Hotel Continental Palace

... rays were consumed · My cousins in London let me call their mansion home for short breaks between trips around continental Europe. Biddy and Paul's five star hotel is worth the high rates. The room on my first visit had a huge bath with disco ...

We left the Hotel Continental without further harm and informed Peter the friendly desk person about our hotel woes.  Upon informing him that we were leaving early and to which he could care less, I proceeded to tell him about how disappointed we ...

... he had to stand in the bus and I couldn't see since I was blinded from the dust. Mysore is great city with a beautiful palace, a great market (Devaraja Market) and some world class yoga. We only stayed 1.5 days but I did squeeze in a class of Ashtanga ...

... a back up, otherwise I probably would have missed the morning tour.    We meet out front at 9:30 after a continental breakfast of toast, croissant, juice and coffee.  We meet our local tour guide, Fernando, and the bus driver, ...

... , we went into the only remaining underground Minuteman missile launch control centre. The Minuteman Missiles were ICBMs (Inter Continental Ballistic Missiles) which was developed in the 1950’s as nuclear deterrent during the Cold War. Delta 01 ...

... lies the hill of Bukit St. Paul. On its top are the ruins of the Portugeuse church, with a mock up of the Sultan's palace and the old Dutch quarter below. Then by the river lies the old Dutch church and government buildings (Stadthuys). Over the river ...

... – We then walked for what was ages – took some pictures outside the Chambre de Commerce and then at the presidential palace and then went to the IFAN museum which apparently is one of the best museums within West Africa and typical we would go ...

... , Crazy Heart, Horrible Bosses, District 9 and I think a couple of other movies (it's all a blur).  Fun fact:  Continental classifies Last King of Scotland as a comedy.  Someone there has a strange sense of humor. The other nice thing about ...

... were set down was spotless, cobbled (not much help for our cases) and neatly designed. We rattled our way over to the Hotel Continental which was perfectly situated on the square and we were checked in by a very courteous gent. The room  was ...

... of them too so spoilt for choice of where to go for each meal.  Being a tourist town the food has included some continental stuff so pigged out on that for breakfast, lunch and dinner tonight.  Beats dhal, rice and chapatis. The town is sort of ...

... Office (an architectural dream) 2) The Hindu Temple (the only one still in use in HCMC) 3) Reunification Palace 4) The War Remnants Museum 5) Hotel Continental 6) Giac Lam Pagoda 7) The Jade Emperor Pagoda. Notre Dame wasn't as impressive as the one ...

... , no one is allowed in except government bureaucrats. Power to the people! We stopped for iced coffees at the famous Hotel Continental, which was the French colonial hotel setting for Graham Greene's famous novel "The Quiet American." For those of you ...

... absolutely stunning example of truly French colonial architecture), the Saigon Opera House, (another beauty), with next to it the Hotel Continental, where Graham Greene wrote his book 'The Quiet American' about the Vietnam war. (I am purposely not ...

... are celebrated for their beauty and humanity. Enjoy lunch in Padua and a Venetian feast in Venice. Sleep in Venice. (Hotel Continental, Lista de Spagna, Cannaregio, Venice) Friday, October 24 Day 10: Romantic Venice Buon giorno! Bursting with ...

... warm room (nearing hot at times), cable telly with movies, coffee facilities, hot shower (and a big bath!) and a continental brekkie each morning. The only thing letting it down is the service. At 300+ rooms with usually only ...

... nbsp; Crazy. This morning I got up at 6:30AM to enjoy my last "nice" shower for quite some time.  I had the extensive hotel continental breakfast, packed my bag, and headed out to find a street vendor that was selling swords I was hoping to buy for ...

... the scenery, and secondly for safety reasons, so get out in the middle of the town and head north looking for accommodation. Try the Continental Palace, in the fan rooms. Looks OK, but a bit dear at 800, and another hotel sounds more interesting in the ...

... We parked the car strolled around under clouds and intermittent rain finding the National Theatre and Royal Palace and later Theatercafeen in the Hotel Continental (where we had brunch on Stephanie's recommendation). It was a wonderful experience.  ...

Our flight to Rio was 10 hours long. Continental did not tell us that it was NOT a direct flight until we were about to board. It went to Sao Paulo first and we sat on the ground for an hour. The Boeing 767 is a very cramped airplane and when ...

... rest of my trip. I need to find a balance between the rich Indian fare and the dry bland food that Indians label 'continental food'. For a foodie such as myself I just can't stomach eating the crunchy substance that passes as Western bread, or sticking ...