“He who does not travel does not know the value of men.”- Moorish proverb

Sunday 18 January 2009

My 3 - Long Live the Queen!

"We are not interested in the possibilities of defeat. They do not exist."
- Queen Victoria.

Alexandrina Victoria
24 May 1819 – 22 January 1901


141208 : Alhamdulillah, we've arrived in George Town around 10.00 am. After a few turns, we managed to find our hotel for the holiday : The Northam All Suites! As we all exhausted from the long - 6 hours journey, we do hope that our room has ready. But it seems the luck was not in our hand as the suite was still not read yet - sigh!

The hotel staff suggest us to go around the city and they try their best for the room. We decided to go to Fort Cornwallis since it just nearby. And believe me - it was a wrong decision as it closed on Sunday. WTH! I thought most of the attraction open on weekend. What the purpose having a weekend (you're basically not working!) and all those Malaysia ZOOM campaign - and finally we've been told that the place is not open on Sunday. What - does the staff need to go to the Sunday Mass?

The Queen Victoria Diamond Jubilee Clock Tower
(Built in 1897)


Hmm - nearby situated the Queen Victoria Diamond Jubilee Clock Tower. It was built in 1897 commemerate the Diamond Jubilee of Queen Victoria. Queen Victoria of the British Empire's reign was from 1837 - 1901. During her reign, British was at their peak - leader in the Industrial Revolution. Her reign also marked the great expansion of the British Empire - make them the foremost global power of that time.

For Penangities - this also one of the famous landmark of the island. Just ask them of the Clock Tower or the 'Menara Jubli Intan' - they will know what you're talking about!


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“All travel has its advantages. If the passenger visits better countries, he may learn to improve his own. And if fortune carries him to worse, he may learn to enjoy it.” - Samuel Johnson (1709-1784); English essayist, lexicographer, biographer and poet.