Golden Cupids

... around a bustling market, filled with strange smells and sights, in the nighttime heat.   We had checked into the Golden Cupids Hotel and immediately received a warm welcome (and a very firm handshake) from the hotels diminutive director, Peppe. ...

...    3 Overall impression / Recommend  7  TOTAL (100)    66 Highlights; 1) Chiang Mai; Golden Cupids Hotel, Hill Tribes, City Centre 2) Glimpses of true Thai culture - Bangkok park (keepy uppy's), Hill ...

... , 4 hours late, but we rang through to the hotel who picked us up for free. We stayed in a lovely family run hotel called Golden Cupids, which we couldn't recommend more. It was divine and really good value at £22 per night. It was a little way out of ...

... here we went back along the next (parallel) street to the House of the Faun and the three houses of The Labyrinth, Vettii and Golden Cupids, all in a row.   Clearly these were large villa for the rich. The House of the Faun (named for the ...

... of Vesuvius better than most, been restored more than most, or both. Our other reservation was at the House of the Golden Cupids, Casa degli Amorini Dorati, and was equally impressive. Another visit that was quite special, and thankfully open to all, ...

... in shape (it had no statues) until 1878 when della Bitta added the central Neptune and dolphin and Zappala added the Nereids and cupids with leaping horses (to match the Moor fountain).   Through to the far side of the Piazza and we walked to the ...

... I don't date (as Etta told me shortly after). One of the moms asked me what my style of woman was and others pondered being cupids. I deftly dodged the question as it was, well, very weird. We ate for about two hours and I paced myself from getting too ...

... chatted up some Norwegians.  Good times. The next tour was to James Bond Island where they filmed ‘The Man With the Golden Gun’ in 1974 – and again a few other places.  No beaches this tour but more scenic views and canoeing ...

Soendag = soendagsmarked i Chiang Mai, saa afsted til byen, og det var en super autentisk Thai oplevelse, blandet med en god portion backpackers og turister, mange mange interessante langtfra vestlige praegede luksus ting, men regulaere ...

Sen ankomst, men hvilken ankomst. De der var tilstede af hele familien boed os velkommen - ogsaa saa meget at man som - skal vi sige en anelse mere "koelig" skandinav - kan blive vel overrumplet. Det viser sig at vaere et sted med en anderledes historik ...