One of the most famous statues are Michaelangelo’s David and Venus de Milo. They exemplify beauty and grace and the best features of the human anatomy. But what about these images?
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While they don’t have the advertising budgets of their most luxurious cruise line counterparts, the luxury railways of the world take their passengers to places the cruise ships will never see, in a style and elegance reminiscent of rail travel’s Golden Age. The sound of your train’s whistle as your journey unfolds will transport you, both body and spirit, back to days gone by! Continue reading Six Luxurious Train Travelling Experiences »
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Tipping for good service has been customary around the world for centuries. Where exactly tipping first developed is open to debate with some parties attributing the behavior’s beginnings with feudal lords who tossed extra coins to serfs to guarantee safe passage while others look to 16th century England where employees of pubs and coffee houses placed brass urns inscribed with the words “To Insure Promptitude” (abbreviated T.I.P.). Regardless of where the behavior first developed, giving gratuities to restaurant servers is a customary social behavior no matter where one may reside.
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The Winchester House – San Jose, California, USA
The heiress to the Winchester arms fortune built the Winchester Mystery House, as it is called today. Located in the heart of San Jose, California, Sarah Winchester believed that she was atoning for the sins her fortune had begotten. She believed that the confusing layout of the home and the ever-changing layout would confuse the spirits of the dead who sought to do her harm. She insisted that the construction crews never stop building adding on to her house, and so they didn’t – for thirty-eight years. The result was a 160-room mansion with three elevators, 47 fireplaces, stairways that lead to nowhere, and priceless Tiffany windows blocked off to the sun. Continue reading Top 10 Strangely Designed Buildings »