17/12/2019

OUT OF AFRICA
Category: Life at the Palace
Three nights in the garden rooms was so peaceful especially as you can see the Nile from the comfort of the bed. Going to Topaz tonight. ...
15/12/2019

MARRA: Peace and Harmony
Category: Life at the Palace
Marra: a little used word from the Dagaba or Dagarra language from Ghana and Burkino Faso meaning peace and harmony. Another night in Afr...
15/12/2019

MUMMY IN THE HOUSE
Category: Life at the Palace
New arrivals in the shape of one mummy and three sycamore trees
14/12/2019
ART FROM REFUGEES
Category: Art
These two pieces now in the Sapphire room are done by an Iraqi refugee now living in Amman. They depict the streets of Baghdad. Art work ...
14/12/2019

Our first return guest today.
Category: Life at the Palace
He even wanted the same room! Early check in for our boat man and me at 5.30am Relief that my book is actually being read and enjoyed by ...
13/12/2019

ORANGE DATE AND ALMOND SALAD
Category: Recipes
4 oranges 50g dried apricots halved 2 tablespoons toasted almonds 2 tablespoons chopped mint 250ml water 2 star anis 1 cinnamon stick 6 c...
13/12/2019

Running a hotel is a bigger job than I thought!
Category: Life at the Palace
Staff shortage today; one is off for a death, one for a wedding and one for a birth. Unbelievable that all this can happen in one day but...