This recently renovated hotel has a superb location, right in the heart of Rome’s city ... more
centre, just 50 metres from the Eternal City’s famous Spanish Steps.Piazza di Spagna and the Spanish Steps (or Scalinata della Trinità dei Monti) are just a short wa...
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Advantages: An unusual and dramatic experience.. Disadvantages: If you have to queue in the sun.
Visiting the Colosseum in Rome is an experience you will not forget. I did not know what to expect when I went there.Everyone has seen photographs of the outside of the Colosseum and the inside as it once was has been reconstructed in many film sets. What did I really expect to see; I do not know but I suppose that I thought I would be disappointed at how little of it was intact or looked authentic. this was not the case though.
From the outside the Colosseum Rome is a strange building, when you try to take photographs of it you seem to notice how some pieces of its structure look at odd angles to other parts of it. There are usually long queues of tourists waiting to get into the Colosseum. Outside there are 'Romans' dressed up as ancient Romans and they are there to make money from tourists who pay them to have their photograph ...
tue-s-day 12.11.2009 (13.11.2009)
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When I was on holiday a couple of weeks ago for some reason I suddenly decided I want to buy The Full Monty on DVD when I got back. I am not sure where this came from, maybe it was from seeing so many near naked bodies by the pool? Anyway....
The Full Monty originally came out in 1997, and was a film I enjoyed watching as a youngster. I recently went into Asda and found this DVD for 4 pounds and so purchased straight away.
The film is based in Sheffield, where there was once a thriving steel industry. Fast forward to the 90's though and that has all changed. The people who were once working in the steel companies are now unemployed spending their days down the job club or trying to find another way to make some money.
The main character of the film is Gary (played by Robert Carlyle), he was once a worker in the steel factory ...
Advantages: Good atmosphere, excellent service, reasonable prices Disadvantages: Inconvenient waiting area for queuing diners
I've been eating at Monty's in Ealing Broadway for nearly 20 years - it's my favourite restaurant. In the past I would say that I used to eat there once a week, now it's more like once a month or less (mostly due to the fact that I'm economising in general). It's my restaurant of choice and I've taken many friends, relatives and colleagues over the years and to date, I've never regretted introducing anyone to this branch of Monty's.
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There are 4 separate Monty's restaurants in the Ealing area. One is in The Mall in the Broadway (the one I'm reviewing), there's on in High Street, next to the shopping centre, one in South Ealing, and one in West Ealing (Northfields). I've dined in all bar the South Ealing branch and the branch I'm reviewing is for me the best dining experience. Originally Monty ...
