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USA Travel Guide

by Lonely, Planet

structure in Seattle at the time, topping 605ft, though it has since been easily usurped. Visitors make for the 520ft-high observation station with a revolving restaurant. Monorail TRAIN (www.seattlemonorail.com; adult/child $4/1.50; 9am-11pm) Floating like a low-flying spaceship through Belltown, this 1.5-mile experiment

Lonely Planet China (Travel Guide)

by Lonely Planet and Shawn Low  · 1 Apr 2015  · 3,292pp  · 537,795 words

the entrance to the HSBC bank on the Bund. Oriental Pearl TV TowerBUILDING (Dongfang Mingzhu Guangbo Dianshi Ta MAP GOOGLE MAP ; %5879 1888; h8am-10pm, revolving restaurant 11am-2pm & 5-9pm; mLujiazui) Love it or hate it, it’s hard to be indifferent to this 468m-tall poured-concrete tripod tower, especially

beds. Lifts can only be activated with guestroom card-keys, which makes it feel safe. The extravagant breakfast buffet (at ¥50 per person) in the revolving restaurant offers a good selection of local delicacies. Rates are often 30% to 50% of those posted. oDabu Handmade NoodlesNOODLES (Dabu Shougong Mianguan 15 Bingfang Dadao

city. The Sea View, however, sits across from a large park at the start of the beaches to the west of town. The hotel’s revolving restaurant has excellent views over Haikou and the ocean, and is well regarded for its breakfast buffet. HaINaN FARE There is a huge variety of Chinese

California

by Sara Benson  · 15 Oct 2010

of the highest thrill rides in the world (Insanity and Big Shot are your best bets). Also reached by America’s fastest elevators are a revolving restaurant, a circular bar and indoor and outdoor viewing decks. At the monorail station, the Moroccan-themed Sahara (Map; 702-737-2111; www.saharavegas.com; 2535

The Rough Guide to Australia (Travel Guide eBook)

by Rough Guides  · 14 Oct 2023  · 1,955pp  · 521,661 words

page 86). To enjoy the Sydney Tower view without the crowds, save your ticket money and put it towards a meal at one of the revolving restaurants at the top of the tower instead (see page 117). The revolution takes about one hour and ten minutes, and nearly all the tables are

suburb south is well-heeled Sandy Bay, home to the Royal Tasmanian Yacht Club, the Wrest Point Casino in an incongruous 1970s tower with a revolving restaurant, and a passable beach – a pleasant spot from which to watch weekend regattas. St George’s Church 30 Cromwell St • Services Sun 10am There’s

The Rough Guide to Mexico

by Rough Guides  · 15 Jan 2022

and office buildings. A little under halfway to San Ángel, you pass on the right the enormous World Trade Center, crowned by Bellini, an expensive revolving restaurant (see page 124). Polyforum Siqueiros Insurgentes Sur 701 (cnr Filadelfia) • Daily 10am–6pm; sound-and-light show Sat & Sun noon & 2pm • Charge • 55 5536 4520

in an egg and lemon sauce). M$$$ Bellini 45th floor, World Trade Center, Av de las Naciones; http://bellini.com.mx; Metrobús Poliforum. A posh revolving restaurant atop one of the city’s tallest buildings, where business people come to impress their clients, and the romantically inclined enjoy candlelit dinners. Dishes from

Lonely Planet Switzerland

by Lonely Planet  · 3,002pp  · 177,561 words

( GOOGLE MAP ; Saas Fee–Allalin single/return Sfr53/72) Year-round, the underground Mittelallin funicular climbs to an icy 3500m where the world’s highest revolving restaurant on the Allalin glacier basks in glorious 360-degree views of Saas Fee’s 4000m glacial giants. Wrap up warm to visit the subzero Eispavillion

The Rough Guide to Korea

by Rough Guides  · 24 Sep 2018  · 712pp  · 199,112 words

pyramidal 105-floor structure started in 1987, a mammoth project intended to showcase North Korean might. The central peak was to be topped with several revolving restaurants, while the two lower cones may have held smaller versions of the same. For a time, rather amazingly, Pyongyang was one of only three cities

to think that foreigners will only enjoy their meal if they’re rotating slowly – most “fancy” places, including both the Koryo and Yanggakdo hotels, have revolving restaurants. You usually have breakfast in your hotel, and on some days perhaps lunch or dinner too. Both the volume and the quality of food will

hotel that’s currently the best in the land, with an on-site health complex and stupendous pool, as well as the obligatory top-floor revolving restaurant. Paekdusan 백두산 The highest peak on the Korean peninsula at 2744m, the extinct volcano of Paekdusan straddles the border between North Korea and China, and is

Germany

by Andrea Schulte-Peevers  · 17 Oct 2010

Luisenpark (adult/concession €5/3.50; 9am-dusk), a green spine taking in hothouses, gardens, a butterfly hall, an aquarium and a Chinese teahouse. A revolving restaurant is skewered to the 212m-high spike of the Fernmeldeturm (telecommunications tower; 419 290; Hans Reschke Ufer; adult/concession €4/3; 10am-11pm). Take tram

the way to the Rheinpark and the 240m Rheinturm (Rhine Tower; Stromstrasse 20; lift adult/child €3.50/1.90) with a viewing platform and revolving restaurant at 172m. Just beyond are the Landtag (state parliament) and the sleek Medienhafen (Media Harbour; see right) with its dramatic blend of historic and postmodern

The Rough Guide to Egypt (Rough Guide to...)

by Dan Richardson and Daniel Jacobs  · 1 Feb 2013

is Midan Ramses, the terrace café of the Everest Hotel is the place. The Cairo Tower on Gezira is also great for views, while the revolving restaurant at the Grand Nile Tower hotel on Roda Island offers what must rate as Cairo’s best panoramic view, encompassing the Pyramids, the Citadel, the

you’d expect from a top hotel, including a sauna, health club, business centre and two swimming pools. There are also eight restaurants, including a revolving restaurant with panoramic views (see Cairo’s best views). $248 Le Meridien Pyramids Midan al-Remaya, Alexandria Desert Rd, Giza Pyramids 02 3377 7070, lemeridien.com

despite its pretensions, the food isn’t as good as in humbler establishments such as El-Dahan or Rifai in Islamic Cairo. Daily noon–2am. Revolving Restaurant 40th floor, Grand Nile Tower Hotel, Roda Island 02 2365 1234; map. “Semi-formal” dress is required and children under 12 are barred at this

Germany Travel Guide

by Lonely Planet

you’d expect, although the phrase ‘on a clear day you can see Essen’ may not inspire. There are also various cafes, bars and a revolving restaurant should the mere thought of Essen get you hungry. Near the base is the Landtag, the state parliament. Elvis Presley Exhibition MUSEUM Offline map Google

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