Some Facts About BritainThe sounds of spectral gamblers, forced to play for eternity as punishment for playing dice on the Sabbath, in Glamis Castle, Scotland; the ghost of Squire Hilliard that appears at an upstairs window, as well as other unexplained phenomena, at the Black House in Higher Brixham, Devon; the cross-shaped bare earth on the grave of John Davies in the churchyard of Montgomery, Wales, fulfilling his prophecy and proving his innocence of the theft for which he was hanged; the ghostly black Daimler seen between Garabridge and Modbury, Devon; the spectre of George II, sometimes asking "Where are they?" in a German accent, seen at the windows of Kensington Palace, London; a number of ghosts at Jamaica Inn on Bodmin Moor, including a murdered sailor who sits on an outside wall; a phantom miner, demons and the damned Jan Tregeagle (hiding from Satan) in St Michael's Chapel, Roche Rocks, Cornwall; the three spectres of Trinity Church on Micklegate, York; the White Lady and phantom funeral procession at Godolphin House, Cornwall; and how the Wild Hunt, seen at Yeolmbridge, Cornwall, may take the soul of someone who sees it twice, are among the ghosts, haunted places, folklore, myths and legends of Britain. Queen Mab wishes you a comfortable stay in your Malton England UK hotel. The famous and/or historic hotels of the world are major destinations in their own right. The beautiful and historic San Ysidro Ranch in Santa Barbara, the Mandarin Oriental Macau, Christian's Hotel in Luoyang China, the Renaissance Suzhou Hotel in Suzhou China, the Fasano Hotel e Restaurante Rio in Rio de Janeiro, the Arena Copacabana Hotel in Rio de Janeiro and the Peninsula Hotel in Hong Kong (featuring in the Clark Gable movie Soldier of Fortune). are among the historic, famous and/or luxurious of the international hotels. |