On the nite of 23th Wawa and I departed for Bremen airport as our flight was at 6.30am the next morning. That was my 2nd overnite in airport within 2 weeks. Thank God Bremen airport was all fine and very very comfortable. Not too cold, comfortable chairs to sleep on and even the staffs are nice! So 5 stars for Bremen Airport!
Wawa all hyped out. Excited nak jumpe boypreng ke? hee..and Oh see those two guys in red at the back? They are the staffs who are very polite and helpful coz they helped us to remove the bags when they are cleaning the floor. Tak macam Dublin airport okayh!
comfy couch. Nak tido pun selesa!
We reached London Stansted at 6.50am (time diff. between UK & Germany is 1 hour). Took EasyBus to Victoria Station (which costed 9 pound) and went to put our bags at the hostel - Piccadily Backpackers since we are still early for check-in. We then moved on to one of the biggest agenda to London - MAKAN BESAR MALAYSIAN HALL.
We took the Tube to Bayswater station (which I think is the nearest to Malaysian hall. tapi diorang kata ada lagi dekat. yeke?) The area is surrounded by Halal restaurants and souvenir shops which clearly promotes discount for Malaysian. Nampak sangat tu area Malaysian duduk kan! The total of Halal restaurants at that small area is enough to defeat the total of Halal restaurant here in my place (Cork)! Ciss betul. Even the Subway are halal..seronoknyeeee...
We took the Tube to Bayswater station (which I think is the nearest to Malaysian hall. tapi diorang kata ada lagi dekat. yeke?) The area is surrounded by Halal restaurants and souvenir shops which clearly promotes discount for Malaysian. Nampak sangat tu area Malaysian duduk kan! The total of Halal restaurants at that small area is enough to defeat the total of Halal restaurant here in my place (Cork)! Ciss betul. Even the Subway are halal..seronoknyeeee...
Muke busuk tetapi excited kerana berada di Malaysian Hall..hehehhe..after a plate of rice (pantang nasi telah terbabas2...arghhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh) and SAMBAL IKAN KELI YUMMMEEYYYHHHHHHHH, and tahu masak apatah..heaveenn..
After Malaysian Hall, we moved on to our next agendas - which is to visit the stadiums of the famous football clubs - Arsenal & Chelsea. We went to Fulham Broadway first since Alep is a big fan of Chelsea. But much to his disappointment, since it was Christmas eve, everything closed earlier. Even the shop there! So we could only settle with pictures around the stadium. Tapi the stadium is so small compared to Real Madrid's stadium!
player tambahan. hwahwahwa..
The next stop was to Arsenal stadium. I'm a little fan of Arsenal by the way! hehe..but by the time we reached there, it was dark already. The stadium was definitely bigger than Chelsea's stadium but we didn't stay there longer due to some complications. Takpe takpe, one day I'll be revisiting London okay. (eh tapi lepas ni nak masuk UK ada Visa camneee????)
Emirates Stadium..
Arsenal
Later that day I met up with Fiqah and went separate ways from Wawa. Selambe je blah camtu dari Wawa. Didn't even have proper goodbye with her :( Sorry Wa! I joined the rest of them at Millenium hostel (if I'm not mistaken) near the Kensal Green tube. Initially it costed about £10 per pax for an 8 bed-8 person per room per nite (berapa banyak per daa..) but since Me & Fiqah were seludup-ed into that room, we only pay around £7 per pax per nite.
On the 25th, there were no public transports operating at all, except cabs la kan. So most of us were up very late. Later that evening we called cabs and went to Hard Rock Cafe at Old Park Lane. Since the currency were almost 1 : 1 (pound sterling : euro) we all went crazy and nearly bought the whole store (exaggerrated kasi nampak menarik sket. haha) I took the opportunity to collect points from my All-Access card from them.hahhaa...
On the 25th, there were no public transports operating at all, except cabs la kan. So most of us were up very late. Later that evening we called cabs and went to Hard Rock Cafe at Old Park Lane. Since the currency were almost 1 : 1 (pound sterling : euro) we all went crazy and nearly bought the whole store (exaggerrated kasi nampak menarik sket. haha) I took the opportunity to collect points from my All-Access card from them.hahhaa...
almost everyone has the paperbag!
Then we walked across the Hyde Park (ke? tak ingat la) and Kensington Garden, to, again the beloved Malaysian Hall. Sanggup tu meredah taman demi taman demiThis time around, I had sambal paru plak...ahhhhhhhhhh wreennnddduuuuu nak makan sambal paru..(ejaan gedik on purpose)
We went back home straight away to prepare for the big day tomorrow. Acey cey...
Honestly, this is my first boxing day ever. My imagination was : cam kedai2 semua longgokkan barang cam kat pasar malam takpun bazar malam raya kat Parit Sulong. Orang sesak2. Himpit2 tolak. Payung tercabut smua. Hahaha...kampung sangat imaginasi. Okay. Over. I know.
Turned out..actually all the shops are still located at where they are. Cuma ikut la ada a few shops bukak awal, ada bukak lambat. The earliest to open was Debenhams, and since that the only shop that we know what they sell, we joined the crowd queing up to enter the shop as soon as it opens. And FYI, we reached Oxford St as early as 5.30am in the morning!! Solat Subuh pun kat McD okayh..semangat tuhhh..
We went back home straight away to prepare for the big day tomorrow. Acey cey...
Honestly, this is my first boxing day ever. My imagination was : cam kedai2 semua longgokkan barang cam kat pasar malam takpun bazar malam raya kat Parit Sulong. Orang sesak2. Himpit2 tolak. Payung tercabut smua. Hahaha...kampung sangat imaginasi. Okay. Over. I know.
Turned out..actually all the shops are still located at where they are. Cuma ikut la ada a few shops bukak awal, ada bukak lambat. The earliest to open was Debenhams, and since that the only shop that we know what they sell, we joined the crowd queing up to enter the shop as soon as it opens. And FYI, we reached Oxford St as early as 5.30am in the morning!! Solat Subuh pun kat McD okayh..semangat tuhhh..
awal2 sampai. ehhh tak de orang pun. tak jadi boxing day kee..
*sepi* hahaha..we walked along the street to locate favourite shops. siap intai2 dari luar tengok baju segala.
queing up in front of Debenhams.
sekali guna flash keluar muka tak mandi semuaorang. hahaha..mandi okay,muka ngantuk laa..
the queue outside Selfridges & co. this queue is especially for those who has plenty of monayy to invest on Gucci, Prada and segala whatnots itu. kalau tengok yang beratur tu mostly yg mata sepet2 ja..manyak luit aa..
My team (Me, Aimi & Fiqah) decided to see what lies behind the yellow paperbag of this store and went in to get one too. hahahhaa...feeling kayo tapi beli barang murah2 ajo...tak kuaso den nak beratur beli beg mahal2 tuh. mau tak makan tigo bulan aih..
We walked almost 12 hours and joined the rest later that evening. Bertukar2 pengalaman. Ada yang jatuh kaki kena pijak. Ade yang tergolek jatuh tangga. Ade yang hilang purse. Ada yang tanak shopping sangat tibe2 balek siap beli trolley bag isi barang penuh segala. We ended that nite at Malaysian hall (AGAINNNN) for a dinner.
The next day I went separate ways from them as my flight was at 9pm. They are going on UK Road trip while Fiqah has to catch up her train back to Notts at 12.30pm. I decided to go to Oxford st again just to check up things and for the 5th time, went back to Malaysian hall for lunch/dinner and stayed there from Asar until Maghrib. Bought few last things without realising that my luggage has been expanded to the max. I took tube to Victoria bus station where I kept my luggage earlier and took bus to Gatwick airport from there. Thank God all was good with my overloaded, nearly exploded bag.
Reached Dublin that nite. Took a cab since it was a bit late already to take bus (queue at the immigration took up almost an hour) and the cab fare COSTED ALMOST THE SAME AS MY FLIGHT TICKET WHATTHEFISHHH. Besides, I was phone-less and might have problem to get to Moon house should I take the bus so fine lahh...pasrah jelah...
All in all, the London trip was enjoyable! I love London by the way despite the bad comments I heard from a few people. Altho it's a bit pricey to move around London, I think it's fair enough la. You can go to almost everywhere with the tube. Costed £5.30 for a day ticket. Halal food takyah risau la, that's not even a problem pun..For accomodation, you can get as cheap as £10 per nite. Kalau susah2 tido Malaysian hall sudeyh (if you are student la)...around £7-£8 je..
Eventho I almost went bankrupt, but I am happy to have bought things for the family and friends at a very good price. Takyah susah2 nak shopping before balik summer nanti. hihihi..
The next day I went separate ways from them as my flight was at 9pm. They are going on UK Road trip while Fiqah has to catch up her train back to Notts at 12.30pm. I decided to go to Oxford st again just to check up things and for the 5th time, went back to Malaysian hall for lunch/dinner and stayed there from Asar until Maghrib. Bought few last things without realising that my luggage has been expanded to the max. I took tube to Victoria bus station where I kept my luggage earlier and took bus to Gatwick airport from there. Thank God all was good with my overloaded, nearly exploded bag.
Reached Dublin that nite. Took a cab since it was a bit late already to take bus (queue at the immigration took up almost an hour) and the cab fare COSTED ALMOST THE SAME AS MY FLIGHT TICKET WHATTHEFISHHH. Besides, I was phone-less and might have problem to get to Moon house should I take the bus so fine lahh...pasrah jelah...
All in all, the London trip was enjoyable! I love London by the way despite the bad comments I heard from a few people. Altho it's a bit pricey to move around London, I think it's fair enough la. You can go to almost everywhere with the tube. Costed £5.30 for a day ticket. Halal food takyah risau la, that's not even a problem pun..For accomodation, you can get as cheap as £10 per nite. Kalau susah2 tido Malaysian hall sudeyh (if you are student la)...around £7-£8 je..
Eventho I almost went bankrupt, but I am happy to have bought things for the family and friends at a very good price. Takyah susah2 nak shopping before balik summer nanti. hihihi..
heavenly keli. hahaha...with teh tarik skettt..
tapau kueytiow goreng mamakkk. kueytiow i misssss!!!!!
on the bus to Gatwick.
sunshine at Dublin the next morning. The much needed sunshine. Gila mandom gi German ngan London susah nak jumpa matahari..
Barcelona - London - Berlin
secara tiba-tiba menjadi pengumpul Hard Rock Cafe. apakah?
up next - Germany & Barcelona updates.
