【推荐1】The Metropolitan Museum of Art

1000 Fifth Avenue New York, NY 10028

211-535-7710 www.metmuseu.org

Entrances

Fifth Avenue at 82nd Street

Hours

Open 7 days a week

Sunday-Thursday 10:00-17:30

Friday and Saturday 10:00-21:00

Closed Thanksgiving Day, December 25, January 1, and the first Monday in May.

Admission

$25.00 for adults, a discount of 30% for students above 12, includes the Main Building and the Cloisters (回廊) on the same day; free for children under 12.

Free with Admission

All special exhibitions, as well as films, lectures, guided tours, concerts, gallery talks, and family/ children’s programs are free with admission. Ask about today’s activities at the Great Hall Information Desk.

The Cloisters Museum and Gardens

The Cloisters Museum and Gardens is a branch of The Metropolitan Museum of Art devoted to the art and architecture of Europe in the Middle Ages. The extensive collection consists of masterworks in sculpture, colored glass, and precious objects from Europe dating from about the 9th to the 15th century.

Hours: Open 7 days a week.

March-October 10:00-17:15

November-February 10:00-16:45

Closed Thanksgiving Day, December 25, and January 1.

【推荐2】Four things that you can't miss in Macao.

The Macao Tower, 338 meters tall, is the world's 10th highest tower, with a variety of activities, such as gambling, eating and entertainment. One of the acclaimed activities is the bungee jump. The AJ Hackett Macao Tower Bungee Jump is 233 meters high, making it the highest commercial bungee jump in the world. Raise your arms and off you go! If you are not daring enough to jump that height, you can try the skywalk on the 57th floor --- it's still remarkable.

Macao was colonized by Portugal before 1999. As a result, Portuguese culture is deeply immersed into many comers of Macao. Many Portuguese settled and opened Portuguese restaurants in the special administrative region, but the flavor is more adaptable to Chinese people.

The Ruins of St. Paul is the signature landmark of Macao. The ruins consist of the St. Paul's College and the Church of St. Paul, built in 1583. However, after three intense fires in 1595, 1601 and 1835, the church was seriously damaged. It is beyond belief that after the vigorous cycles of rebuilding and fires, the huge surface and the front stairway remain unburned.

Macao, as a tiny city with only an area of 30.5 square kilometers, has 23 eye-catching museums. Due to its unique history, both Eastern and Western historical sites can be found. Many of them are preserved for cultural heritage, tourist spots or museums, such as the Grand Prix Museum, Maritime Museum and Wine Museum.

【推荐3】WELCOME TO THE RONALD REAGAN

PRESIDENTLAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM

Visit the limited­time “Interactive! The Exhibition” at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library and Museum and save more than 30% on museum admission tickets with an audio tour.

WHEN

Through Feb. 28, 2017

WHAT'S INCLUDED

$19 (reg. $28) ... Admission for one person to the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library   and Museum,   including “Interactive! The Exhibition” with an audio tour. Please note: the virtual reality (虚拟现实) experience will be an additional cost and participants must be 10 years old or above.

WHY WE LOVE IT

• The exhibition is a hands­on experience focusing on movies, TV, music and the arts

• Experience virtual reality, 1980s video games, robots, 3D printing

• Climb aboard Air Force One,   view the expensive comfortable presidential car and a Marine One helicopter

• Explore Reagan's legacy (遗产): Step into an Oval Office copy and see a piece of the Berlin Wall

• The audio tour has more than 50 stops and original material not copied in the exhibits

WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW

This is a season­specific event. All sales are final. No refunds (退款) or exchanges. Not valid after the expiration date. Valid any regular museum operating day through Feb. 28, 2017. Museum hours are 10 a. m. －5 p. m. , seven days a week. Valid for one person. Cannot combine with other offers. Must use in one visit. Tickets include admission to “Interactive! The Exhibition” and the entire museum's galleries and grounds.

【推荐2】Bees and France have a long history together. In the 1800s, Napoleon Bonaparte chose the bee to stand for France. In the same century, in 1845, the beekeeping school of Luxembourg Gardens in Paris was started. At that time there were around 2, 000 beehives (蜂箱) in the city. After that the numbers went down for some time, but beekeeping has become popular again recently. Now there are over 700 hives in Paris, which are actually on the roofs of famous Parisian buildings and hotels and restaurants.

City bees make three to five times more honey than country bees. This may be because there are no pesticides (杀虫剂) in the parks and gardens in Paris. French beekeepers in the countryside lose up to 40 percent of their hives each year because of disease, pesticides, and other causes. However, beekeepers in the city lose less than five percent.

“That’s interesting,” you might be thinking, “but isn’t there a lot of pollution in Paris?” In fact, pollution does not seem to influence the honey. Parisian honey was tested for 30 kinds of pollution and none were found.

As for the taste, Parisian bees have many kinds of flowers and plants to choose from. In the countryside, however, there is usually only one type of plant. The flowers in Paris give the honey a special taste. But Parisian honey is quite expensive. One pound costs about USD 65.

Beekeepers in Paris face some small problems. For example, if there are too many hives in one area, the bees might not have enough food. So beekeepers must work together and spread out their hives. Another problem is bees in restaurants. One beekeeper had to take his hives away from the roof of a restaurant after his bees started drinking from the flowers indoors. However, technology can be used to check on the hives, with cameras and microphones.