The Reichstag, with its ominous, smoke-stained turrets, still broods on the banks of the Spree. But now, Chanel uses it as a backdrop for super-model Claudia Schiffer. Read more ..
No where on earth do people get as much pleasure in making money--or trying to--than in Hong Kong. Read more ...
Past and present live together in Kyoto and it is not always a harmonious relationship. Read more ...
Strategically situated on sea routes that connected ancient civilizations for centuries, Bahrain remains a nation whose lifeblood is trade. Read more ...
Rome Copes
No city knows better than Rome how fleeting is empire. The obelisk in the Vatican's piazza once towered over Nero's racetrack, where, tradition has it, St. Peter himself was crucified. Now, crowds gather around it to hear Peter's descendant, the Pope.
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