Royal Elizabeth

... the twelve day trip. Anyway, the Volcanoes Kyambura Gorge Lodge was absolutely gorgeous and was perched on a hill overlooking the Queen Elizabeth Park savannah. The lodge only opened in July and presently only has four bandas. There are four more under ...

... emptied to look for the pills and went 'f...'. First bottle of wine before we left !!! So, who was who? Ann: queen Elizabeth (or: the richest woman in the world) Greta: Princes Stefanie of Monaco (the rebel) Dr T: King of Swaziland (because ...

... with singing and dancing, and a little play which our guide translates for us. On the road again with the final push to Queen Elizabeth National Park, arriving in time for lunch. After a quick stop in our rooms, we head out on our first game drive. I'm ...

... well (in fact, it didn't handle much anything well...more on that tomorrow). Our last destination of the day was the Elizabeth Furnace Recreation Area in the National Forest. The rain that had slacked off before suddenly got much harder, but we pushed on ...

I discovered there is a wireless connection somewhere near Elizabeth so was able to do all my emails, etc and searching without having to go in to Starbucks. I did laundry and hung clothes on the line - what a nice opportunity. Had a very nice morning ...

... in Vienna.  We had a great time catching up on each others´ activities of the last year. I can´t believe how much Elizabeth had grown! She immediately took a shine to Andy (as did Andy to Elizabeth!), and he basically became her ...

... from various heads of state for his coronation and assorted nuptials. What do you buy for the boy who has everything? Well, Queen Elizabeth II sent him a massive handle-less mug made from green crystal. I thought it was a tea mug but Cathy said it was a ...

... stepping on grave stones. Over 3 300 people are buried in the Abbey. There are lots of famous people buried there like Elizabeth 1, Mary Queen of Scots, Charles Dickens, Rudyard Kipling, William Tennyson, Isaac Newton, and the list goes on. We then met ...

... a polystyrene cup. That was the limit of their "refreshments". We also found out that the reason this is a Royal Park is only because our good  Princess Elizabeth happened to visit it in 1947. The visibility up to 2,000 m or so was good, but above ...

Well after worrying about what to wear for the past couple of weeks it all finally came together for her majesty Queen Elizabeth, at the Royal Ascot Horse Races. After racing around all morning making sure our makeup was right and that our hair was going ...

... air.  En après-midi, nous sommes allés visiter le "Palace of Holyroodhouse".  C'est l'endroit où sa majesté la reine Elizabeth II demeure lorsqu'elle vient faire des tours en Écosse.  À vrai dire, il était indiqué qu'elle vient ...

... Sydney.   En effet, la température se prête à merveille à cette visite aujourd'hui.   Je remonte donc Elizabeth Street, traverse Hyde, m’arrête au Starbucks me prendre un café et me rend jusqu’aux jardins en empruntant le ...

... in World War II.   There was also the most incredible doll house. The doll house was built by Queen Mary (Queen Elizabeth's grandmother, or something like that) to raise money for charity. It had four different floors with six or seven rooms on ...

... , and it is HUGE!  The queen has about 8 dining rooms and enough china sets for each day of the year, and the royal family is supposedly going bankrupt...I, unlike a lot of my peers, enjoy taking in the history and enjoying the craftsmanship of this ...

... hero Achilles as its central theme. From the audioguide (essential!)I used to tour the palace I learned much about Empress Elizabeth. Sissi was given the property by Corfiot Petros Vrailas Armenis. Her inhabitance on the island was regarded as positive ...

... kms on the new engine to pick up the pace.  There are NO one stop petrol stations all the way through and past Port Elizabeth, and the four of us finally pulled over to take a rest and some nourishment.  By 4 p.m. we were on our way and ...

... somewhere underneath there plague. The oldest was from around 1400 from memory. Some of the notable people buried there included Elizabeth I, Isaac Newton, Charles Darwin (which surprised me a lot for the founder of the evolution theory to be buried in a ...

... and the many conflicts since then. Most of the current displays were of their naval forces. We also spent about an hour visiting the Royal Botanic Garden across the street from the Shrine of Rememberance – in the rain.       . . ...

... Despite this the grandure of the grounds and the buildings were awesome, with impressive gates, temples, palaces and the restored royal theatre.  Just outside was the 37m high flag tower, proudly displaying the yellow Vietnamese star on the communist ...