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Tourists look at the floating palace in the distance on April 8. Provided to China Daily
Shenzhen, Guangdong – The hearing of the long-disputed “Sea Palace” case filed by its owner against a local government department was held at the Longgang district court on Tuesday.
The court session lasted for three hours before being adjourned but the judge’s decision is yet to be made.
The Shenzhen Elite Offshore Entertainment Company, owner of the privat… (View original article)
London, Jun 21 (PTI) Veteran actress Zsa Zsa Gabor”s Bel Air home has been put on the market for 8.1 million pounds less than the expected value of the mansion.
Built in 1955, the 28-room French Regency styled mansion and its entire compound has been officially listed on the Los Angeles housing market at 9.4 million pounds, reported Daily Star online.
The 94-year-old actress” ninth husband, Frederic Prinz von Anhalt, had expected the value of the mansion – wh… (View original article)
My postcard: Shanthini Naidoo visits an ancient Roman castle on the banks of the Tiber
Rome must be walked. Only then will a visitor see the pieces of history tucked in every crevice of this ancient city.
One of the must-see landmarks of the city, should you get lost along the cobbled, winding streets as we often did, is the Castel Sant’Angelo.
It is built on the right bank of the Tiber River and is accessed by the Ponte Sant’Angelo brid… (View original article)
£1.25m visitor centre aims to showcase city’s treasures
8:00am Tuesday 21st June 2011
A LONG-AWAITED £1.25m visitor centre for a cathedral and castle opened yesterday.
The centre, based in the former Durham University Almshouses, in Owengate, offers visitors information about the castle and cathedral World Heritage Site and what there is to see and do.
The… (View original article)
ONA, Florida — It all started last week with an email invitation.
Spend the day on a mystery tour.
Bring cash and wear comfortable shoes.
I was a little reluctant to accept since I am not big on surprises, but something said to respond and accept the offer.
I promised myself that the worst case senario
would end in a tired, thirsty Derrick hiking up the side of a beach in mid-June, twenty paces or so behind the rest of the g… (View original article)
NEW ORLEANS — Don’t flee the heat this summer. Embrace it and experience the benefits of off-season travel with a trip to the Big Easy.
New Orleans in the summer may be steamy and slow, and there’s the occasional risk of hurricanes that makes travel insurance a must, but with hotel deals, summer festivals and more thirst-quenching drinks than anywhere else, New Orleans is a relaxing, delicious and surprisingly affordable escape.
As temperatures rise, hotel rates fall, making… (View original article)
Stockholm – Swedish Crown Princess Victoria and her husband Prince Daniel were celebrating their first wedding anniversary on Sunday.
It was to be a private affair in their home at the Haga Palace on the outskirts of Stockholm, palace spokesman Bertil Ternert told the Aftonbladet daily.
One year back, an estimated 500,000 people lined the streets of the capital to catch a glimpse of the couple passing by in an open-topped carriage after they tied the knot in Stockholm C… (View original article)
Sadly, careless owners kept losing it as a result of power- hungry plots. Mary, Queen of Scots was a guest here at the marriage of her half-brother, and it has been linked – by the association of its owners, the Crichton and Hepburn families – to some of the most remarkable events in Scottish history. Plus, it’s a great place to bring the kids. The girls, Eve and Hope, and I came with our friend Carol Ann and her two boys, Joe and Mack. The guide rumbled our stealth attack on the castle, meet… (View original article)
The Irish Times – Monday, June 20, 2011
‘Unholy’ rock sent back to Blarney
LOUISE ROSEINGRAVE
THE LEGEND of stones taken from Blarney Castle apparently bringing bad luck continues with an “unholy” rock freshly returned from the US.
Linda Kelly from South Carolina, posted a rock she bought at a sale in the US back to Blarney after three weeks, saying her tale of woe included loss of work and unexplained depression to the point that she could not leave … (View original article)
THE Magna Carta could soon be buried beneath Lincoln Castle in its own purpose-built vault.
The underground vault is the latest development in Lincoln Castle’s £18.9 million renovation project and would also house the city’s copy of the Charter of the Forest.
NATIONAL TREASURE: The Lincoln copy of the Magna Carta, which was brought to the city in 1215, could now be housed in an £18.9 million visitor centre at Lincoln Castle.
