The Fountains

... never wouldi have ordered it, but it was wonderful. Spent most of day in Aix en Provence... A smaller town with lots of fountains. Here in Cannes is the Independent Film Festival, fountains, the sea & lots of $$$. Tomorrow going to Nice...part of ...

... the palace and gardens.  I notice that there is a rest area here as well and I figure I better stop before I watch the fountains and tour the palace.  This line looks shorter but it still take about 25 minutes to get through the line!  ...

... .   They were truly spectacular.  What made it so special was the setting with a beautiful building behind the fountains on the hill, dramatically lit, as well as the fountains lining the boulevard.  There were people ...

  After a good feed in one of the restaurants around the plaza, and a walk around town, we made our way down to the fountain in Bolivar park, about a 10min walk from the main plaza.   There's one thing that i have noticed about Bolivian ...

... at Hellbrun, included the tour of the trick fountains. There is this terribly pretty and ornate garden area that is imbedded with fountains that spray unwitting guests. I had done some reading on this before leaving and I was determined not to get soaked, ...

... . I started the day by taking a luxury hydrofoil from St. Petersburg to Peterhof then walk around the the water fountains.  I then entered the spectacular Grand Palace. back inthe 1800s the Palace reached its peak with maximum luxury interior, ...

... unique to the cultures we visit, not regular experiences that we could have at home. For me, this night was magical. The fountains, surrounded by a crowd of respectful and happy people and the festival we stumbled upon, reminded me of why we came to ...

... time this morning before venturing out. We had a bit of a different route planned for this morning which involved churches and fountains....I'm sure you all were starting to miss them. We went up towards the Spanish Steps and to the Fontana del ...

... an athletic contest, referring to the old stadium), designed by Bernini's rival Borromini. At either end of the piazza are two smaller fountains, older than the central one. We had lunch in the piazza, at Tre Scalini, which claims to have the best gelato. ...

We have seen the big sites and decided to spend a day visiting the fountains and the Pantheon. The streets of Rome bustle with motorcycles, cars, buses and pedestrians. You see Italians styling in their nice and very long shoes. There are many mimes ...

... over the road and we had our evening meal in one of their restaurants – outside on a balcony and watched the fountains.  Brilliant restaurant and so warm with the outside heaters on just sitting below the huge Eiffel Tower – reminded me ...

... my brain of how the city would look like.  I imagined a Willy Wonka's Chocolate Factory type of city but with beer fountains instead of chocolate fountains and little munchkins frolicking in beer lakes.  Obviously, I was quite disappointed when ...

... a very clean city with few ancient ruins, but lots of good eateries and markets. Aix is known as the city of fountains, with many different types of fountains on display around the city We bought lunch on the go, as we wanted to drive to ...

... , it hasn't failed me yet anyway. The walk to the old Jewish quarter, where I wanted to stay, was fabulous. Blue sky, fountains and zillions of orange trees laden with fruit. I had a fantastic first impression of the city despite my little detour, which, ...

... ! Basically it's a nice castle that once belonged to Bishop Something, with pleasant gardens, but its main attraction are trick fountains. They take you by surprise, for example when you sit at the Bishop's table. Suddenly your chair bursts with a current ...