Flybe / November 2018

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100 / Flight Time / NOVEMBER 2018
Destinations
I NNSBRUCK
Just 20 minutes outside Innsbruck,
the dazzling Swarovski Crystal Worlds
celebrate the iconic crystal. It was
opened in 1995 to mark the centennial
anniversary of the company’s founding
and is one of Austria’s most popular
attractions. Part-museum, part-theme
park and part-art installation, it’s proof
that crystal fascinates both young and
old, from cultures all over the world.
A huge garden was added in 2015,
its centrepiece the Crystal Cloud, a
monumental installation comprising some
800,000 hand-mounted Swarovski crystals
that drift above a black Mirror Pool.
GRON I NGEN
The Groningen Museum is one of
the most beautiful museums in the
Netherlands. It’s certainly the most
high-profile museum, due not only to
its striking design – three main pavilions
designed individually by architects
Philippe Starck, Alessandro Mendini, and
Coop Himmelblau – but also because
of its varying exhibitions, including works
by Russian painter Repin, American
photographer Andres Serrano, and Dutch
photographer Erwin Olaf. The permanent
collection includes a world-renowned
display of Chinese and Japanese
porcelain.
GUERNSEY
Bella Luce is a picturesque Norman
manor house converted into
an elegant boutique hotel in St
Martins with 23 contemporary rooms
and suites designed to complement
the character of the property. The food
is a feature of the hotel, with dishes that
celebrate Guernsey’s position between
France and the British Isles. The pièce
de resistance is the vaulted Cellar
Lounge with the copper stills in which
the house gins are produced.
HAMBURG
On a cobbled street by the water,
Deichgraf is located in a historic
house and serves delicious Hamburg
specialities with a modern twist. The menu
changes with the seasons and much of
the food is sourced from the region. You’ll
find dishes such as Hamburger Pannfisch
(fried fish in a wine-and-mustard sauce),
Saffron Fishsoup, Labskaus (a mix of
salted beef mince, potatoes, onions and
beetroot served with a fried egg, herring
and pickles), Sweet Potato and Coconut
Soup with scallops, and Stuffed Saddle of
Rabbit with Lentil Salad and Wild Garlic,
as well as steaks and hamburgers.
HANNOVER
Opera lovers can enjoy Madame
Butterfly, Giacomo Puccini’s
famous opera, at the State Opera
Hannover until 12th December. It seems
unimaginable that the premiere of
Madame Butterfly in1904 at La Scala in
Milan was poorly received by audiences
and the press. Nevertheless, Puccini
believed in his new opera where the
geisha Cio-Cio-San marries the American
naval lieutenant Pinkerton, stationed in
Japan, so he revised it and the rest is
musical history. Described as Puccini’s
“most soulful, most expressive opera”, it
remains a gripping work about the clash
of two cultures.
HUMBERS I DE
Join young, orphaned Oliver Twist
on a wild adventure in a festive
adaptation of Charles Dickens’ much-
loved novel at the Hull Truck Theatre from
30th November-5th January. Born in a
workhouse. Sold into an apprenticeship.
Recruited by Fagin’s band of pickpockets
and thieves. Follow Oliver as he sinks into
London’s grimy underworld on his search
for a home, a family and love. Packed
with dance and song, including traditional
carols, folk tunes and new music. Oliver
Twist is a classic tale that touches us all,
with a large dose of Christmas cheer and
festive sparkle!
F L I G H T D E TA I L S
Flybe’s franchise partner Stobart Air
has flights to Groningen from London
Southend.
F L I G H T D E TA I L S
Flybe has flights to Guernsey from
Birmingham, Exeter and Jersey. Flybe‘s
franchise partner Blue Islands has
flights to Guernsey from Bristol, Jersey
and Southampton.
F L I G H T D E TA I L S
Flybe has flights to Hamburg from
Birmingham.
F L I G H T D E TA I L S
Flybe has flights to Hannover from
Birmingham and Manchester.
F L I G H T D E TA I L S
Flybe’s franchise partner Eastern
Airways has flights to Humberside
from Aberdeen.
F L I G H T D E TA I L S
Flybe has flights to Innsbruck from
Manchester (from 16th December).