Athena Palace

... My grumpyness was further aggravated by the fact that it was now raining and somewhat chilly. Upon our arrival at Grand Palace, things brightened quite considerably. The place was simply beautiful...despite the dreary overcast day. Our guide took us in ...

... was named after) and their children. We picked up some more batteries for Katie's camera and headed out to the "Crystal Palace". Crystal Palace, you say. Wow...must be something truly amazing to behold! Yah, that's what we thought too. We were expecting ...

... on a sign. We got on his rickshaw and drove for what could've been only 5 minutes before getting dropped off at Hotel Shiva Palace. We walked in and noticed that the decor was quite nice and the whole building was made of marble and stone...which kept it ...

... the Temple of Poseidon. It is very hot but that is typical of Athens in the summer time. Our hotel is the King George Palace, located on Syntagma Square where many of the recent protests have occurred. Its central location is perfect for seeing all of the ...

... a princess of striking beauty who poisoned herself to avert a bloody battle for her hand by rival princes. Now the palace contains many antique articles, paintings, decorative furniture and utensils and attracts thousands of visitors every day. The former ...

... to take pictures inside. I saw SO many cool things in Japan that I just could not photograph (especially in Nikko). This palace was just amazing. There were these beautifully painted sliding doors, sometimes in gold and adorned with gold leaf. There were ...

After our very early departure from Kos we arrived in Rhodes at about 9:30am, caught a taxi and made it to the White Palace, Faliraki, well it was white I don't think I'd call it a palace tho... Had a walk around Faliraki, found some breakfast - was not a ...

... afford to feed herself and her child. I put on my best poker face and firmly said NO. She walked away. Our next stop was the Palace on the Lake. In Udaipur, there had been a Palace on the Lake as well. The lake in Udaipur is all but dried up though and ...

... .  There are at least two myths about Medusa.  One is that she was in love with Perseus, the son of Zeus and that Athena was jealous because she also loved Perseus, so she turned Medusa's hair into snakes.  Anyone who looked at Medusa was then turned ...

... … so much for unconditional never-ending love! :P From there we walked up the so-called ancient path to the temple of Athena and Poseidon, taken by pilgrims and worshipers centuries ago. This temple acted as a fortress, a center of power, a mosque, ...

... on old Rome and hadn't thought to take a taxi into the new parts of the city.  We drove past the presidential palace - protected by machine gun carrying guards and a couple of beautiful fountains. All packed into our hire car we headed off to Siena ...

... could not reserve tickets and just had to show up and buy them at the time of departure. We took a rickshaw to the Umaid Bhawan Palace (where the Maharana of Jodhpur still lives). We paid RS$50 to get in and I think half-heartedly saw the museum for some ...

... has seven fortified gateways. Over 360 temples are within the fort, 300 ancient Jain and the rest Hindu. The vista from the palace top typically extends tens of kilometers into the Aravalli Range. It is widely believed that the sand dunes of the Thar ...

Since I was flying Alitalia to Athens, I could not resist taking a few days in Milan. I checked in at the Westin Palace in the Piazza Republica. I spent a day taking in the major sights including Il Duomo (reputed to be the third largest cathedral), ...

... Tent. LOL! I waited patiently outside for them to be done. After our little pit-stop...we walked into the "Funk Palace". Brazilian funk is a mix between rap/reggae and something else. Not quite sure...but it's certainly unique and something people ...

... Once we arrived in Nice we had no trouble finding our hostel, thanks to the directions on their website indicating a KFC as a landmark! Athena had heard about this famous flower market in Nice, the Marché Saleya, so we headed over there to check out all ...

... Cave of Schist was occupied in the 11-7th millennium BC. By 1400BC Athens was part of Bronze Age Mycenae (a Mycenean fortress/ palace with its typical cyclopean walls of the Acropolis were built at this time as was a well staircase similar to Tiryns), ...

... 8221; sense) and there were remnants of Zeus and Athena. The west pediment was dedicated to the Eris (the contest between Athena and Poseidon for the protectorship of Athens) and there were remnants of the battle. The friezes and metopes were actually in ...

... and the gods of Olympus decided that whoever could produce the most valuable legacy for mortals  would win this honour.  Athena – goddess of wisdom, produced an olive tree which is a symbol of peace and prosperity.  Poseidon – ...