Flybe / September 2018

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96 / Flight Time / SEPTEMBER 2018
Destinations
COLOGNE
The four-star art’otel Cologne is in the
city’s smart, redeveloped river port. As
with other art’otels, it acts as a gallery
for an artist’s work, in this case Korean
painter SEO, whose vivid paintings depict
canyons, mountains and coral reefs.
Rooms are mainly white, which gives them
a feeling of light and space, accentuated
by the floor-to-ceiling windows. An
opaque screen separates the bedroom
from the bathroom. The hotel’s restaurant
serves delicious Asian fusion food and you
can sip in style in the adjoining bar.
BUDAPEST
Menza – its name refers to the
canteens of the Socialist era – is a
stylish restaurant with a vintage feel
on a lively square. It’s very popular – its
location, menu, affordable prices and
attentive staff all play a role in this success
– so it’s worth booking ahead. Expect
simple but delicious Hungarian classics
with a modern twist, like Rhubarb Cream
Soup with Lemon Ice Cream, Traditional
Hungarian Lamb’s Liver Stew, Hungarian
Veal Stew and Oven-baked Duck Thigh
with Truffle Sauce. There’s a pretty patio
for eating al fresco on sunny days.
CARD I FF
Ruby Wax, The Monk and The Neuroscientist: How To Be Human on 3rd and 4th October
at Sherman Theatre sees comedian Ruby Wax invite you to use more of your mind for
compassion, instead of just chasing what’s ‘better’, like a hamster on a wheel. She has a
little help from monk Gelong Thubten, who explains how the mind works, and neuroscientist
Ash Ranpura, who explains where everything that makes us ‘us’ can be found in the brain.
This is the show you need to help you upgrade your mind as much as you’ve upgraded your
iPhone. Sharing their insights and often-hilarious anecdotes, this promises to be a memorable,
informative and very funny evening.
The show is based on Ruby’s bestselling book of the same name which says we’ve started
treating ourselves more like machines and less like humans. We’re so used to upgrading things
like our iPhones: as soon as the new one comes out, we don’t think twice, we dump it. But
even if nearly every part of us becomes robotic, we’ll still, fingers crossed, have our minds,
which we’ll be to able use for things like compassion, rather than chasing what’s ‘better’.
CAEN-NORMANDY
Le Clos Saint Martin B&B is set in a
renovated 16th-century mansion in
a quiet cul-de-sac in the city centre.
Its four seriously spacious rooms, all with
en-suite bathrooms, are individually
designed, with antique furniture and a
seating area. There’s a charming sitting
room complete with chandelier, period
furniture and art books, and an elegant
breakfast room where continental
breakfast is served. Outside, there’s a
terrace and a pretty courtyard with
outdoor furniture.
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CHAMBÉRY
Chambéry’s medieval Old Town is a
maze of lanes, hidden courtyards and
covered passages, mansions, trompe-
l’oeil façades and restored 14th- to
18th-century townhouses. Wander down
tiny rue du Sénat de Savoie, cobbled
rue Juiverie, boutique-lined rue de la
Métropole and picturesque rue Basse-du-
Château with its footbridge-gallery and
arcades of old workshops. Visit the 15th-
century Saint-François-de-Sales cathedral,
take a guided tour of the impressive
Château des Ducs de Savoie and see
the Elephants fountain, the most famous
landmark in Chambéry.
F L I G H T D E TA I L S
Flybe’s franchise partner Stobart Air
has flights to Budapest from London
Southend.
F L I G H T D E TA I L S
Flybe has flights to Cardiff from Belfast City, Berlin-Tegel, Chambéry (winter only), Cork,
Dublin, Düsseldorf, Edinburgh, Faro, Geneva (winter only), Glasgow, Jersey, Milan,
Munich, Paris CDG, Rome, Venice and Verona. Flybe’s franchise partner Eastern Airways
has flights to Cardiff from Aberdeen, Anglesey and Newcastle.
F L I G H T D E TA I L S
Flybe’s franchise partner Stobart Air
has flights to Caen-Normandy from
London Southend.
F L I G H T D E TA I L S
Flybe operates flights during winter to
Chambéry from Birmingham, Cardiff,
Exeter, Manchester and Southampton.
F L I G H T D E TA I L S
Flybe’s franchise partner Stobart Air
has flights to Cologne from London
Southend.