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Lewis laughed and, with the help of two guests, proceeded to unwrap his gift—17th-century tiles from the roof of the College’s first building...
...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...
...house made its way past an apartment building on Kirkland Street, a woman leaned out her fourth-floor window—not close enough to touch the slate mansard roof but able to wave at the scores of spectators gathered below...
...long time, it’s been surmised that without its traditions, Harvard heavyweight crew would be as unsteady as a fiddler on the roof. This year, the Crimson will have to face the music...
...traditional white dhoti, blue plaid shirt and square glasses that make his black eyes look like marbles in a bowl. He has cocoa-colored skin and wavy white hair that seems to uncoil as the humid Kerala day wears on. The architecture that surrounds him is classically Keralite: the roof is low-slung and pyramidal, and the tiles are red terra-cotta. Egyptian hieroglyphics hang near a miniature print of the Mona Lisa; a pair of Japanese paintings face off against a profile of Lenin. They're mementos of the director's many trips around the global film-festival circuit...