December 2013

FUURIN: WIND CHIMES

The new year is right around the corner, and at the Asia Gardens Hotel & Thai Spa we have decorated some of our most emblematic and magical Asian spots with small and tinkly wishes, Fuurin. Fuurin originally come from China, where they are called “Fuutaku” or wind chimes. However, its popularity expanded all over Japan […]

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FUROSHIKI: THE JAPANESE ART OF WRAPPING

At the Asia Gardens Hotel & Thai Spa, the Christmas spirit is starting to take over us, and that is why today we would like to tell you about a Japanese gift wrapping tradition which dates back many years: the Furoshiki. The Furoshiki started as a tradition half way through the Nara period in Japanese […]

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FUJI MOUNTAIN, THE SACRED VOLCANO

Many of you already know the Asia Gardens Hotel & Thai Spa, a luxury resort and an Asian culture icon in the Spanish mainland. It is precisely about icons that we are going to talk about today in our blog, one of the main Asian ones, Fuji Mountain. Fuji Mountain is the highest peak on the […]

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OMISAKA: JAPANESE NEW YEAR

This year at the Asia Gardens Hotel & Thai Spa don’t miss out our impressive Japanese New Year’s Eve party: OMISAKA. Like in all other cultures, this is a day to celebrate, and we would like to welcome 2014 with you in a special way. In Japan, during the last few days of the year, […]

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RED STRING OF FATE

At Christmas, it is a tradition to spend time with the people we love and celebrate the holidays together. At the Asia Gardens Hotel & Thai Spa we would like to do the same with our guests and that is why these are very special holidays for us. In Japan, there is a legend about […]

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RANGOLI: INDIAN DESIGN AND TRADITION

During December Xmas spirit floods Asia Gardens Hotel & Thai Spa, so we have decorated our luxury resort using some Asian traditions known as “Rangoli”. Rangoli is a type of Indian colorful art, based on the combination of decorative geometric sharps, forms and draws typical from Indian and its symbols. “Rangoli” word is the name […]

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THE GREAT WALL OF CHINA

Some Asian buildings speak themselves. They tell us about their history, their architecture and their culture. So it does Asia Gardens Hotel & Thai Spa, our Asian inspired luxury resort. And so it does the Great Wall of China. This ancient Chinese fortification had been built and rebuilt between the 5th century BC and the […]

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SONGKRAN, THAI BUDDHISTNEW YEAR’S

And so… here it is December!  In Asia Gardens Hotel & Thai Spa we love to celebrate “big time” the New Year.  That is why, in addition to enjoy with us at our luxury resort our big New Year’s Eve Party, today we would like to share with you other ways of celebrating New Year […]

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TAJ MAHAL, PALACE’S FIRST LADY’S CROWN

Today we welcome you to our “private palace” Asia Gardens Hotel & Thai Spa by getting you closer to Asian culture, with one of its masterpieces: Taj Mahal. Taj Mahal Palace is a group of buildings that combines architecture elements from Islam, Persian, Turkish and Indian cultures. This monument has overcome many threatens and it […]

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