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...made of plated brass and glass crystal....
...The lobby, fringed with Indian jaali-work railings, is decorated with antique crystal and Portuguese tiles, each table packed with Chinese vases salvaged from Mumbai mansions....
...A crystal-beaded dress in minty green, was paired with furry Pocahontas-style booties and a vast Eskimo hood of feathers. The looks were frequently in equal part attractive and alarming....
...Created by the Compagnie Internationale des Wagons-Lits, the Orient Express began running from Paris to Istanbul in 1883 and notched up a long list of glamorous passengers — Lawrence of Arabia, Mata Hari...
...He points out the baru tree, whose protein-rich seeds are served as a snack, and the jatobá-da-mata tree, its engorged seed pods resembling aubergine-hued sausages....
...Gisborne’s reputation as Chardonnay capital of New Zealand seems justified now on the basis of quality, and Gisborne’s summers can be a bit too hot to produce the sort of cut crystal Sauvignon Blanc now...
...W ading calf-deep in the crystal-clear waves washing over the flat expanse of a barely submerged island, Jose Mata is peering ahead, searching for any tell-tale green-grey shadows among the turtle grass...
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