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...down the Czech capital's flooded streets, in which soldiers, firemen and volunteers labored to rescue stranded citizens and keep the Vltava River, which winds through the city, from destroying architectural treasures. They succeeded, but only partly. The barriers they erected saved the famous Old Town, but the river broke through the opposite bank, inundating Mala Strana--one of the world's finest baroque preserves. Water also tore through Cesky Krumlov, leaving a reeking trail of flotsam and sludge in the town's elegant Renaissance buildings...
...person is standing at the edge of a fogbank, knowing that in time it will engulf him and there is no chance of outrunning it. I used to see my father's eyes simultaneously plead and hold firm. It would happen when a sentence broke off because he couldn't remember how to finish it. Or when he would say, "I have this condition--I keep forgetting things." He was on a high wire, balancing on courage, with the dark waters of fear below, and he was using every bit of his strength to cling to that wire...
...there is a summer vacation for the disorganized and broke. Most of this summer's hostel visitors have come and gone already, so August is a great month to walk in (though a family who wants a private room should call ahead). More than 115 hostels dot the U.S., according to Hostelling International hiayh.org) Prices vary by season but are generally less than $20 a night for adults and $10 for children. While not luxe, hostels are not just for backpackers, as these resorts demonstrate. --By Desa Philadelphia...
...wanted to know the truth," says Kazunori Matsuo, 38, who rode from Nagasaki on his motorbike. Another visitor, Kazuo Nakajima, 47, says his late father had hidden his military history. "I learned just yesterday," he says, "that my father had trained as a kamikaze pilot." An aunt and uncle broke the news; the following day, Nakajima decided to come to Chiran with his three kids. "My children need to know the importance of peace." This would surely have pleased Tome. "(Before she died,) she was writing to then President George Bush, asking him to end the Gulf War," says...
...peasants are stealing your artwork!" I yelled to Yu Xiao Yu. I had just run halfway across a tiny, muddy island on the outskirts of Nanjing, dodging several avant-garde sculptures and art installations along the way."Really?" asked the artist, as his round face broke into a smile. "That's great!" A group of fellow Nanjing artists laughed and pointed at the leather-faced farmer in a worn Mao jacket who, along with his wife and son, was cheerfully scooping armfuls of seaweed from Yu's installation: a giant ditch in the shape of a gingerbread man, which...