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.
In 1662 Protopope Avvakum having sailed in a boat across the lake, described his trip in his "Life" as follows: "So many snowy-white geese and swans swim in the sea. A lot of fish is there: sturgeons, taimens, sterlets, omuls, whitefish and other species. Its water is fresh, and there are many rabbits and eared seals in the lake, which I haven't seen in the sea or ocean."
The mistake of a chronicler is excusable: the
size of the lake embarrasses even the modern scientists. The length of
the lake is 636 km that is pretty close to the distance between Moscow
and Saint-Petersburg. It really looks like a sea, but its water is
fresh. Its depth is 1 620 m and it contains 1/5 of world's supply of
fresh water. Besides, Lake Baikal is the oldest lake in the world - it
is about 25 mln years. (It's difficult to realise - it looks so
young!).
The Russian Gold
The
name of this natural miracle probably comes from a Turkic word
"bay-kul", which means "a rich lake". It is rather feasible: Lake
Baikal is a habitat for 1 800 breeds of rare animals and fish, and 3/4
of them are endemics, i.e. they can't be found in any other place in
the world. Among them there is the Baikal omul and nerpa,
non-viviparous fish golomyanka, and fresh water shrimps. Baikal Region
is also famous for sable. At the ancient times skins of sable were
equal to gold, and its fur was called «limp lumber». Before the
revolution this animal was almost extinguished that's not a surprise:
200 000 skins were being procured yearly! The czar's order, barring
hunting in this region, saved sable from the extinction. In 1916 on the
shores of the lake Barguzinsky Nature Resort was created. Today «limp
lumber» is alright: the population was restored, and tourists can
observe the animals in their natural habitat.
Endurance trial
You
can travel across the Baikal by different means. The simplest and the
cheapest is hiking. It's better to begin from the village Listvyanka.
On your way you will see the head of the great Angara and the Wooden
Architecture Museum. Those who like extreme go rafting along the rivers
of Baikal Region, for instance, along the picturesque river Irkut
having rough feeders, islands and cloves. You must be in good physical
shape to go in for hiking or bike riding across the Olhon Island. The
comfort-lovers can participate in cruises on ships and yachts. You can
choose one from several offers: one day sailing trip or a 4-9 day
cruise. Mostly a trip starts from the village Listvyanka or from MRS on
the Maloye Sea. One of the main sights in South Baikal is
Krugobaykalskaya railway. Buy a ticket for a sightseeing train that
stops in the most interesting places of the region. You will get
marvelous pictures!
Fish day
The
Baikal meal is rich and hearty because only natural products are
served. Surely, the main dainty is the Baikal omul. They say that it's
best when cooked in Listvyanka. Grilled omul with white mushrooms and
hot patties with omul filling are especially tasty. As a present smoked
omul is the best. Don"t miss a chance to sample boyar fish soup from
different sorts of meat. In local restaurants you can find many fish
meals with attractive titles: "White Fish Raskolotka", "Harius with a
Crispy Crust" and "Taimen". Deserts are being prepared from the gifts
of Siberian taiga: blueberry, blackberry, cranberry and pine nuts. As
for spirit, we recommend pine nuts potion, which can be wholesome if
you do not overdo with it during tasting time.
This is what you must do being at the Baikal:
to go fishing (you can catch omul with a fishing rod)
to participate in a goetic ritual
to bring for your dearest ones smoked omul, honey and jam from taiga berries as a present.
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.
