Hotel Topaz

... that flew in over the mountains last year - it was a true Indiana Jones moment...that lasted 2 days. They even got into the hotel and were like a carpet on the ground. The health authorities said all he could do was turn all the lights off and wait for ...

... the top I don't even know how to describe it. Crowns with diamonds the size of a baby's fist. Rubies, emeralds, topaz, sapphires and garnets adorning elaborate, baroque style necklaces and tassels for garments.  Hairpins and buttons in the shape ...

we arrived in kandy on the third day of our tour of sri lanka. we drove upto the hotel topaz which was at the top of this huge windy narrow hill and when we got into the reception we were amazed at the view. We went to the room got changed and then went ...

... . WE had an audio guided tour of H.Stern followed by an unsuccessful attempt by one their employees, Manuel, to sell us imperial topaz jewellery which was mightily expensive. We walked back to the hotel in time to book into our spacious and blessedly ...

... she ever did believe me. We left the hotel and headed for Mcdonalds which was in the TDI shopping centre directly opposite our hotel, we had had two weeks of being careful watching what we ate and were starving after going nearly 24 hours without ...

... that I was ready to hire a bodyguard, but it turned out the security was much better than I thought. After checking into the hotel, David and I walked around the streets a bit before arriving at the first juice bar. It is the Brazilian tradition that ...

... a "hike" not a "walk" :-)) checking stuff out.  I bought my first 250k ring... in Rupiahs that is :-)  Sparkly topaz - probably paid too much but I love it.  Stopped for some gado gado (a new lunchtime tradition) and then headed back to ...

... as my lane hugged the edge of cliffs. We stopped for random photo ops and got in to Kokkari in no time at all. Our hotel is so pretty. Bougainvillea everywhere. Just gorgeous. And the hotel owner is so sweet. After check-in we headed to the beach where ...

... how serious it really was.  Hell, I last longer than that! Strolling back past the shops, Debbie scored a very attractive blue Topaz and silver necklace with tiny ruby accents for a very good price.  Sort of made up for not getting the sapphire ...

... ;for sale. Michael had said I could buy something, so after looking at lots of stunning pieces I chose some lovely blue topaz earrings which were not toooo ridiculously expensive, but look quite gorgeous. The kids really got into jewellery design and when ...

... at work on Monday so we left the beach, and took the bus to Colombo and then Negombo (of mosquito fame). We stayed in a ghastly hotel three times the price of anywhere else we have stayed and turned the AC to 16 degrees, piling on extra sheets (they don't ...

... sind, b) allfällige Notfallmedikamente dabei haben und c) physisch und psychisch gesund sind, fahren wir los in Richtung O'Brien Topaz Field. Die 2 Damen, welche auch noch mit von der Partie sind fahren mit dem Guide und wir versuchen mit unserm ...

Ok so last night I checked into the Hotel - I had no idea who I was sharing with, I shared a room with Han (a Vietnamese guy from America who was one of the Boat people who escaped after the war) he didnt talk much as I think he couldn't understand my ...

... last Greek island, Mykonos. I've been there before, and I love it. It's touristy, but I love the people, beaches, and the hotel we are staying at. We packed our bags and headed to the marina for dinner. Yummy Greek food. Greeks were good at something- ...

... I didn't get to do a whole lot of exploration around the Wat's. My main reason for coming here was to see the 7cm tall Topaz Buddha (you'd expect it to be Emerald from the way they've named the town!) which was a little disappointing as it was high ...