Word: woodenness
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...need to treat it as such," says Chicago-area franchisee David Bear. Who knows, some operators may even take a hint from France, of all places, where the company has helped entice more customers with a wide range of unorthodox decors, including a mountain-chalet-style store with wooden beams lining the ceiling and natural-grain wooden tables on the floor. France is one of the few bright spots in McDonald's flagging European business, and maybe that's a sign of hope. If a burger chain demonized by activists as the symbol of American imperialism and poor taste...
...tomb of the boy king Tutankhamen created a sensation from the moment it was uncovered in 1922. One of the few royal burial chambers that survived the centuries relatively intact, it was by far the richest--filled with gold, ivory and carved wooden treasures, including what may be the world's most famous funerary mask. But there was also something troubling about the way King Tut was buried--hints and omissions that suggested foul play...
...shock for a minute or two, then people were screaming, 'Run, run, the water is coming!' Next thing I know, I'm swimming near the top of the mosque." He points to the fat, green onion of the dome, towering six or seven meters above the colorful chaos of wooden stilt houses rebuilt since the tsunami. "So I grabbed onto the crescent and held on for my life. Three more huge waves came in. The whole village was under water, and I could see bodies and bits of houses being churned around and sucked...
...Koro is a native of Ende, the island's lush capital, which perches on the south shore in the shadow of emerald folds of lava-molded mountains. But he runs his adventure travel business from a wooden house on the outskirts of Maumere. "Maumere is the gateway to Flores. The airport is here, and the best hotels. That's why the tsunami was so devastating," he says...
...silence, visitors may detect bison or deer in distant clearings or hear elephants trumpeting from afar. For a more organic transportation option, try a guided tour on the back of an elephant?the maharajas hunted in this style. You can also reserve an evening in a crude wooden watchtower called a machaan, where you can stealthily observe a watering hole as the creatures of the night go on the prowl. With luck, you might spot a tiger. Without it, you might just see the brigand Veerappan as he hauls you away into the leafy deeps to be held for ransom...