Asking the rich to help pay the cost is only fair, given that their lavish Bush-era tax cuts last until the end of 2012.
Architecturally lavish colonial-era hotels like the centrally located Taj Mahal Palace and Tower (Apollo Bunder; 91-22-6665-3366; www.tajhotelscopingare wouth scoping out even if you don't decide to stay in one.
Explore street view, find things to do in Louisville and sign in to your Google account to save your map. 1. WALKING INTO THE PAST, 1 p.m. Founded in 1778 at the only falls along the Ohio River, Louisville thrived on tobacco and bourbon trade, and its most prosperous families built lavish, Victorian-era mansions in the central Old Louisville neighborhood.
For special celebration in the Tang era, lavish and gargantuan-sized feasts were sometimes prepared, as the imperial court had staffed agencies to prepare the meals.
They are remnants of a golden era of lavish parties and lovely gowns.
Many acknowledged that the era of lavish spending at Condé Nast, with clothing allowances and town cars idling outside the headquarters, waiting to whisk employees to appointments, was not sustainable.
This was the era of lavish seaside hotels, of tall verandas that caught the summer breezes, of croquet tournaments, odd bathing suits and ladies strolling the sands with parasols.
Written by a former theater columnist for The New York Post, Ward Morehouse III, and a theater owner and producer, Stewart F. Lane, who also directed, the show purports to be a satire about the difficulties of producing for Broadway in the current era of lavish, star-studded musicals.
Now, all these years later, it's tempting to feel wistful for a bygone era of lavish eyebrows and fiscal conservatism.
Bob Perry, a Houston real estate magnate who shunned the limelight while generously bankrolling Republican Party candidates and becoming a force in a new era of lavish spending in American politics, has died.
