Word: abbeys
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...transferring his 1982 Broadway play to the screen, John Pielmeier has achieved a sort of Jane Fonda Workout of rewriting. He has stripped it of dialogue fat and added muscle and connective tissue. The piece, which took place on a bare stage, now roams through a handsome Quebec abbey and beyond. Within or outside the convent, however, Agnes would be a girlish anachronism. She is of another age--perhaps 13, perhaps the 13th century. She believes, like a medieval ascetic, that any seeker of sanctity should flagellate the sins out of her body, and she is convinced that the child...
...1990s, then left to form Internet and investment companies. Since Botín joined Banesto two years ago, the bank has gained some 150,000 new customers, and in the first three quarters of 2004, profits rose 12%, to $532 million. At Santander, which just took over British bank Abbey National, Botín is giving Spain's macho banking world a run for its money. --By Samuel Loewenberg/ Madrid
...hunt in the lush forests to adventurous Europeans. With a ban on fox hunting looming in England and Wales she is seeing a growing number of visitors from across the channel. So far this season (which runs from mid-October to March) 70 British hunters have stayed at the abbey, more than ever before. Abbey regular Robin Bramley from Norfolk says: "It's wonderful to take a short trip abroad to a country where there are over 400 hunts...
...Monot prepares a weekly posthunt feast at the abbey, with traditional French dishes such as venison in (what else?) hunter's sauce, salmon terrine and chocolate gateau. A five-day stay costs around $1,000 for a single rider, and includes two wild-boar hunts, horse hire, accommodation, an optional visit to a winery or champagne producer, and most meals. For more information call In?s or Michel Monot...
...internet connection in every seat Take a Hike Destinations to restore your sense of wonder in England and Wales she is seeing a growing number of visitors from across the channel. So far this season (which runs from mid-October to March) 70 British hunters have stayed at the abbey, more than ever before. Abbey regular Robin Bramley from Norfolk says: "It's wonderful to take a short trip abroad to a country where there are over 400 hunts." Monot prepares a weekly posthunt feast at the abbey, with traditional French dishes such as venison in (what else?) hunter...