Also on the property is an icehouse, combined boathouse / guesthouse, private island, square gazebo, terraced pool, and pumphouse with observation deck.

The clouds parted when they came out of the shuttle, revealing a blazing sun and a white-surfaced city of collapsed porcelain towers and terraced pools.

It wasn't much by Miami Beach gold standards, but it did have a large terraced pool on the ocean side.

There is a photograph of him in 1956 in the Kubitschek memorial museum in Brasília, which Niemeyer designed - a part-sunken building, entered via a descending tunnel, fronted by terraced pools with a pillar, shaped like a sickle, bearing a sculptured portrait of the president.

Some people have suggested that the stadium could be adapted to accommodate the growing interest in rock climbing or to have kayak runs through a series of terraced pools.

Although the ride is worth it in itself, as we pass through many interesting Hmong villages, our reward is of course a dip in the multi-tiered waterfalls with its clear natural terraced pools.

There is mineral bathing (36 C to 42 C) in several picturesque pools at the lake's edge, marble-lined terraced pools and a larger, main pool.

On the other side of town, Seven Star Park, just across the Li River, admission 65 yuan, includes an enormous cave under a chain of limestone mountains, where terraced pools and stalactites in a huge variety of shapes are colorfully illuminated for dramatic effect.

Then, while Philip and the two Albertos discussed "serious" business on their own, Béatrix kicked off her shoes and snoozed on a lounger by the terraced, terra-cotta pool.

Where to Stay The Caribe Hilton (San Geronimo Grounds, Calle Los Rosales; 787-721-0303) a newly expanded resort near Old San Juan, with a splendid private beach and terraced pools, tennis courts, a spa and shops.