Alexander Hotel London

... remains of the ancient city of Persepolis (Takht-e Jamshid). Nearly 2,600 years old, the city was almost completely destroyed by Alexander the Great just over 100 years after it was built. Persepolis is one of the most important historical sites in Iran ...

... wrapped up. I had just finished reading about how the Egyptian kingdom went into decline and was conquered by the Greeks under Alexander (he claimed it for his empire, but died before he knew that Greeks built the city of Alexandria in his honour and ...

... surprise her. While waiting I made friends with............ (Wait for it Bev........) ..... A Canadian that works at the Ritz hotel here in London.   Bev always tells me that I should work at the Ritz in Paris and paint landscape pictures in ...

... Right a way we knew we would like this city, and even though there were thousands of choices for hotel, we were thrilled with our southbank location by the London Eye.    After dumping our luggage,  we had tea with the Queen. Actually ...

... good hotel breakfast (I love not having to cook for myself for a change), I checked out of the hotel, but left my bag at the desk while I explored London again for the day. My first stop was St Paul's Cathedral, whose magnificent dome and spires I had ...

... English pub dinner a great day by all. Friday May 15th In the morning we baked a cake for Andrew, his children Isabel and Alexander and his wife Karen because they were coming to their holiday house that night. We made a Victorian sponge cake. It looked ...

... people. Jourdan and I just walked with our mouths open, in shock at what we saw. Jourdan tried on this pair of gorgeous Alexander McQueen heels in the shoe department for fun. They cost about $1,000. I got a thrill just  watching. I basically had to ...

... entering I realised it was opposite the Itsu Sushi restaurant that was recently involved in the Polonium Nitrate poisoning of Alexander Litvinenko. ... Had a couple of drinks before withdrawing more money and heading off to find a bar nearby to carry ...

... our hotel block that was playing Classic Rock. It was ok! I had my Guiness (hey, something is better than nothing lol), and Guy took a few Alexander Keiths - he was rather tipsy tipsy by the end lol Tomorrow, we'll do some more visiting of the city ...

... fashion like you have never seen before. Great night! Saturday was a full day led by Levi to numerous stores, streets, and Alexander McQueen sample sale, more boutiques: Dover Street was the best. Then on to Brick Lane where we ate outside and watched ...

... across the border, via Erdine into Bulgaria and its capital Sofia.Taking a night stroll around the city, seeing the Alexander Nevsky catherdal, roman ruins and some original churches around the town. September 1st:  We cross the border ...

... was why the marathon is exactly 26 miles and 385 yards, or so they say in Britain.  When London held the Olympics a long time ago Queen Alexander thought it would be nice if she could sit and have breakfast while watching the runners through her ...

... unfair to compare it to. Construction of Notre-Dame de Paris began in 1163 during the reign of Louis VII. Pope Alexander III laid the foundation stone& construction was completed roughly 200 years later in about 1345. My final tourist ...

... and Travel, Accommodation. Her interests include blogging, skating and shopping. If you are looking for a rental apartment in London, then Alexander Lodge can offer you a more comfortable and relaxed short term rental accommodation as an alternative to a ...

... off that we'd left back up in our original carriage. Well, they were still there :) Short walk to the hotel - Alexander Thomson Hotel (rmghotels.com/) - in Argyle St.  The receptionist could have done with some customer service training. Hotel room ...

... suppose this instance may as well clear things up. Perhaps they are inconsistent sometimes. But when they are so harsh (Alexander would have had to go back to London to sort it out), it is better to get things done right than hope for a lax border ...

... shops, car dealerships, banks, the University, and most of the big museums on the Museum Island and on to Alexander Platz which is similar to Lester Sq in London with a giant mall, multi level Electronic Store (Saturn) like a Best Buy. There is a Mall, ...

... we thought was funny but didn’t really think much of it. What was funnier was when we got to our next stop the Alexander Bridge and we posed for a group photo. Our guide had climbed the rail and was taking photos for everyone and who should climb ...

... in the EU today showing a GDP growth rate of 4.3%. During the bus tour, we passed by Constitution Square, St Alexander Church, embassy row, and stopped at Lazien Park to take pictures of Chopin's Monument. Our bus tour included a ...

I went to Persepolis, the capital of the Persian Empire which was destroyed by Alexander just over 2000 years ago. The remains are in ruins, but the massive stone pillars still stand straight and tall, reaching nearly to the sky, unlike any ...