"ESSERE AMATO AMANDO"

The Penrhyn Castle


The other story or movie that attract me to go to the actual places is Downtown Abbey. Downtown Abbey is a British period drama television series about the lives of the aristocratic Crawley family and their servants in the Edwardian era.


This television series was the most watched and the most successful British costume drama series. I’m a very big fan of the British history and this drama series have seriously attracted me to continue my journey to the similiar castle like in Downtown Abbey. Most importantly is my journey is continue with the castle that keep the precious love story ever.

People may said that the most romantic lover might be Romeo and Juliet or Shah Jahan and Mumtaz Mahal. This story maybe not popular as the others story but its still a love story that we need to appreciate their loyalty to each other and its shows at the on of the window at The Penrhyn Castle in north Wales, United Kingdom.


“Essere amato amando” was the phrase that been scratched into a window that believe is the Lady Alice bedroom, daughter of the second Lord Penthyn. “Essere amato amando” meaning is “To be loved while loving”.

 The Hon Alice Douglas-Pennant that known as Lady Alice was fallen in love with the one of the staff at the castle that believe is the gardener. Because of the big difference of their prestige, their love was been banished by her father, wealthy indrustrialist and Conservative MP Lord Penrhyn.

Lady Alice was imprison at her bedroom by his father to stopped Lady Alice relationship  with her lover. The Historian believe that this situation make Lady Alice to scratch the phrase into a window.
True or otherwise, it had a sad ending. Lady Alice, who became an artist, died in London at the age of 76 in March 1939. She was unmarried.




Argentina was monopoly by the White by 92.1% and only 4.0% was the South Asian. The official language of this country is English. Their major religion is Angican. The pound sterling (GBP) is the currency of United Kingdom. The currency between Ringgit Malaysia and Peso (Mexican) is 1 British pound sterling = 5.0851 Malaysia Ringgit.

Even United Kingdom is not an islamic country but there is variety of halal food here. Bangor is the small city in Gwynedd that is the city of The Penrhyn Castle. One of the popular halal food in Bangor is Bahar Pakistani Food and Bella House.

This is the summary of our journey to get to The Penrhyn Castle in north Wales, United Kingdom from Malaysia.
  • ·    13.5-hour flight from Kuala Lumpur to BHX Birmingham International Airport, United Kingdom.
  • ·    3-hour train  from London Euston direct to Bangor.





Opening times of The Penrhyn Castle is:
·        Castle             12:00-17:00
·        Cafe               11:00-17:00
·        Grounds            11:00-17:00
·        Museums            11:00-17:00
·        Tea-room           11:00-17:00
·        Victorian          12:00-17:00
      Kitchens

This is some of the top suggested places to stay when you visited The Penrhyn Castle:
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   Foel Gopyn- this is the simple cottage with the magnificient mountain and moorland views. This cottage do not have electricity that will not distract you from the buzy outside world.
·   
  
  Dyffryn Mymbyr Cottage- A restored 16th-century listed cottage with incredible wiews including the Snowdon Horseshoe and Moel Siabod.
·       
  
  Dyffryn Mymbyr Farmhouse- A restored Victorian farmhouse with stunning mountain views.





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