Golden Lion Hotel

... 's, so I'll see it at Christmas. I also passed a drugstore. I broke down and got some mascara. Dinner was at the Golden Lion Hotel. I sat on the patio and enjoyed a really fresh salad, a glass of Reisling, and a pork entree with hollandaise sauce and ...

... The actual name of the temple is Sri Haramdar Sahib , or "Place of God". The temple complex is huge. It includes the Golden temple, two clock towers, administration buildings, a museum, and a huge kitchen complex (or Langar).  To enter, you must ...

... the temple was construction by Kandyan kings in the 17th and 18th centuries. The gilded roof is incredible and encrusted with golden lotus flowers and was a late addition in the 1990s by President Premadasa. Although we were too late to see the ...

... to die, so as not to bring bad luck to their family home. Chinatown was chocabloc with stalls full of lucky golden cats waving prosperity towards the owner with their perpetually wagging paw (until the batteries run out) and bakeries selling bizarre ...

... free pilgrims' shuttle bus at the station, I decided to take a cycle rickshaw back to the Golden Temple this afternoon and found one waiting outside my hotel, its chauffeur an elderly, twinkly-eyed Sikh who introduced himself as Mr Massa Singh (most ...

... about it, like you were remembering it, not actually seeing it. The Bridge is famous for it's recognisability more than anything, though. Golden Gate was, at one point, the longest suspension bridge in the world, until 1963, when a Bridge in New York took ...

... the hotel and the beautiful city of Kandy.Now we were headed for the hard part of our trip to Dambulla Golden Temple. One noticable thing was the roads were narrow(except in Colombo). So it took almost 3.5 hours to reach ...

... the size of a football field with what looked like a palace (turns out it was a buffet restaurant) between two gigantic golden duck heads (turns out they were actually mythical duck-like creatures) each with a golden sphere hanging below its beak.  ...

... atmosphere inside this huge complex is is genuinely spiritual.   So, Amritsar is home for Sikhism's holiest shrine the Golden Temple - something like Vatican to Catholics. The gold-plated gurudwar glitters in the middle of its holy pool surrounded ...

... when we got closer. We were supposed to stay in their small cabin, but when we looked in it smelled like natural gas. Not a good sign and with no host in sight we headed toward Anchorage instead. Really nice room here at the Golden Lion Best Western. ...

... We got to Portland and got off the train to 80 degree heat and clear sky, a great change from Seattle. We got our taxi to the Red Lion hotel (not like the pub in stone!) which really pleased us. It was only a stop off for tonight as we are leaving for San ...

... 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 ...

... after a 10 hour flight from Auckland NZ. Thankfully David made reservations for us to stay at the Golden Landmark Hotel - conveniently located near the business, Arab, Little Indian, and shopping districts of Singapore. Passing through customs ...

... Mr. Mao for a wonderful two days of adventure and departed from our two new friends. We took several photos of our lovely hotel afterward and just admired the time spent decorating this place. We actually even went for a nice swim in the ...

... doesn't have lions but the MGM does. They were so playful and tame, I wish I could have hopped inside the enclosure! Of course the golden lion stood proudly in the lobby and on the front of the casino as well.   Luxor: A bit of a hike to get ...

... elephant came to visit and Damien won at his first and last game of bingo. We got married on 29th July at the Golden Sun hotel nearby. All the men in the bridal party looked handsome in matching cream and red Nehru suits and all the ladies were beautiful ...

... Rome; flashing lights of Casino Royale; Bally, Venetian and New York, New York with "miniatures" of their home cities; MGM with a golden lion and Luxor with its own Pyramids.  The Bellagio merely IS, standing rigidly behind its veil of water. ...

... our expired pass. Met Lynelle and Jo at Old Swan Inn 6.30 and had some dinner. Caught train to Fulham Broadway and went to Golden Lion pub. Sort of punk hangout and felt very out of place, but great watching the people who were all locals and knew each ...