Highlands | The Amazing of Glencoe - Part I

 

 

 

Salam

Hi there, do you still with me? Hehehe.

Sorry, entry tenggelam timbul, harapnya anda tidak bosan.

 

For the whole route of the Highland's trip, for us, Glen Coe is the most beautiful and stunning view! Superb!

Boleh search on youtube for the whole view of Glen Coe, Ada banyak version ikut musim. Luckily for us masa pergi ni masih ada saki baki snow, so the colors of beauty mix well and combine with the nature.

 

Masuk je situ, wow, am I in Switzerland dear? Ho ho, not yet babe!

The overall landscape is amazing, okay, I'm speechless, you can google it for yourself. And of course I can't take freestyle photo as we're bound with the trip, kat mana dia stop kat situ baru boleh trun okay. The rest all snaps from the window, sigh!

That's one reason why you should drive by yourself!!

 

Then, Glen Coe also had its own history, its sound tragic, but it happened a long time ago, in 1692, the Massacre of Glencoe! Again, you have to do a homework, hehe, find it by yourself if you interested to know further, hihi. They said, you still can hear their cries! Scary huh!

 

The above two videos are taken just using a handphone. One of them, taking from the moving vehicle - you can clearly see the famous three sisters hill from the video, which are Aonach Dubh, Gearr Aonach and Beinn Fhada.

The another is taken when we're stopping at the corner. Angin sgt kuat, you can hear it in the video!

Okay dear, till we meet again, enjoy the pics!

 

 

Easter Break | Trip to Scotland

 

31st April lepas, kami pergi short trip ke Scotland, konon-konon for annual anniversary's vacation, hihi. Earlier we planned nak pergi Dublin, Ireland (ni dr Malaysia lg teringin nak pergi lepas tgk Astro Short Movie "Dan Sebenarnya" starring Sazzy Falak) but setelah ditolak tambah switch to Plan B.

Nampaknya pemilihan destinasi bercuti for anniversary kali ini mmg SANGAT TEPAT, ohhhh! Scotland sangat sangat sangat cantik, Masyaallah! Maha Suci Tuhan yang menjadikan alam semesta.. mmg sesuai utk relax and soothing vacation.

 

For information, UK consist of four countries (Scotland, England, Wales & Northern Ireland), but even under the same monarchy, Scotland do have their very own tradition, language and uniqueness. So, kalau rajin and interested bolehla google all the history about Scotland or you can watch the movie "Braveheart". So, in conclusion, eh, hehe, Scotland mmg best, very beautiful with its amazing nature and fascinating. Kat Scotland ni byk castles, bukan Scotland je actually but the whole of UK, almaklum sini kan Royal Bristish Monarchy sgt kuat, kami lepas masuk the largest castle kat Windsor Castle tak masuk dah castle lain, haha, boleh tahan jugak fee for castle entrance kat sini. Amik gambar front entrance je :)

 

Ok, enjoy the piccas with few journey's notes, bila dah lama peram, semua idea dh hilang, huhuhu, Selamat Membaca! Love u!

Bristol | Getting Around

 Maaf, entry Bristol lambat sket update, kunun-kunun nak update sedetails yang boleh, memudahkan rakan-rakan yang nak berkunjung ke Bristol buat rujukan, hehe. Sebab apa, saya juga begitu kalau nak pergi somewhere, slalu akan search blog and memana website yang bagi panduan detail, transport, tips-tips and do's & don'ts. Well, sharing is caring =), lgpun most og the highlighted pictures already upload into my FB - check it out!

Traveling time from London to Bristol took around two and half hour - tak jauh mana pun. Kalau mahu mengikut style kami iaitu percutian 'budget' (yerlah, banyak lagi tempat nak pergi kan), hehe, bolehla ikut tips2 ni. Oh ya, ini jika anda memilih untuk menaiki Bus, maybe ada jugak rate yang okay jika menaiki train (National Rail). Perancangan awal amat digalakkan kerana segala tempahan hotel dan ticket akan dpt dgn kadar yang lebih murah (semua pun mcm ni kan). Nampaknya percubaan kami utk bertolak menggunakan Mega Bus dan pulang menaiki National Express amat menepati piawaian, hehe, apa daaa.. Tips paling penting utk balik dgn menaiki National Express adalah kerana slalunya bila kita nak balik mesti dah penat and gelap, utk ciri-ciri keselamatan elokla menggunakan National Express sbb transport ni ada own bus station yang besar and selesa utk kita menunggu. Meanwhile, Mega Bus hanya ada bus stop di tepi-tepi jalan. Sesuai la dgn harganya yg agak murah berbanding National Express. Tapi kadang-kadang kalau rajin tgk rate tambang, National Express ada jugak offer rate yang lebih kurang sama dgn Mega Bus, selalunya bergantung pada timing yang kita nak naik. 

As always, favourite time (not too early or late) mmg akan mahal. Jadi kalau harga dah lebih kurang, better la ambil National Express sbb keadaan dalam nya yang lebih selesa dan luas. But don't worry, dua-dua bus akan treat kita seperti 'rombongan rasmi' - every driver akan memberi penerangan sebelum dan semasa berlepas, huhu. Bila berhenti di Fuel Station pun, akan bagi 'nasihat' yang kdg melucukan. Cthnya - selepas dialih bahasa - On your rightside, ada jalan raya besar, jangan pergi kat situ, banyak lori-lori kargo yang besar-besar. Then, near the R&R ada forest, jgn main-main kat situ, nanti disappear..hihi. Husband whispered into my hear - mcm cerita Express Dania.
Bristol City - Promenade Centre!

 

Sampai-sampai saja, trus cari bus utk pergi Clifton Village - main purpose kesini. Click here for bridge full entry
Clifton Suspension Bridge

 To be honest, Bristol city biasa-biasa sahaja, takut ada yang expect more pulak kan..just main attractive adalah that brige. Tapi bagi sesapa yang suka explore new place, takde istilah boring or apa, every place has their own style and story, just enjoy and keep on learning. Jauh berjalan luas pemandangan =)
Alhamdullilah berjaya cover highlight main street and corner walaupun tak sempat la nak visit Bristol Zoo and Brunel Railway, tapi overall kami berpuas hati dgn masa yang suntuk. Ya, kami tak check in hotel, day trip only, and by 4pm, it's completely dark, masuk maghrib pun. Agak rushing utk berjalan time winter nih, and cuaca di England ketika ini adalah cloudy memanjang.. Ikut nasibla, hari yang kami pergi cloudy and raining, huhu, mujur hujan hanya sebentar, thanks Allah =)

Bristol Museum

Bristol Waterfront and Habourside

Broadmead Shopping Centre

From Clifton Village - City Centre - Promenade - Habourside - Waterfront - Broadmead Shopping Centre - Coach Station, smuanya dekat-dekat  by walking distance only!
Yeay, It's enjoyable day at Bristol!

Bristol | Clifton Suspension Bridge

Ada few history yang inter-related dgn gambar ini iaitu:
 1. Isambard Kingdom Brunel
2. The Bridge
3. The Gorge and The Cliff 

Sebelum kita tgk entry bergambar ini (yer, blog ni dh mcm fotopages-penuh dgn gambar, hehe, nak buat mcm mana owner tak pandai sgt nak susun cerita, so, let the pictures talking itself), its better to know a little bit story behind. Nak google lagi bagus, maklumat dihujung jari - tapi utk memudahkan anda, let me summarized the important points and facts.

Kalau di Brunel University ni, ada tugu patung dia berdiri agak macho at central campus, tak cukup dgn tu, seluruh Zone A utk student Hall diberi nama Isambard Complex! So, who is he? According to Mr.Wiki, Isambard Kingdom Brunel was an English mechanical and civil engineer who built dockyards, railways, steamship, numerous of bridges, tunnel and design most revolutionist public transport with modern engineering. His famous and most significant project were this Clifton Suspension Bridge and Western Railway. 

At Bristol, bridge ni merupakan landmark and iconic symbol of Bristol kerana ia penting dalam menghubungkan gaung (Gorge Avon) dan tebing yang agak curam over the River of Avon. A competition had been made in designing the bridge and among the bridge design, and Brunel won! Jika berkesempatan, luangkan masa utk berkunjung ke Visitor Information Centre, kerana disana ada dipamerkan bridge design sketches that joined the contest. Fuh, bermacam-macam design, sorry, I can't take the photo inside, but hey I found few of them from the Internet! All this happened long, longgg time ago since 1800s, wowww, can u imagine that?

And ,,,,,, here we are 03/01/2013 ,,,, yeah, we've crossed the bridge too!

The view is just amazing and wordless!! The scenery was so, so beautiful!!! Subhanallah, terima kasih Allah diatas kesempatan dan peluang ini. Sukar digambarkan dengan kata-kata and even pictures cannot bet it! Or maybe sbb kami pencinta pemandangan? Hehehe..takkisahla kan, ok, lets treasure the moments =)

From city centre you can take Bus No.8 and stop at Clifton Village or ChristChurch, then masuk park, mendaki sket, sampai. But, memula kami pun ingat bridge ni agak jauh from city centre, rupanyaaa dekat je. So, balik tu jalan kaki je sbb dh tau jalan.

At Visitor Information Centre - oh ya, bridge ni lagi cantik for night version, so, if possible stay there for fantastic bridge with light =)

 

Hikmah selepas hujan - berkabus, cantikk!!

Old Trafford | Manchester United Stadium

Bila sampai di UK, tak kiralah you all fan mana, mesti smua Stadium rasa nak pergi kan..hihi - Very funny, bila sampai memasing mcm jadi fan jer ek. Jauh ni nak datang sini, dari Uxbridge ke Nottingham dah almost 3 hours, then plus another hour to reach here! Eheh, padahal kalau kt Malaysia normal la kot distance 3-4 hours tu, wink!

 

Ikutkan Liverpool juga dah nearby sangat, but again, its a time matter! Tgk kat gambar ni, kami smp Manchester officially around 3pm++. Punyalah super express berposing.

 

 

Taraaa - Old Trafford Stadium!

 

 

Every Stadium kot ada statue legend mcm ni

 

 

 

 

 

Its true, as their website quote - "Whether you’re a Manchester United fan or not, a visit to the Museum & Tour Centre is a day to remember!"

 

Nottingham University

Nottingham amat sinonim dengan lagenda Robin Hood, tapi sayangnya kami tidak berkesempatan untuk melawat sekitar Nottingham Castle yang terkenal itu. Musim sejuk kat sini dengan siang yang semakin pendek, kena pantas mengejar waktu.

Pukul 4pm pun sudah gelap dan masuk Maghrib! Lagipun kami ke sini untuk aktivity Malaysian Games 2012 - (me joined as a day trip je, tapi hubby namanya tercicir utk main carom, kesiann, hihi)

 

Hampir tiga jam juga from Ubxridge to Nottingham by car. Sepanjang perjalanan menghampiri ke sana, pemandangan di kiri kanan jalan raya dipenuhi dengan kambing biri-biri! Cantik, tp sorry takde gambar, hihi

 

 

 

 

Malaysian Food Festival - Secucuk satay £1 ok! Huhu, makan je la bekalan nasi lemak yang dah dibawak tuh =)

 

 

Menikmati keindahan ciptaan Ilahi, Subhanallah, sgt indah! Musim luruh ini, di mana-mana sahaja penuh dengan daun maple berguguran di sana sini dengan pelbagai warna.