Oriental Palace

... its best. The staff was friendly and went an extra mile to make my stay enjoyable. The restaurants offered both oriental and international cuisine. The rooms were spacious and elegantly furnished with all the amenities a businessman will require. The ...

... of thanksgiving. So saturday night, the wickers and I plus Annies friend went out to this super high class dinner celebration at the Oriental Hotel- one of the nicest hotels in all of Bangkok and right on the river. I mean i felt seriously out of place ...

... good and VERY expensive. I did not think it was the best meal I have had in Tokyo especially after the Mandarin Oriental- but steakhouses aren't generally my style. After dinner we decided to show Nic our favorite entertainment area- the Golden Gai. We ...

... buffet style and we like to eat a la carte when we're away. The best 2 places to eat are at the golf club. The Oriental restaurant has the same menu as the one in the Sunrise however the food is better and the atmosphere more pleasant. The Italian is good ...

... painting depicting different images and structures of China. That was very cool. 　 MOTHER OF PEARL. After checking out the Summer Palace, we stopped my a pearl factory where I got to crack open a fresh water oyster and look for pearls. Unlike salt ...

... the palace area, not knowing whether the instructions we were getting were true or false. Apparently some locals tell tourists that the palace is closed for a special event, so that they will pay for a tour elsewhere....we were very wary. We walked around ...

... of American oldies ballads playing on CD, few conversations from the kitchen, cleaning off tables, glowing red hanging paper oriental hanging lights with tassles lending warm red hue, flatscreen overlooking the open patrio of seating along the River ...

... was probably the cheapest we've had so far due to our eyes finally adjusting to the size of our stomachs.  2/21/02 Oriental Queen River Cruise today. got up early and went to the Oriental.  Yogurt and muffins on the river taxi.  Got to ...

... that Marie Antoinette came from this family!  All of the apartments were interesting, but I think my favorites were the oriental themed rooms, which were round or oval shaped and were covered by japanese and chinese laquered panels, which little ...

... in the historical picture in the Minangkabau Highlands between the last date of Adityawarman's inscription in 1375 and Tome Pires Suma Oriental, written somewhere between 1513 and 1515.       By the 16th Century, the time of the ...

It takes a certain finesse, a certain gentleness of hand to forge a harmonious blend of the oriental and occidental. In the wrong hand though it comes off as offishly awkward. Today I visited the former royal residence of King Rama V called the ...

... down the stairs. The palace had so many room filled with ancient paintings, carvings, coins, arms and armory. Flocks of oriental tourists, by their sheer numbers, forced their way into and through exhibits corralling people into tiny corners and niches. ...

... officers and police, wear the masks all day.  Today we woke early to get a start for our visit to the Grand Palace. We walked to the Oriental pier, which is about 10 minutes away and took the express boat again. It was packed, dirty and noisy, but very ...

... of it a magnificent luxurious hotel and casino. As we made our entrance, the richness of the palace was quite visible and stunning.  Antique oriental carpets and original artwork adorned the walls while marbled floors shined under the brilliant huge ...

... a few maps, got some info from the front desk and fine tuned our plan for the day.   We walked over to the Oriental boat dock and rode up the Chao Phraya River Express to the Grand Palace, Wat Phra Kaew (Emerald Buddha...not really emerald though) ...

We spent most of the morning visiting a palace called Pillnitz Palace, built by Augustus the Strong in an oriental theme as a summer residence. It was built from 1720-3 on the banks of the Elbe River. It is a bit out of the way from the city ...

... the best Fairmont that we have visited so far. As we had quite some time to kill before our train leaves, we headed back to the Oriental Plaza. The food court there is fantastic, and we enjoyed a nice diner. In the food court you can find just about every ...

... 58 years as king, he is the longest reigning monarch around. Queen Sirikit seems to keep a lower profile. The Grand Palace isn't actually open but it's interesting to wander the grounds and there's a little museum with various archaeological finds, ...

... Nanette (all from the Seattle area), and us. Our tour guide was Alan. He gave us a booklet from his tour company, Oriental Pearl, which was subcontracted to our tour company, Beijing Services. The great thing about it is that it has some essential ...

... and even the ceilings themselves garnished with beautiful artwork. There are different themed rooms , such as the Japanese room with oriental silks. And black furniture with mother-of-pearl inlays of exotic birds . Outside it is a little fresh and we are ...