Athens Imperial Hotel

... areas that we were going through. It was time to get orientated again. We arrived at the Athens Imperial. It is a beautiful hotel. we Checked in and headed to our rooms to settle in. www.youtube.com/watch?v=1pGQDiEiVqo We ...

Amazing day! We got our rooms when we arrived at the hotel (at 7 am) and then almost immediately headed out for a tour of Athens on the hop on hop off bus! The top deck of a double decker bus is heavenly in this incredible city in this fabulous weather. ...

... humour. So we finally arrived at about 9am and once we got our bearings we discovered we were only 100m from our hotel (Classical Athens Imperial). Not a bad cuff considering the size of Athens. We were spoiling ourselves with a 5 star hotel (Koshy a 5 ...

... our next hotel (same chain) in Kalamata to let them know we were coming and to take care of us, he then met us when we were checking out and gave us a free bottle of Ouzo...??  So all in all Athens was another fabulous place. On now to Kalamata ...

I wanted you to know just a bit about our last stay even though I am writing from Puyalulp; home safely. Athens is a city to be admired for the many ruins.  However, it isn't a pretty city to visit, in my opinion.  Should I be appointed mayor ...

... ). However, in 421 a native Athenian, Athenais became Empress Eudocia as Theodosius II wife (the story is that she went to the Imperial Byzantine court to seek justice in a dispute, and when the Emperor saw her he fell in love with her. It may have ...

... , the parts that really interested us were the galleries dedicated to Byzantine art, especially some of the brilliant icons and imperial pictures; and the section dedicated to the Greek war of Independance (from the Ottomans) and Byron’s role. We ...

... full of touring and chronic insomnia don't go together very well. But, after a fairly decent night's rest at the Imperial Hotel in Athens, our group left the next morning to board the Aquamarine cruise ship for our tour.  This was a first ...

... the height of its popularity it boasted the largest harbour in the region. It was later in 300AD to become the Imperial seat for Galerius the ruler of the Eastern Roman Empire. In Byzantine times Thessaloniki was a cultural centre second to ...

... more ruins that we quickly breezed though with our limited time. From here we decided to visit the Pantheon and see the Imperial Forums and Area Sacri on the way. The Imperial Forums included Trajan's Market and Trajan's Column, which were impressive ...

... many locals enjoying their meals and snacks at those high prices.  On our way back to our hotel from our farewell dinner in Piraeus to Athens, our Tour Director pointed out rows upon rows of cafes packed with people. Because Greece has an ...

... with far less freedom for political expression.  But that seems to be somewhat of a continuity between the imperial success story and the success story of Communist China. Anyway, just a lot of musings about cultural differences and ...

... , boxing, wrestling, shot put". Or, in some countries they might say, "Hey, this is the burial ground of hookawang, the imperial kind of the Wing Dynasty". And in Greece, they say, "Hey, this is the burial ground of AGAMMEMNON." Good mighty in the ...

... 8211; Prehistoric, Etruscan, Egyptian, Early Medieval, High Medieval, Papal Gifts, Construction discoveries, Municipal Gifts, Imperial Rome, Jewish, Public Baths, Renaissance, Post Renaissance, Papal collections, Cardinal collections, Family Collections, ...

... haha.. that was fun. We watched teh whole series of Rome and I also begun job hunting. I ended up getting a job with the Imperial Hotels group working in Central REservations and living in the Royal National Hotel on Level 8 - Staff floor. Great set up! I ...