Otherwise don't forget north of the border — Toronto and Vancouver are well worth checking out when considering your next set
of city holidays.
A trip to Valencia means you get the best
of both a city holiday and a beach getaway; you'll find the beaches of Las Arenas, Malvarrosa and El Cabañal just 15 minutes away from the city centre.
Not exact matches
Vespa tours Have a real «Roman
holiday» — see the
city on the back
of a classic Vespa or in a vintage Fiat 500.
Thomas Cook said that while it remained focused on its own - brand hotels, Expedia would be the preferred partner for its «complementary
city and domestic
holiday business», a wider range
of hotels to give customers more choice.
The accident came as France is preparing to celebrate its most important national
holiday, Bastille Day, on Sunday, and as masses
of vacationers are heading out
of Paris and other big
cities to see family or on summer vacation.
This year at the advice
of my employees, I organized a
holiday shopping trip to New York
City (a three - and - a-half-hour drive).
At least 84 people, including at least 10 children, were killed in the southern French
city of Nice when a man drove a truck into a crowd celebrating the Bastille Day national
holiday on Thursday night, according to the French interior ministry.
Nonetheless, that's just what happened at a hot - springs resort in the Japanese
city of Hakone as revelers celebrated the wine - filled
holiday Beaujolais Nouveau this year.
and Close to My Heart provide a network
of demonstrators who sell their stamping supplies in or near your
city and can help you with a
holiday design.
Retaining first - time
holiday customers is about exceeding expectations, says Fabian Kaempfer, cofounder and CEO
of Long Island
City, N.Y. - based Chocomize.com, where customers can create their own chocolate bars.
Over the
holidays, you may have seen a commercial for the BlackBerry Bold 9900, in which a group
of cyclists with fluorescent wheels meet up for a late - night ride in the
city.
Airbnb has brought hotel pricing down in many places during
holidays, conventions and other big events when room rates should be at their highest and the industry generates a significant portion
of its profits, said Vijay Dandapani, chief executive
of the Hotel Association
of New York
City, which works with the American Hotel and Lodging Association.
Jordan's Furniture has stores in Reading, Natick and Avon, Mass., Nashua, N.H., and Warwick, R.I.. Each location has its own amusement component, including IMAX theaters, laser water shows,
holiday villages, a
city made
of jelly beans and restaurants.
Jos, Nigeria (CNN)- A string
of bombs struck churches in five Nigerian
cities Sunday, leaving dozens dead and wounded on the
holiday, authorities and witnesses said.
Rabbi Kerry M. Olitzky, executive director
of the Jewish Outreach Institute in New York
City, says the notion
of calling Hanukkah «minor» really presents a misnomer and it is only a term used when discussing
holidays that impart major restrictions on people's behavior.
Islamabad, Pakistan (CNN)- For the second time in two days, a deadly blast shook a northwest Pakistani
city as worshippers marked the sacred
holiday of Ashura.
Nativity scenes
of Mary, Joseph and the baby Jesus added color to the windows
of shops across this lively
city, a small symbol
of the growing number
of Iranians embracing the Christian
holiday.
Bibles in every motel room God on our money Prayer before public events Christian cable networks 24/7 Discounts on insurance for being christian Churches every 6 blocks in every
city over 100,000 Laws that prevent non-christians from holding public office Christian bookstores in every town over 12,000 God in the Pledge
of Allegiance Televangelists 24/7 Christian billboards along the highway advertising Vacation Bible School and «Repent or go to He.ll» Federally recognized christian
holiday Radioevangelists 24/7 Religious organizations are tax free 75 %
of the population claims to be christian National day
of prayer God in the National Anthem Weekday christian education for elementary students.
We do not celebrate Jewish
holidays (except maybe in New York
City), nor any
of the Indian, Chinese, African, or even other Christian
holidays (such as the Eastern Orthodox
holidays; there are many more religious
holidays on the Christian calendar than Christmas and Easter).
Many private schools have school on
holidays of every major religion and nobody complains there — if you need to skip school to attend religious services, that is usually acceptable, but to make it a
city - wide ordinance is just ridiculous.
Bibles in every motel room God on our money Moments
of silence (prayer) before public events Christian cable networks 24/7 Discounts on insurance for being christian Churches every 6 blocks in every
city over 100,000 Christian bookstores in every town over 12,000 God in The Pledge
of Allegiance Televangelists 24/7 Christian billboards along the highway advertising Vacation Brainwashing School (VBS) for your children Federally recognized Christian
holiday Radioeveangelists 24/7 Religious organizations are tax free 75 %
of the population claims to be Christian National day
of prayer God in the National Anthem
Let's hope they don't celebrate one
of their religious
holidays and bring one to school or to the new mosque near the World Trade Center in New York
City.
New York's
City Council convened to vote on the issue and almost unanimously passed resolution 1281, calling for the Department
of Education to recognize the
holidays.
As someone who grew up in the largest muslim
city outside
of the middle east (Detroit Metro) and having grown up getting muslim
holidays off
of school, I would argue that if some 12 + %
of NYC students really are muslim — if this guy has his facts right — why not?
Another issue is that Khalid Latif points out that «About 12 percent
of New York
City students are Muslim,» and that should be a reason why New York public schools should celebrate the Muslim
holidays.
The
city's and school system's Muslim population has mushroomed to a level that is similar to the Jewish population, and it's unfair to make such a large number
of Muslim students take a «sick day» on these important
holidays.
Our purpose was to encourage New York
City to give permanent recognition to its Muslim community by adding two
holidays observed by Muslims to the public school calendar: Eid ul - Fitr, which celebrates the end
of Ramadan, the sacred month
of fasting and Eid Ul - Adha, which celebrates the end
of the Hajj, the yearly pilgrimage to Mecca.
Last year, my son and I rode the
city bus downtown on the MLK
holiday, and I told him the story
of the Montgomery Bus Boycott — the story that made King famous and won him the Nobel Peace Prize.
Bibles in every motel room God on our money Moments
of silence (prayer) before public events Christian cable networks 24/7 Discounts on insurance for being christian Churches every 6 blocks in every
city over 100,000 Christian bookstores in every town over 12,000 God in The Pledge
of Allegiance Televangelists 24/7 Christian billboards along the highway advertising VBS and «Repent or Go to Hell» Federally recognized Christian
holiday Radioeveangelists 24/7 Religious organizations are tax free 75 %
of the population claims to be Christian National day
of prayer God in the National Anthem Want more?
CNN: As worshipers gather, Pakistani
city endures second deadly blast in two days For the second time in two days, a deadly blast shook a northwest Pakistani
city as worshippers marked the sacred
holiday of Ashura.
Noting that more than 10 percent
of New York
City school students are Muslim, he suggests that the public school calendar grant the Islamic community the same
holiday leisure as it already gives to Christian and Jewish students.
It should make no difference as to what New York
City bureaucrats decide to do with Muslim
holidays because, at the end
of the day, they're not the ones in control
of the matter.
I pondered the question after reading a CNN Belief Blog post in which Imam Khalid Latif, executive director
of New York University's Islamic Center, argued that public schools should close for two prominent Muslim
holidays in New York
City.
It's the whimsical culinary creation
of celebrated chef David Burke and ABC News» «Good Morning America» went inside the kitchen at his newest New York
City restaurant, Tavern 62, and learned how to make maple crisps for the
holidays.
A popular restaurant in the heart
of the
city, The Grill Room at Windsor Court is home to a variety
of New Orleans» favorite
holiday meals.
On New Year's Eve, Sofitel New York celebrates the magic
of the
holiday in both New York
City and Paris by offering two New Year's toasts.
Every
holiday season, New York
City - and Napa - based chef Brad Farmerie blends batches
of homemade hazelnut - chocolate spread, and his wife, Jocelyn, packages it as
holiday gifts for friends and family.
Celebration
of Snow Bell Rockin» Nights with the sounds
of holiday bells, a light show, and seemingly magical snowfall show at Temecula
City Hall debuts Friday, November 27, and continues every Thursday, Friday, and Saturday night through January 2, 2016, in the Old Town Temecula historic district.
Nestled on a 500 - acre estate in New Jersey's bucolic equestrian country — just one hour from New York
City and 90 minutes from Philadelphia — the resort's award - winning Ninety Acres restaurant and Cooking School will wrap up the year with a bit
of holiday magic and a full calendar
of culinary celebrations.
Here is another variation on stuffed chiles, this one courtesy
of Zarela Martinez formerly
of Zarelas Restaurant in New York
City, who says that her version is based on the classic recipe served on national
holidays in Mexico.
For those seeking merriment beyond the hotel doors, guests are fortunate to find an endless supply
of joyful happenings throughout the
city, from the light spectacles at Boathouse Row and Macy's Center City, to classic performances of holiday favorites like The Nutcracker and A Christmas Carol at Philadelphia's world - renown performing arts centers and monumental New Year's Eve fireworks sh
city, from the light spectacles at Boathouse Row and Macy's Center
City, to classic performances of holiday favorites like The Nutcracker and A Christmas Carol at Philadelphia's world - renown performing arts centers and monumental New Year's Eve fireworks sh
City, to classic performances
of holiday favorites like The Nutcracker and A Christmas Carol at Philadelphia's world - renown performing arts centers and monumental New Year's Eve fireworks shows.
You couldn't have published any better articles during the
holiday season than those on Joe Paterno and Ernie Lorch, coach
of New York
City's Riverside Church basketball team (ON THE SCENE, Dec. 22 - 29).
They would inevitably come back to Auckland, a sprawling
city that can feel like a British suburb until you notice the Maori and other Polynesian residents, the odd vegetation, or that Santa Claus in the Christmas displays in the windows
of Smith and Caughey department stores hanging out with pirates and wearing shorts and jandals for the
holiday.
Early in his Barstool career, well before the big move to New York
City, Pardon My Take, and Larry II, Big Cat showed his generous
holiday spirit by highlighting one
of the simplest and most profitable trends
of all time on a social media platform whose stock is a guaranteed smart investment.
So i think Stan Kroenke's
of this world won't stand a chance
of competing against teams like PSG or
City with owners who are making over 25 Billion profit every year from their oil and other interests and that's after all their outgoings whether its their private jet's
holiday homes all over the world ect ect
Of Atlanta's 3,600 bus drivers, 10 % came from outside the
city — came to the Games, quite literally, on a busman's
holiday — and simply didn't know their way around.
The
city of Fort Wayne brings lots
of holiday fun for families all around.
By visiting New York
City in late fall we're hoping to take advantage
of still - tolerable weather and the kick - off
of the
holiday season.
One mom
of three tells me that having the flu is like being on
holiday: she sleeps, reads trashy magazines and watches re-runs
of Sex and the
City while her husband chauffeurs the kids around and cooks dinner.
For guests who want to get out and explore Chicago's festive atmosphere, Kinzie Hotel offers guests maps
of the
city's top
holiday activities and attractions along with skating passes to Millennium Park.