Grand Palace Amman

... jewelry shops and currency exchanges but a dearth of hospitable looking cafes, so we changed plans and hopped a cab to the Grand Hyatt Amman for a little pampering. No sooner did the cab pull up at the door and we walked through a security gate ...

... can the women shop for? Quality of accommodation was hilarious – one night we found ourselves in the 4 star luxury of the Grand Palace Amman, including no less than 8 chairs in the room in different areas, a bags/dressing room and a giant bed, the ...

... from just outside the Terminal 2, bought our tickets on the bus for about 3JD I think and about 40' later we were in central Amman. Another short taxi ride to our hotel and we were in our huge room at the Golden Tulip. Actually... that Tulip was not so ...

... continuously inhabited places, extending over 7,000 years. The ruins – such as the Temple of Hercules, a restored palace, a basilica and a huge cistern – were pretty cool, but we preferred just strolling around and enjoying the panoramic ...

Downtown, visiting Jerash and the Desert Castles ...

Never flown Royal Jordanian before. Nice surprise. Excellent flight and put us in a fancy hotel with full dinner for free during our 9 hour layover. Got a nice nap and shower in. Would have ventured poolside if we had more time. Definitely would ...

... matter how basic the living standards are, the temples are always ornate with plentiful rice, flowers and fruit. We wanted to go to the Grand Palace but because it was a Sunday, the monks were chanting between 12 and 3 so we went to the Golden Mount. The ...

... our budget which was less cool, but we had a very schilled day, did some sight seeing, very necessary, visited the 'Grand Palace' which was incredible,( had to borrow some sexy shirts from the front esk to cover out shoulders),Golden buildings all over ...

Amman, Jordan Upon arriving at the Palace Hotel via the airport shuttle I got checked in and immediately ran into two French ladies looking for a third to share the taxi down to Petra. I joined them and had a scenic 6 hour drive down the Kings Highway, ...

Getting stuck into Jordan we headed south from Amman visiting a few towns and staying overnight on the way. We hooked up with Rick, a Canadian guy who tagged along with us on a few trips. A nice guy who had the added benefit of talking North American ...

... last great race of our roadtrip. We made it back with no problems, were welcomed back heartily by the staff at Abbasi Palace. We greeted them like old friends and happily recounted the adventures of the previous days, enjoying the feeling of returning; of ...

... other ideas and leapt all over us until we surrendered much to the amusement of the local people.   After a stop at Fatehpur Sikri Palace I finally got to see what I had marked down as the highlight of the tour for me - the Taj Mahal - the ultimate ...

... the crowds flocking to the Topkapi Palace, the main palace of the Ottoman Kings, located in the middle of Sultanhamet. The palace itself was ok (again, not as impressive as the palaces in Southern Spain), but what was absolutely amazing was the treasury ...

... city but such fears have proved totally unfounded. The one tourist sight I did manage to see was the Victoria memorial, a grand white marble palace similar to the Taj Mahal though rather more like a modern rip off than something I might actually compare. ...

...  being the sort of massive international hotel that forgoes character for comfort, manages to rise above this through its central palace. Built, and renovated to house the Empress Eugenie when Napolean came to see the opening of the Suez canal, it is ...

... mid afternoon with nothing to do, so promptly spent $30 on hour long massages. Main attraction here was seeing Amber fort, a palace dating back several hundred years . We got to ride an elephant through the main gate. The fort was pretty much ...

... myself standing in a concentration camp outside of Phnom Penh, climbing up the temples of Angkor Wats, wandering awestruck in the Grand Royal Palace in Bangkok, pouring water over a shrine at the Shwedegon in Burma, stepping out of my tent in the ...

... the structures are quite well-preserved, with ornate figures carved directly into the sandstone buildings. We visited the Palace Museum which offered a very interesting insight into Rajahstan’s history of grand kingdoms – indeed, rajahstan ...

... of antiques, restaurants, bookshops, art galleries, boutiques and a market full of little things to test your temptations. The famous Ubud Palace is on the main road and down the road; one should not miss this Pura Saraswaty. In there is a temple with a ...