Grand View Garden Hotel

Advantages: beautiful gardens free to visit, good location, very clean and polite staff
Disadvantages: expensive internet

...four that is. Anyway back to the hotel, it is named the grand view gardens because out the back is a huge garden which was infact used for a television show in china! It is free for those who stay in the hotel but if your not staying in there you have to pay. We spent a good couple of hours walking round it all. there is a huge man made lake in the middle with lots of trees and little chinese buildings and ornaments around. There is also a small animal 'zoo' which was quite nice. Peacocks, rabbits, guinea pigs, deers, goats, monkeys etc. It was quite sad though because all the animals were so hungry and the staff sell food to visitors so you can feed them - so we did - and most of it! it was gone in a few seconds. Definalty worth visiting the gardens as they area beautiful, and in the evening there are shows. We didnt stay in the evening...

chocomofo 27.07.2005 · Read review
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In the night garden ninky nonk train set

Advantages: strong, versatile, compact, nice bright colours, fun to play with
Disadvantages: none so far

...I decided to buy the in the night garden ninky nonk train set from Amazon as my young daughter is a big fan of in the night garden and whenever it comes on TV she gets really excited. So as my daughter already had some of the other characters from the show I wanted her to have the whole set and since buying it the train set the ninky nonk train set has become one of her favourite toys to play with on a daily basis. The train set can come apart and be attached on many different ways and my daughter enjoys looking at the nice bright colours and putting some of the other in the night garden characters onto the train set even though it keeps falling of now and again it keeps her busy and sometimes I hear her in fits of giggles. The train set is very cute and versatile and its great as children such as mine can have hours of fun with it...

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Phenomenal Album by Savage Garden

Advantages: Great music
Disadvantages: None

...SAVAGE GARDEN Darren Hayes vocals Daniel Jones guitar, keyboard,sequencing Tracks Listing 1. To The Moon And Back (5:41 2. Carry On Dancing (3:45) 3. Tears Of Pearls (3:46) 4. I Want You (3:52) 5.Truly Madly Deeply (4:37) 6. Violet (4:04) 7. All around Me (4:11 8. Universe (4:20) 9. A Thousand Words (4:00) 10. Break Me, Shake Me (3:23) 11. Mine (4:30) 12. Santa Monica (Album Version) (3:37) 13. Santa Monica (Studio Version) (3:37) About Each Track To The Moon And Back "I would fly to the moon and back If you'll be, if you'll be my baby..." This track is about a woman who feels unloved and uncared for so she keeps away from human affection. The track's theme is a futuristic hyperbole but it is a very romantic song. I like the intro that has a robotic sound effect which is followed...

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Review of Savage Garden - Savage Garden

A garden to die for!

Advantages: Plenty to see and do for both adults and children
Disadvantages: None

...and enjoy some nice views of the garden. In the cafe, both hot and cold food is served. You can enjoy a meal or a sandwich whilst overlooking The Grand Cascade. Locally produced pies, puddings and cakes are available in the garden's shops to take home. Also a range of plants and David Austin roses for your garden. Drinks and snacks are also available from the Visitor Centre, and it is possible to enter the Visitor Centre and shops without buying a ticket to visit the garden. THE GRAND CASCADE - This is a huge cascade water display which is the largest in the UK. There are four different displays every hour and half hour. Kids will have a great time here dodging the water jets which spray across the pathways and also high up into the air from the 162 water jets. It is advisable maybe if you are visiting with children to bring a change of clothing...

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Review of Alnwick Garden, Northumberland

The Spice Garden - No Garden, Plenty of Spice

Advantages: Light airy conservatory, pleasant service, good value for money
Disadvantages: Nothing out of the ordinary

...to the Shell Petrol station. To clarify that since there are two Shell stations, it's next to the expensive one - locals will now know exactly where I mean. From the outside, the Spice Garden isn't a big place and looks a bit like any 'between the wars' semi-detached house but once you're inside it's bigger than you expect. The whole of the ground floor with the exception of the kitchen has been knocked through to make one long room that extends out the back into a large, bright conservatory. So you could say that the Spice Garden built its extension on the garden and you'll not find a garden anymore ? just a nice view of the Shell's car wash. We were greeted as soon as we entered and when they realised we wanted to eat in, we were led through the room and into the conservatory. There were very few of the normal 'Look out! You're in...

koshkha 07.10.2009 · Read review
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Review of Spice Garden, Merseyside

Revieiwngf the View

Advantages: versatile indie punk rock
Disadvantages: some more difficult tracks

...From Oasis's ?Definitely Maybe? to ?Word gets Around? by the stereophonics and Wet Wet Wet's ?Popped In Souled OutI? have always liked band's debut albums. I find them raw , enthusiastic and aspirational but at the same time down to earth and easy to relate to. To add to my list is ?Hats off to the Buskers the Mercury nominated debut by by Dundonian quartet the View. The View are a young indie band who hail from the Dundee district of Dryburgh. There music is rooted in their background with lead singer Kyle Falconer's vocals proudly displaying the Dundonian burr, which is a pleasure to listen to. I really like regional accents in music and think there should be more of them although at times they can be hard to understand. ?Hat's off to the Buskers? is produced by Owen Morris, who also produced Oasis and The Verve , was...

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Review of Hats Off To The Buskers - View (The)

Busch Gardens

Advantages: read opp
Disadvantages: read opp

.... The area also includes another rollercoaster called SheiKra', which again much like the Egypt rollercoaster is fast paced and exciting. This area, unlike other is more excitement based, rather than animal viewing, but just as exciting. Timbuktu: Timbuktu incorporated both rides and animal observation areas, unlike Stanleyville. We were able to see Elephants, Cheetahs, Buffalos and Wild Rhinos. This area focused more on the larger animals, but was just as exciting. Congo: Again like Stanleyville, Congo was more of a roller coaster and water ride area. Rides included the wild river rapids, and a large roller coaster known as Kumba. Food: Unlike most theme parks, the food at Bush Gardens was exceptional, largely because it themed it around each African setting. In each country the diners would have there special foods which...

jaygami1986 30.04.2008 · Read review
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Review of Busch Gardens, Tampa

Gardening for Wildlife

Advantages: Encourages a mini eco-system right on your doorstep
Disadvantages: Does involve a small amount of effort!

...It is a widely held belief that gardening is good for you. It is good exercise, it builds confidence and self-esteem, and it promotes a sense of inner peace like nothing else on earth. In short, it can heal the mind and soothe the soul and really should be handed out in blocks of 1 hour on prescription in place of chemicals and drugs that fool your brain into thinking you are fine. I am a great believer in gardening for good health, and, having been treated for depression last year, have found my garden the most therapeutic and important element of my healing process. My garden is an oasis of cool, soft-edged light, filtering through trees and climbers. Gentle sounds of wind chimes and bells ring out through the space, and although I am close to a busy main road, you wouldn't know, for the air is clear and quiet. It is the most...

phoenixgreen 10.09.2006 (14.06.2007) · Read review
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Review of Member Advice on Gardening

The Garden on the Downs

Advantages: Easy to get to and small and shady enough to enjoy without getting exhausted in the heat.
Disadvantages: Hilly in places.

...This is a real gem of a West Sussex garden, particularly so because you don?t have to pay to look at it! A few facts about the Garden:- Highdown Gardens was created 90 years? ago by Sir Frederick and Lady Stern who set out to prove that you could grow a garden on chalk. The garden was built in an old chalkpit that looked over the South Downs, and the chalk sides of the pit give a very attractive backdrop to some parts of the garden. All the plants and trees growing there are tolerant of soil that is very alkali and the gardens have been given a ?green flag? status by the Civic Trust and regarded as a National Collection. As a general rule, I?m not very interested in formally planted gardens. I love the ?rough and tumble? colour and shape of informal and wild flower gardens. Highdown Gardens suits me. There are lots...

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Review of Highdown Gardens, Worthing, Sussex

Gardeners Delight

Advantages: Wide range of good quality goods
Disadvantages: Not the cheapest

...I can vaguely remember a time when garden centres didn't really exist and they were called nurseries instead. Strangely enough they only sold plants and garden accessories. How things have changed though, now you can almost do your weekly shopping there (well maybe I exaggerate a little), but they really do sell almost everything and you can even get a bite to eat when you're there. Peter Barratts Garden Centre in Newcastle is no exception. WHERE IS IT ? It's located to the north of the city next to Gosforth Park / Newcastle Racecourse. It's only a 5 minute drive from the A1 if you take the Killingworth / Wideopen junction, or similarly 5 minutes from the Killingworth turn off of the A19. One of the other main route's running out of Newcastle city centre, the A189, literally passes by too, so it's very accessible by car...

scampi1 30.05.2005 · Read review
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