Word: trams
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...project cleaned up another eyesore, transforming a dismal, sunken, traffic-choked island into a pleasant park in the heart of the city. Ando's curving white concrete pavilion, which will serve as an information center, café and venue for events, screens the gardens from the busy bus and tram station behind them. Overlooking the park is One Piccadilly Gardens, an office complex by London architects Allies and Morrison, that is setting a standard not seen in commercial buildings in Manchester since the 1930s. "If you can find another British city with a range and quality of structures as good...
...heat is to hike in the spectacular Tahquitz Canyon, which was recently opened to the public for the first time in more than 30 years. Its terrain is striped with cooling waterfalls, and the many rock overhangs along its granite face provide often daylong shade. Or take the tram up Mount San Jacinto, where the air is usually brisk. And, of course, that apres-hike martini is always cool. --By Lisa McLaughlin
...responsibility." And with great hype come great expectations. This movie, which will be a big hit, is up against more than a beloved comic book; for the millions of visitors to Universal Studios Florida, it must overcome memories of the Spider-Man theme-park attraction. In a six-minute tram tour of upper Manhattan, the ride provides careering thrills, state-of-the-art 3-D visuals and a fistful of supervillains. There, and not on Sam Raimi's screen, is where to find a charismatic Spider-Man--and a moving marvel...
...lessons have been learned. The refreshment stands sell espresso, and you can now have wine or beer with your sit-down (and often tasty) lunch. The attractions at Disney Studios emphasize Europe's contributions to cinema. If you need a park map or want to take the backlot tram tour at Disney Studios, you can choose one of six languages - Dutch, English, French, German, Italian or Spanish...
Born in 1852 and run over by a Barcelona tram 74 years later in 1926, Gaudí would probably be embarrassed by so much fuss. A vegetarian bachelor who washed in cold water and wore tattered suits, Gaudí avoided publicity. He left few personal papers, most of his architectural records were destroyed during the Civil War, and there are only a handful of black-and-white photos of him, which can't show the intense blue of his eyes. When not at building sites Gaudí spent much of his time kneeling in prayer. But he would probably have...