Grand Palace Riga

... A Zoroastrian Silent Tower, the place where the last Zoroastrian escaped to as the Arabs killed off the rest, a 7,000 year old palace, and a tiny old desert town that is still inhabited. This area was by far the highlight of Iran · The biggest ...

... hotel asking why we hadn't checked in I said we had and they said no not to the GARDEN palace hotel, then I realise why the GRAND palace hotel is so nice it's 5 star and the best in the country! Well the GARDEN palace woman turned pretty nasty, ah well ...

... too!!! this is just an incredible spot... admittably not a lot happens around here... but the scenery... wow! Bauska: Rundall Palace... smaller version of the summer palace/hermitage in st petes... stayed in servants quarters... got locked in room... ...

... be restored and re-opened to the public is the Duke's dressing room. As I say, some parts of this palace are reminiscent of Versailles. Grand rooms, mirrors, painted ceilings, sometimes silk tapestry wall paper. When I say to David that I wouldn't ...

... horses really made this one over the top. The band rocked!!  (my only other comparisons are London at Buckingham palace, Riga, and in Prague, Czech Republic).  I then headed to Östermalm to go to the market. This ...

... event called Bloody Sunday.  Workers marched to the palace demanding lower prices for bread and better working conditions.  The Palace Guard became somewhat nervous (Nicholas II was not even at the Palace) and fired upon the crowd.  This ...

... following the European styles of the time. First I saw the red of the coach houses with the yellow of the Palace at that point I couldn't see how grand it was until I was in the first courtyard. White statues of lions guard the entrance and then you are ...

... us in to see the museum but does not make quite such a nice memento. Parts of the Russian Museum are housed in the Mikhailovsky Palace, and while it cannot compete with the grandeur of the Hermitage, it does make for a very grand setting for the excellent ...

... days. And then the fun really began. On November 7th 1520, Christian summoned some high ranking Swedish officials to the palace after previously granting them amnesty in return for their surrender. During the night, in a scene straight from a Hollywood ...

... , had a leisurely breakfast at a local cafe, wrote a few postcards and then headed off to The Hermitage Museum at the Winter Palace, approximately 5 minutes walk from where we are staying. As is usual wherever you are in Moscow and St Petersburg, you are ...

... bathrooms.  Yuk!  But, I guess the upside is that if the next hostel is slightly better it will feel like a palace. I guess it all adds to the general experience! We are so lucky, these people are really struggling economically.  The tour ...

... of Warsaw in the morning and a park recommended by the hostel in the afternoon. The highlight of the park was not the royal palace or the nice lake, but without a doubt the red squirrels, which come up and takes nuts (provided by a friendly polish ...

... architecture and paint selections of the houses as we slid on by. Major attractions here include the ruined Episcopal Palace and the waterfront promenade, which we thought best to visit before the daylight weakened much further. Halfway there a ...

... in Vilnius was spent wondering around sitting in cafes and bars we did the lonely planets walking tour which took in all the sights the palace, cathedral, churches etc it was meant to end at the sky bar where you could have a drink with great views of the ...

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... at the Faberge shop, we tackled the Hermitage Museum which is, quite simply, spectacular. And huge. Situated in the former Winter Palace - the one stormed by the Bolsheviks to spark the revolution - and later additions, it gives you not just a fascinating ...

... hill where sits what remains of Gediminas Castle, then down to Katedros Cathedral where Boy Scouts lingered, then to the Presidential Palace, St. Anne’s Church, various Vilnius side streets and then back to the Radisson Blu Astorija for a rest stop. ...