It's a forgiving recipe, emerging from the oven with its prettily placed apples glazed with caramel and perched on a golden pastry ring.

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And who can deny this unique centurion a golden goodbye fit for a king of the ring?

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But as light hits the ring, the diamonds also take on a golden glow.

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If you need to escape the city, you have easy access to the historic Golden Ring towns of Sergiev Posad, Suzdal and Vladimir, where you will be rewarded with a slice of rural Russian life far from the frenetic city pace.

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