Wednesday, May 11, 2005
In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.

Alhamdulillah, trip ke London berjalan agak lancar. 16 days of travelling, ehmm..seronok! Sampai kat tempat org..mmg la best. Let me recap what have I done since I'm away.

Day 1 (April 19th) - Tiba di Heathrow Airport, London jam 5.40PM. Naik tube to Willesden Green, Kak Zana's(my cousin) hse. 20 minutes walk from the station to the hse...agak jauh and penat. Imagine me yg badan kecik dgn bag pack + luggage besar+berat tarik sampai ke umah kak zana. Dah lah sejuk. Serious x tahan. Rasa nak rebah je kat tgh2 jalan tu. Sampai je di rumah kak zana, dinner..menggigil. Then, mandi and tido. Tu gambar pokok kat umah kak zana.



Day 2 - Tesedar kul 3.30AM and x leh nak tido balik. Ehm..berjaga lah sampai kul 9AM kut, breakfast maggi rasanya pagi tu. Hehehe..x ingat la. Then, mandi..air tu sejuk gile...actually, I don't know how to adjust the hot & cold water. My fault. Pas tu, siap2 then naik tube to Marble Arch meet the others and kami jalan2 along the Oxford Street sampailah ke Piccadily Circus. Singgah jap di Carnaby Street. Masuk Boots (ala2 Guardian) beli Walkers chips. Layan jugak la! hehehe..Halal dont worry. Ada gak la gi Lilywhites just nak survey the price. X mo terburu2 membeli. Rugi woo, duit dah banyak kuar. Tu gambar advert yg paling besar skali. Kat ngan Piccadily Circus.




Day 3&4- Bangun pagi, siap2 gi Camden Town. Ni lah salah satu tempat yg paling x berkenan. Scary! Dia cam Petaling Street. Tp, org2 kat situ ramai nya cam org rosak akhlak. Pas tu gi mana eh..x ingat la pulak. Oh ya, naik bas gi Big Ben, tgk London Eye dari jauh, naik cruise lalu kat bawah London bridge. Sempat la naik atas bridge tu ambik gambar. Tp, gambar tu gelap. So, x dpt lah nak letak kat sini. And hari tu camera battery exhausted. =) Gambar ni je yg buleh ditunjuk.




Gambar x clear kan?? Mmg sengaja diambil begitu. hahaha..supaya x dpt tgk dgn jelas. (I'm not a photogenic kind of person la)


Gi Trafalgar Square, sepatutnya banyak pigeon tp, dah x de skarang ni. Coz, dia x bagi feed the pigeon. Sian pigeon2 tu. Tu lah rupanya Trafalgar Square. Tak bergambar pun kat situ. Coz, malas! Pastu, gi Buckingham Palace. Kat situ best. Luckily masa tu Guard tu tgh berkawad nak gerak ke tmpt lain. So, siap ngan dia nye music band, best la!


Ni bunga Tulip opposite Buckingham Palace tu ada satu small taman dia plant Tulip. Lawa2. Ye lah, kat Mesia x de. So, jakun jap la.


Tu lah dia gambo ber-backgroundkan Buckingham Palace


Kat bawah tu gambar kat Hyde Park,disinilah juga ada pakcik tua menegur kami. =) Left to right: Me, Ewa, Fina, Ija.



Day 5 - Gi Malaysian Hall, Porto Bello Market kat Notting Hill. Lunch kat Makan Cafe. Best2. Tp, x abih. Sebab portion dia banyak sangat. =( Ptg skit gi London Eye. Siap naik bende alah tu..ish..pening dibuatnya. The ride took 30 minutes kut. Lama giler.




I like this pix! Nampak cam sume org x mo pandang camera. Echewahh...

Day 6 - Science Museum, lunch at kak zana's hse.



Above: Royal Albert Hall, Siti Nurhaliza ada perform kat situ baru2 ni.

Day 7 - Gi Temple Chambers nearby Trafalgar Square beli fone for Ayahanda (tapi, skarang bonda lak yang guna. Al-maklumlah...ayahanda dah guna fone 3G). Gi Lilywhites lagik skali, gi Books, Oxford St. beli buku for my niece. Last skali gi Primark. 10 minutes shopping. Gile kelakar. Main sebat je ape dapat. Serious murah situ!

Day 8 - Hantar my luggage to Khairina's apartment. Ambik tube from Willesden Green to St.Johns Wood. Well, the apt. look nice and is un-affordable for me la. Paham2 je la. Then lepas dah hantar luggage tu...take a tube again and singgah la kat CC. X leh tahan woo x dpt PC/internet. Iskk...mati akal jap!



Day 9 - Kak zana balik Mesia. On that day, I just lepak at her room sampai lah ke malam. Arhh...terasa nak balik Mesia ASAP. Tido awal la that nite coz, esoknya nak ke Manchester.

Day 10 - Gi Manchester by bus. The journey tersangat la penat sbb the seat was so stiff! Imagine la 4 to 5 hrs of travelling. Tumpang tido kat Cheetham Hills for 2 nites. Piece neighbourhood, banyak muslim and the hse oso nice la.

Day 11 - Go to Blackburn by train. Plan nak beli Clarks nye kasut..tp, hampeh lah! Ntah hape2 la...! Then ptg, sampai kat Piccadily, gi Primark. Ni cam heaven skit aa..coz, barang murah2. hihihi. And oh ya, ada gak gi Next..beli la purse satu. Next x de kat Mesia. Last skali, gi mkn Fried Chicken with Chips for ₤1. Gile murah. Actually sampai the day before pun mkn bende yg sama gak.;)



Day 12 - Old Trafford...yeeahhaaa!! Kunun nak beli jersey Man U...mmg la tgh sale..tp, still mahal! X mampu la..sob! sob! Gi Old Trafford naik kete. Ada org bwk kan..ehehe..pas tu singgah Manchester University and again Primark. Hahahaha..shopping time! And last but no least, ₤1 fried chicken with chips. Hat trick! kekekke..





Day 13 - I'm alone when to Kak Hani's place somewhere in Trafford gak. Tapi gagal..hehehe...coz I'm LOST! I took a bus and x tau la bus tu kemana..Tgk2 last skali dah sampai kat Trafford Centre..hehhe...malunye..! Naik semula bas yg same gi balik Piccadily...:) Then, meet Khairina and Kak Hani at Manchester Univ. simpan my beg kat kete Kak Hani. Khairina bwk me jln2 gi hostel dia dulu2. Nice place la..serious. Agak jakun skit la..coz, Mesia x camtu. Kenal2 ngan kwn2 dia..2 student dari Korea and 1 student Mesia. It was a good meeting! Kami dinner together..then, baru balik rumah.

Day 14 - I was confused! I thought balik ke London on the day 14 tu..ntah camana..salah tgk calendar daaa..! Hehehehe..Pagi2 bangun follow Kak Hani's family to Ingleton Waterfalls Walk. Tempat ni atas dari Blackpool. Satu hari kat tempat tu je! Pastu dah lah sejuk! huh..hujan lak ptg tu...mmg la menguji!



Day 15 - Balik to London by bus again, alone. My bus pukul 7AM kalau x silap. Sampai di Victoria, London kul 11.20AM. Pas tu call up Kimi ambik bus turun kat Notting Hill Gate, Kimi fetch me. Gi Chicken Cottage, Woolworths, pas tu gi Bicester Town, Oxford. Ingat nak shopping,tp, x cukup masa! Dinner kat Kensal Rise. And overnite at Khairina's apt.



Day 16 - Shopping with Khairina. Lilywhites..and cam nak gile cari brg for Ayahanda and Bonda. Last skali dpt beli Sandal Reebok for Ayahanda and Bonda, x sempat la..sedih sangat! Ptg gi Woolworths lagi...beli chocolates..then dinner at Mawar Restaurant kat Edgeware Road with Khairina and her mom. Balik to Khairina's apt. Start packing.

Day 17 - 9AM, Kimi fetched me then to the Heathrow Airport. Masa nak check-in luggage..tiba2 Kumpulan Rabbani pun ada sama..yg paling best ngan Mr. Farihin Abdul Fatah. hik hik hik..Sempat la ambik gambar with him. Flight to delay..lama gak la..then, dpt la sembang2 with the Rabbani's. Happy gak la! Go Nasyid! ehehe



Itu je la kut...x larat nak cite in detail!
Sekian...nak tgk gambar...ada banyak kat Fotopages




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