LE PORGE, France - The stereotype for the countryside around Bordeaux as a stuffy spot with cufflinks and expensive wines goes down the drain in a whirl.Wiped out and wanting to set up camp in the light after a day of driving, I pull off the highway an hour west of the city and find […]
A Russian woman has been arrested after she threw a cup at the Mona Lisa at The Louvre in Paris. Leonardo da Vinci’s masterpiece was undamaged, as the ceramic mug smashed on bullet-proof glass. The reason for the attack is unclear. Source: BBC.
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A Russian woman frustrated at failing to obtain French nationality hurled a ceramic cup at the Mona Lisa but did not damage Leonardo da Vinci’s famed portrait, a spokesman for the Louvre Museum said yesterday.The attack happened on August 2 and the unnamed assailant was immediately arrested.“The woman threw an empty cup at the Mona […]
When Paul Wright boards a motorcoach with 40-some coreligionists for a tour of Ireland or Norway or Italy, he looks forward to seeing historic churches and gorgeous scenery. But what he enjoys most, Wright says, is the “fellowship with those of like precious faith.”“We don’t have to be in a church to enjoy the Lord’s […]
Get in early to make sure you can spread out, writes Jane E. Fraser.Are you fed up with sitting in the back row of the plane, next to the toilet? Few subjects ignite passion like seat allocation but things are looking up as more airlines move toward online seat selection for passengers.Airlines will always hold […]
If Austin Powers visited Paris, the Murano Urban Resort, on the sketchier fringes of the hip Marais district, is where he’d stay. But while this hotel’s retro decor is sunny and playful, the Parisian crowd takes it very seriously indeed. It’s quite an art to remain poker-faced while being eyeballed by the red plastic alligators […]
Are we there yet? Fun holidays for energetic tiny totsMy inbox has gone a little quiet since the festive season. Most of you are still snoozing off the Christmas pud. But one or two have woken up. Lisa Craig from Southampton says that, in a sudden burst of energy, she decided she wants to know […]
France’s top hotels, whose highest category is currently limited to four-star luxury, can next month apply for the coveted five-star rating, officials said Wednesday.“The categories haven’t changed in 22 years,” Tourism Minister Herve Novelli told reporters. “Hotel classification in the world’s top tourist destination can no longer suffer from the lack of comparison with its […]
THE French have elevated many things to high art : fashion, flirting, foie gras. Chocolate is no exception. With boutiques that display truffles as rapturously as diamonds, the experience of visiting a Parisian chocolatier can be sublime.The problem, of course, is squeezing in as many of these indulgent visits as possible while also giving the […]
Designed by the Lotte Group, the long-awaited 555-metre second Lotte World tower is planned to raise the competitiveness of South Korea ’s tourism industry, according to the retail group. The KRW1.5 trillion won (US$1 billion) project is expected to feature a luxury hotel, department store, cinema, theme park and a concert hall, the report added.
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