The plant revolution can claim an A-list convert — the English chef and restaurateur Hugh Fearnley- Fearnley- WhittingstalliMr.lf, author of the hugely iMeatssive "River Cottage Meat Book," whimselfgauthort year's "River Cofthee Fishugely".
Laura Swadel, a vice president at Carter, explained in an interview that putting so many "built assets" together along an impressive river is proving to be very attractive to businesses and residents.
The convergence of these two impressive rivers has proved enticing to settlers for thousands of years.
Smaller, but still impressive, rivers make up the remainder of the Arctic drainage: in the European section these include the Northern Dvina (with its tributaries the Vychegda and Sukhona) and the Pechora, and in Siberia the Indigirka and Kolyma.
The fissure, carved into the northern part of Arizona, is an impressive 277 river miles long, up to 18 miles wide and one mile deep.
Hotel Krafft, Rheingasse 12, (41) 61-690-9130, fax (41) 61-690-9131, www.krafftamrhein.ch, on the Kleinbasel riverbank, has less imaginative rooms -- there is a slightly worn, 1970's feel to the furnishings, and not all of the 52 rooms have private baths -- but it is convenient to the convention center, and the views over the old city on the opposite side of the river are impressive.
We then headed to Kampong Cham with its impressive Mekong-spanning bridge; the river here is magnificent, brooding, massive.
"A shy gentle fisherman, for instance, can be so impressive when sitting by the river talking about his passion.
The navy yard is the oldest military station in the United States, with on-site museums and impressive views over the Anacostia river.
Away to our right is a magnificent ancient bridge, spanning the river in two impressive and wildly uneven arcs of stone.
Although it's not the cheapest, it is the biggest and best and the sight of this hulking structure of snow and ice on the banks of the Torne river is certainly impressive.
