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...century Moorish gateway that is part of the remains of Coimbra's medieval wall, and climbed the Quebra Costas (back breaker) steps to the ancient university and cathedral, go back down to the square by the River Mondego and grab a taxi across the bridge to the Quinta das Lágrimas (house of tears) in Santa Clara. The hotel was built on the site of Portugal's most tragic love affair. In the 14th century, Prince Dom Pedro fell in love with the beautiful Spanish noblewoman Dona Inês. They lived with their two children until one January...
...Starflyer Is Born In-flight comfort with an internet connection in every seat Take a Hike Destinations to restore your sense of wonder Faro A Place at The Top Table The most sought after seat on the Algarve is at Restaurant Gigi, on the beach near the posh Quinta do Lago hotel and golf complex in Almancil - just 20 km west of Faro on the N 125. The restaurant sits on a sand dune. Owner Bernardo Gigi, 54, gets the best daily catch directly from local fishermen. "I have always had a passion for cooking," he says, while boasting...
DIED. MITCHELL PAIGE, 85, retired Marine Corps colonel who received the Medal of Honor--the military's highest award for valor--for serving in the 1942 Battle of Guadalcanal; in La Quinta, Calif. With all 33 men in his platoon dead or injured, Paige single-handedly staved off some 2,000 Japanese soldiers, moving between machine-gun stations before reinforcements arrived at dawn...
DIED. JEAN PATCHETT, 75, popular fashion model who was featured on more than 40 magazine covers, including Vogue, in the 1950s; of emphysema; in La Quinta, Calif. Irving Penn, who made Patchett famous with a moody 1949 photograph that showed her sitting in a cafe chewing on her pearls, called her an "American goddess in Paris couture...
...their shareholders. Confesses a Connecticut-based meeting planner: "Even though the value is unbelievable, there still is a huge perception problem. Shareholders will say, 'How hard can they be working if they're on a cruise?'" About as hard as they're working when the meeting is at La Quinta. But that's another subject...