Hotel Best Western Obelisk - Istanbul

Advantages: 3* Hotel in a 5* location
Disadvantages: Noisy rooms.

...helped myself and left. When I first arrived at the Obelisk, it was a Saturday afternoon and the whole reception area was undergoing major renovation work. The banging and knocking down of walls did actually stop at 7pm and didn't start until 1100 Sunday morning. The en-suite bathroom had a shower, and it was all very clean and comfortable, with a good strong supply of hot water. I had read elsewhere that the walls are thin and the noise from adjoining rooms is very distinct. I found that to be true, the lady in the room next to me was having a phone converation from 6.30pm until I went out at 8pm - if I had spoken Turkish, I could have picked up every word. Nevertheless for the price, and the location I would happily stay there again - it was just so convenient.. Having arrived in Istanbul by car (the worst car journey I...

webfoot 24.01.2008 · Read review
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Review of Best Western Hotel Obelisk & Sumengen, Istanbul

Virginia Water Lake

Advantages: lovely place to go for a stroll, lots to look at, car park
Disadvantages: need to keep dogs on a lead

...Virginia Water Lake is the most well known of three lakes in Windsor Great Park, the other two are Obelisk Pond and Johnston's Pond. It is a lovely place to come for a walk or cycle no matter what time of year because the surrounding countryside is beautiful. There is a guided walk which takes you the full four and a half miles around the lake. This takes you past some lovely sites. There is a 100ft Totem Pole at the start of the walk which was sent as a gift from the government of British Columbia, which is very interesting because it decorated with lovely carvings. The Cumberland Obelisk is a memorial to the younger son of George II, Prince William. To the north of the lake there is the Guards Polo Club and Windsor Park Equestrian Club - an area called Smith's Lawn; there are usually horses being ridden around these parts so you...

beanie8844 25.03.2008 · Read review
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Review of Virginia Waters Surrey

Arthur must have been a BIG guy

Advantages: It's a park
Disadvantages: None

...The usual cliched urban skyline of tall skyscrapers and the inevitable revolving restaurant tower are not to be seen in Edinburgh. Not for us the shining obelisks of modernity - no, we have to make do with a vista of seven green hills, 4 of which lie in the suburbs and are the site of parks and golf courses (one of them is the home of the city zoo), while 3 are in the city centre; CALTON HILL- with it's unfinished replica of the Parthenon and CASTLE ROCK- with a medieval castle perched atop a rocky crag. These are dwarfed to the east by the largest hill, which resembles a crouching lion, ARTHUR'S SEAT(251m). Situated within HOLYROOD PARK, Arthur's Seat is an extinct volcano - the largest of a number which gave this region its shape. Holyrood Park, extending to about 650 acres, must be the largest area of unmanicured wild parkland...

proxam 23.08.2002 · Read review
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Victory square

Advantages: a memorial to brave soldiers who died during the world war 2
Disadvantages: it's only so much fun you can have looking at memorials

.... ******Square and the obelisk On one of the main squares of Minsk there is a memorial with an eternal flame. A four sided obelisk reminds us of those who sacrificed their lives during Second World War. Every fourth Belarus died during the war. Each side of the obelisk symbolises different things: 1 symbolises war front, the other one defence, 3rd symbolises underground movements and finally the 4th one symbolises partisans (partisan is basically a civilian fighting on his own initiative, and in Belarus they were significant force against Germans. Usually Partisans were either too old or young to join the army, so they fought on their own) This obelisk with built in the victory Square on the 4th of July 1954 to commemorate 10 years of freedom from fascist occupation. The work on the obelisk actually started before the war had finished in 1942...

Olgita2 31.05.2006 · Read review
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Review of Victory Square, Minsk

A bit easy

Advantages: New units and levels
Disadvantages: Not that much has been improved

...I don't know about you, but I found Firestorm a little bit too easy. The most difficult things were to new Tiberium Lifeforms. Westwood have just got a very simple add-on here. The levels aren't too amazing having completed some in about 2 minutes. The new units are interesting, some good, some bad. I reccon that GDIs defences could have been improved in comparison to NODs obelisks of lights. I suppose for an add-on it is good, as the story line of this game is quite good, and the way you can play both good and the bad guys make it even better. I've played all C&C games now, and they dont change much, but they are always fun for me....

robertliu84 03.08.2000 · Read review
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Review of Command & Conquer: Tiberian Sun Firestorm Expansion (PC)

A Poor Tribute to an Important Historic Battlefield

Advantages: Go because you really SHOULD and seriously awesome history took place in this field
Disadvantages: Don't expect to find much to see when you get there.

...at the top of the field. It's a tall elegant obelisk which stands on the site of a windmill that would have been an important landmark on the battlefield. On top of the obelisk there's a ball and at the base there's a plinth. The stone is badly weathered and in poor condition. The monument is surrounded by a wooden fence and there's a large plaque recounting the history of the battle and showing where everything happened. You can stand at the monument and look down the gentle slope across the field and try really hard to imagine men fighting and getting slaughtered around you. However, it takes an impressive imagination to see anything more than a farmer's field. According to what I've read in local papers the Battlefields Trust is campaigning to build a proper visitor centre with viewing platforms and walks through the battlefield. When that...

koshkha 11.09.2009 · Read review
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Review of Naseby Battlefield, Northamptonshire

Take someone to explain

Advantages: A very good film for its time
Disadvantages: some scenes overlong to the point of boredom

...A sci-fi film at the leading edge in its time. Several friends and collegues had problems with the jump between the prehistoric scheme and the space scene, and again between the crater on the moon scene and the aboard discovery scene. Having to explain the steps in the film is offputting. Condensed storyline - Prehistoric man (apes) are scratching an existence when they are helped along the evolutionary trail by a black obelisk that appeared. They discover how to use weapons and kill. Man in space and colonising the moon discovers an obelisk buried on the moon, when it is uncovered and the suns light strikes it for the first time it sends a powerfull radio signal towards Saturn. Man makes a journey to Saturn to discover what is there, computer of spacecraft kills crew of spacecraft except one as they near the object in...

christophermayhew 22.06.2000 · Read review
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Review of 2001 - A Space Odyssey (DVD)

Piazza del Popolo - A Brief Review

Advantages: Near to other attractions, great places to get lunch and coffee
Disadvantages: Out of the way a bit.

...Piazza del Popolo is north east of the city centre and located just above tourist attractions such the Spanish Steps and some great streets for shopping that the Italians frequently visit themselves. It's near to the mauseleum of Hadrian and just below a fantastic park, Borghese, that's great to eat lunch and relax in. The squares name is derrived from the modern Italian for 'the peoples square'. The church that stands on one side of the square, Santa Maria del Popolo takes it's name from the historical context of the name of the square. The square itself is very large and has various features. The obelisk in the centre has a fascinating history; in 10 BC Augustus brought it to Italy from Egypt. It's theme is Rameses the second. Prior to living in the square it was located in the Cirucs Massimo, which was where chariot racing took...

Ottavia 16.08.2008 · Read review
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135 metres above the city

Advantages: picturesque view
Disadvantages: none

...become more distinctive. - Centre Point is a 117 metre high office building made mostly of concrete and glass. It is located at 101-103 New Oxford Street. The building was constructed between 1963 and 1966. - British Museum was established in 1753 mostly based on the collections of Sir Hans Sloane. It was opened to the public in 1759. It is the museum of human history and culture. - Cleopatra?s Needle is an Ancient Egyptian obelisk re-erected on the Victoria Embankment near the Golden Jubilee Bridges. There are three obelisks, one was re-erected in New York and forms a pair with this one. The third one is in Paris. East ------- - St. Paul?s Cathedral is the Anglican cathedral on the highest point of the City of London. It is the seat of the Bishop of London. The building dates from the 17th century. - OXO Tower is a prominent building...

D_i_a_n_e 24.10.2009 · Read review
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Review of London Eye, London

fragalistic man

Advantages: action gaming at its best
Disadvantages: none

...must deposit them in your team’s goal before you are fragged yourself or you lose all the skulls you have collected. If ever a mode was to produce an online freny around the world it is Harvester. In Overload mode teams of players need to infiltrate the enemy bases and blast away at a skull obelisk. The fact that the obelisks slowly regenerate their damage points makes Overload a challenging and original team play game. There is also a variation on Capture the Flag called One Flag. In this game there is only one flag and it must be transported to the opposite team’s base to score. If a player is fragged the flag will remain where the player fell unless they died in a particularly tricky situation where the flag returns to the centre of the arena. Other new features include a range of new power-ups (including the classic Kamikaze...

al.humbie 18.02.2001 · Read review
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Review of Quake III: Arena (PC)