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During my Windstar Greek Island Cruise we had a one day and evening visit to Kusadasi Turkey.
All 148 passengers on our yacht were treated to a magnificent private gourmet dinner at the Celsus Library of Ephesus, catered by a five-star hotel. Serenaded by a trio of musicians from the orchestra. Dinner at sunset in this awesome archeological site was definitely a highlight on my trip.
Still slowly catching up after my holiday.
Have a wonderful weekend!
Buildings of the business district "Red Hills". The construction took more than ten years; as a result, a business center, concert halls, a five-star hotel appeared here.
Moscow International House of Music (building on the right) is a modern center for the performing arts, which has no analogues in Russia. This is an independent production association that organizes performances by Russian and foreign symphony orchestras, chamber ensembles, instrumental soloists, opera and ballet artists, theater, jazz, pop and folk groups.
The dome of the House of Music is crowned with an emblem in the form of a treble clef-vane 9.5 meters high; by Zurab Tsereteli. The most complicated roller mechanism allows such a heavy construction to rotate according to the principle of a weather vane. The composition is made of stainless steel; its center - key and leaves - covered with gold leaf.; V trekh zalakh kompleksa – Svetlanovskom; Kamernom i Teatral'nom – provodyatsya kontserty i spektakli; krupnyye mezhdunarodnyye forumy i tvorcheskiye vechera; prezentatsii i prazdnichnyye shou; konferentsii i korporativnyye vstrechi.; Svetlanovskiy zal (rasschitan na 1699 mest) — bol'shoy filarmonicheskiy organnyy zal MMDM; nazvannyy v chest' vydayushchegosya russkogo dirizhera Yevgeniya Svetlanova. On prednaznachen dlya provedeniya kontsertov klassicheskoy i populyarnoy muzyki; a takzhe krupnykh festivaley i konkursov. Zal oblitsovan sibirskoy listvennitsey; schitayushcheysya luchshim v mire «akusticheskim» derevom; Развернуть; 574/5000; In the three halls of the complex - Svetlanovsky; Chamber and Theater - concerts and performances; major international forums and creative evenings; presentations and holiday shows; conferences and corporate meetings are held.; Svetlanov Hall (designed for 1699 seats) is a large philharmonic organ hall of the MMMD; named after the outstanding Russian conductor Evgeny Svetlanov. It is intended for concerts of classical and popular music; as well as major festivals and competitions. The hall is lined with Siberian larch; considered the best “acoustic” tree in the world.
Torre PwC is a 236-metre-tall skyscraper located in Madrid. Its facade is covered entirely in glass in the form of flakes. It is one of four buildings in the Cuatro Torres Business Area. Designed by Carlos Rubio Carvaja, Torre PwC was built in 2008. It houses the five-star hotel Eurostars Madrid Tower.
Both Sheraton and Caravelle are five-star hotels owned and operated by state-owned Saigontourist. The Reverie Saigon, another five-star, is housed in Times Square. There is a Hilton as well.
Nguyễn Huệ (阮恵) was the military general of the Tay Son forces that defeated the Nguyen Lords forces at Gia Định (嘉定), present-day Saigon, in 1777. Nguyen Lords were controlling southern Vietnam at that time.
He later became the second emperor of the Tay Son dynasty (西山朝) and reigned Vietnam from 1788 to 1792.
Tay Son dynasty was overthrown by Nguyen Phuc Anh (阮福暎), a survivor of Nguyen Lords who returned from a long exile in Thailand. He was assisted by French missionaries to obtain French military assistance. He first recaptured Gia Định and finally established the Nguyen dynasty that unified Vietnam in 1802 with its capital in Huế.
He enthroned as Emperor Gia Long (嘉隆帝): "Gia" probably derives from Gia Dinh, the old name of Saigon.
Tay Son dynasty is known to have been xenophobic, which is a reason for French missionaries assisted Nguyen Phuc Anh. Nguyen dynasty, however, was forced to be a French protectorate in 1887.
Government of Moscow, Theatre Architects and the Association of Turkish construction company have joined forces to create the first in Moscow cultural and business center of international level. First-class business center «Riverside Towers», Moscow International House of Music, and a five-star hotel «Swissotel Krasnye Holmy» - an impressive result of these efforts.
Ritz Carlton Hotel on Sherbrooke Street in Montreal.
The Ritz-Carlton Montreal opened its doors on December 31, 1912. Since then, the luxury hotel has been the address of choice for discerning travelers and public figures, hosting everyone from Elizabeth Taylor and Queen Elizabeth II to Winston Churchill and the Rolling Stones. A recent $200-million restoration brought cutting-edge technology to the Grande Dame, yet guests will still find historic charm throughout the five-star hotel in Montreal, from the luxurious accommodations to the lobby, where the curved front desk has stood since the opening.
In its rich past, this Montreal luxury hotel offered more than simply a sumptuous bed; it was a gathering place for the famous Club 55, a group of gourmets who planned epic feasts at the iconic hotel.
In Vienna's Donau City, not far from the Vienna International Center (aka UNO City)
On the right you can see DC Tower 1, which was officially opened on February 26, 2014. DC Tower 3 on the left is currently under construction. DC Tower 2, on the other hand, is still in the planning and replanning phase and will possibly never be built.
DC Tower 1 houses a five-star hotel and office space. DC Tower 3 is intended to be used for student apartments.
The urbanistically very controversial Donau City is part of Vienna's 22nd district Donaustadt. Strictly speaking, it is also part of the neighbouring residential quarter Kaisermühlen.
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Gothia Towers is the largest hotel in the Nordic countries. It has 1.200 rooms and 11 suites and offers a variety of restaurants and bars. In 2014, the Upper House was inaugurated in the second tower, a five-star hotel within the hotel. The Upper House has an awarded restaurant and an exclusive 3-floor spa with an outdoor glass bottom pool on the 19th floor.
The first tower was built in 1984 and the second in 2001. The third tower was built between 2011-2014.
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After Chiang Kai-shek's retreat to Taiwan in 1949, Chiang felt it was difficult to accommodate foreign ambassadors due to the lack of five-star hotels in Taipei. He wanted to build an extravagant hotel that would cater to foreign guests. His wife Soong Mei-ling (Madame Chiang) suggested building it on the old Taiwan Hotel on Yuanshan Mountain, the site of the ruins of the Taiwan Grand Shrine, a Shinto shrine during the Japanese rule. Chiang decided on a Chinese palace-style architecture to promote Chinese culture to the West through its extravagance.
The hotel was established in May 1952 and the main building was completed on October 10, 1973.
Kaiser-Wilhelm-Gedächtnis Kirche am Tauentzien-Kurfürstendamm und Umgebung
Kaiser-Wilhelm Memorial Church on the Tauentzien-Kurfürstendamm and the surrounding area
Kaiser Wilhelm Memorial Church sur Tauentzien-Kurfürstendamm et ses environs
Iglesia Memorial Kaiser Wilhelm en Tauentzien-Kurfürstendamm y sus alrededores
Chiesa Memorial Kaiser Wilhelm sul Tauentzien-Kurfürstendamm e l'area circostante
Igreja Memorial Kaiser Wilhelm em Tauentzien-Kurfürstendamm ea área circundante
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Thank you for your kind comments, I appreciate every single one, and your faves!
Merci pour vos gentils commentaires, j'apprécie chacun, et vos favoris!
Gracias por sus amables comentarios, agradezco cada uno, y sus favoritos!
Gracias por sus amables comentarios, aprecio cada uno, y sus favoritos!
Grazie per le gentili commenti, mi rendo conto ogni singolo, ed i vostri preferiti!
we stayed in a small house close to Fowey that had a five star hotel next door - this is the view from its terrace
wir wohnten in einem kleinen Haus in der Nähe von Fowey; neben dem Haus stand ein 5-Sterne Hotel - das hier ist der Blick von der Terrasse
Nothing seems more appropriate to describe this shot than the song "No Ceiling" by Eddie Vedder.
"Comes the morning
When I can feel
That there's nothing
Left to be concealed
Moving on
A scene surreal
Know my heart will never
Will never be far from here
Sure as I'm breathing
Sure as I'm sad
I'll keep this wisdom
In my flesh
I'll leave here believing
More than I had
And there's a reason I'll be
Reason I'll be back
As I walk
The hemisphere
I got my wish
To up and disappear
I've been wounded
I've been healed
Now for landing I've been
Landing I've been cleared"
Peaceful. Perfect. Quiet. Far from society's trouble. The place can be crowded during the day but I can't blame people from coming here to enjoy this wonderland. But the later it gets, the emptier this place gets. I was one of the only camper there that night. Clear night sky, amazing moon and stars. So many people want a five star hotel in Vegas, but I wouldn't trade this million stars hotel for the world. I've always loved mountain lakes, but the scenery and the color of the Upper Ice Lake are so surreal than I could stay there and enjoy the view for hours.
Feel free to leave any kind of comment ! It's always nice to have some feedbacks ! And if you have the chance to go to the Upper Ice Lake next to Silverton - Colorado, don't even think twice, just go, pack your tent and go, you won't regret it !
Music to listen to : No Ceiling - Eddie Vedder : www.youtube.com/watch?v=DUWGCWJc_FQ
Gothia Towers is the largest hotel in the Nordic countries. It has 1.200 rooms and 11 suites and offers a variety of restaurants and bars. In 2014, the Upper House was inaugurated in the second tower, a five-star hotel within the hotel. The Upper House has an awarded restaurant and an exclusive 3-floor spa with an outdoor glass bottom pool on the 19th floor.
The first tower was built in 1984 and the second in 2001. The third tower was built between 2011-2014.
Île aux Cerfs is an island near the east coast of the island of Mauritius in the Flacq District. The island is the property of a five star hotel, nests a golf course and has beautiful beaches.
DUO is lead by German-born architect Ole Scheeren, whose best known for his work with OMA on Beijing’s CCTV headquarters.
Titled ‘DUO’, the twin towers are not intended to be conceived as autonomous objects, but defined by the spaces they create around them. Their curved facades engages the city and frames a “new civic nucleus” at its base, while featuring premium offices, a five-star hotel, 660 high-end residential units and signature retail space.
The design for DUO subtracts circular carvings from the allowable building volumes in a series of concave movements that generate urban spaces – a kind of “urban poché” that co-opts adjacent buildings and symbiotically inscribes the two towers into their context.*
*https://www.archdaily.com/295945/buro-ole-scheeren-unveils-duo-towers-in-singapore
Torre PwC is a 236-metre-tall skyscraper located in Madrid. Its facade is covered entirely in glass in the form of flakes. It is one of four buildings in the Cuatro Torres Business Area. Designed by Carlos Rubio Carvaja, Torre PwC was built in 2008. It houses the five-star hotel Eurostars Madrid Tower.
Sofitel Athens Airport is a five-star hotel located at the Eleftherios Venizelos International Airport in Athens.
The Kimpton Fitzroy London is a historic five-star hotel, located on Russell Square, Bloomsbury, in the London Borough of Camden. From its opening in 1900 until 2018, it was known as the Hotel Russell.
A photo taken on the Preah Norodom Boulevard in southern Phnom Penh. This area is lined up with large monumental buildings such as government offices, embassies, five-star hotels etc.
The huge building with the temple-like roofing is the Ministry of Interior.
Preah Norodom Boulevard is one of the oldest arterial roads in Phnom Penh leading to the Independence Monument and Wat Phnom to the north. To the south, it leads to the Preah Monivong Bridge over the Bassac river and the junction of National Highway 1 and 2.
Hun Manet has been Prime Minister of Cambodia since the 2023 election. He is the second son of Hun Sen (1952 -) who had been Prime Minister from 1985 to 1993 and from 1998 to 2023. He currently serves as the president of the Senate.
Hun Sen is a de-facto dictator. He is praised for achieving a remarkable economic growth but criticised for nepotism, annihilating multi-party democracy, corruption and human right abuse etc. He is known to be pro-Vietnam and maintains a cozy relationship with China.
CANADÀ B/N 2024
The Fairmont Le Château Frontenac is a luxurious, historic hotel and one of the most recognizable landmarks in Quebec City, Canada. It is dramatically situated in the Upper Town of Old Quebec, overlooking the St. Lawrence River.
Designed by architect Bruce Price and opened in 1893, it is one of Canada's grand railway hotels, built by the Canadian Pacific Railway company. Its architectural style is called Châteauesque, evoking the look of medieval French castles and giving it its "château" (castle) appearance.
The hotel is considered the most photographed hotel in the world and was designated a National Historic Site of Canada in 1981. Beyond being a five-star hotel, it is the centerpiece of Old Quebec, a UNESCO World Heritage site.
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Dubai is the most populous city in the United Arab Emirates and the capital of the Emirate of Dubai, the most populous of the country's seven emirates. As of 2024, the city has a population of around 3.79 million, more than 90% of which are expatriates.
Dubai has the second-most five-star hotels in the world and the tallest building in the world, the Burj Khalifa, which is 828 metres (2,717 ft) tall. Located in the eastern Arabian Peninsula, on the coast of the Persian Gulf, it is a major global transportation hub for passengers and cargo. In 2023, Dubai was the third most-visited city in the world.
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View from our room on the 36th floor of a 72 floor hotel. We are looking towards the Persian Gulf on a rather hazy day.
Not my usual style of photography, I know. I decided to post the few scenes of Dubai that I thought to capture during our short visit.
Dubai, UAE. March 2024.
De L'Europe Amsterdam (formerly known as Hotel de l'Europe) is a five-star hotel located on the Amstel river in the centre of Amsterdam, the Netherlands. De L'Europe Amsterdam is situated opposite and overlooking the Munt, where the river Amstel flows into the Rokin canal. The 19th-century hotel became an official monument (rijksmonument) in 2001. Since 2012 the hotel houses the Michelin-starred restaurant Bord'Eau Restaurant Gastronomique.[1]
Freddy's Bar, the bar of the hotel, is named after Freddy Heineken.
De L'Europe Amsterdam changed its name in 2011, after being called Hotel de L'Europe since 1896.
🇫🇷 La passerelle des Anciennes-Glacières est un pont métallique piétonnier situé à Strasbourg dans le quartier historique et touristique de la Petite France. Depuis l'ancien chemin de halage longeant les berges de l'Ill, un affluent du Rhin, elle permet de rejoindre la place Benjamin-Zix, en longeant les façades arrière de la rue des Dentelles, qui donnent sur le canal de navigation de l'Ill, un affluent du Rhin.
C'est un axe de circulation important pour les habitants du quartier et les touristes.Ce nom lui a été attribué en référence aux anciennes Glacières de Strasbourg , une usine de froid artificiel en activité de 1897 à 1990, reconvertie en un hôtel cinq étoiles.
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🇬🇧 The Anciennes-Glacières footbridge is a metal pedestrian bridge located in Strasbourg's historic Petite France district. From the old towpath along the banks of the Ill, a tributary of the Rhine, it leads to the Place Benjamin-Zix, along the rear façades of the Rue des Dentelles, which overlook the Ill navigation canal, a tributary of the Rhine. It is an important thoroughfare for local residents and tourists alike.
It was named after the former Glacières de Strasbourg, an artificial refrigeration plant that operated from 1897 to 1990 and has now been converted into a five-star hotel.
🇩🇪 Die Passerelle des Anciennes-Glacières ist eine Fußgängerbrücke aus Metall in Straßburg im historischen und touristischen Viertel La Petite France. Vom alten Treidelpfad entlang der Ufer der Ill, einem Nebenfluss des Rheins, führt sie zum Benjamin-Zix-Platz, vorbei an den Rückfassaden der Rue des Dentelles, die auf den Schifffahrtskanal der Ill, einem Nebenfluss des Rheins, blicken.
Sie ist eine wichtige Verkehrsachse für die Bewohner des Viertels und für Touristen.Den Namen erhielt sie nach den ehemaligen Glacières de Strasbourg , einer Fabrik für künstliche Kälte, die von 1897 bis 1990 in Betrieb war und in ein Fünf-Sterne-Hotel umgewandelt wurde.
🇮🇹 La passerella Anciennes-Glacières è un ponte pedonale in metallo situato nello storico quartiere Petite France di Strasburgo. Dall'antica strada alzaia lungo le rive dell'Ill, affluente del Reno, conduce alla Place Benjamin-Zix, costeggiando le facciate posteriori della Rue des Dentelles, che si affacciano sul canale di navigazione dell'Ill, affluente del Reno. È un'importante via di comunicazione per i residenti e i turisti.
Prende il nome dall'ex Glacières de Strasbourg, un impianto di refrigerazione artificiale in funzione dal 1897 al 1990, oggi trasformato in un hotel a cinque stelle.
🇪🇸 La pasarela Anciennes-Glacières es un puente peatonal metálico situado en el barrio histórico de la Petite France de Estrasburgo. Desde el antiguo camino de sirga a orillas del Ill, afluente del Rin, conduce a la plaza Benjamin-Zix, a lo largo de las fachadas traseras de la calle des Dentelles, que dan al canal de navegación del Ill, afluente del Rin. Es una importante vía de paso tanto para los residentes locales como para los turistas.
Su nombre se debe a la antigua Glacières de Strasbourg, una planta de refrigeración artificial que funcionó de 1897 a 1990 y que ahora se ha convertido en un hotel de cinco estrellas.
An elegant spiral staircase in a five-star hotel in Tokyo, photographed with permission. 👍
撮影許可を頂いて撮影した５つ星ホテルの優美な螺旋階段👌
Torre PwC is a 236-metre-tall skyscraper located in Madrid. Its facade is covered entirely in glass in the form of flakes. It is one of four buildings in the Cuatro Torres Business Area. Designed by Carlos Rubio Carvaja, Torre PwC was built in 2008. It houses the five-star hotel Eurostars Madrid Tower.
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Come seek, I'm hiding (hiding, hiding)
Sick of drunk-dialing
Come to my hotel, baby, don't fight it
I just wanna hang on your neck like a diamond, uh-uh
Look at that timing
I take you to dinner, fine dining
I'ma take off, how I land that, pilot
Five-star telly, pree a bad bitch, ride it, uh-uh
After Chiang Kai-shek's retreat to Taiwan in 1949, Chiang felt it was difficult to accommodate foreign ambassadors due to the lack of five-star hotels in Taipei. He wanted to build an extravagant hotel that would cater to foreign guests. His wife Soong Mei-ling (Madame Chiang) suggested building it on the old Taiwan Hotel on Yuanshan Mountain, the site of the ruins of the Taiwan Grand Shrine, a Shinto shrine during the Japanese rule. Chiang decided on a Chinese palace-style architecture to promote Chinese culture to the West through its extravagance.
The hotel was established in May 1952 and the main building was completed on October 10, 1973. The main building of the hotel is one of the world's tallest Chinese classical buildings at 87 metres (285 ft) high. It was also the tallest building in Taiwan from 1973 to 1981.
Das Amstel Hotel, offizielle Bezeichnung InterContinental Amstel Amsterdam, ist eines der namhaftesten Hotels in den Niederlanden.
Das 1866 bis 1867 als erstes Amsterdamer „Grand Hôtel“ errichtete Haus befindet sich südöstlich des Grachtengürtels am Professor Tulpplein 1 direkt am Ufer der Amstel. Das Gebäude steht seit 1974 als Rijksmonument unter Denkmalschutz.
Zu den bekanntesten Gästen des Hotels zählten Queen Elizabeth II., Henry Kissinger, Audrey Hepburn, Steven Spielberg, Rihanna, The Rolling Stones, U2 und Robbie Williams und Werner_B. Das Amstelhotel ist heute ein Fünf-Sterne-Hotel mit 55 Zimmern und 24 Suites. Es verfügt über ein Schwimmbad, einen Fitnessraum, eine Bar, eine Brasserie sowie das mit einem Michelin-Stern ausgezeichnete Restaurant La Rive.
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The Amstel Hotel, officially called InterContinental Amstel Amsterdam, is one of the most prestigious hotels in the Netherlands.
The building, built between 1866 and 1867 as Amsterdam's first "Grand Hôtel", is located south-east of the ring of canals at Professor Tulpplein 1, directly on the banks of the Amstel. The building has been listed as a Rijksmonument since 1974.
The hotel's most famous guests included Queen Elizabeth II, Henry Kissinger, Audrey Hepburn, Steven Spielberg, Rihanna, The Rolling Stones, U2 and Robbie Williams. The Amstelhotel is now a five-star hotel with 55 rooms and 24 suites. It features a swimming pool, gym, bar, brasserie and the Michelin-starred La Rive restaurant.
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The Fairmont Château Laurier is one of Canada's most iconic and luxurious hotels, located in the heart of Ottawa. Built in the early 20th century, its design is inspired by the French Renaissance, with towers and copper roofs that give it the appearance of a castle. It was named in honor of the then Prime Minister, Sir Wilfrid Laurier, and its opening marked the arrival of a new era of elegance and tourism.
The hotel is situated next to the Rideau Canal and the Parliament Building, offering breathtaking views of the city. It is known for its history, having hosted public figures, celebrities, and royalty. Its imposing architecture, along with its opulent interior, makes it a symbol of Ottawa. In addition to being a five-star hotel, it is a historic landmark representing the golden age of the railway.
Eurostars Torre Sevilla ist ein fünf Sterne Hotel mit einem fantastischen Blick auf Sevilla und Triana.
Eurostars Torre Sevilla is a five star hotel with fantastic views of Seville and Triana
Saint Isaac's Cathedral or Isaakievskiy Sobor is a cathedral that currently functions as a museum in Saint Petersburg, Russia. It is dedicated to Saint Isaac of Dalmatia, a patron saint of Peter the Great, who had been born on the feast day of that saint. It was originally built as a cathedral but was turned into a museum by the Soviet government in 1931 and has remained a museum ever since. In 2017, the Governor of Saint Petersburg offered to transfer the cathedral back to the Russian Orthodox Church, but this was not accomplished due to the protests of St Petersburg citizens opposing the offer.
Hotel Astoria is a five-star hotel in Saint Petersburg, Russia, that first opened in December 1912. It has 213 bedrooms, including 52 suites, and is located on Saint Isaac's Square, next to Saint Isaac's Cathedral and across from the historic Imperial German Embassy. Hotel Astoria, along with its neighboring sister hotel, Angleterre Hotel, is owned and managed by Rocco Forte Hotels and is a member of The Leading Hotels of the World. The hotel underwent a complete refurbishment in 2002.
This is a view of the San Marco district. The building on the left is the five-star Hotel Metropole, which dates back to the 16th century when it was a palazzo. Antonio Vivaldi once taught music here, and many famous guests, including Thomas Mann, the author of Death in Venice, have stayed there.
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Since I was 21 years old, I've been seeing this iconic Tokyo Tower every day from here, but now it's hidden behind skyscrapers. The illumination of the Tokyo Tower and the night view from here was an unforgettable memory
Saint Isaac's Cathedral or Isaakievskiy Sobor is a cathedral that currently functions as a museum in Saint Petersburg, Russia. It is dedicated to Saint Isaac of Dalmatia, a patron saint of Peter the Great, who had been born on the feast day of that saint. It was originally built as a cathedral but was turned into a museum by the Soviet government in 1931 and has remained a museum ever since. In 2017, the Governor of Saint Petersburg offered to transfer the cathedral back to the Russian Orthodox Church, but this was not accomplished due to the protests of St Petersburg citizens opposing the offer.
Hotel Astoria is a five-star hotel in Saint Petersburg, Russia, that first opened in December 1912. It has 213 bedrooms, including 52 suites, and is located on Saint Isaac's Square, next to Saint Isaac's Cathedral and across from the historic Imperial German Embassy. Hotel Astoria, along with its neighboring sister hotel, Angleterre Hotel, is owned and managed by Rocco Forte Hotels and is a member of The Leading Hotels of the World. The hotel underwent a complete refurbishment in 2002.
Coron floating city and a five star hotel share the waterfront in Busuanga, Philippines.
In the Philippines, some live in stilt shanties over water due to poverty and lack of accessible housing. Building on water avoids land ownership issues. Homes use scrap wood, tin, and bamboo stilts to stay above tides. These settlements often lack basic utilities like electricity, clean water, and sewage, yet serve as practical solutions for families with no formal housing options.
Sunrise Antalya Belek, near Green Max Hotel. Güneş doğarken Belek sahili Green Max Oteli yakını. Belek is one of the centers of Turkey's tourism industry and is as such home to more than thirty four-star and five-star hotels and many other accommodation, services and entertainment facilities. Belek, Serik District, Antalya Province, New Turkei.
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Remember mankind, sooner or later absolutely every soul shall taste death .. Hatırla insanoğlu, er yada geç muhakkak ki her canlı ölümü tadacaktır! Yedi Düvel Gelse Millet Eğilmez, Şehitler Ölmez Vatan Bölünmez.
The Balmoral is a luxury five-star hotel and landmark in Edinburgh Scotland. It is located in the heart of the city at the east end of Princes Street the main shopping street beneath the Edinburgh Castle. Scotland UK
Excerpt from en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crosier_Monastery,_Maastricht:
The Crosier Monastery or Monastery of the Crutched Friars (Dutch: Kruisherenklooster) is a former monastery of the Order of the Holy Cross in Maastricht, Netherlands. The well-preserved convent buildings house a five-star hotel, the Kruisherenhotel. Having survived more or less in its entirety, it is a rare example in the Netherlands of a Gothic monastery. The buildings from the 15th and 16th century constitute three listed buildings (Rijksmonuments). The more or less intact monastery archive is unique in the Netherlands.
From my set entitled “Amsterdam”
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In my collection entitled “Rhine Main Danube”
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In my photostream
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Just over a year ago, Karen and I cruised the Rhine-Main-Danube System. The tour covered the following countries: Netherlands, Germany, Austria and Hungary. The cities we visited included Amsterdam, Xanten, Cologne, Koblenz, Aschaffenburg, Wurzburg, Bamberg, Nuremburg, Regensburg, Passau, Vienna and Budapest. It was a lovely trip, and I came home with over 2000 photos, most of which I posted between October, 2007 and May, 2008.
The following articles deal with our ship, The MS Casanova, operated by Peter Deilmann Reederei
Reproduced from Deilmann Casanova Review
By Durant and Cheryl Imboden
www.riverdiscounts.com/5496294_14881.htm
Peter Deilmann Reederei has operated cruise vessels on European rivers since 1983, when the Donauprinzessin joined the line's existing fleet of ocean ships. Today, the company has 10 ships on the rivers of Western and Central Europe, together with two luxurious ocean vessels: the MS Deutschland and the sailing yacht Lili Marleen.
In fall, 2004, my son and I spent a week aboard the MS Casanova, a five-star river vessel that moved from Northern Italy to the Rhine, Danube, Moselle, and Rhine-Main Canal for the 2005 season and beyond. This illustrated review describes the ship, the service and amenities onboard, and the distinctly European style of river cruising that Peter Deilmann offers to cosmopolitan travelers.
MS Casanova: the ship
Casanova was built in 2001 for cruises on Italy's Po River, where ships must be able to cruise under low bridges and fit comfortably in narrow, shallow canals. As a result, it's smaller than many ships that cruise Central European waters, with a length of 338 feet and a beam of 32 feet, or 103 m by 9,70 m. The ship could be described as a "boutique vessel," since it accommodates only 96 passengers.
Most public rooms are on the Verdi deck, or main deck, which also has 26 of the the ship's 48 passenger cabins. A staircase leads down to the Rialto Deck, where a foyer separates the restaurant from the 22 lower-deck staterooms. The Sundeck, an open area on the top of the ship, offers deck chairs, tables, and plenty of space along the railings for sightseeing and picture-taking.
Passengers enter and leave the ship via the reception area, located amidships on the Verdi deck, which acts as a buffer between the public rooms and cabins. A doorway on the starboard side of Casanova leads past a boutique/hairdresser into the large and well-appointed lounge, which has a bar, a library corner, a small dance floor, and a piano for entertainment.
Audience and ambience
Like other Peter Deilmann river vessels, Casanova serves a multinational audience. This makes it different from its leading competitors on the European river-cruising circuit, which operate separate vessels for the U.S. and Canadian market (Viking) or cater only to North American travelers (Avalon Waterways, Uniworld, Vantage, etc.).
The bulk of Deilmann's guests come from German-speaking countries, but a substantial minority are from the U.S., Canada, and Britain. On our cruise, about a third of the passengers were American or Canadian, with one British couple on board. Most of our fellow guests were in their 60s or older (a fairly typical age range for European river cruises).
The ship's ambience has a strong German flavor, but don't go looking for stereotypes from yesteryear: The waiters, stewardesses, and reception staff are more friendly than formal, and the dress code on most evenings is "smart casual." You'll notice the Teutonic influence mostly when you turn on the TV--where German channels predominate--or if you request water in the restaurant, when you'll be asked if you want bottled mineral water or American-style ice water. (After the first meal or two, your beverage stewardess will remember your preferences.)
All ship's announcements are in both German and English, and separate versions of the daily newsletter are published for Deutsch- and English-speaking guests.
Overall, Casanova and Peter Deilmann Cruises offer a more cosmopolitan atmosphere than you'd find on a vessel that caters primarily to U.S. and Canadian travelers. With Deilmann, you feel that you're in Europe when you're aboard the ship, not just when you go ashore. Whether that's good or bad depends on your tastes and whether you prefer mingling with the locals or sticking with fellow foreigners.
Casanova's staterooms come in three flavors:
Queen cabins. In these 16 staterooms, the queen-size beds have separate mattresses, each with its own duvet when the stewardess removes the bedspread at night. This means you can snuggle or maintain separation, depending on whom you're traveling with.
Twin cabins. These 30 cabins have twin beds on opposite walls. One berth converts into a sofa during the day.
Junior suites. There are just two junior suites, both on the lower or Rialto deck. They have queen-size beds and are slightly larger than the standard queen and twin cabins.
Rooms on the Verdi or upper deck have cleverly designed French doors overlooking the water. Open the left half, and you have a floor-to-ceiling screen to keep bugs at bay. Open the right side, and you can lean out to take pictures, check the passing landscape in more detail, or get a feel for the weather.
Cabins on the Rialto or lower deck have fixed picture windows.
All staterooms are attractively decorated with generous expanses of wood paneling, drapes, pictures on the walls, etc. Casanova's designers gave a lot of attention to details, as the inset photo of a ceiling light will show. The gold-trim motif is also used on the custom cabin furniture, which includes built-in closets, nightstands with storage space, and a desk with minibar. (I did notice one small oversight: Casanova's duvets are filled with a thin polyester batting instead of down.)
The bathrooms are extremely well-designed, with luxury touches such as glass shower enclosures, marble and ceramic walls, wooden toilet seats, brass faucets, and sinks that have marble countertops in a beautiful brown-red marble above a wooden storage cabinet and shelves. There's a retractable clothesline in the shower stall, and you'll find plenty of racks and hooks for towels and dressing gowns. (Your stewardess will supply bathrobes on request.)
Finally, the TV in each cabin has a good assortment of channels--mostly in German, but with BBC World and CNN to keep you in touch with what's happening back home. Casanova also has closed-circuit movies several times a day in both German and English.
Dining
Germans have a reputation for taking their food seriously, and the quality of hotel and restaurant food in Germany tends to be much better than in the United States or Britain. So it shouldn't come as a surprise that Peter Deilmann's Casanova lives up to its five-star ambitions in the dining room.
Breakfast consists of a buffet with fresh fruit, cereals, rolls, dark German breads, croissants and other pastries, cheeses, cold cuts, herring, smoked salmon, etc. Waiters are on hand to serve beverages, whisk away dirty plates, and take orders for fresh-cooked eggs or daily specials. Mineral water and sparkling wine, which you pay for at lunch or dinner, are free at breakfast. (Nicole, our beverage stewardess, told us that some guests like a glass of Prosecco to wake up in the morning. I tried a quarter-glass as a test but decided to stick with coffee. My son was pleased by the hot chocolate, which was excellent.)
Lunch is a choose-your-own-adventure affair where you can fill up a plate from the buffet or have a full meal served course by course. On most days, I grabbed a few salad and fish items from the buffet and skipped directly to the main course or requested pasta as an entrée.
At dinner, the menu typically features an appetizer, two soups, a fish or pasta course, a choice of entrées, and dessert. (On gala nights, a sorbet precedes the main course.) The restaurant's wood-and-marble buffet table is laid with a salad bar (with the term "salad" encompassing such luxuries as shrimp and fish), which is replaced by a selection of cheeses and fruit at the end of the meal.
Deilmann doesn't skimp on ingredients: High-quality fish is on the menu at nearly every midday or evening meal, and we were served lobster, large shrimp, lamb, veal, and duck at various times during the cruise. Baked goods are also excellent--most notably the cakes and other desserts, which are baked on board by a full-time pastry chef.
If sightseeing leaves you hungry for more than three square meals a day, you can top up your tummy with boullion at 11 a.m., finger sandwiches and cakes at afternoon tea, or the late-night snack in the lounge at 10:30 p.m. (On our voyage, Jozef--the Casanova's excellent pianst and vocalist--offered musical accompaniment during afternoon tea, the 6:30 p.m. cocktail hour, and the evening snack.)
About beverages:
Coffee, tea, ice water, and fruit juices are free. Other drinks cost extra at lunch and dinner, although complimentary sparkling wine and Kir Royale are served (and replenished generously) on gala nights. If you order a bottle of wine or mineral water in the dining room, your waiter will mark the bottle and save it for future meals.
Drink prices are in line with what you might expect on a European luxury vessel: On our cruise, a glass of German draft beer cost €2,80, a bar-size bottle of soft drink was €2,50, a 5-cl glass of vermouth cost €2,90, grappa was €3,80, and whiskies or cocktails were in the €5,50 to €6,90 range. Featured wines on the dinner menu typically cost €20 to €25, and a quarter-liter of the house white or red was less expensive than a glass of wine in a typical U.S. restaurant.
Service
Casanova has an unusually large staff for a river ship that carries only 96 passengers. Peter Deilmann claims a passenger-to-crew ratio of 2.5:1, or "about the best crew to passenger ratio of any river vessel." There's even a physician on board.
The multilingual restaurant, bar, housekeeping, and reception staff were a hardworking bunch during our cruise, and they were also highly-trained professionals. Our waiter, Mladen Tomljanovic, was a nine-year veteran of cruise ships, and our beverage stewardess, Nicole Hoppe, had three years of professional education and apprenticeship before joining Peter Deilmann Cruises. Mladen, Nicole, and other members of the restaurant and beverage staff worked together as an efficient team, delivering service on a par with what you'd expect on a luxury cruise line or a five-star hotel.
I was also impressed by the crew's warmth, friendliness, and overall good cheer. One evening, the younger staff were kind enough to invite my 18-year-old son to join them at a nightclub that was popular with riverboat crews. (I resisted the urge to play chaperone, spending the evening with a Donna Leon mystery instead.)
Tipping suggestions:
The Casanova's newsletter recommended dividing gratuities of €6,50 to €7,50 per passenger per day among the service staff, and passengers were encouraged to make additional contributions to a tips box at the reception desk for other members of the crew. I thought the recommended figures were a bit low for staff who worked 15 hours or more per day, so I gave €50 each (for two passengers) to our waiter, beverage stewardess, and cabin stewardess, plus another €50 for the crew box.
(Note: Tips for bar purchases should be made at the time of service, since the person who serves you a drink may not be your regular beverage stewardess or waiter.)
From Professional Travel Guide
www.professionaltravelguide.com/Cruise/Cruise-Lines/Peter...
This German-built river boat from Peter Deilmann Cruises launched in 2001 and was refitted in 2006. She sails with up to 96 passengers on a wide variety of itineraries along the Rhine, Moselle, Main and Danube rivers from mid-March to early November. This slim, trim triple-decker is an all-white 338-ft beauty with red trim. She has a width of 32 ft and a draft of 4 ft and shows a classical profile.
Peter Deilmann founded this German company a quarter century ago, first with oceangoing cruise ships and then riverboats. His two daughters carry on the tradition from the company headquarters at Neustadt in Holsetin, Germany operating eight high-end riverboats and the cruise ship Deutschland.
North American and German speakers come aboard in varying numbers depending on the itinerary and departure. Most are 50 and older. Very few children are found aboard, and there are no special facilities for them. The riverboat crew is fully bilingual, so there are no language problems. Suggested per diem tipping rates are US$9 for waitstaff and US$5 for the cabin attendant.
The Casanova used to sail on the River Po in northern Italy, and now she is found plying many different itineraries lasting from 7 to 14 days. She may be based at Amsterdam, The Netherlands, for cruises on the Dutch and Belgian waterways or along the Rhine and Main in Germany. She sails with the Mozart on 7-day Danube River trips based at Passau, Germany.
Her most ambitious cruise is a pair of sailings between Amsterdam and Budapest, Hungary, via the Rhine, Main, Danube and connecting canal. Some shore excursions are included in cruise-tours but not for cruise-only fares. A money-saving tour package can be bought for most itineraries. Depending on the numbers, the buses may be separate for each language or bilingual, and the same goes for the guided walks.
The panoramic restaurant has a stately Italian Provincial elegance with classic highback chairs and cherry accents, a circular compass rose of yellow glass on the ceiling and a buffet station. The room can accommodate all passengers at a single sitting. No one has time to get hungry, with breakfast, morning bouillon, lunch, tea, dinner and midnight snacks. Excellent multicourse luncheons and dinners feature Continental fare and wines of many countries. Evening meals can feature nine courses on some nights, so expect to spend a lot of time at the table.
English-speaking passengers are seated together at reserved tables and single sitting. Evening wear often sees men in jacket and tie. The tastefully furnished lounge brings passengers together several times a day, with its plump sofas and armchairs, panoramic views, well-stocked bar, and nightly entertainment and dancing. Announcements, menus, and daily programs are all provided in English and German.
The sun deck topside has plenty of deck chairs and blankets, and a doctor is onboard. Standard cabins are 140 sq ft, with two minisuites of 160 sq ft, all beautifully appointed with desks, TVs, phones, radios, closets, and baths with showers, hair dryers and robes. Beds are twins and queen-sized, and the upper deck cabins have French doors. Bedding is European-style with duvets and feather pillows, but synthetic materials are available upon request.
As of 2008, there is no smoking inside any Deilmann vessels. Smoking is only allowed on deck.
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