiepolo.
RIALTO
Venetians descend on Rialto’s
bustling fish, fruit and vegetable
market stalls throughout the week,
repeating a ritual that has been
going on for over a 1000 years.
EAT The freshest produce certainly
doesn’t have far to travel to Vecio
Fritolin (Calle della Regina 2262, 041
522 2881). This atmospheric and
historic locale is where Irina Freguia
makes sure that Venice’s gastronomic
traditions continue. There’s no better
place to sample the succulent delights
of an old-style fritto misto.
GIUDECCA
This long, slender island, only a few
minutes ride away by vaporetto, is
a haven of peace.
EAT The island has some of the
friendliest family trattorias you’ll find.
On the waterfront try Al Redentor
(Campo San Giacomo 205/B, 041 520
6096) and Bar La Palanca
(Fondamenta del Ponte Piccolo 448,
041 528 7719, lunchtimes only).
LATER The Skyline (810 Molino
Stucky, Giudecca), at the Molino Stucky
Hilton Hotel, has superb views over the
city and lagoon.
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Vienna is about art this year. so tour the
museums then relax with fine wine and food
MUSEUMSQUARTIER
The converted Imperial Stables
have become one of the city’s
cultural hubs.
SLEEP Hotel Das Tyrol (Mariahilfer
Strasse 15, (0)1 587 5415, das-tyrol.at,
rooms from €149) is the best located
boutique-lodging in the city, just three
minutes’ stroll from the museums.
EAT Glacis Beisl (Museumplatz 1, (0)1
526 5660) This contemporary take on
a traditional Viennese bistro is tucked
into a garden behind the museums.
CULTURE Not to miss is Klimt: Up
Close and Personal at the Leopold
(Museumplatz) which displays the rare
landscapes and postcards that
Austria’s most famous artist sent to his
muse, Emilie Floge.
INNERE STADT
Within the Ringstrasse lie the city’s
most iconic streets and landmarks.
SLEEP Kaiserin Elisabeth
(Weihburrgasse 3, (0)1 515 260,
kaiserinelisabeth.at, singles from €95,
doubles €166), offers simple elegance,
a very central location and the best
breakfast buffet in town.
INFO
Vienna International
Airport is about
18km south-east
of the city centre.
Bus
Every half hour to
the city centre from
5am to midnight,
€6 for a single, €11
return. The journey
takes around
20 minutes.
Train
The City Airport
Train (CAT) zips into
town in 16 minutes.
Departures are
every 30 minutes
and return tickets
cost €18.
Taxi
A taxi to the centre
costs around €30.
Tourist info
Vienna Tourist Offi ce
is at Albertinaplatz,
just behind the
State Opera House,
(0)1 24 555,
(wien.info).
Tip
Buy train tickets
online and get
a discount.
EAT Albertina Passage (Opernring at
Operngasse, (0)1 512 08 13) is a fancy
new subterranean supper club from the
people who created Vienna’s hottest
underground nightclubs.
CULTURE Art and Wine at the
Kunsthistorichesmuseum (Burgring 5),
from 5 June, is an exhibition that traces
the connection between wine and art.
LATER Passage (Burgring 3) is a
fabulous nightclub in a disused subway,
beneath the Ring, that remains as hot
now as when it opened in 2003.
2ND DISTRICT
The area which epitomises the
Vienna of The Third Man is now
home to some of the city’s hippest
new addresses.
SLEEP Sofitel Vienna Stephensdom
(Praterstrasse 1, (0)1 906 162 000,
sofitel.com, rooms from about €250),
has brought design luxury to a
neighbourhood which has taken its
time re-gentrifying.
CULTURE Ride on the Riesenrad
(Prater 90) in the Prater Park and note,
like Harry Lime, “how little the ordinary
people look down there.” The Danube
Island Festival (Donauinsel, between
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to Klimt’s The Kiss
Nordbrucke and Reichsbruke bridges,
22-24 June) is one of Europe’s largest
open-air music festivals.
LATER Le Loft Bar and Lounge at the
Sofitel Stephensdom (Praterstrasse 1)
has become the place for cocktails with
a panoramic view of Vienna.
WIEDEN
With Naschmarkt at its centre this
neighbourhood is home to many of
Vienna’s quirkiest shops and
buzziest bars.
SLEEP Das Triest (Wiedner
Hauptstraße 12, (0)1 589 180, dastriest.
at, rooms from €225) is Vienna’s first
boutique hotel. Stylishly designed in
1996 by Terence Conran, its cachet
remains undisputed.
EAT Cafe Museum (Operngasse 7,
(0)1 24 100 620) is a famous old haunt
beautifully restored – a great place for
lunch with the locals.
CULTURE The Upper Belvedere
(Prinz-Eugen-Straße 27) houses worldfamous
The Kiss by Gustav Klimt.
TIP Ride the tram up the hill to the
Upper Belvedere, then walk back
through the beautiful terraced gardens
and the Lower Belvedere.

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Brussels Airlines’ long haul fl eet undergoes a premium makeover in 2012
Flying to Brussels Airlines’ long-haul destinations is now more
comfortable than ever, with new cabins that offer the highest
levels of quality and relaxation. We already have three long-haul
aircraft offering this new cabin, and are gradually refurbishing the
entire long-haul fleet.
Business Class Passengers will enjoy a premium fully horizontal
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passengers to choose a ‘firm’ or a ‘soft’ setting, the flatbed also offers
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storage space. Moreover, the unique cabin configuration means that of
the 30 seats, 24 have direct aisle access, while 10 are ‘king seats’ with
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Economy Class Passengers will each have a personal TV with an 8.9”
touchscreen monitor equipped with a USB port, and will travel in a stylish,
ergonomic seat offering generous leg-room (83cm) and seat comfort.
Revolutionary inflight entertainment system The new RAVE inflight
entertainment technology will be available in six languages in both
Business and Economy class. The on-demand system contains over
100 hours of entertainment including 40 movies, 32 TV programmes,
useful information and games. Each Business Class screen is 15.3” and
offers modern tablet-style ‘touch and scroll’ navigation. Passengers
can also connect personal devices such as iPods to the screen. An
additional feature is the ‘Niceview’ flight information programme with
an animated world map displaying the flight course from various
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Une nouvelle expérience de vol
En 2012, la fl otte long-courrier de Brussels Airlines se métamorphose
Les vols long-courriers de Brussels Airlines sont plus confortables que
jamais, avec de nouvelles cabines prêtes à vous offrir les standards les plus
élevés de qualité et de bien-être. Trois de nos appareils qui assurent ces
liaisons en sont déjà équipés et l’ensemble de notre flotte long-courrier sera
progressivement modernisée.
Classe Business Les passagers bénéficieront dorénavant d’un nouveau et luxueux
siège convertible en lit tout à fait plat, de presque 2 m de long. Ce siège est en
outre équipé d’un système de coussins pneumatiques permettant aux passagers
de régler la fermeté de leur couchage, ainsi que d’une fonction de massage. Un
système individuel d’éclairage d’ambiance LED complète un sentiment de confort
exceptionnel. Une ingénieuse configuration de la cabine permet en outre à 24 des
30 sièges d’avoir un accès direct au couloir. De plus, 10 passagers peuvent dès à
présent voyager dans des sièges « single », sans voisin à côté d’eux.
Classe Economy Pour un vol encore plus agréable, chaque personne disposera
désormais d’une TV individuelle avec un écran tactile de 22,6 cm et un port USB.
Gageons que les passagers apprécieront également les nouveaux sièges au design
premium et au confort ergonomique, offrant plus d’espace pour les jambes (83
cm), qui leur permettront une détente maximale pendant le vol.
Système révolutionnaire de divertissement en vol La nouvelle technologie de
divertissement individuel RAVE sera disponible en 6 langues, tant en Classe
Business qu’en Classe Economy. Ce système proposant les programmes audiovidéo
à la demande contient plus de 100 heures de divertissement, dont 40 films,
32 programmes télé, des jeux, ainsi que des informations utiles pour votre voyage.
L’impressionnant écran individuel des sièges en Classe Business ne mesure pas
moins de 38,9 cm, et à l’instar d’une tablette électronique, s’actionne du bout des
doigts à l’aide d’une application déroulante, ou via la commande à distance
intégrée dans le siège. Ceux qui le souhaitent peuvent même brancher leur propre
équipement, tel un iPod, et visionner leurs propres films sur l’écran du siège. Enfin,
« Niceview », permet aux passagers de suivre la progression de leur vol, et propose
des vues en trois dimensions des zones survolées. Des informations sur les vols en
connexion sont également disponibles.
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Langeafstandsvloot van Brussels Airlines krijgt
hoogstaande make-over in 2012
Langeafstandsvluchten met Brussels Airlines worden
nu nog aangenamer. Daar zorgen de nieuwe cabines
voor, die garant staan voor hoogstaande kwaliteit en
ontspanning. Er zijn al drie nieuw ingerichte toestellen, en de
gehele langeafstandsvloot wordt geleidelijk aan vernieuwd.
Business class Businesspassagiers kunnen genieten van
volledig horizontale flatbeds van bijna 2 m. De flat-beds zijn
voorzien van een luchtkussen dat op “stevig” of “zacht”
kan worden ingesteld. Ze bieden ook mogelijkheden voor
een rustgevende massage en led-sfeerverlichting, én er
is heel wat opbergruimte. Dankzij de unieke indeling van
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het gangpad. Er zijn ook 10 “single seats”, of plaatsen zonder
zetel ernaast.
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games. In Business class meet het individuele beeldscherm
15,3”. De navigatie gebeurt via “touch and scroll”, zoals bij
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Tomorrowland, élu « meilleur événement musical du monde »
en 2011, revient en Belgique
De retour sur la scène belge pour sa 8ème édition, Tomorrowland
plongera les visiteurs durant trois jours entiers dans un monde
extraordinaire et fantastique. Un décor féérique, une gigantesque
vallée de danse, des chefs étoilés, de conviviales zones de repas, des
cocktails rafraîchissants, des performances spectaculaires, des feux
d’artifice étincelants, les plus beaux podiums et les meilleurs DJ du
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Plus de 350 artistes sont programmés à l’affiche de ce festival dont
David Guetta, Steve Aoki, Swedish House Mafia, Dimitri Vegas & Like
Mike, Avicii, Skrillex, Fatboy Slim, Calvin Harris, Martin Solveig, Yves V
ainsi que John Digweed. Cette année, les organisateurs ont investi
davantage dans le design : chaque détail a été pensé pour stimuler
l’imagination des visiteurs. Il en résulte une complète métamorphose du
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plus beau week-end de festival de l’été.
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Music and magic
Voted Best Music Event Worldwide
in 2011, Tomorrowland returns
to Belgium
Celebrating its eighth year in Belgium,
Tomorrowland will immerse visitors
in an outlandish world of magical
fantasy for three whole days. Spectacular
acts, the best DJs, a gigantic ‘dance valley’,
celebrity chefs, fresh cocktails, fairytale
décor, cosy chill-out areas and stunning
fireworks will all combine to ensure a
fantastic event.
The impressive festival programme will be
lining up more than 350 artists including:
David Guetta, Fatboy Slim, Calvin Harris,
Steve Aoki, Swedish House Mafia, Dimitri
Vegas & Like Mike, Avicii, Skrillex, Martin
Solveig, Yves V and John Digweed.
Every detail has been designed to fire the
imagination, and no effort has been spared
in the fantastical design process. The result
is a magical transformation of the recreation
area into a magnificently surreal
environment where 180,000 dance music
lovers will experience the summer’s most
exciting weekend in Belgium.
Tomorrowland 2012 will take place from
27-29 July in Boom, Belgium. For more info,
please visit tomorrowland.be or dreamville.be
Muziek en magie
Tomorrowland, in 2011 uitgeroepen tot ‘Best Music Event
Worldwide’, komt opnieuw naar België
T
omorrowland, dat voor het achtste jaar naar België komt,
dompelt zijn bezoekers drie dagen lang onder in een vreemde,
magische fantasiewereld. Een sprookjesdecor, een
gigantische dansvallei, beroemde chef-koks, gezellige chill-outruimtes,
verse cocktails, spectaculaire acts, schitterend vuurwerk en de
beste podia en dj’s ter wereld zorgen samen voor een betoverende
ervaring zonder weerga.
Op het programma van het festival staan meer dan 350 artiesten,
onder wie David Guetta, Steve Aoki, Swedish House Mafia, Dimitri
Vegas & Like Mike, Avicii, Skrillex, Fatboy Slim, Calvin Harris, Martin
Solveig, Yves V en John Digweed. Elk detail is ontworpen om de
verbeelding van de bezoekers te prikkelen en tijdens het ontwerpproces
werden kosten noch moeite gespaard. Het resultaat is een complete
transformatie van het recreatiegebied in een surrealistische omgeving,
waar 180.000 mensen het mooiste weekend van de zomer zullen beleven.
Tomorrowland 2012 vindt plaats van 27 t/m 29 juli in Boom (België).
Kijk voor meer informatie op tomorrowland.be of dreamville.be
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in partnership
Around the world in three days
Couleur Café, Brussels’ most eclectic festival, offers a cultural mix that’s hard to resist
Couleur Café is a music festival
dedicated to all types of urban music
across the world including R&B, hiphop,
dub-step, afro, soul, and reggae. Partygoers
can expect performances from the likes
of Stephen Marley, Sean Paul, Erykah Badu,
Tinariwen and Buena Vista Social Club, among
many others. Held at Tour & Taxis over three
june 2012
summer nights, there will be four musical stages
as well as a high-brow art exhibition, 50 worldkitchen
stands and other festive activities.
Over 75,000 visitors are expected to gather
at what has become Brussels’ key summer
music festival. The event’s cultural mix is an
apt reflection of the city it calls home, and
promises to transport you around the world.
Erykah Badu
Un tour du monde en 3 jours
Couleur Café, le festival le plus éclectique de Bruxelles, offre un métissage
culturel auquel il est diffi cile de résister
Couleur Café est un festival de musiques urbaines du monde, programmant de
grands noms de la scène R&B, hip-hop, dub-step, afro, soul et reggae. Au
rythme des concerts de cette saison, les festivaliers pourront découvrir des
stars comme Stephen Marley, Sean Paul, Erykah Badu, Tinariwen ou Buena Vista
Social Club, pour ne citer que ceux-là. Durant trois soirées estivales, quatre podiums
seront implantés sur le site de Tour & Taxis ainsi qu’une superbe exposition d’art, 50
stands de cuisine du monde et d’autres activités festives.
Plus de 75.000 visiteurs sont attendus à l’occasion de ce rassemblement devenu
au fil du temps un rendez-vous incontournable des festivals bruxellois. La mixité
culturelle de cet événement reflète en outre parfaitement l’esprit de la ville qui
l’héberge. Et réellement, il promet de vous transporter aux quatre coins de la planète.
Couleur Café offre également une option camping sur le site du festival, en plein cœur
de Bruxelles. Le Camping Zen, qui affiche complet depuis son ouverture il y a quatre
ans, est une oasis de calme où l’on retrouve les mêmes valeurs qui règnent au festival.
Couleur Café se déroule du 29 juin au 1er juillet à Tour & Taxis. Pour des tickets en
prévente et plus d’information, veuillez vous rendre sur couleurcafe.be
Couleur Café also offers the option of
staying on-site at the festival at Camping Zen.
Taking on the same spirit as the festival,
Camping Zen has sold out quickly each year
since it began four years ago.
Couleur Café will take place from 29 June-1 July
at Tour & Taxis. For presale tickets and further
information, please visit couleurcafe.be
De wereld rond in
drie dagen
Couleur Café, Brussels meest eclectische festival,
biedt een culturele mix die moeilijk te weerstaan is
Couleur Café is een muziekfestival dat gericht is
op alle vormen van urban music uit de hele
wereld, zoals R&B, hiphop, dubstep, afro, soul en
reggae. Feestgangers kunnen een heleboel optredens
verwachten van onder anderen Stephen Marley, Sean Paul,
Erykah Badu, Tinariwen en Buena Vista Social Club. Het
festival, dat gedurende drie zomeravonden in Tour & Taxis
wordt gehouden, omvat vier muziekpodia, een interessante
kunsttentoonstelling, vijftig kraampjes met gerechten uit
de hele wereld en andere feestelijke activiteiten.
Naar verwachting zal Couleur Café, dat is uitgegroeid
tot Brussels belangrijkste muziekfestival in de zomer,
meer dan 75.000 bezoekers trekken. De culturele mix
van het festival is een treffende afspiegeling van de stad
waar het plaatsvindt en houdt de belofte in van een
muzikale wereldreis.
Couleur Café biedt bezoekers ook de unieke
mogelijkheid om te kamperen op het festivalterrein in
het hartje van de stad. Op Camping Zen heerst dezelfde
stemming als op het festival en sinds de start vier jaar
geleden was hij steeds uitverkocht.
Couleur Café vindt plaats van 29 juni t/m 1 juli in Tour &
Taxis. Kijk voor tickets in de voorverkoop en meer informatie
op couleurcafe.be
BENJAMIN STRUELENS

Course à pied
Participez au Marathon de Bruxelles et profi tez d’un circuit
touristique à travers la ville
V
oici une occasion unique de visiter la capitale de la Belgique
tout en maintenant la forme. Enfilez vos chaussures de
course et inscrivez-vous au Brussels Marathon 2012 !
Les marathoniens sont invités à suivre un parcours d’un grand
intérêt touristique, au départ du Parc du Cinquantenaire. Ils
passeront par des lieux emblématiques comme la Place Schuman,
le Palais Royal et le Palais de Justice. Le circuit traversera également
des espaces verts, avec une boucle dans le Bois de la Cambre, la
Forêt de Soignes et le Parc de Tervuren, avant de revenir au Parc
du Cinquantenaire, d’où la course s’effectuera en droite ligne
jusqu’à l’arrivée prévue sur la somptueuse Grand-Place.
Si l’idée de courir un marathon vous paraît insurmontable,
rabattez-vous alors sur le Brussels Half Marathon ou le walkathon
de 4km pour hommes et pour femmes (Mini-Marathon & Knack
Weekend Ladies Run). Et avec la Chiquita Kids Run, même les
enfants pourront partir du bon pied !
Ces dernières années, plus de 10.000 personnes ont pris
part annuellement à cet événement, dont environ un quart
venues de l’étranger.
Le Brussels Marathon se déroule le 7 octobre 2012. Pour de plus
amples informations et pour toute inscription, veuillez aller sur
brusselsmarathon.be
PROMO
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and b.flex economy+ fares* Book from now
until 7 October 2012; Travel 1-15 October 2012.
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A running tour
Join the Brussels Marathon on its route through the city’s tourist hot spots
Here’s a unique way to visit the
Belgian capital city and stay healthy
at the same time: pull on your
running shoes and sign up for the 2012
Brussels Marathon!
Runners will follow a popular tourist
route through the city, starting at
Cinquantenaire Park. They will then run past
landmarks such as the Schuman Square,
the Royal Palace and the Palace ofJustice.
The route will also wind through the city’s
green spaces, with a loop through the Bois
de la Cambre, Forêt de Soignes and the
Tervuren Park, before returning to the
Cinquantenaire Park from where it is a
Sightseeing voor
hardlopers
straight run to the finish line at the
atmospheric Grand Place.
If the thought of running a marathon is
overwhelming, there’s also the Brussels
Half Marathon or the 4km Walkathon for
men and women (Mini-Marathon & Knack
Weekend Ladies Run). Children can put their
best foot forward in the Chiquita Kids Run.
Over the last few years, more than
10,000 people have taken part annually,
with about a quarter of the participants
coming from abroad.
Brussels Marathon will take place on 7
October 2012. For further information and to
register, please visit brusselsmarathon.be
Het parcours van de Brussels Marathon leidt je langs de
toeristische trekpleisters van de stad
T
rek je hardloopschoenen aan en schrijf je in voor de Brussels
Marathon 2012. Dat is een unieke manier om de Belgische hoofdstad
te bezoeken en tegelijkertijd aan je conditie te werken!
De lopers volgen een populaire toeristische route door de stad die in het
Jubelpark begint. Vervolgens komen ze langs markante plekken als het
Schumanplein, het Koninklijk Paleis en het Justitiepaleis. Het parcours doet
ook de groene longen van de stad aan door een bocht te maken door het
Terkamerenbos, het Zoniënwoud en het Park van Tervuren. Daarna wordt
weer koers gezet naar het Jubelpark, vanwaar in een rechte lijn naar de
eindstreep op de sfeervolle Grote Markt wordt afgestevend.
Als je het een afschrikwekkende gedachte vindt om een marathon te
moeten lopen, kun je ook de Brussels Half Marathon of de 4 km lange
wandeltocht voor mannen en vrouwen (Mini-Marathon en Knack Weekend
Ladies Run) overwegen. Zelfs de kleintjes kunnen hun beste beentje
voorzetten in de Chiquita Kids Run.
De laatste jaren hebben telkens meer dan 10.000 mensen aan het
evenement deelgenomen. Ongeveer een kwart van de deelnemers was
afkomstig uit het buitenland.
De Brussels Marathon wordt gehouden op 7 oktober 2012. Meer informatie en
het inschrijvingsformulier zijn te vinden op brusselsmarathon.be
Les participants reçoivent une remise de 25% sur leurs vols
b.light economy et b.flex economy+ * Réservez dès à présent
jusqu’au 7 octobre 2012 pour un voyage entre le 1er et le 15
octobre 2012. Code promo : MARATHON
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en b.flex economy+ tarieven* Boeken tussen nu en 7
oktober 2012, reizen tussen 1 en 15 oktober 2012.
Actiecode: MARATHON
*Discount only applicable for return flights from Europe to Brussels, on Brussels Airlines operated flights, not applicable on airport taxes and other surcharges, and cannot be combined with other discounts. *Remise valable exclusivement sur les vols
aller-retour, opérés par Brussels Airlines, à partir de tous les pays européens vers Bruxelles. Non valable sur les taxes d’aéroport et autres surcharges, et non cumulable avec d’autres réductions. *Korting alleen van toepassing op retourvluchten vanuit
Europa naar Brussel, op vluchten die door Brussels Airlines worden verzorgd. Niet van toepassing op luchthavenbelastingen en andere toeslagen. Niet met andere kortingen te combineren.
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b.foundation
Improving access to cancer treatment
A special spotlight on a Brussels Airlines b.foundation partner, INCTR
Cancer is a leading cause of death
worldwide; it is predicted that by 2030,
11 million deaths will be cancer-related,
with 70% of them occurring in low- and middleincome
countries.
In 1998, the non-governmental organisation
International Network for Cancer Treatment
and Research (INCTR) was created to address
this increasing burden in developing countries.
Working together with local colleagues, the
Belgium-based NGO aims to build capacity for
cancer prevention, early detection, diagnosis,
treatment and palliative care. To improve
access to care, INCTR has developed protocols
to standardise treatment approaches that are
Améliorer l’accès aux
traitements du cancer
Coup de projecteur sur l’INCTR, partenaire de b.foundation
de Brussels Airlines
Le cancer est la première cause de mortalité dans le monde ; on
prévoit que d’ici 2030, 11 millions de décès seront liés au cancer,
et de ce nombre, 70% surviendront dans les pays à faibles et
moyens revenus.
En 1998, l’organisation non gouvernementale International Network
for Cancer Treatment and Research (INCTR) fut créée pour contrer ce
fardeau croissant dans les pays en développement. En collaboration
avec des collègues locaux, l’ONG basée en Belgique aide au
renforcement des capacités de prévention du cancer, de détection
précoce, de diagnostic, de traitement et de mise en place de soins
palliatifs. En vue d’améliorer l’accès aux soins, l’INCTR a développé des
protocoles visant à normaliser des méthodes de traitements,
réalisables et abordables dans les régions concernées.
Et ce projet fonctionne : le traitement de plus de 500 enfants souffrant
du Lymphome de Burkitt, dans sept pays africains, en est un exemple
récent. Avant le démarrage du programme, le taux de survie était
estimé à moins de 10% ; un chiffre qui aujourd’hui se monte à 68%.
Le Dr. Martin Ogwang, du St. Mary’s Hospital Lacor en Ouganda, loue
l’action de l’ONG : « Dans le nord de l’Ouganda, la majorité de la population
vit avec moins d’un dollar par jour et ne peut se permettre le déplacement
jusqu’aux centres d’oncologie, lointains et coûteux. Grâce à l’initiative
de l’INCTR, nous sommes en mesure de fournir gratuitement des soins
de qualité à tous nos patients atteints du Lymphome de Burkitt. »
Pour de plus amples informations, veuillez aller sur inctr.org
Scan this code with your smartphone to find
out more about b.foundation, or visit
brusselsairlines.com/CSR
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feasible and affordable in local settings. A
recent success is the treatment of over 500
children with Burkitt lymphoma in seven African
countries. Prior to the start of this project, the
survival rate was estimated to be less than
10%; now, that figure has climbed to 68%.
Dr Martin Ogwang, of St Mary’s hospital
Lacor in Uganda, praises the NGO’s work: “In
northern Uganda, the majority of the people live
on less than a dollar a day and cannot afford to
travel to faraway and costly oncology centres.
Thanks to the INCTR project, we are able to
provide a high-quality standard of care for free
to all our Burkitt lymphoma patients.”
For more information, please visit inctr.org
Pour en savoir plus sur b.foundation, scannez ce
code avec votre smartphone ou surfez sur
brusselsairlines.com/CSR
De behandeling van kanker
beter toegankelijk maken
In de kijker: INCTR, een van de b.foundation-partners van
Brussels Airlines
Kanker is wereldwijd een belangrijke doodsoorzaak: in 2030
zullen naar schatting 11 miljoen sterfgevallen, waarvan 70%
in landen met lage en gemiddelde inkomens, verband
houden met kanker.
In 1998 werd de non-gouvernementele organisatie International
Network for Cancer Treatment and Research (INCTR) opgericht om
deze toenemende last in ontwikkelingslanden aan te pakken. In
samenwerking met lokale collega’s wil deze ngo, die in België is
gevestigd, mogelijkheden voor preventie, vroege detectie, diagnose,
behandeling en palliatieve zorg in geval van kanker ontwikkelen. Om de
toegankelijkheid van de zorg te verbeteren, heeft INCTR protocollen
opgesteld om te komen tot standaardbehandelmethoden die haalbaar
en betaalbaar zijn in lokale situaties.
Een recent succes is de behandeling van meer dan vijfhonderd
kinderen met Burkittlymfoom in zeven Afrikaanse landen. Vóór de start
van dit project werd het overlevingspercentage op minder dan 10%
geraamd. Nu is dat cijfer gestegen tot 68%.
Dr. Martin Ogwang van het St. Mary’s Hospital Lacor in Oeganda
prijst het werk van de ngo: “In Noord-Oeganda moeten de meeste
mensen rondkomen van minder dan één dollar per dag. Zij kunnen het
zich niet veroorloven om naar verafgelegen en dure oncologiecentra te
reizen. Dankzij het INCTR-project kunnen we gratis zorg van een hoge
kwaliteitsstandaard bieden aan al onze patiënten met Burkittlymfoom.”
Ga voor meer informatie naar inctr.org
Scan deze code met uw smartphone om meer te
vernemen over b.foundation, of surf naar
brusselsairlines.com/CSR

Bonsoir Clara
Located in the heart of Brussels, Bonsoir Clara
offers a minimalist interior using striking decoration. On two
walls are stained-glass panels throwing off brilliant colours
and on another wall hangs a beautiful patchwork tapestry.
The menu offers delicacies such as a duo of panfried
baby soles, served with an assortment of hot vegetables
or Supreme of “coucou de Malines” served with
caramelized endives and a duo of vegetable mousse.
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You’ll be seduced as much by the bold
interior as the marvellous cuisine!
22-26 rue Antoine Dansaert, 1000 Brussels, Belgium
Tel: +32 2502 0990 | www.bonsoirclara.com
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mouth-watering main courses of couscous, brochettes
or tajines and tasty desserts of sorbet, baklava or
Morroccan pastries. Quite simply, they’re all delicious.
20 rue Antoine Dansaert, 1000 Brussels, Belgium
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Smoking
In accordance with government regulations,
smoking is not permitted on any Brussels
Airlines flight. Passengers should be aware that
there are smoke detectors in the aircraft’s
toilets and that any breach of this rule may
incur penalties. Additionally, please note that
electronic cigarettes are prohibited on board
all our flights.
Safety procedures
You will find an information sheet on safety
procedures in your seat pocket. Please read it
carefully and please listen attentively to all
safety announcements and instructions
from the crew.
Alcohol
Passengers are not allowed to consume alcohol
they have brought with them or bought on
board. Alcohol may be served on board, but our
cabin crew will not serve any passenger who
they feel has already had too much to drink.
*For the complete list of items whose use is
restricted, please see your safety card located in
the seat pocket in front of you.
Pour votre sécurité
et votre confort
Nous vous souhaitons la bienvenue à
bord de notre vol, et vous remercions
d’avoir choisi Brussels Airlines.
Veuillez lire les informations suivantes
concernant les consignes de sécurité
et l’interdiction de fumer à bord. Pour
toute question, n’hésitez pas à vous
adresser à notre personnel navigant.
Appareils électroniques
Aucun appareil de communication ou émetteur
radio personnel, tel que téléphone portable,
radio, système GPS, jeu ou jouet
télécommandé ne peut être utilisé à bord*.
Veuillez vous assurer que votre téléphone est
bien éteint avant et pendant le vol. L’utilisation
des ordinateurs et jeux électroniques est
autorisée pendant le vol, mais ces appareils
doivent être éteints lors du décollage et de
l’atterrissage.
Interdiction de fumer
Conformément aux réglementations
gouvernementales, tous les vols Brussels
Airlines sont entièrement non-fumeurs. Nous
rappelons aux passagers que les toilettes de
l’avion sont équipées de détecteurs de fumée,
et que toute infraction à ce règlement peut
entraîner une amende. Veuillez également
noter que les cigarettes électroniques ne sont
pas autorisées sur nos vols.
Procédures de sécurité
Vous trouverez dans la poche de votre siège
une fiche d’information concernant les
procédures de sécurité. Veuillez lire cette
fiche et écouter attentivement toutes les
annonces et instructions de l’équipage en
matière de sécurité.
Alcool
Les passagers ne sont pas autorisés à
consommer l’alcool qu’ils ont emporté ou
acheté à bord. De l’alcool peut être servi
dans l’avion, mais notre équipage refusera de
servir tout passager qu’il soupçonne d’avoir
déjà trop bu.
*Pour la liste complète des appareils dont l’utilisation
à bord est interdite, veuillez consulter la fiche de
sécurité rangée dans la poche du siège devant vous.
AIRLINE
Voor uw veiligheid
en comfort
We verwelkomen u graag aan boord van
deze vlucht en danken u om te vliegen
met Brussels Airlines. Lees aandachtig
onderstaande informatie over roken en
veiligheid aan boord. Als u vragen heeft,
kunt u die stellen aan het
cabinepersoneel.
Elektronische apparaten
U mag aan boord geen (communicatie)
apparaten gebruiken die radiogolven uitzenden,
zoals draagbare telefoons, radio’s, GPSapparaten,
spelletjes of speelgoed met een
afstandsbediening*. Zorg ervoor dat uw
telefoon is uitgeschakeld voor en tijdens de
vlucht. Elektronische toestellen zoals personal
computers en spelletjes mag u tijdens de
vlucht gebruiken, maar moet u uitschakelen
bij het opstijgen en landen.
Roken
In overeenstemming met de Belgische
wetgeving is roken verboden op alle vluchten
van Brussels Airlines. Wij wijzen u erop dat de
toiletten aan boord zijn uitgerust met
rookdetectoren. Een inbreuk op het rookverbod
kan bestraft worden. Tevens wijzen wij u erop
dat het gebruik van elektronische sigaretten
verboden is aan boord van al onze vluchten.
Veiligheidsprocedures
U vindt een informatieblad over
de veiligheidsprocedures in het opbergzakje
voor u. Lees het zorgvuldig en luister
aandachtig naar alle veiligheidsmededelingen
en instructies van het cabinepersoneel.
Alcohol
Passagiers mogen geen alcohol gebruiken die
ze hebben meegebracht of aan boord hebben
gekocht. Alcohol kan aan boord worden
geserveerd, maar ons cabinepersoneel zal geen
alcohol schenken aan passagiers die volgens
hen al voldoende hebben gedronken.
*In het opbergzakje voor u vindt u uw
veiligheidskaart met daarop de volledige lijst van
apparaten met gebruiksbeperkingen.
Useful telephone numbers in Europe
112 (emergency services requiring an ambulance, fire brigade or police); Child Focus 116 000 (missing children hotline)
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comfort
Your personal
wellbeing on board
Nowadays, for many passengers, fl ying
regularly is part of life. However, the body is
sensitive to change and fl ying still isn’t part
of a normal daily rhythm. Brussels Airlines
cares about your comfort, so here are a
couple of hints on how to keep your body
happy and healthy in the air.
Before
■ Drink plenty of water and avoid excessive
intake of alcohol, coffee and tea
■ Take time to have a stroll around the terminal
after check-in
■ A light snack is fine, but avoid heavy meals
before flying
■ Dress in loose, comfortable clothing
■ Apply moisturiser to keep your skin
feeling fresh
During
■ Drink plenty of water and avoid excessive
intake of alcohol, coffee and tea
■ Exercise helps you avoid cramps and is
good for circulation, even on short flights
(see below)
■ Don’t eat too much
Exercises
Stretch and flex your leg muscles, as well as your
arms, shoulders and neck, from time to time. This
will improve your general level of comfort and
stimulate your circulation. Stretch and rotate your
ankles and legs while sitting in your seat.
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Votre bien-être à bord
De nos jours, il est de plus en plus courant de
prendre l’avion régulièrement. Cependant, le
corps est sensible aux changements, et voler
implique toujours une modifi cation du rythme
normal. Pour Brussels Airlines, la question
de votre confort est une priorité. Voici donc
quelques conseils pour garder un corps léger et
équilibré jusque dans les airs.
Avant
■ Buvez beaucoup d’eau, évitez une
consommation excessive d’alcool, de
café et de thé
■ Prenez le temps de vous balader un peu dans
l’aérogare après l’enregistrement
■ N’hésitez pas à prendre un en-cas léger, mais
évitez les repas trop lourds avant d’embarquer
■ Portez des vêtements amples et confortables
■ Appliquez une crème hydratante pour garder
une peau fraîche
Pendant
■ Buvez beaucoup d’eau, évitez une
consommation excessive d’alcool, de
café et de thé
■ Faire de l’exercice permet d’éviter les
crampes et est excellent pour la circulation.
Essayez les exercices décrits ci-dessous
■ Ne mangez pas trop
Exercises
Etirez et fléchissez de temps à autre les muscles
de vos jambes, vos bras, vos épaules et votre
nuque. Cela améliorera votre confort général tout
en stimulant votre circulation. Etirez et dessinez de
petits cercles avec vos chevilles et vos jambes
lorsque vous êtes assis.
Uw persoonlijk
comfort aan board
Vandaag maakt vliegen voor heel wat passagiers
deel uit van het dagelijkse leven. Ons lichaam is
echter gevoelig voor verandering en vliegen kan
ons dagritme danig in de war brengen. Uw welzijn
ligt Brussels Airlines nauw aan het hart. Daarom
geven we u enkele tips om ook in de lucht uw
lichaam fi t en gezond te houden.
Vooraf
■ Drink veel water en vermijd overmatig
gebruik van alcohol, koffie en thee
■ Neem de tijd om na het inchecken even door
de terminal te wandelen
■ Een lichte snack mag, maar eet niet te zwaar
vóór u het vliegtuig neemt
■ Draag losse, comfortabele kleding
■ Gebruik een vochtinbrengende crème zodat
uw huid fris aanvoelt
Tijdens
■ Drink veel water en vermijd overmatig
gebruik van alcohol, koffie en thee
■ Oefeningen voorkomen krampen en zijn
goed voor de bloedsomloop. Probeer
onderstaande oefeningen
■ Eet niet te veel
Oefeningen
Strek en buig nu en dan uw benen, armen,
schouders en nek. U zult er zich beter door voelen
en het stimuleert de bloedsomloop. Strek en draai
uw enkels en benen terwijl u in uw stoel zit.
Stretch and rotate your ankles and legs while seated . Flex and stretch your calf muscles , as well as your arms , shoulders and neck periodically.
This will improve your general level of comfort and stimulate your circulation.
ILLUSTRATIONS: JULIE JOHNSON

in the air
Brussels Airlines aircraft are a regular sight taking off and
landing at Brussels Airport as well as at the 70 destinations
we serve across Europe and Africa. Check our fl eet line-up to
fi nd out more about the aircraft you’re fl ying on
Airbus A330-200
long haul flights
Number 2
Seats 230
Wingspan 60.30 m
Airbus A330-300
long haul flights
Number 5
Seats 284
Wingspan 60.30 m
Airbus A319
short haul flights
Number 11
Seats 141
Wingspan 34.09 m
Airbus A320
short haul flights
Number 4
Seats 168
Wingspan 34.10 m
brusselsairlines.com
Length 58.40 m
Height 17.80 m
Cruising speed 870 km/h
Length 63.66 m
Height 16.91 m
Cruising speed 870 km/h
Length 33.84 m
Height 11.76 m
Cruising speed 850 km/h
Length 37.57 m
Height 11 m
Cruising speed 850 km/h
Boeing 737-300
short haul flights
Number 1
Seats 142
Wingspan 29.90 m
Boeing 737-400
short haul flights
Number 3
Seats 164
Wingspan 29.90 m
AVRO RJ85
short haul flights
Number 4
Seats 82
Wingspan 26.30 m
AVRO RJ100
short haul flights
Number 12
Seats 97
Wingspan 26.30 m
Number 3
Seats 76-78
Wingspan 28.42 m
Length 33.40 m
Height 11.13 m
Cruising speed 795 km/h
Length 36.45 m
Height 11.13 m
Cruising speed 795 km/h
Length 28.30 m
Height 08.50 m
Cruising speed 755 km/h
Length 31.00 m
Height 08.50 m
Cruising speed 755 km/h
Bombardier DH8-Q400
short haul flights
Length 32.84 m
Height 8.34 m
Max speed 667 km/h
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PROMO 3
Destination: Africa!
Earn double miles or book your flight award for only 34,000 miles on
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Douala, Entebbe, Kinshasa, Nairobi or Yaoundé until 30 June 2012.
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Cumulez le double de Miles ou réservez votre billet Prime pour seulement
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■ Flight connections between member airlines are
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network
80
premium
European
destinations
Perfect for
one-day,
weekend and
leisure trips
MADEIRA
Funchal
Portland
Vancouver
Seattle
Porto
Lisbon
Faro
Belfast
Calgary
Denver
San Francisco
Las Vegas
Los Angeles
Phoenix
San Diego
Austin
1 Brussels Airlines
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Manchester
Birmingham
Bristol
Bilbao
Edinburgh
Newcastle
Madrid Barcelona
Malaga
Winnipeg
Minneapolis
UNITED
STATES
destination in US
Daily direct fl ight to New York JFK
connections to nearly
Leeds Bradford
East Midlands
London
Heathrow
Paris
Strasbourg Stuttgart
Munich
Basel
Vienna
Zurich
Geneva
Ljubljana
Budapest
Lyon
Milan
Venice
Turin
Bologna
Zagreb
Toulouse
Marseille
Nice Florence
Chicago
Dallas Atlanta
New Orleans
Houston
Tampa
60
Bergen
Stavanger
Oslo
Hannover
BRUSSELS
Frankfurt
CANADA
Philadelphia
CUBA
JAMAICA
Hamburg
Rome
Olbia
Québec City
Ottawa
Moncton
Toronto
Montreal
Boston
Halifax
Washington
Orlando
Gothenburg
Copenhagen
Malta
Fort Lauderdale
HAITI
Stockholm
Poznan
Berlin
Wroclaw
Prague
Naples
Lamezia Terme
New York
BAHAMAS
Catania
DOMINICAN REP.
San Juan
US destinations with Direct
flights to Chicago, Philadelphia,
Washington and New York in codeshare with Star Alliance partners
9 destinations in Canada
Calgary, Halifax, Moncton, Montreal, Ottawa, Québec City, Toronto,
Vancouver & Winnipeg in codeshare with Jet Airways and Air Canada
Gdansk
SAINT KITTS
AND NEVIS
Warsaw
Krakow
Corfu
Vilnius
Athens
Tallinn
Riga
Thessaloniki
Helsinki
Bucharest
Heraklion
Rhodes
Beijing
CHINA
Kiev
Tel Aviv
Moscow
2
destinations
in the
Middle East
Abu Dhabi
in codeshare with
Etihad Airways
Tel Aviv
fl own by Brussels Airlines
and also in codeshare
with Lufthansa
Abu
Dhabi
Umea
1
destination
in China
Beijing
in codeshare with
Hainan Airlines

20
Brussels Airlines
destinations in Africa
Abidjan, Agadir, Bamako,
Banjul, Bujumbura,
Conakry, Cotonou,
Dakar, Douala,
Entebbe, Freetown,
Kigali, Kinshasa, Lomé,
Luanda, Marrakech,
SENEGAL
Monrovia, Nairobi,
Ouagadougou &
Yaoundé
2 Korongo
Airlines destinations
Accra
(operated by Brussels Airlines)
EQUAT.
GUINEA
Lubumbashi & Johannesburg
12 codeshare destinations
Casablanca (with Royal Air Maroc); Addis Ababa (with Ethiopian Airlines);
Abuja, Accra, Johannesburg, Khartoum, Lagos, Libreville, Luanda &
Port Harcourt (with Lufthansa); Cairo (with Egyptair); Nairobi (with Swiss)
Mumbai
Delhi
INDIA
Chennai
Codeshare partners
Casablanca
MOROCCO
Marrakech
Agadir
ALGERIA
TUNISIA
Luanda
LIBYA EGYPT
MAURITANIA
MALI
NIGER
SUDAN
Dakar
Banjul GAMBIA
BURKINA
FASO
CHAD
Khartoum
ERITREA
GUINEA
DJIBOUTI
BISSAU GUINEA
NIGERIA
Conakry
SIERRA IVORY GHANA
Abuja
Freetown LEONE COAST
Monrovia Abidjan Lomé Lagos
LIBERIA
Port Harcourt
Douala
CENTRAL
AFRICAN REPUBLIC
Addis Ababa
ETHIOPIA
Yaoundé
CAMEROON
Libreville CONGO
GABON
DEMOCRATIC
REPUBLIC OF
THE CONGO
RWANDA
UGANDA
KENYA
Entebbe Nairobi
Kigali
SOMALIA
Bujumbura
Kinshasa
BURUNDI
TANZANIA
Cotonou
Bamako
Ouagadougou
SOUTH
SUDAN
3 destinations
in India
Delhi, Mumbai & Chennai
in codeshare with Jet Airways
2 destinations
in Southeast Asia
Bangkok
in codeshare with Thai Airways
Singapore
in codeshare with Lufthansa
TOGO
BENIN
Bangkok
THAILAND
MALAYSIA
SINGAPORE
ANGOLA
NAMIBIA
ZAMBIA
BOTSWANA
SOUTH AFRICA
ZIMBABWE
Johannesburg
Cairo
Lubumbashi
MALAWI
MOZAMBIQUE
Legend
Brussels Airlines fl ights
Korongo Airlines fl ights
Codeshare operated
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LEVEL 2
LEVEL 1
GATES A28-A39
LEVEL 0
LEVEL -2
at the airport
BRUSSELS AIRLINES
LOUNGE
Transport to/from
Brussels Airport
Car rental
The car rental companies are located in the
arrivals hall level 2. To return your car, follow the signage
at Brussels Airport for Front Park 1. Returning your car is
simple and should take no longer than 10 minutes. Avis is
the preferred partner of Brussels Airlines, for preferential
rates, see the Avis link on brusselsairlines.com
Fast
Lane
Discover the brand
new Samsonite store in
the departure hall
BRUSSELS AIRLINES
TRANSFER & SERVICES
GATES A40-A72
GATES T61-T72
Taxis
Taxis are continuously available outside the
arrivals hall, level 2. We advise you to use official taxis
carrying a yellow/blue licence emblem. Wheelchair
users can reserve a taxi with Taxi Hendricks via
tel. +32 (0)2 752 9800 or hendriks.be
A57
BRUSSELS AIRLINES
TRANSFER & SERVICES
OPPOSITE GATE A40
T-ZONE
PLAY AREA
LEVEL 4
LEVEL 3
LEVEL 2
LEVEL 0
LEVEL -1
DEPARTURES
BRUSSELS AIRLINES
SALES & TICKETING
ARRIVALS
BUSES
RAILWAY STATION
TO GATES A/T
Buses
The bus station is located at level 0
and provides bus services to many cities around
Brussels Airport. For more information you can contact:
■ De Lijn: tel. +32 (0)70 220 200 or delijn.be
■ MIVB/STIB: tel. +32 (0)7 023 2000 or stib.be
■ Airport Express: Antwerp–Brussels Airport–
Antwerp: tel. +32 (0)52 334 000 or
airportexpress.be
The Netherlands–Brussels Airport–
The Netherlands: airportxpress.nl
(stops at Amsterdam and Rotterdam)
Trains
The train station is located at
Brussels Airport at level -1.
BRUSSELS AIRLINES
SUNRISE LOUNGE
BUS TRANSFER TO B-GATES
57
TO GATES B
Fast
Lane
BRUSSELS AIRLINES
TRANSFER & SERVICES
BESIDE GATE B16
PLAY AREA
BRUSSELS AIRLINES
CHECK-IN
BRUSSELS AIRLINES
BAGGAGE SERVICES
PREMIUM
GATES B01-B40
GATES B80-B98
BUS TRANSFER TO A/T-GATES
PLAY AREA
DEPARTURES
LEVEL 3
ARRIVALS
LEVEL 2
LEVEL 0
Brussels Airlines Services
Services Restaurants & bars
Restaurants & Shops bars
Shops Tickets & airline services
Tickets & airline
Airline
services
lounges
Airline lounges
Relaxation Zone
Relaxation Zone
wi Wi-Fi is available in all areas of the
wi Wi-Fi is available fi passenger in all areas terminal of theand
the piers
fi passenger terminal and the piers
Check-in rows
Check-in rows
Baggage reclaim area
Baggage reclaim area
Brussels Airport, the home base of Brussels Airlines, is tailored to suit the needs of all passengers whether they
require a full-service product or are low-fare seekers. International surveys and ratings have shown that Brussels
Airport is one of the most welcoming and effi cient in the world
AIRLINES
SERVICES
M
Brussels Airlines
Transfers
All flights from non-Schengen countries arrive at B-Gates
All flights from Schengen countries depart from A-Gates
The Brussels Airport Express takes you up to four times
an hour to the centre of Brussels in 15 minutes. From
there you can connect to the Belgian and international
rail networks. For more information please contact
NMBS/SNCB via tel. +32 (0)2 753 2440 or b-rail.be
Lost, found and
refused objects
■ In the terminal: go to the information desk
in the arrivals hall – level 2 (opening hours
6am-9pm). For more information, tel. 0900-70 000
daily 7am-10pm
■ Left on board: go to the Brussels Airlines desk in
the baggage reclaim area; Lost baggage: go to the
Brussels Airlines desk in the baggage reclaim area,
tel. +32 (0)2 723 3052.
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delicious
Food
MENU DEALS
SWEET MENU €4.00
(2 items) Muffi n (vanilla/chocolate) or
Waffl e with hot* or soft drink
*Hot drinks not available on our shortest fl ights after 10am
LUNCH MENU** €6.00
(2 items) Sandwich or Aïki snack with
soft or hot drink or soup
**Not available on our shortest fl ights
SANDWICHES **
Cheese €4.00
Tasty double deck sandwich with cheese
Bacon €4.00
Delicious sandwich with bacon, lettuce and tomato
**Not available on our shortest fl ights
HOT SNACKS
Aïki Pasta
Spirelli with creamy cheese
€4.00
Aïki Noodles chicken €4.00
Royco Minute Soup €2.50
SWEET SNACKS
M&M’s 250g €4.00
Celebrations Chocolate assortment 240g €4.00
Muffi n (vanilla/chocolate) €2.00
Lotus waffl e XL €2.00
Twix XL €2.00
SAVOURY SNACKS
Pringles (hot & spicy) €2.00
Pringles (salt) €2.00
Pringles (paprika) €2.00
Bifi XXL 40g €2.00
PAYMENT METHODS
All products are sold onboard at stated sizes and subject
to availability. Actual items may vary slightly from what
is shown. Prices are subject to change without notice.
Passengers may not consume alcoholic beverages which
they have supplied themselves, have purchased as duty
free goods, or have been supplied by third parties. Customs
regulations require passengers to declare all items purchased. Returned goods and enquiries should be
made to: LSG Sky Chefs, Luchthavengebouw 53, 1930 B-Zaventem. PRICES INCLUDE ALL RELEVANT VAT.
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CREDIT
CARD
MIN
€5.00
b.light economy menu available on European network
(except Agadir, Athens, Bristol, Hannover, Marrakech, Moscow, Newcastle, Paris and Tel Aviv)
CREDIT
CARD
MAX
€200
CASH
In €
ONLY
SOFT
Spa still water 50cl €2.50
Spa sparkling water 50cl €2.50
Coca-cola 33cl €2.50
Coca-cola zero 33cl €2.50
Fanta 33cl €2.50
Schweppes tonic 33cl €2.50
Lipton ice tea 33cl €2.50
Minute Maid orange juice 25cl €2.50
SPECIAL
Red Bull 25cl €3.00
•Energy drink
mySmoothie 25cl
•
€3.50
100% fruit inside •No preservatives •No additives
HOT
Drinks
Nescafé coffee €2.50
Nescafé decaf €2.50
Nescafé cappucino €2.50
Lipton tea (yellow label) €2.50
Hotcémel hot chocolate €2.50
BEERS
Maes beer 33cl €3.50
Carlsberg (New can) 33cl €3.50
Grimbergen blonde 33cl €3.50
ALCOHOL
Gordon’s gin 5cl* €4.00
Johnnie Walker red label whisky 5cl* €4.00
* + soft drink €6.00
WINE
White – Domaine BLOMAC Chardonnay 18.7cl €4.00
Red – Domaine BLOMAC Merlot 18.7cl €4.00
SPARKLING WINE
Not available on our shortest fl ights after 10am
Martini – Vino spumante brut 20cl €6.00
Gifts
Fun Plane Keyring with sound and lights €4.00
Finest Belgian chocolates Duc d’O 115g €4.00

JULY 3 & 5 2012
9PM ON BRUSSELS GRAND PLACE
BRUSSELS TRADITIONS
Produced by Ommegang Brussels Events directed by Giles Daoust - With : Dominique Corbiau
Sebastien Romignon - Jo Lemaire - Johan Verminnen - Musical Composer : Ernst Wolfgang Meinrath

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extra time: sport
tom watt on the european championships, ultimate frisbee and the red bulls’ thierry henry
theathlete
Plenty of sporting greats have been proud to say they were born and bred on the mean streets of New
York. Many more have come to the city, been inspired and made the Big Apple their adopted home.
Thierry Henry won every piece of silverware imaginable during an astonishing career in Europe:
domestic titles, a European Champions League, a European Championship and a World Cup.
While the French striker was scoring goals for clubs in Monaco, Turin, London and Barcelona, though, he
kept his eye on the chance of a late-career move to the US. He makes no secret of the fact that New York
was always his chosen destination. He’d been visiting the city – and making friends there – since 1996.
So, while his MLS (major league soccer) club the Red Bulls play across the Hudson River in Harrison,
New Jersey, Henry has made himself at home amidst the buzz of the fashionable Tribeca District. As he
says, “A show? A party? The park? You want to eat? You want to shop? It’s your choice. New York is the
city where you can do whatever you want, whenever you want to do it.”
theticket
Warsaw is the place to be this month when the 2012 European Championships ampionships kick off on 8 June with
co-hosts Poland taking on Greece. The setting promises to be a spectacular ectacular one: the new National
Stadium has been re-built from scratch on the banks of the Vistula, a, its red and white
outer skin designed to look like a Polish fl ag fl uttering in the wind.
Opening fi xtures at major tournaments tend to be cagey affairs, but the sense
of occasion will more than make up for that. The home fans will be hoping that
un-fancied Greece can’t pull off the kind of surprise they did on their eir way to
winning Euro 2004 in Portugal. If you haven’t already got tickets, you ou should have
a good chance for Russia versus Greece on 16 June. But you won’t need to be
inside the stadium to get swept up in tournament fever. Warsaw is a city that loves
its football; you can be sure that every restaurant, bar and hotel will ll be packed,
decked out in red and white, and showing the match on big-screen TVs. uefa.com
june 2012
theknowledge
The capital of Rwanda is dotted
with green open spaces, so if
you’re in Kigali and in the mood
for something more energetic
than a walk, head for Cercle
Sportif. It’s the city’s leading
private sports club and offers
members swimming, tennis and
squash facilities. Visitors who
aren’t planning to sign up might
still want to fi nd their way to Ave
du Rugunga because the club is
also home to – of all things – a
well-established and welcoming
Ultimate Frisbee community.
Ultimate frisbee is frisbee
turned into a team sport. Still
just a simple plastic disc with
absolutely nothing else required,
in Kigali it’s about sociability as
well as the work-out.
Played on a football pitch, there
are scratch games that you can
join for a small fee. The sessions
at Cercle Sportif are held in the
cool of early weekday mornings
and on Sunday afternoons and
are open to everybody from
absolute beginners to budding
Ultimate champions.
cerclesportifdekigali.com
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