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...When Vaclav Havel became Czechoslovakia's President in late 1989, one of his stated priorities was to overhaul the drab, Communist-era livery of the Castle Guard, the ceremonial troops at Prague Castle. "The green uniforms and plastic ties on a rubber band didn't give the country a good image," says Ladislav Spacek, Havel's former spokesman. Today, the soldiers wear fetching grey-and-blue uniforms, complete with tassels and shoulder braids in the colors of the Czech flag, and their changing-of-the-guard ceremonies attract scores of tourists. But last week the unit was once again...
Until last summer Patricia Schulze was used to waking up to the drab multistory buildings of her native Berlin. But last July she moved to the small Irish town of Ennis (pop. 18,000), and the country's lush rolling hills now greet her every morning during the 30-minute commute to work. After a year on the dole and some 200 futile job applications in Berlin, the vivacious 25-year-old was so frustrated that she decided to look for employment outside Germany. "There simply was no alternative," Schulze says. Now she's a tele-agent at a call...
...REMEMBRANCE Just a short walk from drab, downtown Gangtok is the nostalgic Nor-Khill Hotel, tel: (91-3592) 225637. Built by the Chogyal (King) of Sikkim in 1932 as a guesthouse for visiting dignitaries, it's a stunning example of old-school Sikkimese architecture. And its red pillars, peaked roof and intricate carvings are a huge contrast to the concrete blocks of modern Gangtok. Whiling away an afternoon on the terrace is a pleasant diversion from shopping for handicrafts. It also offers a chance to bump into celeb guests like Bollywood star Danny Dengzopa or the Dalai Lama. The Dragon...
...variety of patriotic images, such as a portrait of Ronald Reagan, a map of the U.S., an "Exoatmospheric Kill Vehicle" and other types of ballistic missiles. The crayons that came with the book were made in China, a country listed as capable of targeting the U.S. with its own drab green weapons...
...prototypes show the currently drab North Harvard Street converted into a boulevard modeled on the Champs-Elysées that would run into a much-discussed “Allston Square”—currently the site of two gas stations and a convenience store, but one day, many hope, a lively rival to Harvard Square...