Once again, this month the newsletter has been near and far!
On a tour of Southeast Asia, the newsletter can be seen in Malaysia and Thailand. First stop, the Petronas Twin Towers in Kuala Lumper, the capital of Malaysia.
The Petronas Twin towers are iconic 88-storey skyscrapers that are almost 1,500 feet tall. Built in 1998, they were the world’s tallest building (at the time) and are still the world’s tallest twin towers. There is a 2-storey ‘sky-bridge’ connecting the towers on floors 41 and 42, and an observation deck on the 86th floor.
Next, the newsletter went to the Chin Swee Caves Temple, found in the Genting Highlands just outside Kuala Lumper. The temple was built in 1994 and is home to a statue of Master Qingshui, a Buddhist Monk who has long been worshipped as a deity.
Over to Bukit Melaka, a historically significant hill in Melaka, overlooking the city. The hill rises steeply over the city, commanding views of all the surrounding area making it a site of strategic importance throughout history. In modern times, the hill is a popular destination for both history enthusiasts and tourists.
Then across to Thailand. Here we see the newsletter in Pattaya, a popular, busy seaside city on the Gulf coast. Pattaya is known for its tropical gardens, ancient temples, vibrant markets, water sports centres and bustling nightlife. It is a popular destination for tourists, being only a couple of hours’ drive from the country’s capital, Bangkok. [
Editor’s note: That sounds a bit like Camber – I wonder if they have the same traffic and parking issues in Pattaya?!].
Closer to home, the newsletter visited Wellington Arch on Hyde Park Corner in London. The arch is topped with a bronze sculpture of Nike, the Goddess of victory, riding a four-horse chariot (known as a quadriga).
The arch is hollow inside and, until 1992, housed the smallest Police Station in London. It now belongs to English Heritage and is open to the public where you can see exhibits showing the history of the arch and look out of the terraces across the surrounding area.
One half of the arch also functions as a ventilation shaft for the Hyde Park Corner road underpass. Here we see pictures taken from the terraces.
Thank you to everyone who sends in photos!
When you go off on your travels, however near or far flung, please take your copy of CCN with you and snap a picture of it in different places, and then send it in to us at cambernews@hotmail.com. If you have finished reading it by the time you take the picture, why not leave your copy at the destination for someone else to read, and maybe they will also fall in love with Camber!
Happy snapping, Camber folk – we look forward to receiving your pictures!
