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... the Hotel Ritz Paris on and off for more than 30 years. Vladimir Nabokov and his wife Vera lived in the Montreux Palace Hotel in Montreux, Switzerland from 1961 until his death in 1977. British entrepreneur Jack Lyons lived in the Hotel Mirador Kempinski ...
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The Winter Palace in Luxor
A Travel Blog entry by richandchas from Luxor, Egypt
... a cold and autumnal Manchester for the desert and sun that is Luxor. We had booked to stay in the New Winter Palace Hotel in the centre of Luxor and right by the Nile. We were not disappointed! Funds for this holiday only stretched to the cheaper New ...
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La piscine du Winter Palace
A Travel Blog entry by mleleu from Luxor, Egypt
Allez ce matin on se lève tôt, impossible de rater les plaisirs qu'offre la piscine du Winter... Le soleil n'a pas encore entièrement pris ses quartiers et le mercure ne dépasse pas encore les 35°C. Autour de la piscine le régime est équilibré, ...
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Luxor-ious Settings! (Asinine Title Alert!)
A Travel Blog entry by christinasworld from Luxor, Egypt
... change back. Yep, Mr. Busdriver, you're damn right! I made the terrible mistake of walking into the new tasteless addition of the Winter Palace and I can honestly say that I've seen more posh abandoned Howard Johnson's. "Isn't this the Winter Palace?" ...
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Luxor
A Travel Blog entry by pmontap from Luxor, Egypt
... along the way. After leaving Cairo we flew south to Luxor on Oct 12th. We stayed at a small local hotel called the Winter Palace. I can honestly say it is the farthest thing from a palace as I've ever seen. The rooms were tiny and ...
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Luxor
A Travel Blog entry by mleleu from Luxor, Nile River Valley, Egypt
... ou d’un organisme international ! Le chauffeur nous mène au travers des artères désertes de la ville jusqu'à l'hôtel Winter palace. En nous déposant, il tente mollement de faire monter le prix de la course mais nous en restons aux 90 LE ...
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Luxorious Luxor
A Travel Blog entry by maynoles from Luxor, Nile River Valley, Egypt
... (well, they're all sunny) afternoon, we took a felucca (sailboat) cruise along the Nile. Great views of the city, the famous Winter Palace, other boats, locals, camels, etc. We made a brief stop on one of the islands and got to observe some local farming ...
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Luxor and Karnak
A Travel Blog entry by hgkmrer from Luxor, Egypt
... of the prime god: Amun-Re. Priests and pharaoh in constant attendance, Ready to take Amun-Re the mile upstream To Luxor Temple, home of Amun-Re´s consort, cow headed goddess, Sounds strange, but cows were mark of fertility and plenty. ...
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No Death on the Nile
A Travel Blog entry by trockie from Luxor, Egypt
... nbsp; That is a true statement and it could be said of many of the other hotels I stayed in like "Mena House" and "Old Winter Palace". If their ancient walls could talk, I'm sure they'd have some stories to tell! This afternoon I took a ...
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Christmas in the land of the Pharaohs....10-25 Dec
A Travel Blog entry by samphilpott from Luxor, Qinā, Egypt
... going to be knocked down as there is much building work planned in Luxor. The Four Seasons are building a new hotel, and the famous Old Winter Palace is extending to almost double its current size. They have blocked off a section of the Corniche just ...
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Chaos continues in Cairo - 1 Feb - 5 Feb
A Travel Blog entry by samphilpott from Luxor, Nile River Valley, Egypt
... signs might be defaced, such as Mubarak Tourista Road…but no. There is however, tanks on the streets and soldiers guarding the Winter Palace Hotel. The roads are very, very quiet not many cars at all, maybe they have run out of petrol. Anyway really ...
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Once More Into The Valley of Death
A Travel Blog entry by kevscott11385 from Luxor, Nile River Valley, Egypt
... around and it was nice to just stand and admire this wonderful building. As too was the case of The Old Winter Palace Hotel, a wonderful throw back to colonial architecture and a spitting image of the Grand Hotel in Brighton. From here it was just ...
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Luxor
A Travel Blog entry by mleleu from Luxor, Egypt
Nous passons la matinée puis la période chaude au bord la piscine. Nous avons besoin de nous reposer avant d'aller plus avant dans la découverte du pays. Après quelques démarches administratives, nous nous enfonçons dans la ville. Quel ...
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The Last Train to Luxor
A Travel Blog entry by raymond52 from Cairo, Egypt
... that had yet to open. Since we arrived prior to the opening of the tourist traps (temples), we decided that we would walk to the Winter Palace Hotel for breakfast. I had read a little about the place and assumed that it, at least would be open. The ...
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New Year's Eve spent on the computer
A Travel Blog entry by dicecatt from St. Louis, Missouri, United States
... isolated, too far outside of Luxor, and very expensive, even more than Mena House. I liked the thought of the Old Winter Palace; it is certainly gorgeous to look at. But Jolie Ville was a good price, and the reviews are outstanding for this ...
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Walking back into Time
A Travel Blog entry by bumihills from Luxor, Al Baḩr al Aḩmar, Egypt
... nbsp; Later, across the river we saw the funerary temple to Hatshepsut. We also took a night tour of the much smaller Luxor Temple which is located right in the town of Luxor. It was especially lovely to wander about it at night. This temple ...
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retour a Louqsor
A Travel Blog entry by mleleu from Luxor, Nile River Valley, Egypt
Retrouver louqsor après un mois, en plein Ramadan... La boucle se boucle tout doucement. Nous retrouvons avec plaisir le pavillon qui a des airs de seconde ...
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Becoming an Egyptian 6-14 January 2011
A Travel Blog entry by samphilpott from Hurghada, Red Sea and Sinai, Egypt
... in an evening, cheapest beer in town at 8 LE - £1. But it is going to be demolished in April to make way for the Winter Palace Hotel extension we think although no-one really knows (this is a very famous colonial hotel on the banks of the Nile ...
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Day 45
A Travel Blog entry by panik_in_pink from Cairo, Egypt
... still an early hour in the morning, we unloaded into yet another very British looking hotel. Yellow and vast, the Winter Palace is a colonial style building, with all the grandeur of British luxury, filled in with the flair of Oriental trappings ...
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UNESCO World Heritage Sites
A Travel Blog entry by exploreamerica from UNESCO World Heritage Sites, United States
... heritage reconciles the very different Baroque and pure neoclassical styles, as can be seen in the Admiralty, the Winter Palace, the Marble Palace and the Hermitage. San Marino Historic Center San Marino Historic Centre and Mount Titano covers ...



