There are many indulgences to be had in life, but surely one of them would be the best of French vintage wine. Ask any native of Burgundy or Bordeaux and he’ll tell you that heaven is when you have a cold glass of the best Montrachet Bourgogne blanc (white) wine, or cremant de Bourgogne, or Saint-Bris, Chablis or Cotes D’Auxerre. And what better way to indulge your senses than peacefully cruising along one of France’s beautiful waterways, taking in the pretty waterside villages with their splendid chateaux and ancient churches.
The Charming canal du Nivernais in eastern France, reputed to be one of the prettiest waterways in France, is where you can also taste one of the best vintage wines. Here’s how you do it-You can rent a boat of any size or type from the many charter boat companies at their many canal bases. You can even go online to charter a boat.
Home to Indian cinema- and of course, the bright lights and fashion aces-poise and glamour come naturally to Mumbai. The city parades a style, unique to itself, and fashion is a credo embraced by its populace.
Fitness freaks and vogue-conscious inhabitants mark the character of this chic city. You are not mistaken if you call it the “New York of India”. Fashion weeks are held in the city now and again. The Fall/Winter Lakme Fashion Week 2008, convened in Mumbai, was grand and sublime.
It included the GenNext show, wherein, eight designers showed imaginative work, with a Focus on pleating and layering, all with detailed craftsmanship that would be rare to find at the sophomore level in western countries.
The designers captured variegated themes from the flowing water of the rivers of Tibet to sartorial spirit incarcerated in floral prints, from the vibrant hues of parrots, peacocks, sensual iconographic details of floor and brick arches. It showed the designing potential that is still in its nascent stage.
Mumbai, India’s great marketplace, is like a colossus of a bazaar. The city of civic consciousness is a major port and has the country’s largest and wealthiest consumer market.
Textiles, designer clothes, footwear, artwork, interior décor items-name anything that has a style quotient and be sure to find it in Mumbai- This fad funder of a city is the nucleus of finance and fashion, fun and frolic, and its boulevards are flooded with femme fatale capturing fleeting glances to fixed gapes galore as they flummox all and sundry.
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