Showing posts with label Palace. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Palace. Show all posts

Friday, December 14, 2012

Windsor | The Castle

Selamat Datang, tour dalam ni will take about two hours plus, hoho, jenuh nak jalan, mana yang dan je la.
Exhibiton plak bertukar-tukar mengikut season, so today, The Apartment, Queen Mary's House, Royal Gallery, Chapel and The Precint. Check below floor plan, luas kan?


Purchase tickets then get a one year free pass untuk datang lagi next time, kena ada signature and stamp, so that tak boleh tukar milik. Bagi kami harga ticket agak mahal even dah ada less for student and nak masuk dalam ni agak strict seperti di airport, xray and scan all the items and you'll be provided a headphone set to listen the history, bla, bla, bla

  Sepanjang tembok ni, ada tingkap-tingkap untuk persediaan perang + lubang kecil for a rifle usage I guess.




  Menuju ke ruang pameran, tapi sayang seribu kali sayang, hehe, camera not allowed!!! Yerla, kalau tak, baik takyah datang bayar tgk gambar je kan, huhu. Si degil ni (saya lah tuh)sempat snap kat doll house using phone (sebab ramai yg buat mcm tu), ops, lepas tu smua orang kena tegur dgn pakcik guard!
Ada apa ek kat dalam ni? Macam-macam, smua tinggalan sejarah dari beratus tahun dahulu seperti perkakasan perang, berpuluh-puluh jenis senjata, baju besi (mcm dalam cerita Merlin!), barang-barang antik dan sejarah salasilah diraja. Well, Britian Royal Family kan sgt famous...
Then, kita akan dibawa melihat hiasan dalaman mereka, seperti bilik tidur, ruang makan, meeting hall, baju-baju keluarga diraja (dr baby till besar), potret-potret keturunan mereka, pinggan mangkuk dari pelbagai generasi. Baru la tahu yang pinggan mangkuk diorang ni bertukar mengikut zaman, so, ada pelbagai corak dan koleksi mengikut tahun! Di gallery lukisan, terdapat pelbagai penceritaan kat situ dimana kita boleh bayangkan bagaimana gaya hidup mereka. Siapa yang minat sejarah mmg seronok! 


Tiba-tiba matahari petang memancar betul-betul masuk kat area ni, sgt cantik refleksinya, Subhanallah!!! Mmg strategic diorang bina centre building nih



Sepetang di Windsor Castle!


Thursday, October 18, 2012

Day Out at South Kensington - Royal Garden & Palace

Just a short outing + lunch picnic idea at Kensington Palace Garden. About an hour from Uxbridge via Piccadilly Line straight to South Ken or via Metropilitan Line (transit at Raynes Lane). One of the great place to spend your day with three London's biggest museums (hey, its free!) , Kensington Palace (new home for Will & Kate after Lady D), Royal Park , Royal Albert Hall and High Street Kensington (for shopping, tp kami tak pergi pun).
 
Tak dapat nak cover smua tempat since keluar pun dh nak tgh hari, hihi
Jom layan gambar =)

Masa ni angin sgt kuat, habis senget benget tudungku..On the way ke palace, akan lalu garden dulu, cantik view kt situ, sesuai utk jalan2 - breath taking

Daun dh start nak orange


Before lunch, main kejar2 dulu dgn burung, haha! Ada pond opposite palace


Jalan2 sekitar palace



Dapat masuk smp lobby sahaja, sbb tak beli ticket.. and singgah ke souveniar shop. Ala, tau lah kat palace, symbol rest room pun siap pakai crown, so cute!
Gambar di bawah: I'm the King & Queen, hoho!



 
 
 

Monday, October 1, 2012

Jalan-Jalan ke London

 
Short trip to Central London organized by Brunel Student Associated - kami trus nak singgah Malaysian Hall and register details kat MARA London. Pergi ramai-ramai naik Underground Tube to Frenchly Road-Westminster Station. Sebelum tu ambik group photo dulu, wajibb!! hehe.
 
Ops, tak ready lagi, seperti ingin berkata sesuatu, hihi
 
 
 Keluar je dr station, tersergam Palace of Westminster + Big Ben (Clock Tower). Nampak je mcm sunny day kan tapi sejuk ni angin bertiup. Not so satisfied dgn gambar2 building ni, nanti nak dtg lagi capture landscape.
 


Eye of London, tak naik pun, trip ni mmg utk bersiar2 saja, berkenalan dgn London, hihi. Serius, tak sangka dpt jejak kaki kat sini, dulu asyik tgk kat TV je =) Alhamdulillah ..
 

London's Eye

 



Next - historical church - Westminster Abbey, tempat Will & Kate wedding ceremony and Princess Diana's funeral.
 
 

 

 
 On the way nak pergi ke Buckingham Palace, jalan tru the Green Park. Park ni sgt peaceful dgn tree and grassland surrounding. Klu dekat dgn University, mau je tiap petang picnic kat sini =)
Byk gambar dia, dah tu I kan my husband's official photographer, hihi

 
Ada wish coin thrower area kt situ, lupa nak tanya brapa pence dia throw tu ?
 
 
  Dah dekat smp Buckingham Palace lar ni
 
 Diamond Jubilee Floral Crown
 
 
That's all for now - kena dtg balik sini byk lg tak abes tour, Insyallah
 

 nice outing!