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...shops sell Japanese paper, lacquer ware and shell combs. Some of these treasure troves are tucked in right next to Tokyo's busiest districts. Just 15 minutes from the Ginza, along the Sumida River, is Eitai, another village filled with mini-restaurants where only five people can sit. Another gem, the Kiyosumi Garden, is only a few blocks away from Kabutocho, Tokyo's Wall Street. "It was owned by a samurai who sold it to a rich merchant at the end of the 19th century," Marino says. "Later, beautiful huge stones were gathered from all over Japan and brought there...
...Music is important," says local veteran musician Amadou Bagayoko. "Every celebration is an opportunity to party." And what opportunities. La Refuge is just one gem in Bamako's brilliant music scene, which easily rivals that of Dakar, its more famous neighbor. If you're Bamako-bound, you'll find the beat here...
...past. And a Malian band, replete with tom-tom, lilting flute and wheelchair-using keyboardist, will likely be crooning in Portuguese about "Comandante Che Guevara." "Music is important," says local veteran musician Amadou Bagayoko. "Every celebration is an opportunity to party." And what opportunities. La Refuge is just one gem in Bamako's brilliant music scene, which easily rivals that of Dakar, its more famous neighbor. If you're Bamako-bound, you'll find the beat here: HOTEL WASULU: Oumou Sangare, Mali's feisty feminist diva, is the resident headliner at this famous venue. From the southern Wassoulou region, Sangare...
Hendricks got sweet redemption in Hanover on May 2, pitching a 5-0 gem, bringing the Crimson within one game of the lead. But in the nightcap Dartmouth’s Stephen Perry pitched a complete game, holding Harvard to two runs, earning a 7-2 victory, and clinching the Red Rolfe division title for the Big Green...
...being lively and intelligent and asking good questions,” says Thaddeus, who first met Mohamed in one of his seminars. “She is one of the most impressive students in overall terms I’ve ever had. She’s just a gem...