Stigrøra (top of Trollstigen) and the architecture of the facilities for visitors are spectacular. The philosophy in Norway seems to be: If you must build something, build it with style. And Lindås
and Watery sunset in this small village in Nordhordland district in Hordaland counts as a watery morning
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Los Jameos Del Agua on Lanzarote found a champion in locally born architect, César Manrique.
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Manrique was a dedicated protector and champion of the unique geology of the island and lobbied successfully for strict building regulations to protect it from those horrible high rises that blight so many warm weather destinations in Europe.
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Consequently, the vast majority of buildings on the island are tasteful low-slung whitewashed structures which create a great contrast with the surrounding environment. That along with a famous Grand Canaria #architect Fernando Navarro, who built this three story family home in the centre of Las Palmas in the 1800s.
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The landscape of the Azores may be reminiscent of the British Isles but the architecture is all #Portugal.
Though they’re sparsely populated and feel quite remote and isolated feeling, the islands are actually only two hours by plane from mainland Portugal and four from the east coast of USA. Years ago flights between #Barbados and the UK had to stop here to refuel.
Vila Franca do Campo, Azores and Nordeste, Azores
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There are frivolous lawsuits, and then there’s this. Earlier this year, a Quebec man named Daniel Macduff booked an outgoing flight to Cuba on Canadian airline Sunwing. As part of its package, Sunwing promised a complimentary on-board Champagne toast, per the BBC. Like any good connoisseur of bubbly, Daniel Macduff knows that for a sparkling wine to be labeled “Champagne,” it must be produced in Champagne, France. But Champagne from Champagne Daniel Macduff did not receive. Instead, he was served a “sparkling wine” of more humble origins that could not, in good faith, be called Champagne.
And so, he sued.
The class-action lawsuit now has the support of around 1,600 other presumably outraged Champagne purists, who have signed on as potential plaintiffs, the National Post reports. According to the paper, Macduff’s lawyer says the suit is less about the discernible differences in terroir of Champagne versus that of its impostors than it is about false advertising.
“You have to go beyond the pettiness of the [wine cost] per head,” he said Tuesday, according to the Post. “What’s important is you’re trying to lure consumers by marketing something, and you’re not giving them that something… It’s a dishonest practice.”