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Kids in Beijing sure are lucky. The “Kid’s Republic” is a kid’s center with an innovative, playground design. Designed by SAKO Architects, “Kids” is considered as one of world’s best designed children’s bookstores. The design drives your kids crazy, it is so bright and colorful. This imaginative store mimics the look of a fantasyland with its elaborate use of color and fun design elements. Start with an all white bookstore interior – white floors, white ceiling, white walls, white stairs, white bookshelves, white everything – and to that liberally add rainbow colors all over it streams, twists and whirls throughout the store.

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Big Sur is the jewel of the California coast, one of the most spectacular places in North America. Located in a place of extraordinary beauty – 1,200 ft above the Pacific on a grassy hillside, Ventana Inn is a magnificent Central Coast California resort. Overlooking Big Sur’s beautiful Pacific coastline, this luxury resort is close to Pfeiffer Big Sur State Park, Julia Pfeiffer Burns State Park and Point Sur Lighthouse. Founded by the screenwriter of the movie Easy Rider, this hotel with “stunning views” is approximately a 1 hour drive from Monterey Peninsula Airport and 3 hours from San Francisco.

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Japanese fireworks are without doubt an elaborate and magnificent art and one of the most spectacular in the whole world. The Miyajima Water Fireworks Festival held on August 14 every year in Miyajima, which is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Attracts over 300,000 visitors and thousands of photo enthusiasts and presents seven spectacular scenes, the festival is one of the most famous in Japan.

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Located in the Heart of Monte Carlo, only 50 m from Casino square, this 5-star hotel was recently renovated by the renowned French designer Jacques Garcia. Offering a fresh Mediterranean decor, combining classic elegance with modern design, the Hotel Metropole is an exclusive urban destination for leisure or business travelers. It is an excellent spot to discover the attractions of Monaco include the Royal Palace, the old town and the Oceanographic Museum.

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Built in the late 1920s to house international dignitaries that visited Seville, the Hotel Alfonso XIII offers guests a lush ambiance along with the most contemporary amenities. Named for the king who commissioned it in 1928 it is one of the most prestigious hotels in Europe.  Only minutes from the Royal Alcazar, Old Tobacco Factory and Plaza de Espana, Hotel Alfonso XIII was named to Conde Nast Traveler’s 2004 and 2005 Gold Lists and is on Conde Nast Traveler’s 2004 Readers’ Choice Awards List.

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Set in the heart of Naples Harbor, the Romeo Hotel is located opposite the ferry port for Capri and Ischia and only minutes walk away from the ancient city center, a UNESCO World Heritage site. Combining tradition and modernity, Hotel Romeo is an outstanding 5 star hotel offers its guests spacious location and high class services. This deluxe hotel was created by the most celebrated names of the world of contemporary art and design. Designed by Kenzo Tange and created by his son – an innovative team of architects and designers, the hotel interiors and accommodations are decorated with the best fabrics and materials.

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Opened in 2006, VivoCity is the largest shopping mall in Singapore. Located in the HarbourFront precinct, the shopping mall is huge at more than 1,500,000 sq ft. Designed by the Japanese architect Toyo Ito, its name is derived from the word vivacity. The architect has made full use of wide open spaces to ensure it is full of vitality and energy.

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Located only 5 underground stops from the centre of Brussels, close to many of the city’s most important cultural sights, the Eurostar Montgomery Hotel is the ideal place for turning your working days in Brussels into a thoroughly agreeable and pleasurable stay. The hotel provides an exclusive service and a warm welcome in a luxury environment as well as an array of state-of-the-art amenities. Nearby attractions include the Royal Museum of Art and History, the Belgian Comic Strip Centre, and Cinquantenaire Park.

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Split’s first boutique hotel, Vestibul Palace has already become a prestigious “Fodor’s choice” destination, hailed by Lonely Planet Croatia. This hotel was created by the architectural fusion of three ancient palaces – Romanic, Gothic and Renaissance. The result is a unique. After long years of meticulous and painstaking restoration, the imaginative Hotel Vestibule Palace has completely rejuvenated this richly historic and cultural heritage in the town of Split, Croatia.

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The Nomadic Museum is a temporary structure used to house the “Ashes and Snow” photography and film exhibition by Gregory Colbert which travels the world photographing encounters between humans and large animals. Designed by Japanese architect Shigeru Ban and engineers Buro Happold, the museum is made entirely from reusable materials. Actually this 45,000-square-foot mobile museum was designed to be disassembled and reconfigured to house the traveling exhibit.

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