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Sure, the music and architecture in Vienna are spectacular, but nothing beats whiling away your afternoon in a Viennese Café Konditorei, or "pastry shop." Famously, there are hundreds of these cafés in the city. But with so many to choose from, where are your calories best consumed? All serve coffee, a true Viennese passion inherited from the Turks, who left the beans behind after their invasion in 1683. Specialist pastry shops gained popularity among the Habsburg aristocracy at the end of the 18th century. So forget about your waistline and check out four of the best Caf...
...marks its quarter century Summits of Style Esoteric treatments in a minimalist setting A Starflyer Is Born In-flight comfort with an internet connection in every seat Take a Hike Destinations to restore your sense of wonder East Berlin's budding Mitte district - home to edgy boutiques and cool cafés - finally has a hotel to mirror its artsy ethos. Located in a row of whitewashed 18th century houses, Lux Eleven (lux-eleven.com) was once a key KGB listening post reporting directly to Moscow. Today, following two years of painstaking refurbishment (which, according to its general manager, Thomas...
...changed. Successive waves of artists, media types and other loft dwellers kicked off a gradual process of gentrification; the day young families started infiltrating its neighborhoods, East Van's journey to respectability was complete. One knock-on effect of this has been the tidying up of Main Street itself. Cafés and galleries have mushroomed there; so have boutiques - particularly around 21st and Main. Now branded a "fashion district" by local style mavens, South Main, or "SoMa," is just what the shopping doctor ordered. Bound for Vancouver and looking for a little Canadian chic? Here's a selection...
...Easter next year, will explore the reading experience with seven rooms of styles and genres, such as topsy-turvy world, wilderness world and a world of quests and challenges. There's also a story lab, in which the public can access digitized collection material, a sunny reading nook, a café and a bookstore. Flossie Hunt, 11, of Rothbury, Northumberland, predicts that "people will want to spend the whole day here." Memo to Hogwarts admin: get those school trips organized pronto...
...London on July 7, boarded a Circle Line train on the London Underground in the direction of Aldgate station and, eight minutes into his journey, detonated an explosive charge in his rucksack. As the police investigation into the bombings continues, a conversation is taking place on streets and in cafés, mosques and church halls, playgrounds and council chambers. Its purpose: to try to fathom why Kaki and three other apparently happy, home-loving men turned to slaughter. The outcome of that debate will help shape how the whole of Britain copes with its future. The conversation...