Apollo Palace Hotel

... , Louis XIV was the master of Versailles.  His picture is everywhere.  Sculptures of him adorn the walls. The Apollo fountain in the palace gardens has him in the form of a God, horses and chariot rising out of the royal water.  This was ...

... Garden & Fountain The Park of Versailles spreads over more than 800 hectares and it is completely fenced. Other than the palace itself, it encloses several famous sites that add to the renown of Versailles:  the Grand Canal, the French ...

... ancient cisterns that lie beneath Istanbul. It was built in the 4th century to provide a water supply for the Byzantine Great Palace. It measures a whopping 460 feet long by 230 feet wide. The 336 marble Ionic, Corinthian and Doric columns rise to the ...

... home was farther away from Central Spain, in a cooler location from the infernal Spanish heat. Pretty sassy kings : one fabulous palace for each season. We reached the little town of Aranjuez located on the valley between the Tajo and Jarama Rivers. ...

... Paris. She gave me some great recommendations for my trip through southern France. After dinner I headed back to the Palace for a special celebration called Versailles Off. There wasn't a program in English but I gathered that various design ...

... restaurant Ideal, where we ate an amazing meal of dhal and rice for about £1.80. We then walked passed the Taj Mahal Palace Hotel across the road to the equally stunning Gateway to India to be faced by the overwhelming sight of hundreds of beggars ...

... out the river and look for a floating restaurant he remembered, so we stopped there before walking to the rooftop bar at the Palace Hotel -- another place we had stopped on our last visit.  The Palace had fantastic views, just as we remembered, so ...

... arrived at Coogee at 6 and met some friends staying at Bondi that Bronwen knew from home.   We had a drink at The Beach Palace Hotel, a lovely bar, we sat outdoors on the upstairs balcony with a (Free) glass of wine (we'd been handed free vouchers), ...

... for both of us, considering we weren't even a week into the trip. Set off for Udaipur at midday and booked into the Rampratap Palace Hotel (350 rupees - a fiver). Later share a cold beer (bit tipsy with 8% Kingfisher) and then have an eat as much as you ...

... glass for a patron.  As I approach the palace I come across the Latona fountain which is in line with the Apollo fountain and the palace.  I stop for awhile to admire this beauty.  The way the water flows is just so soothing.  I ...

... 945;/Constitution Square) is the capital’s central and largest square, lying adjacent to the Greek Parliament (the former Royal Palace) and the city’s most noted hotels.  Ermou Street, an approximately 1 km-long pedestrian road connecting ...

... , used to highlight the roof and windows around the building, which really stood out against the dark gray roofing material!  The palace continued with the light limestone, but also had reddish colored stone on most of the windows and doors, and the ...

... , inherited the throne and the palace, but the royal reign soon came to an end in 1975 with the communist revolution. The palace was then converted into a museum. In addition to royal artifacts, the museum grounds contain Pra Bang Temple, a statute of ...

... considered the heart of London's West End theatre district, with some of the best known London's theatres like Palace Theatre, Lyric, Apollo, Queen's and so on clustered together along the street. From Shaftesbury Avenue we continued on to Charing Cross ...

... on another section of the tour onto Cairo, and I had another 3 days in Istanbul to do some sightseeing and shopping: Topkapi Palace was the Sultan's private residence and the HQ of the Ottoman Empire for ~400 years from 1461. Elaborately decorated and ...

... ! - but this museum completely surprised me. The mosaics were in situ from the excavation of the long-lost Grand Palace and they were extraordinary. The large floor mosaic was surprisingly intact and much more interesting than the mosaics we had ...

... , I figured I would focus on the high-points.  My hotel was right across the street from Kensington Gardens, where Kensington Palace is located and right next to the famous Hyde Park.  Since I really only had a few hours on Thursday afternoon, I ...

... this was a city of the 12th to14th centuries AD. The site has a massive hilltop fortress, many churches, monasteries and a palace. There are also excellent ruins of everyday houses too. The monasteries and Churches had amazing fresco's in good order. ...

... seemingly well to do and apparent know it alls of everything...I almost couldn't keep my champagne down!  We toured the Kensington Palace, where I saw gowns that Princess Diana wore in her hey day, and my God!  were they ornate and elegant and ...