Word: meandered
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...Duchess of Windsor, Trianon Palace & Spa, located within a stone's throw of the Château de Versailles in France, has undergone an extensive face-lift. Visitors to the five-star hotel, built by René Sergent, the architect who designed the Plaza Athénée in Paris, can meander in the grand public spaces within or in the newly restored gardens. For mealtime, Michelin-starred chef Gordon Ramsay has opened a restaurant in the hotel...
...after-dinner diversions, head for La Boutique, tel: (52-222) 482 0603, a dance club with international DJs. Come daytime, meander though the city's compact colonial center, passing its 17th century Catedral de Puebla. Check out the antique shops lining Callejón de los Sapos or splurge on intricately detailed, floral-patterned Talavera tiles at the Uriarte Talavera Factory, www.uriartetalavera.com.mx, which has been in business since 1824. True, Puebla's charms are a world away from Mexico City's all-hours action. But for a growing number of cognoscenti, that's no bad thing...
...since the 1970s - will know that London is his consuming passion, that his reading of history is distinctively nonlinear, and that his use of a word like sacred in his book's title is likely to carry metaphysical rather than religious meaning. Even so, the early chapters of Thames meander in some murky backwaters in search of the spiritual. He summons water nymphs and ancient river gods like Egypt's Isis or the Hindu god Shiva, speculates on Neolithic burial rites and toys with the idea that "human consciousness is changed by the experience of living above clay, rather than...
...afternoon comments proved to be just the opening salvo before a much bigger blast later in the day. The keynote speaker for the evening dinner was Joyce Carol Oates. who delivered a lively speech about her book Boxing, preceded by a long, esoteric meander through the history of the modern essay. In the midst of her lecture, Oates appeared to make a subtle criticism of Winfrey, whose book club has had a huge effect on the book-selling business. Musing on what truth is within the context of a memoir, Oates seemed to be questioning how Winfrey could pass judgment...
...greening project has altered 40 streets, squares and boulevards, and 709 parking spaces have been removed. Despite the increased space, residents accuse the council, and the Green Party that heads it, of poor planning. Extended sidewalks eaten up by cafe tables and empty cycle lanes that meander up one of Paris's most arduous climbs are a waste of public funds, they argue...