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...July 1977 - 14 months after Meinhof hanged herself in prison and three months after Baader and two other confederates were convicted of murder in a controversial trial - Mohnhaupt and Klar accompanied a young RAF recruit named Susanne Albrecht as she brought a bouquet of flowers to the villa of her godfather, Dresdner Bank chairman Jürgen Ponto. When Ponto turned to pick up a vase, Klar and Mohnhaupt both opened fire, killing him. Two months later, in an attempt to spring their jailed comrades, the pair were part of a RAF team that kidnapped leading industrialist Hanns-Martin Schleyer...
...three residential buildings (the fourth houses offices and a kitchen), the most striking is the multiterraced Blue Villa. Designed in 1962, the structure is a splendid surviving example of New Khmer Architecture, the modernist style of building that briefly flourished after the country's independence from France. Guests can book a room there or in the other two villas. Each of the three properties can also be rented whole and have between two and five bedrooms each...
...three residential buildings (the fourth houses offices and a kitchen), the most striking is the multiterraced Blue Villa. Designed in 1962, the structure is a splendid surviving example of New Khmer Architecture, the modernist style of building that briefly flourished after the country's independence from France. Guests can book a room there or in the other two villas. Each of the three properties can also be rented whole and have between two and five bedrooms each...
Many Somalis fear that when the Ethiopians kicked out the Islamic Courts, they threw out any hope of security too. The new government counts several warlords in its ranks, and their rivals are rearming. I visited one, Mohamed Qanyere, at a villa on the southern outskirts of Mogadishu. In the forecourt were parked a collection of artillery and pickups mounted with heavy-caliber machine guns. Qanyere claimed to have 1,500 men. Asked about a government decree ordering national disarmament, he scoffed, "If you have two people and you take a weapon from one and I keep mine, what will...
...Dinner can be enjoyed either in your villa (many with private gardens and pools) or in the romantic open-air restaurant. Head chef Pierre Burgade's menu also reflects the island's diversity: seared ruby snapper with Mauritian spices and a light curry sauce followed by a Grand Marnier soufflé with mandarin sherbet are just two gems. But perhaps the best way to savor the feasts on offer is at a candlelit table on the beach with the aroma of frangipani lingering in the air, ensuring that all five senses are titillated. www.oberoihotels.com