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...revelation that Schuler had been drinking prompted hundreds of disapproving comments on the community Café Mom. One typical posting: "What I want to know is not only why was she driving drunk but why the hell was she drinking when she had all of those kids with her anyways...
...Golden Temple, where nihangs - members of an armed Sikh order - live on in traditions dating back centuries, sporting distinctive electric-blue tunics and a panoply of weapons, even speaking a unique martial dialect of the Punjabi language. Other parts of this prosperous merchant city wear Levis, hang out at cafés, follow the latest diet fad or carry the latest iPod. And since May this year, Amritsar has also been home to India's first Walmart...
...Return to the Old City and wander round the Jewish quarter, then smoke shisha at the Al Noufara Café, tel: (963-11) 943 9535, or go to Bakdash, tel: (963-11) 221 2870, and try Syria's most famous ice cream. In the evening, dine at Naranj, tel: (963-11) 541 3444, one of Damascus' most sophisticated eateries. Feel like an Ottoman prince as you savor the tastes of a city you already want to return...
SATURDAY Coffee is almost as much of a religion as football in Naples. Kick-start the day with a soul-shaking espresso in Scaturchio, www.scaturchio.it, a legendary café in Spaccanapoli. With its derelict palaces and colorful washing lines, this quarter is the city's beating heart. Make your first stop the Museo Cappella Sansevero, www.museosansevero.it, home to The Veiled Christ by 18th century sculptor Giuseppe Sanmartino - a work famed for its spookily realistic drapes. Then fast-forward into the 21st century with a tour of Chiaia, Naples' superchic art and fashion district. A wave of contemporary art galleries, such...
...ashes of Vesuvius in 79 A.D. Pompeii's frescoes have just been unveiled after a decade of restoration, and can be seen alongside artifacts from sculptures to erotic mosaics. Afterward, walk south to Piazza Bellini, where Earl Grey tea and English cakes on the terrace of the literary café Intra Moenia, www.intramoenia.it, are the perfect way to ease back into the modern world...