| 单词 | sightseer |
| 例句 | Curious sightseers came from far and wide to view the celebrity ship and its daring crew. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z Bod had never walked anywhere as a sightseer before. The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z New York City, 1998 A.D., was a paradise for the sightseer more than ever in its history. I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z Her lips moved, she was saying something; but the sound of her voice was covered by the loud reiterated refrain of the sightseers. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z Argentine sightseers crowded the docks to see the world-famous explorers, and showered the crew with invitations to dinners, dances, and cabarets. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z A far greater number came as sightseers, which is why policemen had to be stationed at the door to regulate the flow of visitors. The Great Fire 1995-04-01T00:00:00Z The consciousness of being in overwhelming force had given these sightseers a courage which the Savage had not expected of them. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z His diminutive, wide-angle paintings home in on landscapes of little interest to sightseers. Rackstraw Downes?s Landscapes, at Three Sites 2010-07-23T21:42:00Z Outside Buckingham Palace, sightseers shared their name preferences. Baby Diana? Or little Arthur? Bets on for royal baby name 2019-03-19T04:00:00Z This summer, the Alcatraz plans changed: Having 5,000 sightseers daily walking on “Trace” was ruled out, Mr. Ai said, for “technical and safety reasons.” Ai Weiwei Takes His Work to a Prison 2014-09-18T04:00:00Z More than a million foreign sightseers are expected to visit this country of 17 million people on Easter weekend, a record, the Dutch Tourism Bureau said on Thursday. Dutch tulip forecast: brilliant, with a chance of tourists 2019-04-19T04:00:00Z Now he envisions his store as a club, one that draws a heady amalgam of local artists and borough bigwigs along with deep-pocketed sightseers and businesspeople. The Rebranding of the Bronx 2017-08-16T04:00:00Z Ray Gadd, marketing director for Visit Sun Valley, says the town’s restaurants and hotels are all open but that most venues are asking guests to keep six feet between them and other sightseers. At the Central Idaho Dark Sky Reserve, socially distanced stargazing 2020-07-09T04:00:00Z Back at Mogao, the team got to work crunching numbers on just how many sightseers the cave complex might be able to accommodate. Getty Institute helps save China's Mogao Grottoes from tourism's impact 2014-09-27T04:00:00Z As most sightseers to the real Sistine Chapel know, the visit isn’t always edifying. Bringing the Sistine Chapel to Life, With the Vatican’s Blessing 2018-03-12T04:00:00Z And in Canada, 1920s wooden grain elevators, dubbed the Five Prairie Giants, draw sightseers to the Manitoba plains. Meet the latest tourist attractions: Abandoned factories 2018-03-08T05:00:00Z A low-key transit system will ferry visitors to and from Stonehenge and stop off at points between, allowing sightseers to explore the wider landscape. Stonehenge: a new dawn 2012-08-19T19:00:04Z But I’ve been to both not long ago — one of very few sightseers. Why We Travel 2011-04-01T19:10:47Z True to genre form, the sightseers are an eccentric and secret-laden bunch. New in crime fiction: talented debut mysteries and thrillers by Matthews, Dugoni and Martini 2011-06-08T21:22:03Z New members are carefully vetted before being allowed to join to ensure that they will keep locations secret—preventing unwanted sightseers or, worse, looters. 12 Insanely Beautiful Abandoned Buildings 2015-04-15T04:00:00Z Myanmar — yet another place recently traumatized by a deadly earthquake — is a classic example of a police state that is also a seemingly well-regulated country for sightseers, providing they don’t look too closely. Why We Travel 2011-04-01T19:10:47Z After a short introductory talk, a dozen other sightseers and I boarded an air-conditioned bus for a tour of the boomerang-shaped island. In Chesapeake Bay, Poplar Island is a man-made miracle 2015-09-24T04:00:00Z “Ignoring park rules, sightseers corner a hungry animal. Nine Yellowstone visitors were mauled last year.” 'The Leftovers' Recap: Fathers and Sons, and a Wild Dog 2014-08-10T04:00:00Z Some people in Herriman, a rapidly growing community where most homes are painted the same shade of brown, worry that the colorful “Up” house will bring noise from a continual parade of sightseers. Up, Up and Away 2011-08-23T21:53:07Z A whirlwind visit to Egypt for Jocelyn Shore and her cousin kicks off when one of their fellow sightseers, well, kicks off: Someone pushes her off a pyramid. New in crime fiction: talented debut mysteries and thrillers by Matthews, Dugoni and Martini 2011-06-08T21:22:03Z Few U.P. sightseers return home without snapshots of Lake of the Clouds, which is nestled like a blue mirror among trees in the verdant Porcupine Mountains Wilderness State Park. Michigan’s Upper Peninsula, a world apart 2021-09-16T04:00:00Z I ask Edwards-Wood if the area surrounding the skate spot, now populated by chain restaurants and a continuous stream of sightseers, had been different in the past. How skaters make cities safer – and the fight to save the Southbank skatepark 2017-08-07T04:00:00Z The village is thronged with "sightseers and gawkers." "The Wonder": Netflix’s story of "fasting girls" shows us starving bodies remain a public spectacle 2022-12-19T05:00:00Z A lone family of sightseers climbed the steps of the Nyatapola temple next door, flanked by monumental guardian statues of gods and warriors. My Return to Nepal, in Memoriam 2016-01-14T05:00:00Z I visited during the high season, stopped in Venice along the way and found the latter city unbearably crowded, beset by roving gangs of sightseers. T Magazine: Elegy on the Adriatic 2011-03-25T15:35:20Z Some dreamed of golf resorts being built there, while others hoped to see helicopter tours flying sightseers in from Srinagar. A Journey to Kashmir’s Gurez Valley 2018-09-17T04:00:00Z In May 2015, the former men’s club reopened as a 241-room hotel, so thronged with sightseers since then that the Chicago Architectural Foundation now offers tours there. A Storied Chicago Hotel With a Modern Spirit of Play 2016-08-19T04:00:00Z We rouse ourselves with coffee from a round-the-clock dispenser in the sleeper gangway and sway along to the sightseer lounge. Views you don’t get on the freeway … across America by train 2020-01-29T05:00:00Z This, its strange history and the popularity of the book Paper Towns ensures a steady stream of curious sightseers. The imaginary American town that became a tourist attraction 2020-05-03T04:00:00Z Tomorrow sees an afternoon party that will appeal to soul music lovers – most likely the over 35s – that will please not just dancers, but sightseers too. Clubs picks of the week 2012-06-15T23:05:25Z Every summer, Europe greets a stampede of sightseers. Tips for (uncrowded) winter visits to Europe 2016-10-25T04:00:00Z We were all surprised by the casualness of the crowds inside the cathedral, which has basically become an indoor stopover for Yuletide sightseers along the pilgrimage that leads from Bergdorf Goodman to Saks Fifth Avenue. Jesus Christ: Jewish radical or bathrobe Republican? The “reason for the season” remains an enigma after 2,000 years 2016-12-24T05:00:00Z It looked seedy and abandoned, but outside, groups of tourists, mostly little girls, stood on the steps having their pictures taken, quite like sightseers in posing in front of the White House. ?Jersey Shore,? Reality Versus Reality TV 2011-09-09T18:55:00Z However, sightseers must deal with constant changes to ticketing and entry schemes. What’s new in Italy for 2018 2018-01-02T05:00:00Z A shuttle bus system along the Going-to-the-Sun Road ferries hikers and sightseers to and from Logan Pass and a series of trailheads. Twilight of the Glaciers 2011-07-29T19:50:35Z The town may in any case decide the pier is more of a morbid attraction for sightseers and film crews the way it is. Byzantium – review 2013-05-30T14:31:01Z Durbuy, with a population of around 10,000, light-heartedly bills itself as “the smallest city in the world”, and attracts sightseers from nearby Brussels and Luxembourg. Huge chocolate statues spring up in Belgium 2018-03-29T04:00:00Z Then a late-afternoon squall blew across the surrounding peaks, rushing sightseers back to their cars. Vermont wants tourism back, safely. But will travelers play along? 2020-10-15T04:00:00Z And it continually draws a stream of sightseers, hikers and scientists to its flanks and summit. Mount Etna puts on a fiery show 2014-05-07T04:00:00Z In a “third-world” city, a self-styled tour guide might be tipped in return for leading a group of sightseers. Tipping breeds indentured servitude 2013-09-09T12:00:00Z They were completely at peace, oblivious of the thousands of sightseers who flocked to the beach that day. Roy Billing on Coogee: My favourite place 2013-06-11T23:44:46Z Here, chess geeks, cinephiles, children, pensioners and sightseers all gather under the same roof – a good starting point for a visit. A local’s guide to Stockholm: 10 top tips 2019-07-15T04:00:00Z The papers all printed supplements of the processional route; a thousand special trains were arranged to bring sightseers to the capital; overnight, thousands of people slept in parks or on the streets. The King's Speech: How George VI's simple domesticity made him the king his country needed in time of war 2011-01-02T00:05:01Z With the tourist season also hitting its peak, sightseers in Madrid were getting more sun than they bargained for. Spain roasts as summer's third heatwave peaks 2023-08-09T04:00:00Z Curious sightseers gathered on a bridge and a seawall at the Eemshaven port as the gray freighter was getting towed. A car-carrying ship that burned for a week on the North Sea will be towed to a Dutch port 2023-08-03T04:00:00Z Many residents thought the dead mammal was the whale that has attracted groups of sightseers since it was first spotted in the city’s waters in mid-July. Discovery of whale carcass in Hong Kong sparks anger over the potential damage done by sightseers 2023-07-31T04:00:00Z Carlson had downplayed the violence on Jan. 6, calling people who invaded the Capitol “sightseers.” Geraldo Rivera says he’s quitting Fox News’ ‘The Five’ 2023-06-21T04:00:00Z The boat was carrying more than 40 sightseers, according to survivors, when it capsized at around 7 p.m. At Least 22 Dead After Tourist Boat Capsizes in Southern India 2023-05-08T04:00:00Z Nor was he fired for claims there was no January 6th insurrection -- that the rioters were peaceful "sightseers," not "insurrectionists." "The monster cannot be killed": What comes next for Tucker Carlson? 2023-05-01T04:00:00Z Get to know the summer side of Whistler with a range of summer activities for both the adventure-seeker and the sightseer. Countless beautiful reasons to linger longer in Whistler this summer | Provided by Tourism Whistler 2023-04-24T04:00:00Z They accused the sightseers of causing the death of the whale because of their ignorance. Discovery of whale carcass in Hong Kong sparks anger over the potential damage done by sightseers 2023-07-31T04:00:00Z But it appeared there were more press and curious bystanders than anything, from ogling sightseers on a double-decker tour bus that passed his motorcade to a woman nonchalantly walking her dog outside Trump Tower. Commentary: Trump loses his showmanship, and the narrative, to the slow churn of justice 2023-04-04T04:00:00Z A short clip of a group of swimmers in a sun-dappled Hawaiian bay posted Tuesday by the state’s Department of Land and Natural Resources wasn’t an advertisement for tourists or sightseers. Authorities investigate 33 swimmers filmed ‘harassing’ dolphins in Hawaii 2023-03-30T04:00:00Z Cherry blossom sightseers were joined by attendees of the Blossom Kite Festival, which took place on the same day. Metro records busiest Sunday since 2015 as crowds swarmed cherry blossoms 2023-03-27T04:00:00Z Mr. Epps appeared only briefly on the show, which broadly sought to play down the events of Jan. 6 and falsely paint the Capitol attack as a largely peaceful gathering of “sightseers.” Man at Center of Jan. 6 Conspiracy Theory Demands Retraction From Fox 2023-03-23T04:00:00Z We can assume he does not actually believe the attackers were just a bunch of respectful sightseers, any more than he believed the praise he gave Trump in his nightly screeds. Trash talk 2023-03-21T04:00:00Z Carlson, to the surprise of no one, selected a few carefully edited, out of context clips to support his contention that the vast majority of those who illegally entered the Capitol were merely “sightseers.” Kevin McCarthy and Tucker Carlson’s unholy alliance 2023-03-20T04:00:00Z I read the plaque as a sightseer in 2016, and it startled me. Perspective | During the revolution, New York City burned. Who set the fires? 2023-03-15T04:00:00Z Airing some this week, Carlson falsely claimed the rioters were overwhelmingly peaceful, describing them as “sightseers.” House GOP investigates treatment of Jan. 6 defendants at D.C. jail 2023-03-10T05:00:00Z The overwhelming majority of participants, Carlson said, “were not insurrectionists. They were sightseers.” Editorial: GOP must acknowledge that Trump is a fatally flawed candidate 2023-03-09T05:00:00Z Mr. Carlson presented the footage as evidence that the attack was an “orderly and meek” gathering of sightseers who had good reason to doubt the outcome of the 2020 presidential election. White House Rebukes Tucker Carlson Over Portrayal of Jan. 6 Attack 2023-03-08T05:00:00Z "They were peaceful, they were orderly and meek. These were not insurrectionists, they were sightseers," he said. Fox News' Tucker Carlson is not credible, White House says after Jan. 6 coverage 2023-03-08T05:00:00Z In the roughly 45-minute segment, Mr Carlson said the video showed that while a minority of protesters did commit violence, most were "sightseers". Republicans slam Fox News' Tucker Carlson over Capitol riot clips 2023-03-07T05:00:00Z On Monday, Fox's right-wing commentator Tucker Carlson used some of the security videos, showing protesters walking through the Capitol, to argue that they were merely "sightseers." U.S. Senator Schumer condemns Speaker McCarthy for supplying Jan.6 videos to Fox 2023-03-07T05:00:00Z Rather, "they were orderly and meek. These were not insurrectionists. These were sightseers." Tucker’s Tapes: Carlson’s selective showing of the Capitol riots 2023-03-07T05:00:00Z The colonial-era suspension bridge in the town of Morbi in the western state of Gujarat was packed with sightseers when it collapsed on Oct. Broken wires, faulty renovation caused deadly India bridge collapse, probe finds 2023-02-20T05:00:00Z This 2.7-mile promenade attracts thousands of joggers, sightseers, cyclists and surfers each day. Santa Cruz’s Waterfront Promenade Reaches an Inflection Point 2023-02-13T05:00:00Z On Saturday, a cordon was put around the animal after sightseers turned up to catch a glimpse, with one local describing the crowds as like a summer's day in the seaside resort. Scarborough's New Year fireworks cancelled to protect walrus 2023-01-01T05:00:00Z A section of Hadrian's Wall has been repaired after it collapsed under the weight of sightseers. Hadrian's Wall site altered to reduce appeal to sightseers 2022-11-10T05:00:00Z Hundreds of sightseers paid some 17 Indian rupees, roughly 20 cents, to gain entry, according to local media reports. Officials probe India bridge collapse as divers comb river 2022-11-02T04:00:00Z A single private security guard was present at each end of the bridge but they struggled to control the surge of sightseers as evening fell, four other witnesses and a survivor said. Guards on India bridge struggled to control crowd before collapse, witnesses say 2022-11-01T04:00:00Z Its cables snapped and its walkway gave way under the weight of hundreds of sightseers, sending hundreds plunging into the water. A look at suspension bridge that collapsed in India 2022-10-31T04:00:00Z That’s the first day of the Gujarati New Year, which coincides with the Hindu festival season, and the newly reopened attraction drew hundreds of sightseers. Suspension bridge collapse kills at least 133 in India 2022-10-31T04:00:00Z The U.S. space agency didn’t want a sightseer hanging around while the station was being built. World’s 1st space tourist signs up for flight around moon 2022-10-12T04:00:00Z A team spokesman wished him a "speedy recovery" and urged sightseers to take care near the waterfall's edge. Aira Force: Man rescued after 66ft Lake District waterfall slip 2022-09-26T04:00:00Z ET on August 29, the “Space Coast” encompassing KSC and its surrounding region in Florida was already crowded with tens of thousands of gawking sightseers and hundreds of stressed-out space journalists. NASA’s Artemis Delays Fuel Controversy over Rocket Design 2022-09-20T04:00:00Z He encouraged sightseers to avoid inclinations to do so. Reeves declares emergency ahead of expected flooding 2022-08-27T04:00:00Z "Human behaviour significantly increased risk in this case," he says - questioning why common sense did not prevail among the sightseers. Freya the walrus: Did she have to be euthanised? 2022-08-19T04:00:00Z There are no sightseers in India's Teetwal, but residents of the once-bustling town and the settlements that surround it say they are also experiencing some benefits of the cessation in hostilities. 'Line through our hearts': A Kashmir village, 75 years after partition 2022-08-12T04:00:00Z The area has warning signs urging sightseers to stay away. Sidmouth cliff falls send clouds of dust into air 2022-08-08T04:00:00Z On weeknights families with strollers saunter between sightseers taking photos, getting fresh air from the elevated deck. What divides L.A. converges on the 6th Street Viaduct 2022-08-02T04:00:00Z At the presidential mansion and the prime minister’s official residence, known as Temple Trees, protesters showed a final trickle of sightseers in as they prepared to vacate the buildings. Denied Clean Victory, Sri Lanka’s Protesters Scramble to Contain Chaos 2022-07-14T04:00:00Z But since Rajapaksa announced he would resign, many of those arriving now were jubilant, strolling the vast residence as sightseers. Taking selfies, Sri Lankans converge on presidential palace 2022-07-11T04:00:00Z In the July mornings, the sightseer moon passes Saturn on July 15-16, then sneaks by Jupiter on July 19. Skywatch: Early-rising Saturn leads July’s planetary parade 2022-07-02T04:00:00Z Though there are several trails that lead off the rim straight down into the canyon, I pass few hikers and fewer sightseers as I wind along the treacherous edge. A Writer Returns to the Grand Canyon, This Time With His Mother’s Ashes 2022-05-12T04:00:00Z In the 1890s, before the museum was founded, Black residents served as guides for sightseers and later helped reconstruct buildings for the museum. Museum begins honoring Black coachmen from the Jim Crow era 2022-02-26T05:00:00Z On a wet and blustery day, a few sightseers gathered at the gates of Windsor Castle where the queen is receiving medical treatment for mild symptoms. 'God Save The Queen': messages pour in after Elizabeth catches COVID 2022-02-20T05:00:00Z The skiers and cyclists on the slopes and roads, as well as the thousands of picnickers and sightseers enjoying the natural beauty offered a vision of carefree peace in stark contrast to the violence elsewhere. Afghanistan's blue mountain lakes deserted as tourists stay away 2022-01-04T05:00:00Z For this visit, the sightseers were told they could take selfies at the often photographed gate but were forbidden to post or publish them. Pentagon Building New Secret Courtroom at Guantánamo Bay 2021-12-29T05:00:00Z Thrastarson, a geophysics graduate student at ETH Zürich, joined a throng of sightseers on a ridge of weathered basalt 2 kilometers from the summit, and watched as globs of lava leaped out of the caldera. Cheap and rugged optical fibers are revealing Earth’s hidden motions 2021-12-08T05:00:00Z Kevin Faulconer looked like any other sightseer as he paused recently in the middle of Market Street to snap a photo of the city’s graceful Ferry Building. Column: Republican Kevin Faulconer flopped as a candidate for California governor. So why not try again? 2021-11-18T05:00:00Z Developer Fawley Waterside had discouraged sightseers from gathering to watch the explosion however a planned live online video stream failed to show the demolition. Fawley Power Station: Chimney demolished as part of redevelopment 2021-10-31T04:00:00Z She was outraged to learn that most are carrying sightseers. What’s Noisy, Loved by Tourists and Comes From New Jersey? 2021-10-21T04:00:00Z Arches National Park, in Utah, has closed its gates entirely when things get particularly busy, stoking frustration among sightseers who arrive too late in the day to get in. Opinion | Give the People What They Clearly Need: More National Parks 2021-08-28T04:00:00Z Along Scenic 90, usually snarled with tourists and sightseers, the path was clear. With Hurricane Ida projected to slam Louisiana on anniversary of Katrina, anxiety grips the region 2021-08-28T04:00:00Z Officials have pleaded with sightseers to stop passing through just to gawk at the devastation. Tennessee City Searches for Flood Victims While Grappling With All It Has Lost 2021-08-24T04:00:00Z Its aim was to entice sightseers through the promotion of Native American groups, which it did in part by depicting images of Indians on brochures, postcards and even playing cards. Is Travel Next in the Fight Over Who Profits From Native American Culture? 2021-08-03T04:00:00Z They complained on Twitter that would-be sightseers were blocking some roads. Europe flood death toll tops 160, costly rebuilding ahead 2021-07-17T04:00:00Z The towering rockets and constant construction at "Starbase" attract sightseers from across the country. SpaceX fascination becomes cancer therapy for retired Texas teacher 2021-07-13T04:00:00Z Despite the early hour, the Coast Guard deployed extra patrols - and spotlights - to keep any night-owl sightseers away. SpaceX capsule departs station with 4 astronauts, heads home 2021-05-01T04:00:00Z Despite the early hour, the Coast Guard deployed extra patrols — and spotlights — to keep any night-owl sightseers away. SpaceX capsule departs station with 4 astronauts, heads home 2021-05-01T04:00:00Z Snow covered the mountain’s summit throughout January, drawing groups of sightseers and sporting enthusiasts who enjoyed the unusual weather with snowboards and sleds. Man unhurt after sliding hundreds of feet down Hawaii peak 2021-02-08T05:00:00Z Once, a bus full of sightseers burst into applause after Elaine twirled and chasséd in a frock made by her mother. How a ’70s Photo Foreshadowed a World-Class Figure Skater’s Future 2021-02-05T05:00:00Z Tourist spots around the world, from New York to the Himalayas, have struggled without sightseer dollars. Its borders shut, New Zealand prods local tourists to ‘Do Something New’ 2021-02-04T05:00:00Z But this year, the usual crowds of shoppers and sightseers are not there. Silent Night: Scenes of a Pandemic Christmas 2020-12-14T05:00:00Z Banksy's work drew queues of sightseers when it was claimed by the artist's Instagram feed and the reaction was overwhelmingly positive. Bike from Banksy's Nottingham hula-hooping girl vanishes 2020-11-22T05:00:00Z Some riders would have been sightseers scanning the reef-laden harbors for porpoises and harbor seals, and some would have been seasonal residents of the islands. One Family Has Delivered the Mail by Boat for 115 Years. Is This the Last? 2020-09-03T04:00:00Z When the tower does reopen, sightseers seeking breathtaking views of Paris may be in for a stair workout: the elevators that usually whisk visitors to the three different levels will likely remain closed, Dieu said. No Eiffel, Mona Lisa or Versailles: Iconic sites stay closed 2020-05-29T04:00:00Z In Thailand, Chinese sightseers spend nearly $18 billion annually, totaling about a quarter of tourist spending. Coronavirus Outbreak Tests World’s Dependence on China 2020-01-29T05:00:00Z On a recent Sunday afternoon, the district bustled with sightseers, many of whom paid $5 to sit for photographs atop Jake the longhorn or board a stagecoach for a brief excursion. Fort Worth Embraces Its Cowboy Culture 2020-01-28T05:00:00Z Ten years earlier, a 7-year-old girl died and others were injured when a wave caused by Hurricane Bill swept over sightseers at Thunder Hole. Eastern Maine under tropical storm warning caused by Dorian 2019-09-07T04:00:00Z At least 50 dead whales were discovered washed up on a remote beach in Iceland by a group of sightseers Thursday. At least 50 dead pilot whales wash up on remote beach in Iceland 2019-07-20T04:00:00Z Castle Rocks and “the City” are internationally renowned among climbers, boulderers and sightseers alike. Adventure-seekers can find plenty at Idaho’s City of Rocks 2019-06-15T04:00:00Z Where residents had frolicked, design pilgrims and sightseers now descended, and took notes. The Man Who Built the Bauhaus 2019-04-22T04:00:00Z Occasionally, sightseers are under the mistaken impression that the Thackers are some kind of unofficial Augusta gatekeepers. One house is still parked next to Augusta National despite club's attempts to buy it 2019-04-08T04:00:00Z A sightseer plunged to his death from a Grand Canyon cliff this week, bringing the park’s fatality count to three in the last eight days. Man falls over cliff in Grand Canyon; 3rd visitor death in 8 days 2019-04-05T04:00:00Z The city is now reevaluating how best to handle all the sightseers. A day after super bloom shutdown, Lake Elsinore reopens Walker Canyon, looks to alleviate jams 2019-03-18T04:00:00Z ROSARITO, Mexico — On a forlorn beach, a long line of riderless horses shuffled along, their wrangler unable to spot a single sightseer who might want to hop on. Amid Border Strife, Mexico Beach Town Asks: Where Have All the Tourists Gone? 2019-01-19T05:00:00Z She attracts good business here, despite the irritating sightseers. Tough times for Amsterdam sex business 2019-01-18T05:00:00Z It is already home to a budding space industry, and in the winter there are direct flights from Tokyo and Shanghai for sightseers eager to glimpse the northern lights. The Arctic town that must move – and the reindeer herders in the way 2018-12-02T05:00:00Z It would enable workers and sightseers to walk from Virginia to the Mall, Pennsylvania Avenue and elsewhere without having to drive back and forth. Opinion | Amazon effect: A pedestrian bridge across the Potomac? 2018-11-15T05:00:00Z The popular overlook that sits at the northern end of a scenic stretch of California’s Pacific Coast Highway is usually a magnet for sightseers seeking a reprieve from the more-crowded Malibu-area beaches. A surreal Saturday on Pacific Coast Highway as fire transforms Malibu's beaches - Los Angeles Times 2018-11-11T05:00:00Z Flight companies do brisk business each spring and summer ferrying climbers and sightseers to Denali and other glacier-draped peaks in the park. Alaska sightseeing plane crashes killing four, pilot missing 2018-08-06T04:00:00Z Missouri authorities said Friday that at least 17 people were killed when a boat carrying sightseers on a lake sank a day earlier after encountering high winds and choppy waters. 17 dead in Missouri lake disaster, raising new safety concerns about duck boats 2018-07-20T04:00:00Z What does he say to the disappointed sightseers? Selfie tourists puzzled by Big Ben's new look 2018-06-25T04:00:00Z Seven years after a deadly tsunami ripped through the Tokyo Electric Power plant, Okamoto and other tour organizers are bringing curious sightseers to the region as residents who fled the nuclear catastrophe trickle back. As Fukushima residents return, some see hope in nuclear tourism 2018-06-20T04:00:00Z For sightseers, he says, “This is a completely avoidable hazard.” The lava striking the sea is gorgeous — and can be deadly 2018-05-21T04:00:00Z In Texas, people who are licensed to carry concealed weapons get to use a special lane to skip the screening that schoolchildren and sightseers get. Metal Detectors the Norm at Schools and Ballparks. State Capitols? Not So Much 2018-04-14T04:00:00Z Streets around Beverly Hills came to a standstill, offering sightseers aboard a Starline Tour bus views not just of celebrity homes, but protesters and traffic congestion. Trump's visit draws fans cheering him to 'Make America Great Again' — and foes venting their anger directly at him for first time 2018-03-14T04:00:00Z The red helicopter carrying six people zoomed over the East River, flying along a popular route for sightseers who want to view the Manhattan skyline, but something appeared wrong with its path on Sunday evening. At Least 2 Killed in Helicopter Crash in East River Off Manhattan 2018-03-11T05:00:00Z We met in a European city where he didn’t live, a neutral location on a quiet side street far from the crowds of shoppers and sightseers. Opinion | The Ex-Jihadi in Plain Sight 2018-03-10T05:00:00Z The steady stream of sightseers began shortly after the film opened. For Sacramento, 'Lady Bird' offers a vivid portrait of a city that revels in its 'modest pleasures' 2018-03-01T05:00:00Z He’d like to be a role as more of a quizzical sightseer in South Korea than as crash test dummy suiting up to try new sports. Earnhardt ready to hit South Korea for NBC Olympics gig 2018-02-17T05:00:00Z The annual February event is known to attract over 1,000 sightseers a year. Reservations required this year to see Yosemite ‘firefall’ 2018-02-04T05:00:00Z In 1911, fisheries commissioner George Bowers said that “two little seals from Alaska” kept in a tank in the basement attracted more sightseers than any other government exhibit in town. Perspective | Answer Man reconstructs the history of two very cool 19th-century Mall buildings 2017-11-04T04:00:00Z The scene feels a bit like the film Jurassic Park: a jovial guide explains how the fence will keep sightseers safe from untold terrors. In the shadow of Trump’s walls, locals remain unimpressed 2017-10-24T04:00:00Z The 90-minute tour offers a blend of movie production notes and local history and has drawn sightseers from as far away as the East Coast. For Sacramento, 'Lady Bird' offers a vivid portrait of a city that revels in its 'modest pleasures' 2018-03-01T05:00:00Z In 1870, Hedges took part in a fireside conversation in which several other well-heeled sightseers discussed filing legal claims to the canyons and geysers they had been exploring. Yellowstone as a magical land and backdrop for artists and architects 2017-08-25T04:00:00Z Like other sightseers that had not fled the area, they weren't intimidated by the storm. Collapsed roofs and downed trees as Hurricane Harvey batters Texas coast 2017-08-26T04:00:00Z As shark sightings gain attention, hopeful sightseers turn to modern tools to capture these moments. Shark 'Feeding Frenzy' Seen in Incredible Aerial View 2017-08-24T04:00:00Z “Personally, I’d just as soon everybody stayed home,” said Bob Middleton, 53, picturing the back roads he travels crammed with sightseers. In Total Eclipse’s Path, Hope and Uncertainty in Rural Kentucky 2017-08-13T04:00:00Z They’ll be operating their own train, separate from the steam horse that conducts the sightseers. Remote school teaches people how to drive a steam train 2017-07-29T04:00:00Z Once it drew wealthy sightseers and royal hunting parties, but during four decades of war and turmoil it lay abandoned and neglected. An Afghan bird refuge comes back to life after decades of neglect 2017-06-24T04:00:00Z Baartman was brought from South Africa in the early 19th century to be marketed to European sightseers as the “Hottentot Venus”. Rehearsing resistance: how theater is taking on Trump 2017-05-28T04:00:00Z Highway 1, which is more than 600 miles long with numerous hairpin turns, is a popular destination for tourists and sightseers. Landslide Closes Section of Popular Coastal Highway in California 2017-05-24T04:00:00Z But the attention from sightseers and gawkers proved too much for the family, and they moved to New York in 1964. JFK’s D.C.: A guide to the haunts and hangouts of one of Washington’s most beloved locals 2017-05-18T04:00:00Z A sightseers’ boat, known as a luzzu, freighted with tourists, was piloted closer for a look. Where oil rigs go to die 2017-05-02T04:00:00Z Amsterdam’s landmark Vondelpark was reserved for children to sell old toys and clothes, while boats carrying revelers and sightseers drifted along the Dutch capital’s historic network of canals. Street sales and parties; the Dutch mark king’s birthday 2017-04-27T04:00:00Z Row upon row of black bars and badly rust-stained barriers litter this scene for sightseers. Opinion | These barriers to the White House must not stand 2017-04-25T04:00:00Z The province soon built a human zoo in which they were exhibited to about 6,000 sightseers a day until the age of 9. House Where Dionne Quintuplets Were Born Will Stay in North Bay 2017-04-04T04:00:00Z A sneaker-lending program lets guests borrow New Balance shoes, and a “run concierge” will customize maps for sightseers. To Court Millennials, Hotels Are Rolling Out the Yoga Mat 2017-02-27T05:00:00Z The accident drew civilian volunteers, some just teenagers, to lend a hand but many ghoulish sightseers turned up. Granville: The rail disaster that changed Australia - BBC News 2017-01-17T05:00:00Z The local government half-heartedly advertises the place to sightseers and a handful pass by each day. Among the ghosts of Cambodia’s killing fields: on the set of Angelina Jolie’s new film | Julian Borger 2017-01-11T05:00:00Z Residents were baffled by coaches of sightseers arriving in Kidlington, Oxfordshire and posing for photos in front gardens and against parked cars. Kidlington Chinese tourists attracted by 'quiet houses' - BBC News 2016-10-31T04:00:00Z Even if you understand and sympathize with obsessive documentary travel, summer can make anyone feel as uncharitable as Percy felt toward that poor sightseer at the lip of the Grand Canyon. What We See When We Look at Travel Photography 2016-09-22T04:00:00Z The university also advises sightseers to stay off the Hazard Rocks and Black Point in Narragansett. University advises students about dangerous surf conditions 2016-09-06T04:00:00Z Today, this park draws rock climbers, hikers, geologic sightseers and stargazers. The essential guide to all 59 U.S. national parks 2016-08-15T04:00:00Z Home to one of the most legendary heritage sites in the world, Peru sees a fair share of sightseers. 10 Travel Destinations on Sale During Shoulder Season 2016-08-15T04:00:00Z One day the place where one of them was born will become a draw for sightseers, part of the immortality that automatically accompanies victory. Trump and Clinton Will Go Down in History—For a While 2016-08-12T04:00:00Z And sightseers here have not been expressing much concern about safety after a crash Saturday in Texas that killed 16 aboard. Six balloon accidents in state in 38 years, records show 2016-08-01T04:00:00Z The route is designed for tourists and sightseers who want to escape to the islands from the sprawling financial center. Seaplane crashes on inaugural flight in China, killing 5 2016-07-20T04:00:00Z Once there, sightseers may explore on foot or with boats and kayaks. The essential guide to all 59 U.S. national parks 2016-08-15T04:00:00Z In the medieval streets of the Old Town, cafes were filled with people, and sightseers snapped pictures of graceful old landmark buildings. Nice's Promenade des Anglais reopens, drawing throngs of mourners 2016-07-16T04:00:00Z Whether that’s drawn sightseers to the inn is hard to say. ‘Hamilton Slept Here’ as Bethlehem tourism catch phrase? 2016-07-09T04:00:00Z The sightseers began appearing a few weeks ago in the unremarkable village in Oxfordshire. Kidlington tourists mystery: 'They bounced on my trampoline' - BBC News 2016-07-07T04:00:00Z Most streets are narrow and often filled with sightseers. 'Tourists go home': Spain tourism surge brings backlash 2016-05-30T04:00:00Z Its later visitors included gold miners, followed by homesteaders and sightseers drawn to the lush environment. The essential guide to all 59 U.S. national parks 2016-08-15T04:00:00Z The White House was briefly placed on a security alert after the shooting, which happened within view of sightseers as sidewalks were crowded with families, school groups and government workers. Secret Service shoots man with gun outside White House 2016-05-20T04:00:00Z The shooting outside the White House Friday happened within view of sightseers, as the surrounding sidewalks were crowded with families, school groups and government workers. The Latest: Obamas safe after shooting outside White House 2016-05-20T04:00:00Z The shooting happened within view of sightseers outside the front of the building, near sidewalks crowded with families, school groups and government workers. Secret Service Shoot Armed Person Outside the White House 2016-05-20T04:00:00Z Park officials want to expand and improve the park in various ways that will benefit hikers, sightseers, bicyclers and horseback riders. Plan seeks to improve military park trails in Garfield 2016-04-24T04:00:00Z But if sightseers loved the Dublin pillar, nationalists hated it. The man who blew up Nelson - BBC News 2016-03-11T05:00:00Z Remengesau boiled the problem down to simple economics, noting that sharks were an especially big draw for undersea sightseers. Palau vs. the Poachers 2016-02-17T05:00:00Z Her partially buried body was discovered by sightseers at Pescadero State Beach, some 45 miles south of San Francisco, on Oct. Suspect released after second arrest for California woman's 1983 murder 2016-01-15T05:00:00Z On weekdays, when the tourists and sightseers have left, loneliness descends. Bitter Debate Over Nuclear Power Simmers in Rural South Korea 2016-01-05T05:00:00Z Traffic snarls in his neighborhood created by 75,000 sightseers who visited the display over four weeks made it difficult for his family to get to and from their home and irritated some neighbors. Australian Christmas tree sets world record with 518,838 lights, beating Japanese record 2015-11-27T05:00:00Z The statement said Scott had long been suspected of murdering 19-year-old Sharon Ray, whose partially buried body was discovered by sightseers at Pescadero State Beach, some 45 miles south of San Francisco, on Oct. Arrest made in 30-year-old California murder cold case 2015-11-18T05:00:00Z A freak wave that struck as sightseers crowded to one side of the top deck caused the sinking of a Canadian whale-watching vessel, killing five Britons and an Australian near Vancouver Island, investigators have said. Freak wave caused whale-watching boat tragedy, say Canada investigators 2015-10-27T04:00:00Z Her stunned sightseers shot pictures that would inevitably land on social media. Nearly naked outside the White House: How Nature Boy became a Washington fixture 2015-10-18T04:00:00Z There's the sightseer lounge, with its pivoting chairs and all-round vision. The delays that make train travel fun - BBC News 2015-09-05T04:00:00Z Wherever Clinton went, she was surrounded by a pack of press and sightseers. Sanders and Clinton set out stalls in Iowa as Trump hovers overhead 2015-08-15T04:00:00Z Tour buses also park out front so sightseers can try peering through the curtains inside, Barmore said. Man of letters: Fans leave notes at Kerouac’s former home 2015-07-25T04:00:00Z The refuge is a nature lover’s paradise where tour boat operators ferry sightseers around the rookery. U.S. Wildlife Service baffled by exodus of birds from Florida isle 2015-07-09T04:00:00Z And it would not be luring sightseers away from the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Tulsa, 20 minutes south. Old boarding house finds new life as bookstore 2015-07-04T04:00:00Z Total range is about 100 miles—more than enough for a full day of carting sightseers around Central Park’s three-mile loop, Wenig says. A Drive In The Controversial e-Carriage That Could Replace Horse Drawn Carriages in Manhattan 2015-05-31T04:00:00Z But as she points the sightseers to this exhibit or that one, an urgent question inevitably pops into her mind: How is Stevie? A Sister’s Lament: Long Hours Leave Little Time for Autistic Brother 2015-05-24T04:00:00Z The Asian sightseers represents France’s largest tour group, and were treated to a private tour of the Louvre and a live performance of the cabaret Moulin Rouge. Chinese Boss Treats 6,400 Workers to French Vacation 2015-05-11T04:00:00Z A black bear and her three cubs surprised the visitors when they appeared on a bridge lined with sightseers. Black bears charge tourists in US national park - BBC News 2015-05-10T04:00:00Z But it is easy to imagine it as a prime destination for architectural sightseers, at least until the Oculus is open in its entirety late this year or early next year. As Oculus at World Trade Center Opens, So Does a Neighborhood 2015-05-06T04:00:00Z The draw for sightseers and shoppers is proving irresistible. Treasure hunt 2015-03-26T04:00:00Z To the extent that “the famous tourist city” attracts sightseers, they are the morbidly curious, who pilgrimage to Ordos to experience its eeriness. The Colossal Strangeness of China's Most Excellent Tourist City 2015-03-06T05:00:00Z “How do we involve, engage, tap, the photographers and sightseers and wildlife viewers?” Governor announces task force for Game and Fish future 2015-02-14T05:00:00Z Before leaving Bond’s glorious peak, I stepped onto the veranda one last time to experience the sweeping, spellbinding, sensational scenery that is licensed to kill, rendering sightseers stirred and shaken. Schilthorn: James Bond’s glorious peak in the Swiss Alps 2015-02-02T05:00:00Z These earlier calamities nibbled at South-East Asia’s popularity among tourists, especially among sightseers from China. Pressing on 2014-12-30T05:00:00Z A human wave of East Germans, a quarter of a million strong according to an official estimate, swept through the Berlin Wall on Saturday to pack the pavements of West Berlin 20-deep with sightseers. Flashback: Human wave of East Germans surges across Berlin Wall 2014-11-09T05:00:00Z It’s frequented by off-road riders, sightseers, graffiti artists, filmmakers, photographers and others. Haunting northern Nevada landmark doomed 2014-11-06T05:00:00Z After sandbags did not stop the waves, port authorities sent some fishermen and sightseers to the dry bluff above the port. Storm on Oregon coast hammers Port Orford 2014-10-25T04:00:00Z In October last year, a vehicle carrying three members of a Uighur family crashed through crowds of sightseers in Beijing’s Tiananmen Square, killing five, including the passengers. The Politics of Pop in China's Xinjiang Region 2014-10-24T04:00:00Z Chinese sightseers are fueling a subculture of hotels that have cheap rooms and early-morning checkouts to give tour buses a chance to beat the traffic. Some Chinese Tourists Visit New York but Sleep in New Jersey 2014-09-05T04:00:00Z More than 40,000 people visit the arch every year, the vast majority being hikers, sightseers and photographers. Utah's famous Corona Arch may soon ban thrill-seeking rope-swingers 2014-08-30T04:00:00Z Soomro discovered that even people who are enthusiastic sightseers on their travels abroad were almost ignorant of what was available on their doorstep. Karachi uncovered: website reveals city's hidden architectural gems 2014-08-06T04:00:00Z Brundage runs its lifts for bikers, hikers and sightseers from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. “Flow” bike trails have a different feel and style 2014-07-19T04:00:00Z “Our intent is to celebrate her World War II history as well as her history as a sightseer.” A Historic Warship, Reborn as a Tourist Draw, May See Another Revival 2014-06-29T04:00:00Z Now, a viewing corridor runs along the bottom of the lawn to keep overzealous sightseers at bay. Enjoying a stroke and a grunt at 182 2014-03-13T01:04:36Z But enormous waves breaking on Porthcawl harbour in South Wales still attracted sightseers on 6 January. In pictures: Britain's wet January 2014-01-30T11:04:56Z And in Kiev, "sightseers" inspected the damage done to an exhibition centre, Ukrainian House, stormed by protesters wielding fireworks and petrol bombs overnight after they discovered it was being used as a police base. In pictures: Ukraine protests multiply 2014-01-26T21:38:15Z In other words, sightseers shouldn't seize seashells by the seashore. Beachcombers Leave It Shell Shocked 2014-01-21T22:00:00Z Pollock-fishing losses could be outweighed by gains in tourism as more sightseers go to watch sea lions cavort. Conservation: The Endangered Species Act at 40 2013-12-18T18:50:30.623Z But archaeologists warn that high security developments are traditionally not welcoming to sightseers. Activists fight to preserve Beirut's Roman heritage 2013-09-25T01:04:34Z The city was empty except for some stray sightseers while office buildings and churches were on lock down, and storefronts were dark. Feeling The Startup Scene Shaking in Wellington 2013-08-19T05:34:00Z They had looked like sightseers before the game, holding up their camera-phones, taking turns to snap one another in their crisp suits, straight from the peg of an Ilkley tailor. A game too far for Bradford City's heroes but memories to be treasured 2013-02-24T20:36:45Z Here, too, the curious come in their hundreds, but even the most brazen "sightseer" among them cannot but realize the deep religious feeling which moves this human stream.... IHT Rendezvous: Hark! The Herald of Christmas Past 2012-12-25T10:15:14Z The altered image of Ecce Homo—Behold the Man—became an Internet sensation and sent thousands of curious sightseers to the Santuario de Misericordia to laugh at her handiwork. Show Me the Money! 2012-09-21T08:45:00Z While sightseers flocked to watch the show, and local businesses took the opportunity to sell kitschy t-shirts and food with “volcano” appended to its name, officials scrambled to keep ahead of the dangers. Prelude to a Catastrophe: "Pale-blue Flames" 2012-07-07T18:15:00.227Z An increasingly consumerist Bhutanese society, he said, is changing regardless of the influence of sightseers. Bhutan charms, but "Shangri-La" is no paradise 2012-05-28T09:02:40Z But, after all, the majority of sightseers are not given to historical reflections. Aspects of Modern Oxford 2012-04-25T02:01:12.193Z But taken as a whole, for the sightseer Madrid is just a weariness of the spirit. Heroic Spain 2012-03-26T02:00:38.797Z He winced at the mere thought that the inquisitive sightseer might touch upon it, and probe the matter with questions. Laid up in Lavender 2012-02-28T03:00:28.157Z The monuments even now contain evidence that, after the age of Hekatæos, Greek sightseers did not make their way into southern Egypt until the Macedonian conquest had made travel there easy and safe. The Egypt of the Hebrews and Herodotos 2012-02-14T03:00:25.940Z I had already passed two days in that ancient capital of the Visigoths, ridding my conscience of the sightseers' burden, and I both longed and dreaded to return. Spanish Highways and Byways 2012-02-06T03:00:15.617Z Such are sightseers: yet every man to his taste. Aspects of Modern Oxford 2012-04-25T02:01:12.193Z They were sightseers, and he had always been told that Montmartre was one of the sights of Paris. Running Sands 2012-02-05T03:00:08.983Z By half-past ten, the hour fixed for the start, there was a maddening chaos of hundreds of thousands of sightseers such as no Lord Mayor’s Show or Royal Procession had ever attracted. The Brighton Road The Classic Highway to the South 2012-01-24T03:00:26.933Z He entered a Chinese restaurant which made no pretence at picturesqueness for the attraction of sightseers. Lord John in New York 2012-01-04T03:00:30.077Z Craning his neck above the shoulders of two sightseers, Michael caught a glimpse of Alicia seated at the table with an anxious expression on her face. The Enemies of Women (Los enemigos de la mujer) 2012-01-02T03:00:27.980Z His contract was to do the work for £20 paid down, and to be allowed to charge sixpence a head to any sightseers who liked to mount to the top. Ecclesiastical Curiosities 2011-12-13T03:00:24.507Z The company followed, and the space was quickly filled with the throng of sightseers still wailing and weeping without restraint. The Outcaste 2011-12-12T03:00:25.380Z Eyes that have once beheld him never forget him, and it is good to gaze upon him here in his extraordinary travelling-costume, with all his sightseer's panoply upon him. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 20, No. 120, October, 1867. 2011-12-12T03:00:23.897Z Presently the whinnying of a horse startled the little sightseers. The Girl Scouts at Camp Comalong Peg of Tamarack Hills 2011-11-17T03:00:34.720Z To be the owner of a floating palace which, when anchoring off large cities, drew such crowds of sightseers as rare spectacles only attract, was not enough for Michael Fedor. The Enemies of Women (Los enemigos de la mujer) 2012-01-02T03:00:27.980Z Interesting it is not from the sightseer's point of view, nor convenient from a stranger's, since indications of the names of the streets are few and far between. Southern Spain 2011-11-11T03:00:28.423Z Ten minutes later there was a general stir as the sightseers, sick at heart, began to depart. The Outcaste 2011-12-12T03:00:25.380Z But within an hour, there was a change of plan as dozens more sightseers arrived and were shown in. Gaddafi to be buried in secret desert grave: NTC 2011-10-25T07:13:43Z Hundreds of flag-waving neighbors and sightseers lined the streets near his home. Israeli soldier Shalit, Palestinians freed in captive swap 2011-10-19T05:08:43Z When we had seen the rooms downstairs and the concierge was conducting the other sightseers—some ten or twelve—to the second story, our party under my guidance stole away to the back door. Atlantic Classics 2011-10-16T02:00:18.497Z The moving crowd that throngs these narrow streets does not show any particular regard for the sightseer, and the careless Jehu who drives whither he will is absolutely unmindful of the pedestrian. Cathedral Cities of Italy 2011-10-12T02:00:42.597Z That bridge was the sole means of escape of all Union batteries and a whole menagerie of draught animals, wagons, ambulances, and even buggies and carriages of sightseers from Washington, all surging back that way. From School to Battle-field A Story of the War Days 2011-10-10T02:00:19.987Z The tent had been erected near the edge of the grounds, and there was nothing in the vicinity to attract the sightseers. The Adventures of a Country Boy at a Country Fair 2011-10-08T02:00:21.640Z To the Old South Church itself, the sightseer next turns, if still bent on historical pilgrimages. Ocean to Ocean on Horseback Being the Story of a Tour in the Saddle from the Atlantic to the Pacific; with Especial Reference to the Early History and Devel 2011-10-06T02:00:32.743Z The concierge, a woman this time, told her band of sightseers enough, but much less than she knew. Atlantic Classics 2011-10-16T02:00:18.497Z These aged folk accustomed, during the Hoovers' prolonged absence abroad, to curious sightseers, welcomed them beneath the winged marble lions of the entrance-gates and made them free of the grounds with a host-like courtesy. "Persons Unknown" 2011-09-28T02:00:23.683Z But we are still only half off the track, for now and again the Gentile sightseer penetrates as far as this. The Strand Magazine, Volume XXVII, Issue 160, April, 1904 2011-09-21T02:00:33.023Z He walked past the sightseers and the mourners and the homeless, past the banners, the pictures and letters to the dead. 9/11 Retrospective: A Year Of Living Gratefully 2011-09-09T04:00:00Z With all those visitors and all those elk, it can sometimes be a challenge to keep curious sightseers and high-strung bulls away from one another. The Call of the Wild: Fall in Colorado?s Estes Park means elk bugling 2011-08-30T18:21:31Z They were almost through with this, only a little way from the royal float, when a small green canoe full of sightseers whirled against them, sent by some sudden twist of wind or water. Winona of the Camp Fire 2011-08-28T02:00:35.510Z Shielded from the harbor by Bayonne and Staten Island, these are gritty, industrial waterways, with very few sightseers or pleasure boaters. City Room: On New York's Low Seas: Day 2 2011-08-09T21:18:12Z You made the drive whenever possible, for the same reason the stoners and sightseers did. A Writer Investigates Madness, His Own and Others? 2011-08-05T19:44:43Z As for those throngs of sightseers, defying the malarial heat and clogging the DC streets and sidewalks? The new era of hostage politics 2011-08-05T18:18:00Z Central Park is a mix of disoriented tourists and a particularly fit brand of harried, mean Manhattanites, their anger heightened by the throngs of sightseers. | No, You Can't Run With Me 2011-07-18T11:00:37Z But every day the opals made worshippers of sightseers. The Black Opal 2011-07-13T02:00:16.323Z Lately they also get free helicopter rides, courtesy of a 100 million renminbi, or $15.5 million, fleet of helicopters and small jets the village is buying to attract still more sightseers. Huaxi Journal: Sharing the Wealth and Living Large in a Tiny Chinese Village 2011-07-12T00:20:02Z The latter does not contain much that, one would suppose, appeals to the interest of the ordinary sightseer. A Book of Ghosts 2011-07-08T02:00:19.203Z All day long the sunshine has been twinkling, carriages are rattling cheerfully over the stones, sightseers are sightseeing, the shops are full of pretty things. Old Kensington 2011-05-29T02:00:09.797Z No deaths or injuries have been reported in the Memphis flooding, but the spectacle has drawn sightseers -- an activity being discouraged by emergency officials. River flooding begins to "wrap arms" around Memphis 2011-05-08T03:04:01Z Cut out those things and you kill the place for sightseers. Abroad at Home American Ramblings, Observations, and Adventures of Julian Street 2011-04-27T02:00:23.800Z Botanists are known to be very protective of the exact location of some of the most impressive stands, for fear of sightseers damaging the trees’ habitat. From Ancient Giants, Finding New Life to Help the Planet 2011-04-10T04:01:06Z This summer, the resort expects to capitalize on hikers and sightseers using the new Mount Rainier Gondola. Crystal could stay open for skiing into July 2011-03-31T04:37:00Z We really had something patched-up, ungainly, but reasonably valid to show the sightseers who came through on the weekly visiting day, when all the rest of the institution was open to visitors. Home Fires in France 2011-03-22T02:00:24.093Z The influx of sightseers prompted the city to post signs saying, “5 minute parking, City Code 15-43,” on a tree and telephone pole across the street. Everyone?s Talking About It (but Jeter) 2011-02-26T18:18:34Z The progress at Muir Woods has been largely overshadowed by highly publicized noise battles between managers at the highest-profile parks and companies that pilot small planes and helicopters full of aerial sightseers. Shhh, and Not Because the Fauna Are Sleeping 2011-02-22T01:49:04Z In the annals of antitrust cases it will fall somewhere below Standard Oil and Microsoft, but a decision by a federal transportation agency last week may at least please the city’s sightseers. City Room: Venture Between Two Tour Bus Companies Is Stopped 2011-02-15T12:00:59Z Traffic returned to Tahrir Square on Sunday, navigating through lingering protesters and festive sightseers, many of whom lingered by the pictures of dead protesters that hung from clotheslines at one end of the square. Army Clearing Last Protesters from Tahrir Square, Reports Say 2011-02-14T10:44:01Z He saw the barristers, with their wigs and gowns, the few distinguished strangers upon the bench, the crowd of sightseers behind the barriers. The Golden Web 2011-01-15T03:00:38.007Z Recently she had been living with some gypsy people, who had established themselves in a temporary shanty at some little distance from the roads usually followed by sightseers. The Camp Fire Girls in After Years 2011-01-13T03:01:12.303Z All the books upon this subject are more or less technical and are intended rather for the student than the sightseer. Stained Glass Tours in France 2010-12-30T03:00:24.760Z Rich, city-bred, voluntarily childless, one can mince through marriage as sightseers promenade in a forest on a gravelled path with hand-rails, signposts, and seats. God's Green Country A Novel of Canadian Rural Life 2010-12-21T22:55:55.287Z The result was that in some places the curious sightseers were so crowded together that any movement was hardly possible. The Breaking of the Storm, Vol. I. 2010-12-20T17:12:22.067Z But, on the sixth day, the sky became clear and the committee returned, together with a number of official persons and mere sightseers who had succeeded in joining them. The Three Eyes 2010-12-20T17:11:46.430Z And, even though some regulars talked about the “sightseers” who stopped by because of the fame of Elaine’s as a hangout for celebrities, not everyone who went there kept up with Ms. Kaufman. Elaine?s Without Elaine? Regulars Wonder 2010-12-06T06:30:00Z The sightseers' plane crashed Sunday into a snowbank when its pilot attempted a turn and was hit by a downdraft. 5 more sightseers rescued from Alaska glacier 2010-08-12T04:00:00Z Phillip Cooley, a restaurant owner who lives across a park from the station, estimates that about 30 sightseers a day show up at its locked gate, cameras raised. Detroit Journal: Seeking a Future for a Symbol of a Grander Past 2010-03-06T02:41:00Z For sightseers who want more gear, the shops are ready to help. 2010-02-01T18:27:00Z Even now its surroundings of tenement-houses, workshops, dirty streets harboring dirty shops of the 167 basest order, are anything but inviting to the sightseer. In Jail with Charles Dickens There was no more rain falling now, although the spray whipped from the crests of the waves was flung across the beach and wet the sightseers. Ruth Fielding at Lighthouse Point Nita, the Girl Castaway It was curious and fascinating to linger about the Deep Moat Woods, once so terrible, now become a haunt of the sightseer and the day tripper. Deep Moat Grange The Y. M. C. A. had a well supplied canteen, and every day several of the "Y" girls led a party of sightseers to nearby places of interest. History of Ambulance Company Number 139 A great fair possessed the town, thronged with sightseers of all ages and every stage of emotion. Glories of Spain These hangings were a popular show in their day, and the tenants of the houses across the way from the jail used to reap a harvest by letting 109 their front windows to sightseers. In Jail with Charles Dickens Long Wharf was quickly crowded with eager sightseers, and presently the beautiful vessel came into view, the white foam curling back from her sharp bow as she ploughed a deep furrow through the yielding water. Terry's Trials and Triumphs When he was led back into his stall, it seemed to me, that we sightseers, should have apologized to him for our intrusion. A Flight in Spring In the car Lucania from New York to the Pacific coast and back, during April and May, 1898 Coconnas believed that his friend had brought him to see this singular spectacle, and he joined the crowd of sightseers who were replying to the patient's grimaces by vociferations and gibes. Marguerite de Valois It has always been the main object of interest in our town, and I was a small sized unit in a party of sightseers. Within Prison Walls being a narrative during a week of voluntary confinement in the state prison at Auburn, New York A large crowd of curious sightseers, gathered on the dock, followed the manœuvres with interest. John Marsh's Millions Crowds of sightseers filled the streets and stood gaping at the ruins or commenting on the unique spectacle before them. Fragments of an Autobiography By going ahead a camp was located and pitched by the time the sightseers overtook the advance guard. Chiquita, an American Novel The Romance of a Ute Chief's Daughter In a living palace where the sightseer knows and feels that there are human beings everywhere, and that he is followed by scores of unseen eyes, the impression is almost unendurable. From Sea to Sea Letters of Travel He balanced it in his hand and looked around for the possible owner, but he was the only sightseer. Fairfax and His Pride No steamboats made the air discordant around the pier; the gates were closed and the steamers sailed by to more welcome stations; no excursion trains brought curious and noisy throngs of sightseers. The Story of Chautauqua From what I heard of the sums he spent, it would take the shillings of all England and America as sightseers to put him in pocket. The Brightener Before she left, I took the liberty of a sightseer to wander over the steamship.” Lord Stranleigh Abroad But, once inside, the sightseer stands in the heart of utter desolation—all the more forlorn for being swept up. From Sea to Sea Letters of Travel It was the tidings carried by him that brought the morbid crowd of sightseers. When the Cock Crows At nightfall every post of vantage on the Ridge was crowded with sightseers, watching the living shell flying through the air like falling meteors. Barclay of the Guides For perhaps ten minutes he continued to act the part of a mere sightseer. The Boy Scouts in A Trapper's Camp After an irresolute pause, however, he moved somewhat apart from the crowd of sightseers. The Bartlett Mystery This is the language of fact, which, very properly, leaves out of all account the Genius of the Place who sits at the gate nearest the new city and is with the sightseer throughout. From Sea to Sea Letters of Travel Some of the sightseers speculated mildly—those that owned no property in this district—as to what would happen if the wind drove the fire much farther north. Ancestors A Novel The place was more or less populated with sightseers, which was annoying, because Dalton’s plans now included larceny. The Record of Currupira There will be dancing all night and all day, and rude theatricals, and horse and foot races; and the plaza is agog with sightseers. Through Our Unknown Southwest At last, approaching a girl among the sightseers, she put a timid question: “Can you tell me what is the matter?” she said. The Bartlett Mystery Leaving the crimson scaffold on Tower Hill, we return as sightseers to glance over the armoury and to catch the sparkle of the Royal jewels. Old and New London Volume I During the ship’s construction, sightseers were a nuisance and finally guards had to be obtained. Fulton's "Steam Battery": Blockship and Catamaran Lurching, hiccoughing, jostling, apologising to all and sundry with spacious incoherence, I plunged my way through the sightseers, and they gave me passage with all the good-humour in life. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 20 (of 25) Secondly, European hotel men are adepts at catering to the lure of the American sightseer. Through Our Unknown Southwest The principal guests went in their state carriages, and the streets were crowded with sightseers who especially welcomed the Duke of Wellington and Marshal Soult. Gossip in the First Decade of Victoria's Reign Wilhelmina was worried, for the sightseers from Blackwater had disappeared as soon as Wunpost rode away; and now, two days later, his dog had come back, meeching and whining and licking its feet. Wunpost State and local authorities were already on the ground, striving to hold back sightseers. Astounding Stories, May, 1931 Special guards, composed of the local troop of boy scouts with their staffs and a troop of militia from Portland had been detailed to keep the sightseers orderly and in position on the board walk. The Boy Scout Fire Fighters She came feeling her way along, stepping very high, but apparently a most diligent and interested sightseer. The Galaxy Vol. 23, No. 1 Before that time, the police had frantically demanded that the flood of sightseers be stopped. The Fifth-Dimension Tube Mr. Tank meanwhile was not a bit disconcerted by their attentions, and continued to breathe forth flames of fire, which did great havoc in the ranks of the sightseers. How I Filmed the War A Record of the Extraordinary Experiences of the Man Who Filmed the Great Somme Battles, etc. And it was only when he was trying to place a nice-looking murderer in a straw hat, who suddenly moved into a real sightseer like himself, that the unwholesome spell was broken. The Camera Fiend From the engine eager sightseers even scrambled along the tops of the great steel cars until they became veritable grandstands. Westward with the Prince of Wales The dusk of many a summer's night saw thousands of disappointed sightseers tramping the long road back to Washington. Aircraft and Submarines The Story of the Invention, Development, and Present-Day Uses of War's Newest Weapons But in the springtime of 1845 as they lay in the Thames, an object of eager interest to the flocks of sightseers in the neighbourhood, they seemed like very leviathans of the deep. Adventurers of the Far North A Chronicle of the Frozen Seas No newsmen, no sightseers, nobody without my permission. Off Course Jan looked up at a tall house on her left, where sightseers were collecting on the staircase to get a better view. Jan and Her Job Later in the morning, the people began to move about, and after a while the streets were full of sightseers. Changing Winds A Novel During a famous royal procession, sightseers trying to see the sight over the heads of a crowd five deep shouted to each other all along the route: 'It's a question of cubits.' A Great Man A Frolic The work has been arranged in eight tours, with Liverpool and London as the two starting-points, and each route following the lines upon which the sightseer generally advances in the respective directions taken. England, Picturesque and Descriptive A Reminiscence of Foreign Travel It was so tempting to remain out that the sightseers were rather late for dinner; after which we took up our old quarters in the railway carriages, and started on our homeward journey. The Last Voyage to India and Australia, in the 'Sunbeam' Resplendent in white duck trousers, Mr. Manvers was remarked upon by a purely native company of sightseers. The Spanish Jade You are merely like a sightseer, locked for a minute in a prison-cell, for the sake of a new sensation. A Breath of Prairie and other stories And when County Court day came there rode into town men of both factions, led by Hump Doane and Parish Thornton, and the courtroom benches were crowded with sightseers eager to hear that examining trial. The Roof Tree The sightseers of golf ask why there are no such matches now. The Complete Golfer The Bishop's Tomb, however, "is entirely fictitious, although something which is made to stand for it is now shown to credulous sightseers." Selections from the Poems and Plays of Robert Browning It would soon have been over now, and the sightseers scattered off to their homes; but just as they were beginning to retire, a new incident claimed their attention. The Free Lances A Romance of the Mexican Valley Manning and Haimet, who had joined the crowd of sightseers, had not returned when the latch of the Walnut Tree was lifted, and Anania walked in. One Snowy Night Long ago at Oxford On a first visit, however, the sightseer should use the main entrance on Fifth Avenue, in order to see the lobby, which rises through two stories, with broad staircases to the right and left. Handbook of The New York Public Library So also, unattended by men, ladies are permitted to inspect the floral exhibitions with which Mr. Broome, the Temple gardener, annually entertains London sightseers. A Book About Lawyers The next morning the sightseer and his followers ascended the mountain on ponies to see the volcano. From Jungle to Java The Trivial Impressions of a Short Excursion to Netherlands India The stream of returning sightseers still lined the foot-walks, many of them showing by their behaviour they had been paying a visit to pulquerias too, and more than once. The Free Lances A Romance of the Mexican Valley Democrates idled along, now glancing at the huckster who displayed his painted clay dolls and urged the sightseers to remember the little ones at home. A Victor of Salamis These offices are open for any persons who have occasion to visit them for business reasons, but they are of no interest to sightseers. Handbook of The New York Public Library In all parts of these gardens are to be seen beauties that delight the eye and linger in the memory, and each of them successively draws the sightseers. Hampton Court Deep and narrow tributary gorges furnish many of the curious and intricate forms which for many years have made the spot popular among sightseers. The Book of the National Parks A nominal entrance fee was charged, but that only seemed to stimulate the eager sightseers. Doctor Jones' Picnic I craned my neck as eagerly as any other sightseer, as our youthful monarch approached. My Sword's My Fortune A Story of Old France They are of little interest to sightseers, but are open to any persons who have occasion to visit them. Handbook of The New York Public Library The Chinese woman is an inveterate sightseer, but unfortunately the attractions of Hwochow are not many; there is no end, however, to the marvels found within the walls of the Mission compound. The Fulfilment of a Dream of Pastor Hsi's The Story of the Work in Hwochow The occupants of these vehicles were standing up, struggling to catch a sight of the match that was being played behind the screen erected to shut out non-paying sightseers. The Wonder Sadly I made my way towards the city through the jostling crowds of sightseers. A Daughter of Raasay A Tale of the '45 Madras is an historical museum, where the sightseer may spend many and many an hour—in street and in building—studying old-world exhibits, and living for the while in the fascinating past. The Story of Madras The office itself is not of interest to sightseers. Handbook of The New York Public Library The few Americans present seemed to be casual sightseers or ranchmen neighbors of the bridegroom. Children of the Desert It was a perfect day and the river was filled with pleasure boats, loaded down to the rails with sightseers. The Young Oarsmen of Lakeview He was an ardent and indefatigable sightseer, and never visited a building without seeming to investigate it. Peter and Jane or The Missing Heir Brussels, its cathedrals, its Hôtel de Ville, its Cloth Hall, and its Corporation or Guild Houses, and many more splendid architectural sites and scenes are all powerful attractions for sightseers. The Automobilist Abroad Just then the crowd swayed and split, so that through the opening they had an uninterrupted view of the performers who had drawn about them so many of the sightseers. Two Little Travellers A Story for Girls One saw pairs of lovers, pairs of politicians, couples of sightseers. In Connection with the De Willoughby Claim The sightseers, the little carriages, the summer-hotels, all wear the same garb of gaiety and leisure. American Sketches 1908 It was a pretty grim joke, and only the great necessity for not starting a panic in the crowd of sightseers would have induced any one to take part in it. Joe Strong, the Boy Fish or Marvelous Doings in a Big Tank Back, then, to the Rue Boissière, to an uproar of visitors, sightseers, journalists. A Son of the Immortals If the expression of Glover's face, returning somewhat the ridicule heaped on him, was intended to pique the interest of the sightseers it was effective. The Daughter of a Magnate The rapids lay below there, but these were a long way off from the sightseers at the Falls. The Rich Little Poor Boy But the only mob that came was the mob of sightseers, reporters and detectives. The Story of Cole Younger, by Himself The chapel possesses in its reredos a work of art which is one of the chief goals of the sightseer in Oxford. Oxford The Niagara season was over; the chatter of sightseers had ceased, and the scene presented itself as one of holy seclusion and beauty. Fragments of science, V. 1-2 The news of this bloody encounter was instantly flashed over the country, and within a few hours the town was crowded with sightseers who came in by train loads. The Story of the Outlaw A Study of the Western Desperado Next, a number of shots—all blank—were discharged with the purpose of clearing the streets of sightseers and inquisitive idlers. Six days of the Irish Republic A Narrative and Critical Account of the Latest Phase of Irish Politics Everyone—workingpress, militia, sightseers and all, had to move back a couple of blocks where intervening trees and houses cut us off from any view of the green hill. Greener Than You Think It was hard to pose as a curious sightseer within a few feet of men who could have earned fifty pounds by arresting him. The Northern Iron It was on the Pont-Neuf, where I came near being knocked down by a crowd of sightseers hurrying to Monsieur de Lally's execution. The Gods are Athirst This place, I have no doubt, will sooner or later become popular with the sightseer, and I regard the discovery of these cliffs one of the most interesting of my summer's field work. Archeological Expedition to Arizona in 1895 Seventeenth Annual Report of the Bureau of American Ethnology to the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, 1895-1896, Government Printing Office, Washington, 1898, pages 519-744 This is the dressing room,” she continued with as much pride as a custodian showing a sightseer over an ancient castle. The Motor Maids at Sunrise Camp My thought then, as I explained to Fles, was to reactivate the factory and sell my product to the sightseers. Greener Than You Think It is a region which attracts thousands of sightseers every year; yet inconceivable as it may now seem, this marvellous region was unknown to the world until 1870. Wealth of the World's Waste Places and Oceania But if something’s not done, we’ll have to cut this here part o’ the country in the very thick o’ the season, when these southern sightseers are ranging about the hills.” Freaks on the Fells Three Months' Rustication But I am free to confess that I am a poor sightseer at the best. Behind the Beyond and Other Contributions to Human Knowledge When the discovery of the ice-mine, as it grew to be called, became generally known, my grounds were crowded by sightseers, and reporters of newspapers were more plentiful than squirrels. My Terminal Moraine 1892 Scorning these idle sightseers, I pushed and shoved my way forward to what had now become the focus of all my interests. Greener Than You Think Brett stopped the driver some little distance short of the house itself, as he did not wish to attract the attention of a knot of curious sightseers in the street. The Albert Gate Mystery Being Further Adventures of Reginald Brett, Barrister Detective He was no doubt some casual sightseer, and had possibly been unaware that any service was in progress until he opened the screen-door. The Nebuly Coat The entire party was bubbling with that enthusiasm and eagerness felt by all "sightseers" who find themselves drawing near to this great natural marvel of America. Frank Merriwell's Pursuit How to Win From the city walls, the terraces of houses, the church towers, and every available height, thousands of curious sightseers witnessed the brave defence and the complete defeat of the Spaniards. The Philippine Islands A great crowd of sightseers thronged the place. King of the Jews A story of Christ's last days on Earth We all passed on with the stream of sightseers until we reached the courtyard. The Albert Gate Mystery Being Further Adventures of Reginald Brett, Barrister Detective In nearly every library for scholars is to be found a row of plump little books that never fail to catch the eye of the sightseer. The Booklover and His Books At road-crossings the procession stopped; after having been a sight, the members of it became in their turn sightseers. A Literary History of the English People From the Origins to the Renaissance Horsemen, sporting men, sightseers, touts, race-track gamblers, women in gay attire, and all the different kinds of persons usually seen at a country horse race in the State of Connecticut were on hand. Frank Merriwell's Races Women and children were the chief patrons, with a sprinkling of sightseers resting from their contemplation of the city's wonders. Blacksheep! Blacksheep! So the English visitors found themselves in the midst of a number of laughing, light-hearted French sightseers. The Albert Gate Mystery Being Further Adventures of Reginald Brett, Barrister Detective Roadside trees and disappointed sightseers, returning though the meadows, stood out in black against a margin of low red sunset. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 1 (of 25) And in a second, the crowd of sightseers had fallen back two hundred meters. The works of Guy de Maupassant, Vol. 5 Une Vie and Other Stories But no one had any definite memory on these points; they were just like other sightseers. Before the Dawn A Story of the Fall of Richmond He courteously answered her questions and found the other sightseers pressing round to share in his lecture on the Cornford meeting house. Blacksheep! Blacksheep! Cholera was rampant in certain parts of Java, but that didn't stop the sightseers. In Africa Hunting Adventures in the Big Game Country The young ladies, the graces of Origny, were not present at our start, but when we got round to the second bridge, behold, it was black with sightseers! The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 1 (of 25) Grouped opposite a small jetty was a crowd of sightseers. Clayhanger Henceforth, Bevan, when sightseers come to the neighbourhood, send them up to Yew Hedge to inspect the one garden in England which does not go in for bedding-out! More About Peggy I could still see the guillotine looming in the moonlight; but the workmen, like the sightseers, had gone. Kilgorman A Story of Ireland in 1798 The tourist's beaten track in India was as thronged with American sightseers as the château country in France. In Africa Hunting Adventures in the Big Game Country There was a good deal of hanging in those days; and yet the authorities had an ugly way of reprieving condemned men on whom the sightseers had been counting. Auld Licht Idylls Perhaps it was a friendly caution to sightseers not to hazard the ascent, as it might cost them their lives. Manasseh A Romance of Transylvania From the Abbey the sightseers drove to the Academy, where they spent a couple of hours in making their way through the crowded rooms. More About Peggy For the custom of exhibiting a rude painting of a curiosity, as a decoy to sightseers, cf. Bussy D'Ambois and The Revenge of Bussy D'Ambois The seat of the Este was thronged with thousands of sightseers, some of whom had been invited by the duke and others drawn thither by curiosity. Lucretia Borgia According to Original Documents and Correspondence of Her Day The crowds of sightseers kept swarming in, giving Tom Brangwyn's police plenty to do. The Cosmic Computer In the interior of the temple the sightseer is lost in dark passages dimly illuminated by oil lamps carried by the priests. From Pole to Pole A Book for Young People The travelers arrived there on a Sunday, when the fountains were playing, flowers blooming everywhere, and a gay crowd of sightseers thronging the walks. The Story of Glass Music of a peculiar kind added to the scene, as the curious sightseers lined the streets on either side, who probably never saw such a sight before. General Gordon Saint and Soldier You must make this visit not as a sightseer, nor yet in the spirit of a philanthropist, but only as a friend. The New York Times Current History, A Monthly Magazine The European War, March 1915 The sightseers were ordered from their cars and the latter were pressed into public service. The True Story of Our National Calamity of Flood, Fire and Tornado We hear the inspiriting music of a military band, and the Imperial Guard marches down the street, followed by crowds of eager sightseers. From Pole to Pole A Book for Young People A casual stroll through the ankle-deep heather to Freddy's quarters repaid those sightseers who had energy enough to be interested in camp excitements. On the Heels of De Wet Almost none of the singing that one hears at the so-called hula performances gotten up for the delectation of sightseers is Hawaiian music of the old sort. Unwritten Literature of Hawaii The Sacred Songs of the Hula This promise he failed to keep, and the disappointed sightseers paid him back by breaking up his machinery. Chatterbox, 1905. On Friday the Governor seized the railways to insure passage of relief trains and to keep sightseers and looters away from the afflicted municipalities. The True Story of Our National Calamity of Flood, Fire and Tornado I made both these journeys as an ordinary sightseer. Autobiography of Seventy Years, Vol. 1-2 Leaving Don Esteban, the boys started for the plaza, intending to play the part of sightseers and visit every place in which a mountebank might reasonably expect to go. The Broncho Rider Boys with Funston at Vera Cruz Or, Upholding the Honor of the Stars and Stripes The sightseers were quite outside of my purview—or within it only as temporary hindrances to a job we were all pushing at top speed. Branded I would recommend sightseers to defer their visit to Paris for the present, as during the armistice it will not be a very pleasant residence for foreigners. Diary of the Besieged Resident in Paris He has simply accompanied you as a sightseer. The Story of Paul Boyton Voyages on All the Great Rivers of the World As they were being carried out to the execution-ground, one of the condemned pointed to two men, who were in the crowd of sightseers, and swore that they were equally concerned in the murder. An Australian in China Being the Narrative of a Quiet Journey Across China to Burma These are well aware of it: the sightseers are taken in their net, and with a very few exceptions, their critical sense is quickly obliterated. Golden Lads We had escaped, too, from the wandering sightseers, and stood isolated at the end of the vast hall.… Foe-Farrell The streets are, however, full of people, even in the most exposed districts; and all the heights from which a view is to be had of the Prussian batteries are crowded with sightseers. Diary of the Besieged Resident in Paris He had been taken there as a sightseer when a child. The King's Men A Tale of To-morrow "Perhaps some wise sightseer might declare it a presentiment of coming evil, but it is no doubt the mere effect of a slight indisposition, occasioned by the extreme heat and application to business." The Brother Clerks A Tale of New-Orleans Little tugs filled with vulgar sightseers steamed around the ship and shouted a continuous stream of insults when one of the Davis party could be seen. The Victim A romance of the Real Jefferson Davis The visitors silently drank their tea, and the crowd of sightseers craned their necks in a vain effort to catch sight of the vanished fairy. A Chinese Wonder Book It was composed partly of sightseers, for on Sunday every one is out of doors; partly of sympathisers. Diary of the Besieged Resident in Paris He continued to smoke, listlessly, like a sightseer with time on his hands and in no mood for movement. Never-Fail Blake All the sightseers agreed that she had some pretty chicks. The Tale of Henrietta Hen They had come ashore as friendly sightseers and stood admiring the beauty of the quaint old town. The Victim A romance of the Real Jefferson Davis When this gay procession had filed past, Bamboo was almost ready to cry because he could not run after the sightseers as they went from temple to temple and from tomb to tomb. A Chinese Wonder Book Among visitors in Christ churchyard, of whom there are thousands during every summer, the classification of sightseers is automatic. The Story of Cooperstown And as it was, I'm told, half the sightseers that poured into Saltash that day in their hundreds couldn't tell the women's crew from the men's by their looks or their dress. News from the Duchy Over the way a man was sauntering, for all the world like a sightseer from out of town. The President A novel A favorite pastime of his jailer was to admit crowds of vulgar sightseers and permit them to gaze at his prisoner. The Victim A romance of the Real Jefferson Davis Famous since to sightseers of war were the dugouts around Fricourt which were the last word in German provision against attack. My Second Year of the War The stone is pointed out to this day, balanced on the hillside of the ravine formed by the stream, and is one of the objects for the Hawaiian sightseer. Hawaiian Folk Tales A Collection of Native Legends Huge ferryboats passed slowly up and down, their tiers of decks crowded with sightseers. Great Sea Stories Inspector Val made a slight signal, and the sightseer came over and rang Mr. Gwynn's bell. The President A novel He went, not as a sightseer, but as a connoisseur. Georges Guynemer Knight of the Air And because of the sightseers and statesmen, and the folk who had been away for the summer, the shops began to take on beauty. Contrary Mary The Mahmal was smuggled into Cairo before sunrise, without the usual honours, and all sightseers and holiday makers disappointed, and all good Muslims deeply offended. Letters from Egypt Huge ferryboats passed slowly up and down, their tiers of decks crowded with sightseers. Great Sea Stories Then, as the sightseer was marshaled into the room by Matzai: "Mr. Storms, this is Mr. England." The President A novel The rest of us, decently grouped about his sisters, followed like a party of sightseers in the wake of a verger. Berry And Co. Among the sightseers who came to the ship was a merchant of the town who had seen Bartholemy before, and who had heard of his various exploits. Buccaneers and Pirates of Our Coasts Many other similar skulls are still existing in various places, and, in addition to their antiquarian interest, have attracted the sightseer, connected as they mostly are with tales of legendary romance. Strange Pages from Family Papers Think of Italy—every town with its public collection; think of the religious sightseers! Art Doubtless they move under fate to an end appointed, though to us they appear but as sightseers, obscure and irresponsible, who passing through a temple defile its holies and go their casual ways. Hetty Wesley The snow began to fall in great flakes, and the boisterous wind drove them violently into the faces of the sightseers as they hurried from the church. A Lover in Homespun And Other Stories The Palace is open on fixed days and shown by a demure flunkey in an English bowler hat, but it should be the last place to be visited by the sightseer. A Wanderer in Venice The sightseers of London eighty years ago must have looked on amused at what they considered the vagaries of those worthy folks. Elizabeth Fry Whoever spread it could have known very little, for the sightseers wasted all their curiosity on the house and concerned themselves not at all with the plantation. Poison Island It has made a model ruin for future sightseers. Ladysmith The Diary of a Siege Between the double ranks of sightseers there was but chariot room. The Yoke A Romance of the Days when the Lord Redeemed the Children of Israel from the Bondage of Egypt Most of them are sightseers, no doubt, but they are sightseers from whom mere curiosity has fallen: they seem to like to be there for its own sake. A Wanderer in Venice The Tichborne Romance, as it was called, had made the name of the Claimant famous; and sightseers throughout the kingdom were anxious to get a glimpse of "Sir Roger." Celebrated Claimants from Perkin Warbeck to Arthur Orton One wanders about this quiet, alluring city, where the sculptures are scattered like flowers on every church porch and municipal building, without the weariness of the sightseer. Florence and Northern Tuscany with Genoa With Sixteen Illustrations In Colour By William Parkinson And Sixteen Other Illustrations, Second Edition Outside the edifice hundreds of sightseers, not honored with invitations, lined both sides of the spacious Square in front of the church, and occupied positions of vantage on the steps. Quincy Adams Sawyer and Mason's Corner Folks A Picture of New England Home Life About 5 per cent of the original population have come crawling back, and the three companies of Landsturm garrisoned here, together with the sightseers, form their source of revenue. The New York Times Current History of the European War, Vol 1, Issue 4, January 23, 1915 No sea cave could be less human than these deserted temples, given over now to sightseers and to custodians who demand admittance money. A Wanderer in Venice I drew my boots at eleven o'clock, and then the streets were crowded with our men, and merry and sad with sightseers and friends. The Amateur Army On the sidewalk a party of American tourists were capitulating to a post-card vender, and ahead of them a victoria load of German sightseers careened around the corner in the charge of a determined dragoman. The Palace of Darkened Windows The steps of the Cross were already crowded with sightseers. Come Rack! Come Rope! However that may be, I don't want my house made the rendezvous of all the interviewers and sightseers in the neighborhood. The Lighted Way The Riva is then crowded, while gondolas put out in great numbers, and myriad overloaded crafts full of poorer sightseers enter the lagoon by all the small canals. A Wanderer in Venice The Fair.—A crowd of sightseers and villagers is present. Love Conquers All The boys, consequently, found the little dock crowded with sightseers and more than one face looked familiar to them. The Rover Boys in Camp or, The Rivals of Pine Island He was the direct descendant of the founder of Nineveh where horses were concerned, and his stables in the Oasis of Khargegh would have been one of the sights of Egypt, had he permitted sightseers. The Hawk of Egypt Much as he hungered for companionship he had a perverse dread of meeting those exclamatory sightseers. The Lookout Man Certainly a religious awe held me as the pressure of the sightseers carried me forth from the doors again and into the street, where I wedged myself into the crowd, and waited for the procession. Sir John Constantine Memoirs of His Adventures At Home and Abroad and Particularly in the Island of Corsica: Beginning with the Year 1756 An occasional puff of the horribly offensive odor came to the nostrils of the sightseers; but the captain sheered off, and they got very little of it. Across India Or, Live Boys in the Far East Long before the appointed hour the space had been filled up by eager sightseers. Heiress of Haddon The man who was to be strangled came through the gateway of the Inquisition Office with his gaze bent to the ground, apparently insensible to the mob of sightseers gathered in the Square. Lady Good-for-Nothing There was the usual crowd of hurrying people; the scream of a startled woman; a rush of sightseers; and the rescue of Frazer from beneath the prostrate animal. The Stowmarket Mystery Or, A Legacy of Hate Here was something too curious for even spoiled sightseers to pass in a hurry. The Princess Passes "Then is this simply an influx of people from the country, and is the conclave of the Archbishops of such importance that it draws so many sightseers?" The Sword Maker From thence the sightseers are glad to make their way up-town. The Transgressors Story of a Great Sin The Reader will kindly imagine that he has crossed Hammersmith Bridge, and is being carried along by a jostling stream of sightseers towards Mortlake. Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 102, April 9, 1892 He had played a winning stroke, boldly, under the public eye: and a hundred comments of the sightseers, as he steered through the press of boats to the Committee Ship, testified to his success. Hocken and Hunken The usual sightseers were about, and, unfortunately, a large number of them paid the penalty with their lives. Argentina from a British Point of View I suspect, however, that those are no sightseers, for the general public is quite unaware that we meet to-day. The Sword Maker It was led by two fantastically attired youngsters who impersonated a Norwegian peasant and his wife, and whose duty it was to play tricks upon the sightseers and to amuse them. The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 06 (From Barbarossa to Dante) There were two hundred thousand sightseers in Paris that day, in addition to the usual population. France in the Nineteenth Century He closed the staring eyes, composed the stiffening limbs, kept curious sightseers at bay, and all the time thought of what he could do to protect the living—she who had wrought this ruin. Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great - Volume 02 Little Journeys To the Homes of Famous Women Not only had he a party of sightseers in motors along the road following the cask on its perilous voyage but he had a cinematograph photographer ready to immortalise the affair on a film. The Pleasures of Ignorance Once arrived, each platform chiefly concerns itself with the grievances of its own particular supporters, while a crowd of sightseers circulates, enjoying the oratory with a desultory impartiality. Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 100, June 27, 1891 "No," Louis repeated, "he is not merely a sightseer!" The Lost Ambassador The Search For The Missing Delora This latter work is always slighted by sightseers because Baedeker, or some one else, had pronounced its composition "inferior" to the Descent, but there are many more difficult problems involved in the Ascent. Promenades of an Impressionist The garden became one of the sights of the exposition and was usually crowded with interested and delighted sightseers. Final Report of the Louisiana Purchase Exposition Commission Thousands of tourists and sightseers visit the valley from May to October. Stories of California The Romans, like ourselves, were great travellers and sightseers, and the marvels of Egypt in particular appealed to them, as they do to us, with irresistible force. The Common People of Ancient Rome Studies of Roman Life and Literature The thatch which covered it and the windows and door cut in the sides gave it a curiously hybrid appearance, and made it an object of interest to sightseers in those parts. The Firm of Girdlestone At a distance Hauptmann perceived one who importunately offered a small object to the sightseers and was as regularly repulsed. The Collectors The building being situated at the top of a small hill and entirely surrounded by large oak trees presented a most inviting spot to the overheated, weary sightseer. Final Report of the Louisiana Purchase Exposition Commission "And don't sightseers go walking in the park, in spite of the walls?" The Teeth of the Tiger A conspicuous sign proclaims it private property and that sightseers are not welcome. A Backward Glance at Eighty Recollections & comment Every quarter of an hour the railroad of Tampa brought fresh sightseers. The Moon-Voyage They walk that afternoon as sightseers through the crowded Jewish emporium. An Easter Disciple The Chronicle of Quintus, the Roman Knight The California State Building was located on "The Trail" in the vicinity of the buildings erected by Georgia and other Southern States, and was always an object of interest to sightseers at the fair. Final Report of the Louisiana Purchase Exposition Commission The orders had been relaxed and sightseers were allowed to come nearer, though they were still kept at a distance from the pavement. The Teeth of the Tiger With Sir Charles sometimes, but more often with her aunt, Miss Felicia—most enthusiastic, diligent and ingenuous of sightseers—she visited buildings of historic interest, galleries of statuary and of pictures. Deadham Hard In vain had he forbidden entrance to Stony Hill; every day curious sightseers climbed over the palisading, and some, pushing imprudence to folly, came and smoked amongst the bales of gun-cotton. The Moon-Voyage Crowds of sightseers passin' in and out its lofty arched entrance and walking through the grounds outside. Samantha at the St. Louis Exposition |
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