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...recently wrote in his short history ; of the city, "like one of those tryingly beautiful and energetic women whom all men are able to identify among their acquaintances, she can excite passion only for short periods." It can be a confusing place for those who expect the stereotype of tourist Spain -- flamenco, bullfights, serenades under the moonlit balcony. It is a gritty city, crowded, with brusque street manners, a high crime rate, a seemingly ineradicable drug problem and some of the worst traffic in Europe. Romantic Spain it is not. But it evokes an extreme, sometimes even delirious, attachment...
BOSTON--Hotel occupancy rates in Cambridge climbed a whopping 7.1 percent this year, signaling that the darkest days of the local tourist industry recession may be past...
...first trip into Boston, don't be afraid to play tourist. The first thing tourists hit-especially those who are also history buffs-is the Freedom Trail...
Enter the pillared Quincy Market building and your nose will be assaulted by a million appetizing odors--fresh lobster, pot pies, egg rolls, empanadas, pizza, fudge brownies and more. This food court houses more than 20 stalls from which even the most finicky tourist can choose a tasty meal...
...city hopes the summit will boost the flagging tourist industry, which has declined 60% in the past five years. "Protect the Tourist" has been adopted as a summit slogan, and the city has even created a special squad of "tourist police" to patrol the beaches. Says a spokesman for Mayor Marcello Alencar: "Rio is going to be one of the most secure cities in the world during the Earth Summit...