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...century Royal Palace and the 700-year-old Matthias Church. Pick up a trail on the latter for views of the neo-Gothic parliament building and the beautiful Central Market Hall. Can't choose between them? No matter. The three bridges that connect the two sides allow you to zigzag to your heart's content. Afterward, you can soothe your aching muscles with a soak at the city's famous bathhouses. Two top picks are the neo-Roman Gellert Baths and the Lukacs Baths, both on the Buda side of town...
...Royal Palace and the 700-year-old Matthias Church. Pick up a trail on the Pest side for views of the neo-Gothic parliament building and the beautiful Central Market Hall. Can't choose between Buda and Pest ? No matter: there are three bridges connecting them so you can zigzag to your heart's content. Afterward, you can soothe your aching muscles with a soak at the city's famous bathhouses. Two top picks are the neo-Roman Gellert Baths and the Lukacs Baths, both on the Buda side of town. If you enjoy distance running, the Danube's long...
...unexpectedly sharp drop in GNP growth was the latest gyration in what has become a remarkably zigzag pattern of expansion. A year ago, the economy amazed experts by racking up a booming first-quarter increase of 10.1% at an annual rate. The gain dwindled to 1 .6% in the third quarter but then rebounded to 4.3% in the last three months of 1984. "The economy is exhibiting a split personality," says Allen Sinai, chief economist for Shearson Lehman Bros., "and it may continue to do so for some time in the future...
...told, are two meters below sea level. The crater that had severed the dike is almost filled in again, but the main worry is the bombs that have fallen on the sides of the dike. They cause earthquakes that shatter the dike's foundation and make deep cracks that zigzag up the sides. Antipersonnel bombs have also been used; they enter the dike on an angle, lodging underneath and exploding later. This damage does not show up on aerial reconnaissance photographs. I am told that if these cracks aren't repaired in time, the pressure from the water--which will...
...Thomas' four-day Tarkine Trail ($470, including gourmet organic meals, transport from Hobart or Launceston and tent accommodation) skirts the ridge above the magnificent Eason's Creek, before plunging into the wooded gorge. It took Thomas more than 100 days to pick out the trail, following animal tracks that zigzag through giant ferns across the forest floor and following the natural contours of the land?a practice that reflects his commitment to causing minimum disruption to the environment. Along the way, walkers encounter the Tarkine Falls?a majestic, three-tiered wall of water, partly veiled by fern?and the magical...