the mythical story behind the beautiful castle, the heritage of the British nation in Indonesia

in #travel7 years ago

 Good  night, lover of this world tour I will share a story about tourism  which has a bit of a frightening myth about the Marlborough Fortress of  the British relics, in bengkulu-indonesia 

At the edge of Tapak Paderi Beach in Bengkulu, Marlborough Castle stands as a relic of England. Behind the charm, there is a mystical story that surrounds him.

It is also in the know when coming to the Marlborough Fortress in Bengkulu some time ago. By the guide, and tell the mythical stories surrounding Marlborough Castle. 

From the start of the entrance only, travelers can see the trench full of traps that surround the fort. No wonder, once this fort was used for the British defense Bengkulu fighters.

Surprisingly, there are two tombs that carry Robert Hamilton and Thomas Parr. The news about Hamilton is the army and Parr is a resident. They were buried inside the castle, fearing their graves were destroyed by anti-colonial citizens.No less creepy, there is also a fairly popular story at Fort Marlborough. It was the appearance of an English woman named Helen in the basement.Once there was an English woman named Helen who became a local male commander, to convert and exchange the name of Helen Nurhayati. Her family growled and locked Helen in the basement of Marlborough Castle.

Helen died in custody. Well, some visitors and palace guards allegedly saw the appearance of Caucasian women who wear white clothes ala Europeans. The general appearance is visible near the maghrib.

Despite having some mystical and creepy stories, this 2-hectare Marlborough Castle has plenty of cool places to take pictures. For example as in the first large gate door, bar side, army barracks, garden to the castle overlooking the sea.

This shows, if Marlborough Castle remains an attractive tourist destination and fun to visit in Bengkulu. Let the mythical story be the historical side of the Marlborough Castle, in addition to its stunning beauty.

 for those of you who are curious about this place please come to bengku-indonesia, many interesting things of course.