Viewing by month: April 2008
In Buenos Aires' Don't miss the San Telmo Antiques Fair.
If you're planning a trip to Buenos Aires, make sure you'll be there on a Sunday so you can visit the Antiques Fair in San Telmo (Feria de San Telmo). To get there, walk down Defensa from Plaza de Mayo. On Sundays, it's closed to traffic.
There are antique shops on both sides of the street, as well as tango dancers, musicians, and street performers. Artists and crafts vendors sell their wares on the side streets. And there's street food in case you get peckish.
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Esquire covers at MOMA.
Most people think of advertising as an annoyance. But the best work, by the best practitioners, can enlighten, inform, entertain, and even inspire.The masters of the 1960s and ‘70s creative revolution - Bill Bernbach, David Ogilvy, and Leo Burnett - left an indelible imprint on American culture. Who, of a certain age, doesn't remember Doyle Dane & Bernbach's "Think Small" for Volkswagen or "Spicy Meatballs" for Alka Seltzer.
And now, another giant of the Golden Age - George Lois - is getting his due with a show at the Museum of Modern Art (MOMA) in New York.
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Summer in Saratoga Springs.
Best known for its thoroughbred racetrack, Saratoga Springs is an utterly delightful spot for a long summer weekend. Its stately gardens and Victorian architecture recall another era. And if you settle into the historic Adelphi Hotel, you can ditch the car and stroll to dozens of top-notch restaurants.The naturally carbonated mineral water first put Saratoga on the map in the mid 19th century. The "New Spa," which dates from 1935, was modeled after the great spas of Europe. Today, the complex is a National Historic Landmark. And there are still plenty of places where you can go for a soak.
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Rome's enchanting Quartiere Coppede.
Most people who come to Rome for its fantastic architecture enjoy its Classical, Renaissance, and Baroque masterpieces.
But there's a magical, architectural wonderland in Rome that most visitors know nothing about. It's a little off the beaten path -- a short stroll from the Villa Borghese -- near the Piazza Buenos Aires. Called the Quartiere Coppede, it was built between 1919 and 1926 by Florentine architect Gino Coppede in the Italian Art Nouveau or Liberty style.
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London Hidden Treasure: Kensington Roof Gardens
One of London's best kept secrets is the Kensington Roof Gardens. Still known to Londoners as Derry and Tom's, the gardens were laid out atop a department store in the mid-1930s. The gardens -- which cover 1-½ acres -- comprise the largest roof garden in Europe.
There are Spanish (based on the Alhambra in Granada), English Woodland -- with 30 species of trees -- and Tudor style gardens. And now, a hot nightclub and award-winning restaurant.
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