Life Beyond The Glass Cabins In India Inc's Favourite Places

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London

• Quiet spots/quick getaways: Daunt
• Bookshop, Marylebone High Street
• Must-see: See London’s famous museums by night; May 15-17
• Quick lunch/street food: Borough Market (right) at London Bridge or Real Food Market at Waterloo (weekends only)
• Different way to see the city: Hire a public bicycle from—and return it to—any of the 500 docking stations around London

• Quiet spots/quick getaways: Zoological & Botanical Gardens (above)
• Must-see: Ming and Qing Dynasty Art
• Exhibition, April 25 to September 28, 2014, Hong Kong Museum of Art
• Quick lunch/street food: Sing Kee in Central or Happy Veggies in Wan Chai (for vegetarians)
•  Different way to see the city: Mid-Levels escalator  the effort out of the slopes takes
  
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  Tip: It’s common to give gifts (even cash in red envelopes) at meetings, but rude to open them in front of the giver

• Quiet spots/quick getaways: St John the Baptist Church, West 31st Street, near Madison Square Gardens
•  Must-see: Musicals on Broadway
• Quick lunch/street food: Hot dogs with “the works” (below); or grab organic lunch boxes from any of the Whole Foods outlets.
•  Different way to see the city: Walk. Start at Wall  walk up street, 5th Avenue to the Upper East Side (that’s a good six miles!)
  
  

• Quiet spots/quick getaways: The medieval alley of Vlaeykensgang, seemingly untouched by time
•  Must-see: Performance at Vlaamse Opera House (above)
•  Quick lunch/street food: Authentic kosher (Jewish) food  Hoffy’s
  
• Different way to see the city: Take a stroll around Antwerp’s Oude Stad ('Old City')

• Quiet spots/quick getaways: A peaceful walk in Santa Teresa, a hillside neighourhood
• Must-see: World Cup soccer matches, June 12-July 13
• Quick bite/street food: Cheese pastels
• (pastries stuffed with beef, shrimp and pork) with sugarcane juice; Acai berry smoothies
• Different way to see the city: Train to the top of the hill with the Christ the Redeemer statue (above) for a bird’s-eye view of the city
  
  

• Quiet spots/quick getaways: Safa Park; or a trip to the desert for some dune bashing (below) for the adventurous
• Must-see: Dubai lit fest, March 4-8; Dubai International Film Festival, December 10-17
•  Quick lunch/street food: The restaurants in the  area of Dubai Mall, overlooking thefountain Dubai fountain, and the lovely Souk Al Bahar; also the canal-facing restaurants in Dubai Festival City and Dubai Marina.
•  Different way to see the city: Take the abra  ferry) from Bur Dubai to Deira creek (traditonal