London Day 3!

Next Day, we took the train up to Stratford-Upon-Avon to see the birthplace of Shakespeare

In the train

Once we reached the station, we needed to walk to town center to meet the tour guide at some swan fountain

May very fascinated with the flowers. I'm sure Mummy would too!

When we saw this sign, we knew we were at the right place!

Metal swan fountain

The tour was really good. It was a walk around the whole town while describing the history of Shakespeare and his family. Only 5 pounds! So off we go!

Spotted a swan!

Shakespeare birthplace and his kids. Poor fella, forced to get married so young!

We didn't go in :(

The town was busy with tourist

Stores which has been here since the time of Shakespeare
Can you spot which is fake and real?

HSBC


According to tour guide, during summer, they will have mock Shakespeare play here

The church where he was buried

Walk along these path-

Into the church-

-and to his grave. See his curse?

The story is, he was worried that his body will be dug up from his grave. Because last time they recycle graves, by digging up the grave and the body was cremated or something. So he cursed the grave by saying if anyone dug him up, they would be cursed!

Nice eh

Mushrooms growing ouside the church. Geli!

Later we walked back to town and the guide pointed out Shakespeare's school. Until now, it's still an active school O.O!

After the tour ended, it's time for Lunch!

What to eat?

Hot chocolate!

May's cannoli. Yum!

Yin's mushroom steak pie. Yummylicious!

Our eatery

Nutcracker outside Christmas shop

All year round Christmas shop! (or open only half a year)

Yes it is!

We couldn't resist a tradition English tea!

Pose!

Bottom layer-sandwiches

Top layer

Pose

Recommended for English Tea. YUMMY!

After we left the tea shop, got caught in the rain.. Thank god it didn't rain during the tour

Since we were done with things, it's time to head back to Birmingham

Old clock tower

The only building in Stratford with a 'thatch'

Such a nice place just to relax..

Bye bye Stratford!

London Day 2!

So, the next morning, after breakfast, we set off for Birmingham!

I lovee English Breakfast!

May on the bus, poser..

Choong Mun's sticky!

So when we reached Birmingham, damn! The weather here is freakin cold and WINDY!! Quickly, we walked to our hotel and checked in. And later, we hunted for dinner. Since we felt like pasta, we headed into an Italian restaurant.

Minestrone soup

May's bolognese

My carbonara. Yums!

Full and a little jet-lagged.

Next day, we took a walked to my uni

University College Birmingham

Maltings Dorm, where I'll be staying

My own toilet, sweet!

My room

My cabinet, stock full with Maggie Mee, hehe

right ouside my room dorm

Later, we went into the Mailbox (a shopping mall) for lunch at Pizza Express.

yawn

Our starter, fried calimari. Yums!

My macaroni baked in oven. Yums!

May's pizza. Delicious!

Pizza this size is actually made for one u know?

Oh shit, compared to KL Debenhams. This is HUGE!!

Went to walked around the park. There are pigeons everywhere!

Drinks here are CHEAP!

For dinner, we couldn't resist eating chinese food. It taste like home..

Duck!

The pope is coming!!!!

London Day 1!

London, I'm here! Shit, damn sleepy! 13 hours of plane ride, then, when we reached Heathrow, long long queue through imigration! That took an hour, mind you, jet lagged somemore.. Then, when we reached the counter, the lady said I needed to get x-rayed, since I'm going to be there more than 6 months. Grrr, so I had to strip into a gown and after that, needed to go through another line to get a chop on my passport! Grrrr!

After that, we were supposed to get an underground train to Victoria Station (our hotel is near the station) and noticed that the doors were shut. Huh? But it was only 6pm? Even our LRT don't close that early! Turns out, there was a strike that day! Another GRRRR! So we drag out luggages up to get a taxi, and thats another loooong queue. Because there was a strike, so everyone was rushing to get a cab.

Finally, reached out hotel. Shit! No lift, so we had to drag our huge (mine) luggages upstairs, to level 3, through narrow staircase (thinking of it, makes my legs shiver, brrr) but I was so extremely tired, that May had to carry it up. Surprisingly, she was very energetic. According to her, she slept most of the time on the plane, which I did not -.-

After splashing our face with some water, we decided to hunt for some dinner and May insisted we eat in some 'seafood' place.

Fume, May made me smile! I wanted to frown

May in her energetic body

Our fish soup. Quite nice

Chicken and Fries. Yuck!

May's Fish and Chips. Yuck, got peas! But the fish was verrry good

Next day, we went to Leicester Square to queue for musical tickets at Tkts. According to May they give discounts with very good seats

Smile!

Tickets to Billy Elliot

Tkts

Couldn't resist taking a photo in the red telephone booth
(It stinks inside!)

While we were there, we decided to walk around. Oh, China town was just opposite Leicester Square!

Picadilly Circus

Thriller
Les Miserables!

Leicester Square is surrounded by movie theaters. So sometimes when there's a London premiere, the cinemas here would be the one who's hosting it! Coolness! May once saw Kylie Minogue here!

Decided to snack on a huge slice of pizza. Yum!!!

Later for dinner we ate at Belgos, Convent Garden

Man, they love their chips here!

Here, they are known for their mussels. Yum! So much somemore! No way in KL will they serve this much!

Yum!

Spotted Chicago musical theater. I wanna go!!

Walked passed the Royal Theatre

After walking around, it's time for... Billy Elliot!!

Inside the theater, during interval.

Shit, this musical is SOOO good!! Must watch must watch! But the accent is really thick, so quite hard to understand their talkings. But damn, the boy can dance!!

Camwhore time!!

After the musical, it's time to head back to the hotel and sleeeeep..

It's Good Bye Soon...

Time sure flies by super fast. I remember just saying that, "Oh, I'll be leaving in 4 months time. Yes, it's still a long way more to go..". Well it's September now, I've only got 5 more days left in KL. That's less than a week! Oh boy, I'm sooo going to miss KL. KL Food, the horrendous weather, my car, my bed, my family and my friends.. This whole week is meant for meeting with friends and saying good bye.

I just finished packing the other day and I realised that.. my cupboard is empty. Empty. Well, I really pray my life will change in Birmingham. I hope it's going to be exciting as what I have imagine it to be. Cause it's going to be a whole different Yin Yin there. Good Bye.. soon