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...replace them with a three-story mall on the outskirts of the zoned district around the stupa. The new complex, bearing the Disneyesque name Java World, would be the gateway to the monument for all visitors, who would park there and progress to the site aboard a silent tram. In place of the chaos that currently reigns at Borobudur, there would be a bland but orderly array of tourist shops, the boisterous ladies selling soft drinks out of ice chests supplanted by the comforting presence...
STRANGE BREW "Young sister, you drink ruou?you must have some more," the flush-faced butcher insisted, waving the bottle in my direction. With the glowing benevolence of a newfound friend, he poured the berry red medicinal rice wine into tiny teacups. Someone shouted the ubiquitous toast "Mot tram phan tram" (which means 100%) as we downed the liquor with one gulp and, in my case, with a grimace. Binh and his fellow butchers had been sitting around the tea stall in Cao Bang market for an hour, and we were on our third round of ruou and feeling little...
...going to write this response paper about the swing era entirely out of words I found playing Boggle. Fare mate. Arms, mares, tram, Dizzy Gillespie...
...ancient, narrow, car-choked streets - is a transportation nightmare at the best of times. The Greek government has been spending billions of euros building a new airport (successfully completed), new metro lines (mostly completed), 100 km of new highways (far from completed) and a new light-rail and tram system (only just begun). "By the time the Games begin, Athens will be a different city," says transportation manager Protopsaltis. "We will totally change the way it functions and that will be the legacy of the Olympics to Athens." If, that is, the dozens of projects now tying Athens in knots...
...spectacular daytime views, Lugard Road circles Victoria Peak with four kilometers of paved path, complete with viewing platforms, picnic areas and physical fitness stops, so you can take a breather while working out on the parallel bars. Take a bus or a tram to the peak; the path starts just behind the Peak Caf?. Ambitious runners who don't mind a thigh-busting uphill hike can link Bowen and Lugard Roads via Wanchai Gap and over to Barker Road, adding another two kilometers...