Golden Dragon Hotel

We checked back into the hotel we'd stayed in before because it was a good deal, we liked the location in the heart of the old quarter and the staff were friendly (if incapable of functioning for breakfast before around 8am). It was our last day in S. E. ...

... to be the backbone of the dragon (I'm just guessing this is what the name refers to). I had gone a little further towards 'golden buddha' and Laura was descending on her own. Fortunately, and despite my worst fears, Laura buckled the trend of ...

... at the train station there and took a bus to the sleepy town of Heping: the entrance point to the so-called Dragon's Backbone Rice terraces. These are over 600 year old feats of agricultural technology. Over 800 meters of altitude sheer endless ...

... actually saw as we drove by, and I’m sure I’ll miss half of the list:  mangoes, star fruit, dragon fruit, coconuts, pineapples, lemons, limes, oranges, corn, wheat, lychee fruit, sweet potatoes, strawberries, ginger, tobacco, cucumbers, ...

... stamp is not the same as if I had flown in a passenger.  They finally get things settled and I am at gate A5, for Dragon Air flight 821 to Hong Kong.  I do a little shopping, but don't worry Ruth, I don't find anything except postcards.  ...

... the Chinese festival, Dragon Boat Day! The following history is compliments of Frank. Gotta love that guy! ....................... The Dragon Boat Festival, also called the Duanwu Festival, is celebrated on the fifth day of the fifth month according to ...

... on a section of the Jade Dragon Snow Mountain. It turns out we couldn’t do the last part of the climb due to Golden Week (it involved entering a research centre which was closed).  THe walk up to the dam was fun, but we were following a lot ...

From the Land of Smiles to the land of The Thunder Dragon. Bhutan, Himalayan Mountain Kingdom. We flew Druk Airlines,( Bhutans National carrier consisting of 2 BAE 146 planes) to Paro, Bhutans only airport. The normal routing from Bangkok is ...

... nbsp; I don't know why this area is so named... with lumps and bumps and sky-high slopes in every direction, methinks he'd be a dragon on disability pension if he were this shape.  Anyway, much as I love the poetic name, my purpose here is simply to ...

... though. I later checked online at what Hong Kong Disneyland has to offer and it looks rather lame. Back on Hong Kong island, I visited Golden Bauhinia Sq, Hong Kong Park and went up to The Peak at night. I didn't give myself much Hong Kong dollars for my ...

... .  Very peaceful and very picturesque.  We saw Buddhist monks wandering the paths, and on the lake, a beautiful dragon ship which supposedly houses huge restaurant and convention facilities.     In the  morning we visited ...

... dry season shows less water than a broken shower. Leaving the Amphitheater and Royal Natal National Park at sunset, I drive through Golden Gate National Park, another South African jewel, to reach the small town of Clarens. For the 2 last days before ...

... us a overview of the Miao minority peoples and their way of life - very worthwhile. We were then taken to the Grand Dragon Hotel, which as a very comfortable Hotel. After a very fulfilling meal we then went off to the Qingman Miao Village. Along the ...

... and to go through Immigration & Customs. Tour East were there to meet me and take me to my hotel for the next 7 days. Golden Landmark Hotel took my bag from me and once I was checked into my room the bag would be bought to my room. Room smelt of ...

... year we made it and arrived in Ho Chi Minh City the morning of the first day of our vacation and checked into the Golden Central Hotel. Since we had nothing planned for day one we set out on foot to check out our surroundings.   After a ...

... my sword. 2 down 3 more to go! Enchanted Forest Now on to the 3rd gem. I was trotting along the dirt path when a golden dragon that could talk jumped out and landed next to me. Looks like it was running away from something or someone. He asked for ...

... notice you had entered this district of San Fran. Oh, and that every other restaurant was called Luigi’s (instead of The Golden Dragon!!) They reached the Ferry Terminal at 10am and made straight for the queue to board the 10:30 across to the Rock. ...

... Yaly for my first suit fitting (still needs some adjusting).  On the way back, I stopped at a shoe shop near the hotel (the Golden Dragon) and ordered two pairs of shoes - they are making them to size and will be ready at 2pm tomorrow! Went back ...

... a short weekend trip. We met up with some other Americans and their friends from the area. We stayed in an awesome hotel, Jinlong, which means "Golden Dragon." It was very affordable and one of the nicest in the area. We had a blast! We walked down the ...

... disangka, "You come from China, right?" (hammer) Jam 3 sore, balik menuju Saigon, jam 6 sore sudah sampai hotel lagi, rencananya mau nonton Golden Dragon Water Puppet show jam 18.30, tapi kata Ms. Vy tidak akan keburu, jadi disaranin nonton yang jam ...