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September 2010 issue | Appears on page 67

Machu Picchu train

The repairs to the railway covered by landslides between Cuzco and Machu Picchu have been completed and full train service has resumed, including that of Orient Express’ luxury train Hiram Bingham,, leaving Cuzco daily at 9:10 a.m. and arriving at Machu Picchu station at 1:09 p.m. Return is at 6:07 p.m., arriving Cuzco at 9:59.

$641 round trip includes brunch and dinner on board, bus to and from the ruins, entry to Machu Picchu, guided tour and afternoon tea at the Sanctuary Lodge....

September 2010 issue | Appears on page 67

Musée d’Orsay

In the Musée d’Orsay in Paris, renovations of level 5 (top floors) should be finished by March 2011. Until then, the Impressionist and Post-Impression galleries will remain closed. However, Level “O” (lower floor) is still open with works by Manet, Monet, Cezanne et al. Open 9:30-6, Tues.-Sun. €8; special exhibits, €9.50.

September 2010 issue | Appears on page 67

Shakespeare theater

In late 2010, The Royal Shakespeare Company (The Courtyard Theatre, Southern Lane, Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire, CV37 6BB, U.K.; phone 0844 800 1110) will return to performing in its original theater, which began a £112 million ($175m) renovation in March 2007.

The Art Deco building was refurbished and extended to include a rooftop restaurant, riverside terrace, exhibition space and a new auditorium with a stage that extends into the audience (as stages did in the Bard’s days)....

September 2010 issue | Appears on page 67

Ghana trees in UK

The stumps and roots of 10 massive trees commercially logged in rainforests of Ghana, part of the “Ghost Forest” art project, are being displayed in England until July 31, 2011, on lawns of Oxford University’s Museum of Natural History (Parks Road, Oxford, OX1 3PW, U.K.; phone +44 1865 272 950). Free entry.

September 2010 issue | Appears on page 68

London Overground

In May, a new Overground train route opened in East London, running from Dalston Junction in the north to New Cross, Crystal Palace and West Croydon in the south. Visit www.tfl.gov.uk.

September 2010 issue | Appears on page 68

‘Yellow Bus’ in Seoul

In Seoul, Korea, the “Yellow Bus” runs a circular route, stopping at nine major tourist sites: Daehan Cinema, Toegyero 5 (oh)-ga, Dongguk University entrance, National Theater of Korea, North Seoul Tower, Namsan Library, Mt. Namsan Walkway, Seoul Animation Center and Toegyero 3 (sam)-ga.

It runs 8 a.m. to midnight. The fare is 550 won (46¢) for 10 kilometers (then 100 won/5 km). Bus stop signs are round and yellow and picture a bus.

September 2010 issue | Appears on page 68

Hiroshima streetcars

In Hiroshima, Japan, the one-day Streetcar Pass (unlimited rides) costs ¥600 (near $7) adult or ¥300 child; the one-day Streetcar/Ferry Pass (unlimited streetcar and ferries to/from Miyajima) costs ¥840 adult/¥420 child, and the two-day Miyajima Pass (unlimited rides on streetcars, ferries and aerial tram at Miyajima) costs ¥2,000/¥1,000.

Visitors can buy a streetcar pass at the streetcar terminal in front of JR Hiroshima Station (south side), in some hotels or on a streetcar that has...

September 2010 issue | Appears on page 68

Jerusalem’s Time Elevator

Highlights from 3,000 years of Jerusalem’s history combined with special effects comprise the attraction The Time Elevator (37 Hilel St., Agron House [Nahalat Shiva], Jerusalem 91004, Israel; phone +972-2-6248381, www.time-elevator-jerusalem.co.il), across from Independence Park.

Audience members sit in chairs on motion platforms and tilt, swoop and shake while watching a 30-minute film that covers events from the days of King Solomon to the Six-Day War. Headphones provide narration...