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...Dubrovnik is a jewel," says Ed Serotta, a Vienna-based historian and frequent visitor. He recommends a stroll on the 11/4-mile medieval wall encircling the city; on one side is a bird's-eye view of white stone architectural treasures and on the other a panorama of unspoiled coastline and open sea. "It will make your jaw drop," Serotta says...
...last year, but it was just last month that the company snagged the key order it had been waiting for: China signed up for 60 for its airline industry. The 787 has 186 orders, including some from more-obscure carriers like Italy's Blue Panorama, Britain's First Choice Airlines and Primaris Airlines from the U.S. Established carrier Japan Air Lines has ordered 50, though skeptics note that Japanese companies are building 35% of the 787's air frame...
...more cities. The company estimates its launch costs at a massive $9 billion. But while Boeing predicted it would have 200 orders for the $120 million 7E7 by the end of last year, only a few airlines have actually ordered one, including an obscure Italian carrier called Blue Panorama and Britain's First Choice Airlines. Explains a Boeing spokesman: "It is simply a matter of time before we get there." The company notes that Boeing's commercial airplane unit is still profitable. Airbus places heavy bets, too. Late last year the company announced it would launch a new plane...
...chlorine. And resorts are only happy to oblige. So here are three of the best pools we've been lucky enough to paddle in lately. Bring your goggles to the Palazzo Sasso's pool in Ravello on Italy's Amalfi's coast, where you can check out the panorama of the coastline through underwater windows over 300 m above the Tyrrhenian Sea (opens in March; tel: [39-089] 818181; www.palazzosasso.com). The famously opulent Grand Wailea in Hawaii features pools and waterslides for swimmers of all ages and the world's only water elevator. But the Wailea's crown jewel...
...first floor of the Eiffel Tower may only be 200 sq m, but you can't beat the view. Overlooking the Champs de Mars gardens on the southeast side and the Seine on the northwest, skaters can glide over colored lights embedded in the ice from one panorama to the next. All visitors to the monument have free rink access, and skates can be rented in exchange for a piece of identification. Open until Jan. 23. First-floor admission, adults $5, children $3. tel: (33-1) 44 11 23 23; www.tour-eiffel.fr...