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...more resort-y vibe than its city-centre establishments, the Storchen and the Widder....
...For an outdoor activity, I head to the Uetliberg, Zürich’s picturesque and popular mountain, which offers the most breathtaking views of the city, the lake and the distant Alps....
...But my favourites are authentic to Hakka: the salt-water chicken, rubbed with salt and steamed; the tender braised pork belly with preserved vegetables, in a star-anise brown sauce; and the stuffed tofu....
...After an absence of 16 years, New York City Ballet has finally returned to London....
...Enjoy excellent productions and performances under the open sky on the shores of Lake Zürich....
...Fed governor Michelle Bowman will give an address on monetary policy and the economy at the Utah Bankers Association and Salt Lake Chamber in Salt Lake City....
...Lex will be writing on that and what it contains for the City including, most likely, in Friday’s newsletter....
...The US experienced its warmest December on record last year, based on preliminary data from the National Weather Service, with several cities, including Milwaukee, on Lake Michigan, breaking previous records...
...“The single biggest effect on the city of Chicago is lake flow,” he tells me. As a Chicagoan, I agree: four years ago, I was writing about record high lake levels and disappearing beaches....
...The seven-night itinerary starts at Bodrum Castle, built on the ruins of ancient Halicarnassus, and sails south-west to Gümüşlük (ancient Myndos), the 3,000-year-old city of Knidos – occupied variously by...
...trade after working in construction and consultancy, and on acquiring a small factory in the suburb of Adliswil set up Taucherli — named after the Eurasian coot that is often seen dipping and diving in Lake...
...The lake is close, but only really visible with a bit of neck craning. Or at least, it would be if one could crane....
...Switzerland’s most populous city has a fine line in world-class palaces for the ultra-rich, and in backpacky hostels for ski-bums and students....
...Look up and you will see the lake and the mountains behind....
...Bethlehem: A Celebration of Palestinian Food (Hardie Grant) showcases the flavours, artisans and terroir of the West Bank city that Kattan calls home....
...These politically liberal regions are known for high local levies, even at the city level....
...This is good news for local residents and visitors, for whom the Retiro offers an escape to nature right in the city centre....
...In New York we love Ottomanelli & Sons, the oldest family-owned and -operated meat market in the city....
...You awake to a panorama of the city and the lake below, with the Alps a distant backdrop, take breakfast on the terrace, can walk in the woods behind, swim in the 25-metre pool or choose to play golf or...
...The bottom lines at Comerica, based in Dallas, Texas, Zions Bank, based in Salt Lake City, Utah, and PNC in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, fell roughly 90 per cent, 55 per cent and 40 per cent, respectively....
...(The actress has cited TV show The Real Housewives of Salt Lake City as one inspiration.) River comes in for special browbeating for her self-help pieties and sheltered background....
...Wars were fought over control of the Yuncheng salt lake in the Shanxi province of China as early as 6000BC....
...If you want a change of scene, the hotel boat, moored just outside, can whizz you down the river and across the lake to the group’s other waterside hotel, the Alex — a great spot for a sunny weekend brunch...
...And, indeed, with the proximity of Lake Zürich, you could almost imagine you are on the water itself....
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