Travelling Blanket Going to UK (Part 8) ~ The Finale

Huhu... We come to the season finale... hik hik hik

Olympic is coming, now i have to end the journal.. hehe.. (xde kena mengena).. :P

The few last days, we spent our (9) days wandering around London. And

having said that, i still didn't feel had enough with London. Definitely will visit again, InsyaAllah.

The morning before we went to the Hogwarts & Chelsea Stadium, we went to the Camden Market & hanging at the Starbucks feeling ssoooo peaceful as it was located facing the lake :)

Camden Town is located near Kentish Town is strongly associate with alternative culture (like punk, skinhead stuff etc). So the market sell almost everything about the culture. Hey! We found a Malaysian woman selling beautiful London scenery photos :) We were making noise in Malay (biasalah, kecoh2 pilih gambar) and she speaks Malay too! Hehe.. Luckily we didn't talk bad about anything :P

After sending Lil Iman to the WePa & WeMa nursery, we went to the stadium and catching hogwart express.

The Chelsea Stadium. When Man U fans were in the Chelsea stadium..

Nini is a Chelsea fan. Hehe.. So after we finished making fun of her, we went to the must go Hard Rock Cafe. Balas dendam since we could not locate the HRC at Manchester, we burned our pocket in here. Haha..

See the smiley HR friend we had here :) She's so helpful and shall i say chirpy.. Or, maybe all HRC/HRH families are like that.. Hehe.. At least all the places i went ~ Oz, Bali, Jakarta, Spore :)

After 6 days, staying at Camden, we had to move to Travelodge London Dockland. It was located near the famous Canary Wharf and just a 2 mins walk from the East India DLR Station. :) Here we stayed from Saturday till we went back to Malaysia.

That Saturday, we arrived at the hotel at 12pm and the rooms were yet to be ready. Luckily we managed to get 1 room ready. So we cramped ourselves in the room, performed solat & went out. We went to the Greenwich to see the Meridian Line :)

And yeah, we totally forgot the Observatory should be on the hill. Thus, the "Line" is also on the hill. Iman sampai tertido naik bukit :) But the scenery.. Subhanallah. It is beautiful. We could see the O2 stadium from here. Ted was freaking tired after pushing Iman up the hill, just to find the observatory was already closed. Huhu.. Luckily, the govt is generous enough, they let a gate open for us to have some pic with the "Line" ~ the one in the pic with me & thumb up (tande berjaya kawal mengah ambik gambar)

Oh, we met Ainaa.. nini's friend who studied her Master in Kings College! :) Hi Ainaa! She so smart & pretty. Iman likes her too.. hehe

The last 2 days, we just went out the 3 of us. It was a fun day :) Would like to repeat it with our lil family again.. Sometime, we want to be with our big family. But, sometime Just the 3 of us just enough :)

All in all, this vacation definitely the most memorable :)

(despite of the stress i had before & soon after i came back to the ofc!)

London ~ till we meet again :)

Travelling Blanket Going to UK (Part 7) ~ Madame Tussaud & Big Bus Tour

Okie, sambung lagi. Fuh, dah nak habis citer ni.. Hehe...

After the road trip, we spent the next 9 days at London. Why? Because we love London so much. Haha. :P

For the first 6 days, we stayed at the Camden Town apartment. We rented 2 units, as 1 unit they have 2 bedroom. Mama, Papa, Angah & Nini & Aiman- 1 unit, while us + mamacik & Wani in 1 unit.

Our apartment

As we stayed here for 6 days, we knew quite well the bus no, the tube, the groceries, etc. Hehe.. They even have Sainsbury's store just across our apartment! Yeay..

Madame Tussaud

So, the next day we went to the Madamme Tussaud. It were only Papa, Nini, Wanie, Iman, Aiman & Me. Hehe. The moms had a shopping mission at the Oxford Street, Angah had to accompany them. Ted, as usual wasn't attracted to the exhibition whatsoever, he chose to stay at home and ventured around Camden. Hey! He even had the marvelous Cheese Burger that day! Chaihh... x Aci.. Hhih..

Iman in the Boots :)

So, basically as you know the wax figures are just like the person. Hehe.. The details, everything. I'd visited the Madame Tussaud when we came in 1996, but of course i didn't quite remember. But i remember taking pictures with David Cantona, Superman. Hehe. This time, the celebrities were the current top ones. I can't believe they even had Lady Ga.ga! Chaih.

The celebrities...

A rugby player i didn't get the name, Princess D, Shrek, and a random wax photographer. Haha

Then, some band & singers.. The Beatles!

And of course, Granmama Q Eliz, we came here to visit her! :P

We stopped by the Obama's Office.

And before having the 4D's Show, we took pictures with the Wolverine & My Sista ~ Jessica Alba. Oh, the below pic on the right is so cute. Aiman was about to be grabbed by the Hulk. Hehe...

We were supposed to visit Sherlock Holmes place nearby. But since we ended the tour quite early, the ladies on Oxford Streets were still not done with their shopping. I was disappointed coz' i quite expecting more figures :(

Hehe, feeling hungry we catch them at the OS and went for lunch at M&S Food. And that nite, Ted went to KFC and ate the chicken alone! Huh. tak aci. Yeah, they have halal KFC here in Camden. The next day, the parents were exhausted and we went to the Hogwarts and Chelsea's Stadium.

After that, we went for a Big Bus Tour.. :)

Big Bus Tour

We bought the tix at OS, and waited for the bus at Marble Arch station. Hehe...

The tour covered all places around London..

We had the river cruise tour as well. :)

Ted trying her pick up line to this cute lady :P

Us.. :)

Lil Iman & Papa :)

Fuh, after that we went to the Harrods to buy watch for his mom & longchamp for his sis. Hihi. Kesian Papa & Mamas.. he was exhausted and cold while waiting for us. :( Sorry... Balik naik bas 88 and arrived just nearby our apartment :D

Okie, after this, we continued with the Greenwich Meridian Line, Dockland and the rest of our stays in London... :( I missed London, now.....

Travelling Blanket Going to UK (Part 6) ~ Road Trip : Finale

Okie, now we continue our story. Hehe.. The last stop was at Bets-wy Coed. After that, we’re heading to Chester. My family went to Chester in 2001, without me n Abg (my eldest bro). Yeah, they didn’t love me that much :P But all because I had to resit an examination paper! Bleerrgghh.. Ish.. I was in my Alpha year. So much of freedom, and I forgot how it feel to study hard. Haha.. Then, it hit me bad! Those were the only papers I failed in my life.

CHESTER

Ok, sambung citer. We arrived at Chester around 6-ish. It was cold alright! Our Travelodge - Chester Central Delamere Street, in the city centre. So, it is convenient to go to the market and the town. That nite, we just stayed in door, as we were worn out due to long journey from the North Wales to Chester.

"Iman enjoying Costa's hot choc"

The next day, as usual our brekkie time was at 7.30 am – 8am. Then, we went to the Chester market and then crossed to the city centre. Chester is a small town, that we didn’t sweat just walking around the town. Hehe. That’s because it was a breezy morning. In the city centre, there were shops lined up and there is this tower clock.

"Chester City & Chester Market"

"The City Centre & Clock Tower"

Then, we went to the infamous remains of Roman Amphitheatre. Where they once had their deadly rituals and other ceremonies. You know, like the gladiator fight and stuffs. Hihi.. Then, we headed back to the city centre. Our moms already finished their shopping. Hehe.

"The Roman Amphitheatre"

BIRMINGHAM

We continue our journey to Birmingham, to go to the Cadbury World! Best! It was closed at 4pm, and we arrived at 3something. At first, I didn’t want to enter because it almost closing time. Oh, rupenya, it’s not the closing time at 4pm, it was the last show. So, I went in to the attraction with my family & Iman. Mamacik and Ted decided to stay outside. Huhu.. Ted, was tired doing the driving, and Mamacik didn’t feel like entering the place.

"The Entrance"

"The Cadbury World"

It was fun! Do you know why in every advertisement & Cadbury’s wrapper there are 1 full glass of milk and 1 half full glass of milk? Well, you could find it here! The Cadbury World is stated at Bourneville, where they started their business here and develop a town where all the residents were once worked with Cadbury factory. Oh! And we found a Proton factory/outlet here! J

"The Cadabra Ride"

"The Essence - Me sugar rushh!!"

BATH

After we had stuffed ourselves with chocolates, we continued our road trip to Bath. Here, we stayed at the Travelodge - Chippenham Leigh Delamere M4 Westbound. It was located at the Services (or in Msia we called R&R). And, there were actually Westbound & Eastbound. At first we went to the Eastbound due to the same coordinate given for GPS. Luckily they had inside road (jalan dalam hihi) to connect to the Westbound. Or else, we might have to find a u-turn. We stayed here for 2 nites. This was our last check point before heading to London on Sunday. J Hehe…

"The Travelodge - Bath"

It was by far the second best Travelodge we stayed. The first was in Tower Bridge, where we stayed the first nite. This Travelodge was near the Services, so we spent the nite hanging out at the Costa Café and went online. But, since there were limited power plug to charge the laptop battery, so we had to gilir2 online. Hehe..

As usual, the next morning after breakfast we went out. First we went to the famous Stonehenge~! Wahh… I love d sunny clear sky… Tapi jgn tertipu, coz it was stone cold! Hehe… Ok, for you who didn’t into history… Stonehenge is just a bunch of stones standing and forming like a building. But, we could not touch the stones. Dulu, memang boleh posing ala-ala Hindustan. After sometimes, there were bunch of idiots who stole the stones and make fortunes out of it, the UK govt decided to put a rope around the stones.

"The Stonehenge"

Haishhh… We were given a walkie-talkie-like radio where they explain about the history and there were check-point. But, we were busy taking picture, so it was only Papa who devoted to listen to the explanation and later he explain it to us… hehe… thanks Papa.. Ted, as usual didn’t entered together with the mommies. It was quite a far walking distance, so Mamas tak larat, it’s understood. Tambahan for my Mama she just not into history. Hehe.. Same goes with her menantu “Alah, takat batu.. kat mesia pun ade” :P Tsskkk… (T_T)

"The Stonehenge"

After that, we went to the Bath City. It was where they had the Roman Bath, Pump Room. Tempat orang Rome mandi suatu ketika dulu. I wanted to enter but the line was impossible. So, we just hang around. It was a nice city :)

"The Bath City"

Then, we bought fish & chips and headed back to the hotel & chilling. That nite was our 2^nd anniversary. :) He belanje me a hot latte from Costa J Yeay! The pressie came much earlier… Err.. ape eak.. lupe dah.. hehe… it’s the fossil wallet. And I gave him the MU- Chicarito jersey.

SWINDON & BICESTER VILLAGE

The next day, was our going back to London. On the way back, we stopped by the famous Swindon Branded Outlet and The Bicester Village. I might gone crazy but thinking that we had another week in London, managed to tame me down. Hehe.. Cuma rase terkilan coz I didn’t buy that fossil bracelet & Cath Kidston. At first, I was like.. Auww look at this.. eh, nnt jln dululah manelah tau dpt jumpe yang best ker. Hehe.. last2 tak beli.. :P Huuummmm… is Ruggii..

"The Bicester Village"

"The Swindon"

Pastu we went to the Oxford City. Mulanya nak carik tempat2 they shoot for Harry Potter (one of our mission to UK last year was to go to the HP places)… tapi sbb jalan nya agak sibuk, and we didn’t have the exact place, we couldn’t find it! Huhu… So, we just went to London. Sent the family to the apartment in Maida Vale (before the transport our family to Camden Town) we went to return the car back. Huhu.. Kesian Iman. She cried all the way sbb takut dengan driver who was an Arabian and she wanted me/Ted. Huhu…

Mase sampai je kat Camden Town, our family still waiting us at the outside! Man, it was freezing and they just arrived about 30mins before sbb driver sesat. Then, they couldn’t left either of the family Sebab keadaan sgt gelap and takut anything happened while the other went inside. We had like 10 of big luggage so u just imagine… Hehe…

Ok, cukup dulu. Next entry we’ll talk about Madamme Tussaud and Big Bus Tour. :)

Travelling Blanket Going to UK (Part 5) ~ Platform 9 3/4

Hehe... Since our road trip stories gonna eat half of this journal of TBUK (Travelling Blanket going to UK).. I decided to write this memoirs not in orderly manners... hahaha...

Biarla kan... So... after our road trip, we went back to London and spent 6 days at Camden Town... we're supposed to stay in Maida Vale apartment, but since there was issues with water, they transferred us to Camden Town... (this will be in later entry)..

The second day after our road trip, we got nothing on our itinerary... supposedly we went on Big Bus Tour.. But the parents were too tired from our road trip and Madamme Tussaud trip yesterday, they decided to stay in and let us the youngster enjoy our day...

Since we already in London... We decided to catch a train... To Hogwarts! Hehehe...

Naik tube from Camden Town to King's Cross St Pancras... The underground station was under construction for the London Olimpik 2012. So.. some of the platforms were either moved or closed down...

We searched across the station, and could not find the platform 9 3/4.

We'd printed the map, and just went to the direction where the platform supposed to be located.

Nasib baik ternampak signboard..

Patutla pusing-pusing tak jumpa... Hehe...

We went to the platform... Yeayyy!!! Our train is next!

Bye-bye... See u in Hogwarts (or.. The next harry potter series (HP and the Travelling Blanket) :P

Bye-bye cruel world! I'm not gonna miss you... :P

Eh... silap... lupe bwk beg tadi... camne nak g school.. hahaha... :P