Sentences with phrase «fabled city of»

Located on Elysian Fields Avenue, one of the many fanciful names that demarcate this fabled city of dreams on the Mississippi, the celebration included a traditional New Orleans «second - line parade» — a laughing, twirling crowd drawn by a brass band from the park through neighbourhood streets and back — with lunch afterwards for all spectators, a gesture of southern hospitality that was also traditional.

The fabled city of Turin, regional capital of Piedmont, has its own wealth of gastronomic delights and expansive market selection to match its rich heritage and plethora of tourist attractions.

I was on my way to the fabled city of Oaxaca and the Pacific beaches of Mexico, Bogota, Cartagena and the Caribbean beaches of Colombia, the paradise that is Costa Rica, and just for the hell of it, New York City on the way back.

It's the fabled city of El Dorado, and the country's third - world appearance to the rest of the planet is just a front to hide its true nature.

Werner Herzog's haunting, fictionalized odyssey set in 1560 tells the tale of a group of Spaniards out to find the fabled city of El Dorado, rumored to have an unlimited wealth of gold.

Its elaborate administration and culture rivaled those of the fabled cities of southern Mesopotamia

Step aboard the Palace on Wheels and set off on an unforgettable rail journey to the fabled cities of Rajasthan.

So much of this precious heritage has been tragically lost through the destruction of its fabled cities of Palmyra and Aleppo, as well as countless other cultural heritage sites, during a bitter civil war, almost unprecedented in recent history.

Not exact matches

Home to fabled Swiss banks, these cities have long been the favored locations of global plutocrats.

Every myth and fable in the bible has roots in a prior civilzation, be it Egyptian, Greek, Assyrian, or the original city states of Anatolia and Mesopotamia.

At Troas, which was close to the Troy of Homer's Iliad, that fabled city to which Paris had allured Helen and against which the Greeks fought under her wronged husband, Menelaus, in order to bring her home again, Paul had a dream of a Macedonian beseeching him to cross the sea to Macedonia and help him and his people.

Whether it's lounging by the pool or meandering the historic corridors of our fabled city, your ideal summer begins at Windsor Court Hotel.

The scenario of hapless city slickers gamely trying to make a go of living in the country is an old classic, from Aesop's fable «The Town Mouse and the Country Mouse» and Shakespeare's As You Like It to Kaufman and Hart's 1940 play George Washington Slept Here and the»60s TV sitcom Green Acres.

Lake City is less than 50 miles from many of Michigan's fabled streams, some of which are hailed as the best fishing spots in the Midwest.

When civilization arrived in this northern edge of the Mesopotamian plain, the story goes, it was bestowed by the Sumerians from fabled cities like Ur, Uruk, Eridu.

Only occasionally do fighters destroy pre - Islamic material for the cameras: In the first months of 2015, ISIL militants overran the Mosul Museum, smashing many of the collection's artifacts, and took bulldozers and sledgehammers to Iraq's fabled first millennium B.C. cities of Nineveh, Nimrud and Hatra, a UNESCO World Heritage site.

On Valentine's day, you can take an after - hours tour through New York at Its Core to discover the weird, the cool, the famous, and the infamous sites of romance in this fabled city.

The City of Lost Children is a stunningly surreal fantasy, a fable of longing and danger, of heroic deeds and bravery, set in a brilliantly realized world of its own.

«The Boy and the World — From Brazil, presented without dialogue, Alê Abreu's musical fable tells of a young boy on a journey from the country to the big city to reunite his family.»

This beautifully made fable from Kyrgyzstan tackles big themes in its story about the encounter between poor villagers and rich big - city businessmen trying to change their way of life.

The trio wants to end the night on a high note by finding the locale of the fabled Nucracka Ball, a legendary holiday party that is supposed to be the most awesome in the city.

Titled after the local slang for the city's fabled 42nd Street, The Deuce explores the rough - and - tumble world of the sex trade from the moment when both a liberalizing cultural revolution in American sexuality and new legal definitions of obscenity created a billion - dollar industry that is now an elemental component of the American cultural landscape.

As players make their way to the fabled Ringed City they will encounter ancient beasts, a new cast of characters teetering on the edge of insanity, new armor, weapons, magic, and at the bottom of it all, a long lost city filled with new horrors for players to overcCity they will encounter ancient beasts, a new cast of characters teetering on the edge of insanity, new armor, weapons, magic, and at the bottom of it all, a long lost city filled with new horrors for players to overccity filled with new horrors for players to overcome.

Limiting himself to 11 of the New York Public Library's 92 branches, and returning continually to its fabled flagship building on Fifth Avenue opposite East 41st Street, Wiseman sifts through lectures, classes, Q&A s, policy meetings, tutoring sessions and stage performances to build a mighty case for the library as the city's social and intellectual lifeblood.

The Lost City of Z tells the true story of famed British explorer Percy Fawcett, who, in 1925, ventured into the Amazon jungle in search of a fabled civilization and never returned.

Without a true evocation of place, an insightful sculpting of character, or an appropriate level of respect for its audience, all attempts at crafting a fable of deconstruction are doomed to Caton - Jones's tired operatic pretensions and City by the Sea's dreadfully misplayed moments.

The witty, heavily - stylized film was an international hit, and led to follow - up «The City Of Lost Children,» a bigger - budget steampunk fable that played in competition at Cannes in 1995.

Various video vignettes discuss the legend of Atlantis, theories, and other aspects of the fabled city.

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And... of course, take some time to wander the fabled streets and experience the Creole cooking and live music for which the city is famous!

The Compass» CVT is slightly better than most I've encountered but I felt I was more likely to find the fabled lost city of Atlantis before I got a quick boost of acceleration off the line or out of corners.

Lazlo Strange is the eponymous dreamer in Taylor's brilliantly epic fantasy, which takes him from the quotidian library where he works to the fabled lost city of Weep, which has fascinated him since he was a boy.

There, Hans goes in search of a fabled lost Inca city, enlisting the help of his two daughters on a dangerous quest into the Amazon.

The Quest for Z brings young readers the story of Percy Fawcett's early 20th - century explorations in the Amazon, where he hoped to find the fabled, ancient city of «Z.» Readers know from 2015's Tricky Vic: The Impossibly True Story of the Man Who Sold the Eiffel Tower that Greg Pizzoli writes about complicated people with honesty and never condescends to young readers.

The small town of Broxton, Oklahoma is currently the most important city in the Marvel Universe, mainly due to the fact that hovering in the skies above is the mythical city of Asgard, the fabled home of the Asgardian Gods.

The establishment of Hollywood Book Publicity was inspired by this fabled and unique city — a city that in and of itself has influenced and stimulated the creation of many books, screenplays, movies and TV shows.

Meet Me in Atlantis: Across Three Continents in Search of the Legendary Sunken City finds author Mark Adams in search of the fabled lost cCity finds author Mark Adams in search of the fabled lost citycity.

Home to one of the world's oldest and, in centuries past, biggest Jewish communities, Bukhara, Uzbekistan, now has only 100 to 150 Jews clinging to the faith in this fabled city.

Experience the journey of a lifetime on the legendary Trans - Siberian Railway, or travel aboard a train built in the royal style of the maharajas to explore India's fabled cities.

Situated at the edge of the scenic 1,200 - acre Swaner Nature Preserve, the Newpark Resort is minutes from the fabled ski resorts of Park City.

Learn More Mediterranean & Adriatic Experience up close the sun - soaked cultures, romantic cities steeped in an ancient past and the rich culinary and wine - making traditions of the fabled Mediterranean.

Plan a visit to Morocco and the fabled «Ochre City» of Marrakech this year, where behind every Medina wall the winding alleyways give way to bustling souks filled with cotton, hammered brass, carpets, pottery, and...

Elsewhere, you'll encounter countless temples and royal enclosures; the extravagant and slightly eccentric Mysore Palace with its intricate carvings and dramatic scenery; the fabled pink city of Jaipur; and monuments and buildings of the country's colonial era.

Our featured blogger, Liam Kennedy, takes us on an evocative journey through the twisting lanes of India's fabled blue city More

Notes on travel to Morocco's Atlantic coast city of Essaouira, where I explore the Jimi Hendrix fable and the historical blue dye everpresent in each back alley.

Discover monuments of this fabled civilization showcased in once - grand cities like Tikal and concealed in the remote temples of Bonampak and Yaxchilán.

Enjoy the true portrait of old Dubai with its splendid architecture from years gone by, intermingled with the towering new designs depicting the glitz and glamour of this fabled city.

Now the Mission Revival «Pink Palace,» with its fabled bungalows (where Elizabeth Taylor honeymooned, with six of her eight husbands, and Marilyn Monroe slipped into bed) has become synonymous with city and its dazzling image of film star glamour.

The resort shows off Hawaii at its most charming, capturing views of the Pacific Ocean, Diamond Head Crater, the Koolau Mountains and Honolulu's fabled city lights.

Not to be confused with Peter Molyneux's also excellent swords and sorcery game, Bill Willingham's Fables follows the adventures of a clandestine community of fairytale characters, driven from their various homelands by «The Adversary,» who have now taken up residence in a magically concealed corner of New York City.