Riga In Your Pocket visits the Pharmacy Bar and interviews its owner, Kristaps Kreslins.
Belfast City Hall
November 9, 2009 · Leave a Comment
Belfast In Your Pocket takes a short tour of the recently renovated and reopened Belfast City Hall, perhaps the finest building in the city.
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Warsaw In Your Pocket – Tomb of the Unknown Soldier
November 3, 2009 · Leave a Comment
Warsaw In Your Pocket editor, Alex Webber at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in the only surviving part of the destroyed Saxon Palace. The palace was constructed during the 17th century though the tomb was not added to the complex until 1925. Eerily, the tomb was the only part of the structure to survive being dynamited by the Nazis. The ashes of unknown soldiers from WWII have been fittingly added.
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Warsaw In Your Pocket – Old Town Tour
November 1, 2009 · Leave a Comment
When US General Dwight Eisenhower visited Warsaw immediately after the war he was moved to comment, I have seen many towns destroyed, but nowhere have I been faced with such destruction. Buried under twenty million cubic metres of rubble the city resembled a shattered shell; over half the population had been killed, and 85% of the city razed to the ground. The Old Town had been hit with particular Nazi efficiency, and by the time the Red Army rolled across the river it was little more than a smouldering heap of bricks.
To their credit the Capital Reconstruction Bureau chose to rebuild the historic centre, a painstaking process that would last until 1962. Using pre-war sketches, paintings and photographs the Old Town was carefully rebuilt. Although its barely half a century old Warsaws historic quarter is an architectural miracle, and a breathing tribute to a city that refused to die.
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Warsaw In Your Pocket – King Sigismund’s Column
October 29, 2009 · Leave a Comment
Built in honour of the man who made Warsaw the capital of Poland, the column was erected back in 1664 and stands twenty two metres high. During the war the column collapsed under bombardment and the original now lies close to the Royal Castle (and is considered lucky to touch). The figure of Sigismund survived and the new column was proudly re-erected in 1949.
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Warsaw In Your Pocket – Royal Castle
October 28, 2009 · Leave a Comment
More a palace than a castle, this building is the pride of Warsaw, reconstructed from a pile of rubble at incredible cost between 1971 and 1984. Much of the furniture was donated by now deceased commie buddies such as the GDR and USSR, and much of the money for rebuilding came from generous donations from exiled Poles. Dating back from the 14th century, the castle had been the residence of Polish kings, then of the president and then the seat of parliament. The prescribed tour will take you through the Kings’ apartments and chambers, heavily adorned with paintings of famous Polish moments. Maps on the wall reflect Poland’s greatest days, when it stretched from the Baltic to the Black Sea.
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Walking down Warsaw’s Champs-Elysées
October 27, 2009 · Leave a Comment
No visit to Warsaw is complete without a trip to ul. Nowy Świat. Considered Warsaw’s principal shopping street start any walk down Nowy Świat from Pl. Trzech Krzyzy, but leave the credit card at home unless you’re sleeping with the bank manager. It’s here you’ll find Warsaw’s premier boutiques, with names to indulge on including Zegna, Escada, Boss, Burberry, Max Mara and Lacoste. And spending opportunities aren’t just limited to office hours, you’ll find a good spread of bars in this stretch of Warsaw.
The story of Nowy Świat (New World) dates back to medieval times when it was used by Kings on the journey from Warsaw to Kraków. Nowy Świat is part of the royal route and becomes Krakowskie Przedmieście leading to the Royal Castle. Warsaw’s most prestigious street is host to the Copernicus monument, Holy Cross church with Chopin’s heart, the University, Le Meridien Bristol Hotel, the Presidential Palace and the Adam Mickiewicz monument.
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Testing the Buddha Indian Restaurant in Warsaw
October 26, 2009 · Leave a Comment
Bored of the sushi explosion? Then follow Warsaw In Your Pocket editor Alex Webber who discovers that Indian food doesnt necessarily result in scorched tonsils and a sore bottom. Buddha is the latest Indian restaurant to crack Warsaw, and the results are pretty good indeed. Recommended is the Buddha Spice, a tomato heavy creation with just enough spice to keep your interest, and perfectly complimented by soft, floppy naans.
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The 10 millionth kremsnita
October 13, 2009 · Leave a Comment
In Your Pocket editor Will Dunn celebrates the 10 millionth original Bled cream cake also called ‘kremsnita’ produced by the pastry kitchen of Hotel Park in Bled, Slovenia.
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