Grand Terminus

... the largest supermarket on the island, although not a patch on it sister shop in Europe. Sunday.  I take the bus C1 to its terminus. It takes me to Anse Vata and I walk back..... a very.... long walk, pass the baie des citrons, baie de l'orphelinat, ...

... 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 ...

... 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, in ...

... our ICE had made up time from the late departure to arrive smack-bang on time. The station in Leipzig is a fantastic grand terminus, featuring soaring masonary arches and high ceilings. I can't wait to spend more time in and around this complex when I ...

... in area than it is now (hard to believe, since Xi'an's current population numbers in the several millions). It was the grand terminus of the fabled Silk Road, and its riches were indescribable, far surpassing anything the west had to offer at the time. ...

... . We stopped for lunch in Bairnsdale and yet again the Lonely Planet restaurant recommendation had closed. We chose a large pub (The Grand Terminus Hotel) near the railway station, fearing the worst, and we were agreeably surprised (not for the first ...

... 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 IKEA, as we found it ...

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, ...

... 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 ...

... but, although there was still some distance for me to cover, one could immediately sense its enormity. I finally arrived at the terminus for the troll carts where one can find a refreshment stand and bathrooms. I knew from the guide’s instructions ...

... 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 ...

... loo and some on the wall! We found some awesome biscuit shops and also had possibly my last French crepe. This time I went for the Grand Marnier which had sugar, Grand Marnier and orange juice. Yum! After exploring the town a few of us went to the main ...

... of safety.  Curfew?  Lights out?  Then, Diana and I wandered into the Muslim Quarter.  As the eastern terminus of the Silk Road, a number of foreign influences made their way into China over the centuries via this path.  The ...

... under several of the most important dynasties in Chinese history, including Zhou, Qin, Han, Sui, and Tang.Xi'an is the eastern terminus of the Silk Road and home to the Terracotta Army. Since the 1990s, as part of the economic revival of interior China ...

... Spice Bazaar ) where we browsed and had a stand up donair  lunch We walked to the nearby Istanbul train station to see the terminus of the Orient Express. We then decided to go back to the hotel but as it was raining (even though the forecast was a ...

... the traffic, the crowds of people (even on the weekend) and we even got to drive past famous places like Chatrapathi Shivaji Terminus (Victoria or VT railway station as it is also called), Rajiv Ghadhi Bridge, Marine Drive and Chowpatti Beach and even the ...

... world colonial style to this part of Mumbai.  We also passed by the Price of Wales Museum and the Victoria Terminus (CST) - a world heritage site - that is a beautiful representation of Raj architecture.  We also had the opportunity to see the ...

... manage to do this in the UK? We took the cat. for a three quarters of an hour ride downriver to the terminus before returning. The city presents a much better view from the water with very smart skyscraper offices and apartments overlooking even smarter ...