Novotel Nice Centre

We awoke to clear skies in Nice, a nice change from Rome and a chilly transit in Paris. Our room at the Novotel c/o the conference is very nice with full hotel amenities includine a warm and cold breakfast (with as much cafe au lait as you can take). It ...

... wine. The Mardi Gras festivities were gearing up to crown the king that evening at the Place Massena. The waterfront was a real treat, nice smooth breezes. We made our way down the boardwalk and cut in a mile or so to the Russian Orthodox church, which ...

After a few hours of driving we head into Amboise and try to find our hotel. The hotel is about 5ks from town but it is nice and after Bordeaux everything was going to be an improvement. Although I just may have had the worst service I have ever had in my ...

... most trips since then. Tonight we dined on smoked salmon, duck liver foie gras, blue cheese and baguettes. We also enjoyed a very nice local Savignon blanc from Vouvray, one of the little towns along the Loire we had driven through on our way home. Matt ...

... chill and we had a couple of beers and talked on the bus before we got to Geneva for the evening. The Novotel where we stayed was really nice and had incredibly comfortable beds....it was probably the best nights sleep I had had in a while. Just to warn ...

... here. My flight was fine, although I did not sleep much at all. I was so tired by the time that I reached the hotel. The Novotel where we stayed was less than a block away from the Grande Place, so it was a good point of orientation. The city is so ...

... beautiful town. Everything is immaculate. We spent the day walking the city, visiting the casino and the palace. A very nice place to visit. Our stay at the Novotel was great. Lucky with the weather, it started to rain in the evening, so we had the whole ...

... a laid back, relaxed, perfect to walk around the cobbled streets kind of town - well actually its more like a small city. York city centre is still mostly surrounded by the old stone walls. This means you can walk around the city by scaling the walls. A ...

... to the city center.  Ten minutes later we pass what looks like some kind of shopping mall with the big English neon letters "CITY CENTRE".  Funny, but not where I wanted to go so I laughed and told him to take me to where the tall buildings ...

... clerks to help defend the town. The Germans were too strong, forcing the Americans to fall back to a medieval castle in the center of town. Here the Americans fought to nearly the last man, only surrendering when all of their ammo was exhausted. ...

The Canadian people are a well mannered, helpful very nice people. Keith I can understand why you married a beautiful Canadian!!! The old buildings are amazing. The Toronto University is like walking through Englands Eaton University.It has the arches ...

... . Yet my beef black bean with rice was on $14AUD. So that was day one in Abu Dhabi. The next morning I checked out of the Novotel & took a taxi towards the airport but told the driver I wanted to stop at the Grand Mosque on my way. I'd head about this ...

... 60 GBP per person - as it turns out this is quite an expensive way to get a couple of photographs (PICS). After the Novotel we strolled through the pillars that are dedicated to the hundreds of thousands of volunteers from the games (PIC), including an ...

... hope it used to be; there is effectively only 1 line through the centre of town, with 3 different branches outside of the centre. Our Novotel (great sale rates!) was on the main line south of the Hbf, only about 300m from the WIFI tram stop. Despite the ...

... 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 ...

... that we arrived on time and with our baggage? Anyhoo, you'll all be pleased to hear after checking payment records the Novotel acknowledged a mistake had indeed been made and we all lived happily ever after. It's time for some Borsch and a nap…stay ...

... , and cows were walking).  We passed Calvin Klein, and Guess, and even Baskin Robbins! The Novotel Hyderabad hotel is next to the convention center, and absolutely nothing else.  We had to hire a car to take us to some sights.  ...

... to get all the way into Kuala Lumpur, which gave me a chance to get some sleep. We are staying at the Novotel Hotel near the Convention Centre, Petronas Twin Towers and the KL Monorail. The hotel had contacted us prior to departure to warn us that the ...

... cities or major towns we’d stay in proper hotels as a break from Britzy Spears and my whining about Britzy Spears.  The Novotel was in a great location, right next to the Botanical Gardens (with a free parking lot for Britzy Spears) and on Lake ...

... to when we were here last week but it is still nice.  In fact, the hotel is lovely but I think I'd definitely choose the Novotel and Lombok - guess that'll just have to wait though.  For now, we have a couple of days back here on Bali before ...