Grand Hotel Terminus

Day 4, Bergen We flew from Stockholm to Bergen via Oslo. We stayed in Grand Hotel Terminus which is just next to the train station. From there we booked the famous "Norway in a Nut Shell". We went for a short walk around the city, ...

... the San Francisco Bay so that we could enter the city across the Golden Gate which we declared the symbol of our Pacific Terminus. The Golden Gate is not the biggest or longest bridge that I have ever crossed but there is still something grand about it ...

... me.  That means the Caucasus.  I buy a bus ticket for Trabzon, previously the farthest eastern extent of Greek civilation and the western terminus of the old Silk Road.  From there I'll go into Georgia and Armenia.  Wish me ...

... on my next visit, which might actually be next January. Our hotel was centrally located right close to the Grand Central Terminus, Helmsley Hotel New York. The hotel was good in anyway, no complaints there. Athough we did have ...

... pressed in before the doors shut. When we got out our money was gone! Nigel had got to know Anastasia, the information guide at the Grand Hotel who had given him lots of info the day before I arrived so we went to her who informed the police and acted as ...

... around and packed as much quintessential (and other random bits) Mumbai as possible.   6:20AM FRI - Arrive in the grand Victoria Terminus, on the overnighter from Goa, having met two Aussie travellers and a Canadian.  The VT is probably ...

... distribuer des bath(monnaie thailandaise) a droite a gauche, puis on est alles jusqu a la premiere ville du Cambodge:KOH KONG. Grand hotel au bord de l eau, sympa mais grande appartition des moustiques qui ne sont pas presses de nous quitter... a plus ...

Upon leaving my lovely villa, I returned to a charming, affordable hotel near the train station in Cahors, and explored that medieval town of 21,000 a bit better. The cathedrals, the 700 year old fortified Pont Valentre, and more winding streets, farmers ...

... he needs something else. He decides to build a guest house for himself. A little old thing really. Something called the Grand Trianon. Yeah, its another palace but much smaller than the Obnoxious Trianon or whatever the hell they call that thing lumbering ...

... a delayed update, typed on Charles' laptop, this time coming from Bergen in Norway. Again, there is no wireless at our hotel, the "Hotel Grand Terminus", and we don't have time to find a netcafe, so we are hoping that better facilities in the next hotel, ...

... , where we were later treated to a champagne reception, dinner and entertainment by Bath Travel. The hotel was superb.  Only a short distance from the Mayflower Terminus where we were due to check in for our epic voyage. Lunch was had at IKEA, yes ...

... heard is true! I now know there is a God as that can be the only explanation on how we got from the Airport to the Hotel safely! It was like Grand Theft Auto for real. I mean I thought after Cairo I'd be hardened to this sort of thing, but I have to admit ...

... our direction. Our busy day finally caught up with us and we made our weary way to the nearest metro, arriving at the terminus with only minutes left on our transport ticket. At around six we dined once again at the Trattoria Giovanni where we indulged ...

... Terminus so I was determined on my last day to venture to it. Built in 1887 by the Brits (as Victoria Terminus), this gothic masterpiece towers over its surroundings looking more like a decaying palace than a train station. The numerous buttresses, ...

... in the noon sun anyway; the high humidity makes you sweat a lot if you get too active outside of the shade. Passing the grand Taj hotel I was approached by a guy who said I have shampoo in my ear, and who started to reach for me with a little metal ...

... to argue with 1400 pesos per person.  We enjoyed the ride through Santiago's Western areas into the city center.  From the terminus at Los Heroes, we then opted for the (much shorter) cab ride, although in hindsight, we could have hopped on the ...

... President Regan gave his famous, "Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this wall!" speech in 1987.   The gate serves as the terminus for Unter den Linden, the renowned boulevard of Lime trees which once led directly to the royal residence. My walking route ...

... of $640!!).  Pretty much reaffirmed our belief in shopping at places like Target!  ;-)  Our walk to the popular terminus of Avenue des Champs-Elysees led us to the Arc de Triomphe, the magnificent double-arched tribute to the French heroes ...

... taxis.  Some were going to other destinations in Europe but we were the only ones going to our particular hotel. At that time of the morning the Grand Canal was very busy and we were in 'rush-hour traffic'  - think of the Southern Motorway going ...

... . All the buildings seem to be of such grandeur, the post office is humungous and then there is the station - Chhatrapatri Shivaji Terminus where a sea of people seem to be constantly swimming in and out. We work out a plan of attack for Mumbai for the ...