Having swallowed my pride, I applied for the electronic arrival card (essentially an E-Visa in disguise) and travelled to Georgetown in Penang.. As I am fond of the by-gone era, I popped into this very old, fabulous British-built hotel to immerse myself in the unmistakable atmosphere of 19th century Malaya. I was not disappointed. This older Sibling of the Raffles Hotel in Singapore was founded by the Sarkies Brothers,and had been utilized and loved by numerous famous people, such as: Somerset Maugham, Charlie Chaplin, Rudyard Kipling,Rita Hayworth,Prince Charles,Karl May,Herman Hesse, Michelle Yeow,William Holden,Lee Kwan Yuew,and Orson Wells, among many others.
30 сен 2024
