The Cuban leader Fidel Castro, a revolutionary Che Gevara, politicians Winston Churchill and Bill Clinton, writers Somerset Maugham and Mark Twain, the actor and the political figure Arnold Schwarzenegger – these names are well-known and these figures are best known to the world for their political, social, literary and other achievements. Moreover, the abovementioned people highly esteem cigar smoking and, thus, they come as people who own the greatest number of tools and accessories so requisite for this leisurely process and among others there are cigar lighters.
In the light of a variety and availability of glass items, glass ware is still appreciated by plenty people, especially when it comes to cut glass. The cut glass produces a long, lingering and musical tune when you put your finger at the cut-glass edge. So, in Japan the craftsmen make unique musical instruments. A crystal violin, completely transparent, is estimated for fifty thousand USD. Crystal glass tableware is not so much expensive though it is able to produce the charming, unique and so brittle music providing it is properly cared.
Wealthy persons are mostly known for their fortune only. However, despite they make billions, these people possess some personal features that attract people when estimating them. While Warren shovels up money, he has to do with quite conflicting image he created: he is known to be the proved miser and at the same time he privately donates huge amounts for charity purposes.
The history of Cambodia is very sad. The prosperity of ancient Khmer civilization of VIII - XII centuries was followed by centuries of endless wars and deep misery. The calamity reached its apogee in the XX century during the Khmer Rouge regime under Pol Pot when every forth citizen of Cambodia died from execution or starvation.
Cambodians seem not to be able to realize the
value of their inheritance. Therefore, they continue slowly to plunder
Khmer temples and sell unique sculptures and bas-reliefs for next to
nothing. Local residents are very good-natured and treat their guests
with a big sympathy.
The city in the jungle
Hundreds of years ago Angkor, the capital of the ancient Khmer state,
was one of the largest and most beautiful cities in the world with a
territory of 250 sq. miles! Twenty six Khmer kings had built it for six
centuries in the wilderness of the jungle. The scale of construction
can be compared with the Pyramid construction in Egypt. In the XV
century in the course of the war with Thailand, Angkor was ruined and
abandoned. The unique city was neglected for 400 years. Just in 1861
French scientist Anne Muo by sheer chance came across some temple ruins
in the jungle. In 1992 UNESCO declared the temples of Angkor the world
heritage. The town Siem-Reap nearby evolved into a tourist centre, and
modern life of the ancient city began.
Tree-killers
The temple Ta Prohm is the most unusual of all Angkor temples: gigantic
trees gird its structures with powerful roots (almost 3 feet in
diameter!). In a couple of hundreds years the tree- killers could
destroy the temple completely, but nowadays there is no such threat:
the considerable amount of work has been done to preserve and restore
the temple. King Jayavarman VII constructed Ta Prohm for his mother;
later the temple was given to a Buddhist monastery. Inside the small
sanctuary ("prasata") there is a unique place which is famous for its
acoustic miracles. After a prayer, one can softly hit oneself in the
chest, and the sound can be compared with thunder; the words seem to
ascend straight into the skies.
Angkor Wat
is the most recognizable temple of Cambodia, its symbol. From afar the
temple looks like a large multilevel cake decorated with
towers-candles. King Suryavarman II intended it to be his tomb. The
walls of temples and galleries are decorated with elegant bas reliefs,
depicting scenes from Ramayana, military battles and feasts with
beautiful dancers - asuras. The pattern is nowhere repeated.
At
first glance the mystical temple of Bayon seems to be a whimsical pile
of stones. It takes some time to distinguish images of gods over hands
folded in welcome gesture...
And a heart for a titbit
Local eateries serve diverse exotic dishes. And although several years
ago the Cambodian government forbade to use rare animals for cooking,
tortoises and snakes are still on the menu. A live cobra is sold by
weight: after some bargaining, one can purchase a reptile of several
pounds for $100. Watching a process of this 'delicacy' preparation can
cause some trembling: the snake head is chopped off first, then snake
blood is collected, mixed with whisky, and served to the guests. The
snake heart, warm and raw, makes a final titbit. Some people say it
enhances man's power (to tell the truth, not many dare to try). As for
a bowl of rich snake soup with spices - it pleases almost everyone.
Lingerie for women was just the plain underwear until the 20th century when it became the mean self-expression, as the subject of esthetic admiration. A piece of lingerie seen in between the women wear looked quite shocking to be shame and no one thought of designing luxury items based on lingerie, leaving alone works of art. Today every woman dreams of having a pair, or even more, of luxury and high quality lingerie to associate with sexuality, sensibility and attraction with male.
Today the knitwear is presented in so many styles and
it is so popular that no single autumn and spring collections can do without
hosiery. Knit
women's coats are offered in classic, sporty, romantic, vintage, casual and
ethnic styles. The demand for knit coats
grows in line with the more increasing range of color and texture of woolen
yarn as merino wool, angora, alpaca, Kashmir. Globally known brands launch knit
coats for women in their latest collections and most celebrities today appear
wearing knitwear for many occasions and that's hard to picture that some time
back it was something different.
First established in 1980, the brand by Carolina Herrera is one of the well-known fashion brands; collections by Carolina Herrera make a conquest for the public love and demand due to elegance and delicacy of the fashion wear models. The collections were successful, though Carolina Herrera opened its perfume line first in 1988 presenting Carolina Herrera for Women. Carolina Herrera 212 is known to be the bestseller first launched in 1997, and today this fragrance takes its niche among the most recognized perfumes of the world.
First established in 1860, Chopard is one of the reputed watch and jewelry houses producing incredibly beautiful, fascinating jewelry items and watches of dream. The house also launched a number of celebrated fragrances as Casmir, Wish, Madness and Infiniment. Despite the long and solid history of the brand, it appeared only recently in the market of fragrances with the first fragrance Chopard launched only in 1992. Six years later, in 1996, the Chopard House presented its Mira-Bai, the fragrance which is still in favor among women keen on oriental scents. Mira-Bai shows no intentions to compete with such a fashion-setter in the sphere of oriental compositions as Guerlain Shalimar, though the fragrance by Chopard takes its niche among the classic perfumes in the market of oriental perfume.
