Novotel Century

The Novotel Century is a very nice hotel in an area of town around Jaffe Rd. in the Wan Chai area. You would not expect such a nice hotel in that particular area of HK. My photo entry for this blog was taken in that ...

... in Hong Kong city at 6pm and grabbed the express train to central to Novotel, http://www.novotel.com/gb/hotel-3562-novotel-hong-kong-century/index.shtml where Danielle, Diana and I were staying. Conor and Gabrielle were staying in Peter's (Conor's ...

... advertisements everywhere and it really feels like being in Times Square! After the exciting ferry ride we headed to check in at the Novotel where we will be spending the next six nights in luxury! After watching half an hour of tv (IN ENGLISH) we ...

... demolished, is clear to see. The work goes on unabated, 24 hours a day. There was even an ungodly racket outside our Novotel hotel room window from very early in the morning. Seemingly the bank next door was getting renovated. It's good to know business ...

... know how to throw a parade.  And rather than Santa Clause being the grand finale, it was a dragon! That we endulged and stayed at the Novotel, Hong Kong.  Like everything else, the lobby was bedazzled with shiny lights and rabbit decorations. ...

... so far. After breakfast at Cilantro, which serves expensive, but excellent coffee, we put ourselves up in the comfortable Novotel, located close to the Opera House in the Gezira neighborhood. In the afternoon, we took the metro to Islamic Cairo, the ...

... was Ali's first port of call!) Plus – the most exciting part of all was the fact we were staying in a lovely clean Novotel hotel, thanks to Ali contacting an old Accor colleague from the UK (If there are still any Accor people reading this blog, we ...

... paint dry. It was however, quite fascinating watching the delicate work of this 500 year old cottage industry. We viewed an 18th century handkerchief so intricate that it took 4 ladies nearly 10 years to complete! All for a distant royal bride to blow ...

... .  Now, did that stop us…..not a chance.  The inside was amazing.  It was built in the 11th century to replace a previous church on the same spot.  You could see the strong ties to Byzantium and the Holy Roman Empire.  It ...

... and ceremony.  Then we headed into the huge complex of Prague Castle. We first went into the Red Church built in the 10th Century. There was a big cathedral called St Vitus but it had big queues so we didn't bother to go in. We also visited a ...

... spent solely dinning on frites. Luckily the best stand was conveniently located just across the street from our hotel. We stayed at the Novotel right off Grand Place, right in the center of the city. It was a great location and to tell you the truth ...

... .  after nearly 22 hours in transit - a nice hotel with a hot shower and a bed is what i need... and the Novotel provided.... :-) The flights were ok – but long...at least the in flight entertainment was ok – Kings Speech and True ...

... hotel was situated in the historic heart of Cusco, and it was constructed around the frame of a charming 16th century palace occupied by the Spanish Conquistador Francisco Pizarro himself. There was a garden-side restaurant serving delectable Peruvian ...

... blew it up!  To think that it was essentially intact until 1687 (except for the church that was built inside in in the 5th century and the mosque built in to it in the 14th century.  After basking in all of this splendor we headed over to ...

... it crosses Druitt St. It is one of the liveliest pedestrian crossings in Sydney with the backdrop of the majestic 19th century Queen Victoria shopping center, St Andrews Cathedral, the oldest cathedral in Sydney, and the equally historic sandstone Sydney ...

... . We walked down to Times Square had dinner and went back to our hotel for the night. Day 24 Now to you the words Century 21 might mean real estate but in NY it means SHOPPING BARGINS! So we went downtown to Century 21 which is near the WTC ...

... us around and told us about St. Mark's Square. St. Marks Square also known as Piazza San Marco was a 9th century building that was built in front of St. Mark's Basilica. The buildings around it are important government buildings because it's the ...

... of medieval towns it has a huge wall around the periphery. It was once the residence of the Pope, during the 14th century and the Papal Palace still stands. Of course the other prominent feature of Avignon is its ancient bridge, popularised by the ...