Rizal stayed in London from May 1888 to March 1889. He traveled from New York to Liverpool aboard the SS City of Rome, entertaining fellow passengers with his yoyo skills. In London, he first stayed at the Grand Hotel Midland and was a guest of Dr. Antonio Ma. Regidor, a Filipino exile. He then transferred to the home of the Becket family in Chalcot Crescent, where he befriended Dr. Reinhold Rost, a librarian who was impressed by Rizal's learning and character.
Rizal stayed in London from May 1888 to March 1889. He traveled from New York to Liverpool aboard the SS City of Rome, entertaining fellow passengers with his yoyo skills. In London, he first stayed at the Grand Hotel Midland and was a guest of Dr. Antonio Ma. Regidor, a Filipino exile. He then transferred to the home of the Becket family in Chalcot Crescent, where he befriended Dr. Reinhold Rost, a librarian who was impressed by Rizal's learning and character.
Rizal stayed in London from May 1888 to March 1889. He traveled from New York to Liverpool aboard the SS City of Rome, entertaining fellow passengers with his yoyo skills. In London, he first stayed at the Grand Hotel Midland and was a guest of Dr. Antonio Ma. Regidor, a Filipino exile. He then transferred to the home of the Becket family in Chalcot Crescent, where he befriended Dr. Reinhold Rost, a librarian who was impressed by Rizal's learning and character.
1889 From New York to Liverpool aboard the steamer "SS City of Rome " Entertained people with his skill with the yoyo as a weapon
Adelphi hotel
Trip across the Atlantic
He reached QUEENSTOWN in Ireland on May 24, 1888 From there, he embarked on a ferry boat going to LIVERPOOL, ENGLAND and stayed at Adelphi Hotel
Liverpool, England
By train he arrived at LONDON on May 25, 1888
and stopped at Grand Hotel Midland. He stayed as a guest at the home of DR. ANTONIO MA. REGIDOR, an 1872 exile and a practicing lawyer
Dr. Antonio Ma Regidor
He transferred to a private home in No. 37 Chalcot
Crescent. Primrose Hill owned by the BECKET FAMILY. Mr. Beckett, an organist of St. Paul' s Church and Mrs. Beckett has 4 daughters(Gertrude, Balnche, Flory and Grace) and 2 sons RIZAL IN LONDON 1888-1889
- Rizal came to know DR. REINHOLD ROST through a
letter from Dr. Ferdinand Blumentritt Librarian of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Authority on Malayan Language and customs Called Rizal " a pearl of a man " as he was impressed by his learning and character