Crowne Princess Hotel Bandar Seri Begawan

... and was called E-Islam. This just confirms my observation from Damascus...Allah has indeed entered the digital world. First handheld devices that display the Koran and now full size machines that guide you into the intricacies of whatever lies within it.<br><br>I didn't get to spend much time exploring the Allah Machine's offerings since an armed guard came over and told me to move it. I kinda believe this country means business so I didn't argue. Before ...

... under Kevin's front seat for "products", taking passengers was just his cover. But, we made it.<br><br>After our last two experiences, pulling up to our hotel, we had no idea what to expect. Finally it exceeded our expectations. In fact, our hotel was one of the best things about Brunei. We woke up to poolside breakfasts, a place to lounge, HOT WATER and a t.v. in our room.<br><br>After the first hour of walking around, we quickly realized that ...

... to have a fancy room with a window.<br>Had a shower, washed some clothes in the sink and headed out for dinner.<br>Saw a really cool bar/restaurant that had an upstairs balcony, and thought we'd give it a crack.<br>Elliot got a steak and Sarah had lamb shank. We also got 4 beers for like $6. Bargain.<br>The steak came out in about 5 minutes. Cold chips, luke warm steak. I think it was probably just microwaved for a minute, lathered with some ...

... a decent wine list. We also watched the Men&#8217;s Semi-Finals of Wimbledon whilst there. The match with the British hope, Andy Murray, started at around 10pm Brunei time. We had managed to blag a poolside table at the Sheraton Hotel next door to watch the match whilst eating supper. It just didn&#8217;t seem right watching the match without a few beers or a bottle of wine however. It is amazing how much you miss something when you are not ...

... side. The entire place was swarming with sweat bees in search of moisture from rain-soaked and sweat-soaked clothing. There were loads of them lurking in the shower block and as soon as Tracey got under the cold shower, she was surrounded by them. Being ganged up in the shower cubicle only added to the prison-like experience. She refused to visit the shower block again, which became fairly unpleasant for everyone around her. We hung all our clothes out to ...

... of the mill five star hotels I have seen before. What did surprise me was the sheer scale of the building. There may have been up to a thousand rooms. This was a vast site, complete with shopping mall and cinema! Due to it being off season, and half an hour from BSB, there were few people about, giving it an almost deserted feeling. After having strawberry and kiwi tea in the lobby, I went back to town to the Brunei Museum ...

... going to accept 10 minutes for $30 but he ignored me so got off the boat. The man then started shouting at David, claiming he had said $30. Not that we would have paid it, but once he started shouting (quite rudely and aggressively), there was no way we were going to pay. David shouted back a bit and the man kept shouting, so we walked off. The man let the $3 that David had given him fall into the river, so he obviously didn't need the money anyway. We walked off and he was still ...

... bus wasn't running" I ended up going up to this couple and shared a taxi into town with them ($15).. I got dropped off at the Brunei Hotel as it was right next to my backpackers ($30 a night) and while I was paying the taxi driver some guy from the hotel had brought my pack inside... so I had to tell them that I wasn't actually staying here and drag it out side.. and got into my accommodation which is a big room and has lovely AC :-p After dumping ...

... Seri Begawan has a population of only about 27,000 which still makes is the largest city in the country.) The Sultan Omar Ali Saifuddien Mosque is stunning however, particularly at night. I also took a water taxi around the water village, which is in the river just across from the main city, which was fascinating.

... time killer and therapy for the soul. So far I have discovered about KB on the north shore of brunei: - everyone drives like my mum. max speed of 50km/h and they slow down for pedestrians even when they are 10m away from the start of a zebra crossing. - this place is massively rich in oil. it was literally seeping out of the ground back in the day. when u stand on the shoreline u can see oil platforms everywhere covering the horizon ...