Hotel Beverly Hills Rome

... a little more action (shopping action)...in Tijuana). Then it's onto LA, home of Venice Beach, Disneyland, Universal Studios, Hollywood, Beverly Hills and of course Paris (Hilton). Then we inhale the smorgasbord of sin, Las Vegas (with a day trip ...

... I did! To begin with everything went so smooth and well arranged that we all felt so  at ease after reaching Grand Hotel Beverly Hills. The Tour Director assigned us rooms, and gave all the needed info. Welcome drink meet by the tour put us all ...

... world power.  Can you guess who won?   The Roman Forum is situated behind Palatine Hill, which was pretty much the Beverly Hills of the time.  Huge palaces for the rich were built in this prime real estate area that would make anything ...

... views from the Colloseum were also amazing, looking out onto the valley and the area of Palatine, an area of ruins, called the Beverly Hills of ancient times. I then jumped back on my bus and jumped off just after noon at St. Peter's square, the massive ...

... with ABC Tours, which arranged for all of our transportation as well as several guided tours and some of our meals. The first stop on our trip was Rome.  The highlights of our trip were the Roman Forum, the Spanish Steps and the Trevi ...

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... from here on the tour would get really busy.  (It wasn't busy before?)   Much to see in Rome.       The Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore in Rome     The Brancaccio Palace is the ...

... ... "miracle of the chains."  The chains were from when St. Peter was jailed in Rome and in JerusalemMoses sculptured by Michelangelo; took three years   Dome of St. Peter's ...

... ;era some 2000 years ago. The whole arena was jaw dropping. We took a walking tour to the  Ancient city of rome. The Pantheon Temple was just as grand but St Peter's shadows it  anytime. Oh! the Trevi and Navona fountains....they ...

14 September 2007 - Friday (Venerdi) - DAY 13 - Rome  Arch of Constantine This huge arch, with three barrel-vaulted passageways, was erected to commemorate Constantine's victory over Maxentius at the Battle of Milvian Bridge in 312 ...

... . (well at least the face). I mean absolutely amazing detail and 3 stories high. Wow - go Romans! Next stop - the Beverly Hills of the Ephesus. This part was completely covered with a 1 million dollar roof courtesy of a bunch of sponsors. This ...

... so I wasn't sure what to expect. When we got into town we cruised around Hollywood boulevard, Rodeo Drive and up into Beverly hills. The first couple of blocks of Beverly hills were not that special, they easily equated to any regular affluent suburb of ...

... Hills reden we door een enorm luxe en mooi winkelcentrum, waar Ralph Lauren als kledingmerk tot de goedkopere garde behoorde. Ook in Beverly Hills stuitten we op het ene na het andere celebrity-huis. De wijken waren enorm mooi en sfeervol. Dat kan ook ...

... you're still sleep-addled from a 5.30am airport shuttle pick-up. But it doesn't half help when you stay in a nice Beverly Hills hotel...) But I digress. After being used to sharing dorm rooms with lots of other people, I finally had my own room!! It even ...

... at 2am. Now keep in mind this is when all the discos actually OPEN!!! The discos are soooo much fun, I met a guy from Beverly Hills, and two other guys from London and then a weird dude from Italy....ALL very funny and quite frankly down right ...

... the top of the mesa. Capri has been a vacation destination since ancient times...now it reminds me most of Rodeo Drive in Beverly Hills. Your chargecard can certainly get a workout at the Cartier, Prada, D&G and Cavalli stores, perhaps picking up your ...

... troops, then wandered up the coach thanking everyone personally for coming on his tour, and holding out his hand for a tip. I'll give you one guess how much he got from us. Off to Hollywood, Beverly Hills and LA next. Oh dear more disapointed ...

... "World Cruise", as it is billed, officially starts in Los Angeles on Jan. 10. There will be a kick-off gala at the Beverly Hills Wilshire Hotel on the 9th. We opted to take the Panama Canal pre-cruise, from Ft. Lauderdale to LA, which makes this a true ...