Some Facts About BritainJoan o' the Wad (Joan the Wad), a female piskey (Cornish pixie), sometimes helpful and sometimes mischievious, around Polperro in Cornwall; the ghostly black Daimler seen between Garabridge and Modbury, Devon; the procession of ghostly, white-clad monks on the Lych Way, Dartmoor; how Mordred mortally wounded King Arthur at Slaughterbridge, Cornwall; the ghostly coach and headless horses seen before Christmas in Penryn, Cornwall (turn away, or the coachman may carry off your spirit); the ghostly, faithful dog Gellert, seen in and around Bedgellert (Grave of Gellert), where it saved a boy from a wolf but was mistakenly killed when its master saw blood on its mouth; how Drake's Drum, preserved in Buckland Abbey, is heard when England is in danger; the fabled Loch Ness Monster of the Scottish Highlands; the large, bearded spectre that haunts bedrooms in Glamis Castle, Scotland; and the spectral bear that terrified a sentry at the Martin Tower of the Tower of London, are among the ghosts, haunted places, folklore, myths and legends of Britain. We hope that you enjoy your stay in your Kirkcaldy Scotland UK hotel. Seasoned travellers will become acquainted with the famous hotels in their destinations. The Mandarin Oriental Pudong in Shanghai, the Ritz-Carlton in Hong Kong, the Belmond Copacabana Palace in Rio de Janeiro, Hotel du Cap-Eden-Roc in Cap d'Antibes, the Renaissance Suzhou Hotel in Suzhou China, the Sofitel Rio de Janeiro Copacabana and the Four Seasons Hotel Macao Cotai Strip in Macau. are among the historic, famous and/or luxurious of the international hotels. |