His wife, who had been most excited to see the Floating Market, slept even through dinner, for he remembered a meal in the hotel with only Romi and Ruma, in a solarium overlooking a garden, tasting the spiciest food he'd ever had in his life as mosquitoes swarmed angrily behind his children's faces.

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The owners converted a dipping pool in the home's solarium into a koi pond.

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But instead of shivering in the paddocks, the pampered ponies are treated to a solarium session.

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Grand additions in the public spaces make a big impression, including a spiral staircase, solarium and new library, boasting a fireplace, sofas, bookshelves and game tables.

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