London Trip - DAY 3

Pada hari ke-3 kmi di London, seawal 8 pagi kmi terus bertolak dr Aldgate East Station ke Baker Street untuk cari sourvenir dr London, mmg meriah la disitu, actualy kmi nak singgah ke Oxford Street tp cuaca xberapa elok, nak stat hujan lebat so kmi jalan dia area Baker Street & beli beberapa sourvenir sbg kenangan... yg palinggg bestt skali i beli Blue Sapphire Circle of Princess Kate's Ring... sgt2 cantik, cheeewahh ble la pakai raya nnti.. hehhehe. Berdekatan dgn area tu kmi lalu di hadapan Madame Tussauds, tp jenuh nak beratur masuk, berpusu2 org line up nak masuk situ, lgpun harga tiket pun ble tahan mahalnye, lebih kurang GBP26.. mmm hampir RM100 seorg, klu tiket ni termasuk dlm 55 attractions London Pass mmg kmi sanggup beratur nak masuk, tp malangnye tak.. so kim salam jela..hehehhe.



Then dr situ, kmi trus amik bus ke Hyde Park coz nak g skali lagi ke Buckingham Palace semata2 nak amik semula pic yg ter'delete tu.. isskkkk, thanks hubby sanggup bw kmi skali lagi ke situ, xsanggup tgk muka bininye yg frust.. huhuhu. Tp kali ni kmi g mmg sesak dgn org, mybe sbb weekend so ramai amik kesempatan melawat & lepak2 kat area ni, cantikk sgt palace ni, terbayang2 wajah Prince William & Princess Kate lambai2 tangan kat balkoni tu.. hehhehehe


* Ni pintu gerbang jalan utama ke Buckingham Palace, tiang2 tu adalah utk memperingati volunteer2 dr seluruh dunia semasa perang dunia I & II... *






* Time ni abg Aqil tido, so Aiman main la sowang2.. huhuuu *






* Kapal terbang banyak lalu area ni.. hehhe *





Pejalanan dr Hyde Park ke Buckingham Palace ble tahan gak jarak jauhnya, straight dr pintu gerbang tu sampe ke roundabout di Buckingham Palace, tp disebabkan suasana yg cantik sepanjang pejalanan sambil tgk org kayuh basikal & picnic di sepanjang park tu, rs kejap je jalan kaki.. hehehe, si Aiman pun laju bejalan.. hehee, then lps abis snap2 pic, kmi patah blk ke Hyde Park & singgah di Wellington Arch, bertentangan jalan je.. kebetulan ms dok situ adalah Malaysian protester dok mogok sambil bw belon kuning di sepanjang jalan.. hehe, politik lagiiii! Jom layan pic2 dibawah, ada model sambilan wat posing ala2 warrior.. eheemmm


* Klu perasan dlm pic ni ada couple Malay, kmi sempat tegur dorg:).. honeymoon kot..hehe *


* Besarrrr sgt pintu gerbang kat Wellington Arch ni *






* Sronok dorg tgk si Aiman lambai2 flag kat dorg.. hehehhe *


* Saya la pewira bangsa & negara!!... *










Kebetulan masa kmi kat situ ada kerabat2 diraja ni naik kuda utk ke Buckingham Palace, i suka tgk dorg pakai topi ada bulu2 colorful tu.. hehhehe. Then kmi rehat kejap kat Hyde Park sebelum masuk ke area Rose Garden di dlm Hyde Park tu juga, ada byk garden dlm tu, air pancut dsbnya tp kmi xsempat nak jalan, abis sehari klu nak explore satu park tu, lagipun cuaca da stat mendung nak hujan so kmi sempat g Rose Garden je..














* Merpati dua sejoli... *



Masuk je di perkarangan Rose garden ni, semerbak bau harum bunga ros, penuh gan pokok2 ros dr segala jenis spesis ros dr yg besar sampe la yg spesis kecil2 & pelbagai jenis warna... teruja sungguh, cantik sgt pemandangan & suasana di dalam taman tu dgn landskap yg unik, setiap lorong digabungkan dgn spesis pokok yg harum selain dr pokok ros dgn pelbagai jenis warna & bentuk.. sukaaaaa sgt2, rs cam xmo keluar dr situ, klu cuaca elok mmg best sgt piknik kat area tu, mmg ramai yg lepak2, guling2 atas rumput tu even da nak stat ujan.. hehehhe


* Apsley House, also known as Number One, London *

Lepas ujan stop je kmi terus bergerak keluar dr Hyde Park & singgah di Apsley House yg mana sebelah je dgn Hyde park...Apsley House is the former London residence of the Dukes of Wellington & sometimes referred to as the Wellington Museum. It is perhaps the only preserved example of an English aristocratic town house from its period. The practice has been to maintain the rooms as far as possible in the original style and decor. It contains the 1st Duke's collection of paintings, porcelain, the silver centrepiece made for the Duke in Portugal, sculpture and furniture. Antonio Canova's heroic marble nude of Napoleon as Mars the Peacemaker made 1802-10, holding a gilded Nike in the palm of his right hand, and standing 3.45 metres to the raised left hand holding a staff... - by Wiki.com

Dlm museum ni xle amik pic sbb khazanah2 yg ada dlm ni semunya original dr Perang Dunia II lagi.. lebih kurang 200 lukisan masih lg kekal dlm galeri yg dikenali sbg Waterloo Gallery sejak dr 1852. Galeri lukisan ni sgt klasik & mewah, penuh dgn chandeliers & ukiran2 english heritage yg unik tu..., sgt2 mewah galeri & dining room, penuh gan gold plated di setiap ukiran setiap penjuru bilik termasuklah siling... Selain tu ada juga bilik yg menyimpan semua hadiah yg diterima oleh 1st Duke dr European rulers spt porcelin, gold & silver & decorative arts dsbnya...
Selesai jelajah history 1st Duke ni, kmi trus naik tube dr Hyde Park Station ke South Kensington Station utk ke Royal Albert Hall, dimana siti nurhaliza pernah wat konsert pd thn 2005.. tp ms tu da lewat petang so kmi xkesempatan utk masuk ke dlm hall tu, so tgk dr luar jela.. huhu






Bertentangan dgn Royal Albert Hall ni terletaknya Albert Memorial - It was commissioned by Queen Victoria in memory of her beloved husband, Prince Albert who died of typhoid in 1861. Dan bersebelahan dgn Albert Memorial adalah Kensington Garden yg mana merupakan taman peribadi Kensington Palace, dan juga Royal Parks of London:)... kat garden ni ada Statue of Peter Pan, so klu nak rasa dok di alam Neverland bersama fairies & Peter Pan bole la lepak2 di Kensington Garden ni.. muehehheee. Dari Royal Albert Hall, kmi terus ke destinasi seterusnya a.k.a last stop.. huhu penat ooo.. iaitu di Trafalgar Square dgn menaiki bus..




* Jalur Gemilang megah berkibar @ Malaysian Embassy berhadapan Trafalgar Square:) *


* Ada petunjukkan silap mata di hadapan National Gallery (Art gallery) *




Selesai lepak2, amik gambar sambil mkn2 bekal yg ada, kmi terus betolak blk ke hotel & sempat singgah dinner di Bon Appetit restaurant iaitu makanan Lebanon, xsempat nak amik pic tp set nasi wit grill sea bass @ mix kebab dia mmg superbbb! Sure g lagi klu ke London, restoren ni trletak kat area Aldgate East, kecik ja restoren dia tp mmg full & sampe xcukup tgn nak hantar order take away.. hehe, 5 star to tis restaurant! Esok pagi kmi terus check out dr hotel n trus ke St Pancras Rail Station & tunggu sampe 3 pm utk naik train ke Sheffield Station.. fuhh mmg penat & bebaloi2, yg penting kmi sgt enjoy gan holiday kali ni tetambah tgk two kiddo yg happening sepjg masa, thanks to my dear hubby coz luangkan masa bersama famili tersayang, hopefully klu de rezeki ble g skali lagi, byk g tempat nak kna explore tu.. hehhehee


* @ St Pancras Rail Station *



Bubyeeeee.....:)

London Trip - DAY 2

Cuaca pd hari ke 2 kebetulan hujan lebat mengikut forecast di London.. klu ikutkan plan kmi nak g area parliament square di Westminster, so kmi decide naik bot di Thames river.. Thames River Boat Cruise ni ada 4 perhentian, stat dr Westminster Pier --> London Eye Pier --> Millenium/Tower Hill Pier --> Greenwich pier. Kmi berada di Millenium/Tower Hill Pier so kmi naik direct ke Westminster Pier:).. ada byk pic ms dlm pejalanan bot ke Westminster tp semu da ter'delete, *menggong punye drive..grrrr!*... so ni jela yg tinggal baki2 pic yg ada dlm bot:(..




* Baru je turun dr bot, di Westminster Pier berlatar belakang Eye of London:) *


So kmi turun di Westminster Pier & terus bejalan ke area parliament square, xjauh pun dr situ, even ms kmi g tu bukan school holiday @ weekend tp manusia penuh berpusu2 turun dr bot & berjalan di area parliament square tu, berpusu2 nak amik pic, yg nak posing la, nak amik shot terbaik sampe terbongkok2 badan nak amik gambar.. hahhaaa, sampe kmi nak minta org tolong amik pic kmi sefamili pon xsempat, semu tempat jadi sasaran utk masing2 posing nak amik pic:).. 1st kmi lalu di bangunan parlimen The Palace of Westminster & Big Ben - yg mana merupakan nickname utk menara jam loceng yg ada di Palace of Westminster & ia merupakan menara jam yg paling besar & menara jam ke-3 paling tinggi dlm dunia! Big Ben ni br je celebrated its 150th anniversary in May 2009 yg mana siap dibina pd tahun 1858..



Then kmi terus bejalan ke seberang jalan bertentangan dgn Big Ben adalah Westminster Abbey dimana tempat Prince William & Kate Middleton berkahwin pd 29 April lepas - Westminster Abbey juga dikenali sbg The Collegiate Church of St Peter.. Memula kmi nak masuk tgk, hrmmmm agak2 kna piki 10x sebelum nak masuk.... cuba tgk bape line q, beratus2 manusia sanggup q semata2 nak masuk di tempat bersejarah ni, so kmi decide amik pic then off we went to Jewel Tower, xjauh dr situ..







Masa kmi sampe di Jewel Tower, hubby beli flag kat two kiddo dulu, layan dorg main2 dulu sebelum nak masuk dlm tower yg tinggi ni, bukan pe.. si Aqil ni dia takut masuk dlm tower @ castle, dia tgk ada gambar & patung2 besar so dia kata ' i dun want a castle anymoreeeee!!! im sooo scared of monsterrr!! ' .. grrrrrr, da la masuk mna2 tempat bersejarah cam ni mmg byk patung2 besar nak menggambarkan history zaman dorg dulu2.. da dia takut kata monster plak.. hahahaa, jenuh abah dia kna dukung, si Aiman relaxxx je, siap ble belai2 lagi patung besar tu.. muehehhee



* Sronok two kiddo dapat Union Jack flag... hehehe *




Sedikit sebanyak history Jewel Tower from Wiki.com - The Jewel Tower in London is one of only two surviving sections of the medieval royal Palace of Westminster, the other being Westminster Hall. It was built in approximately 1365 to house the treasures of Edward III and its alternative name was the "King's Privy Wardrobe". It is a small three storey building constructed of stone, which stands across the road from the current Palace of Westminster, home of the British Parliament. It was located at the far southern end of the palace complex, and was built into the palace's defensive walls but was detached from the main buildings, which explains its survival of the great fire of 1834 which destroyed most of the palace. It is managed by English Heritage and contains an exhibition called "Parliament Past and Present". The remains of a moat can be seen adjacent to the tower. Until 1834 the historic records of the House of Lords were stored here; they are now in the Victoria Tower and managed by the Parliamentary Archives.





Masa keluar dr Jewel Tower tu kmi patah balik ke area Palace of Westminster & ada nampak sederet khemah di tepi sepanjang jalan, hubby i gtau ni la khemah protester, ms kmi lalu kat patung besar ni- xsempat nak g tgk dekat coz ada byk reporter kat sebalik patung tu, ada satu group protester tgk mogok psal ape ntah.. hehehe, xmo la msk bab2 politik ni, fening2..




So dr situ kmi trus amik bus direct to ehemmm.. shoppingggg!! i loike! So of we went to HARRODS, meh nak tgk pe yg best kat situ, yela motto HARRODS ni kan 'All Things for All People, Everywhere'..hehehe, fuhh mmg kelasss gitue! I suke lalu kat perfume department, tgh sales gila2 time tu, sesak sungguh org, cantikk deco kat dlm HARRODS ni, empunya xsilap i org Islam, Mohamed Al-Fayed tp dia da jual store ni pd Qatar Holdings for £1.5 billion! Macam dok dlm butik2 high class, klu g area kanak2, baju2 yg comel2, high class branded spt MARC & JACOBS, TOMMY HILFIGER, HUGO BOSS, BURBERRY... even sales mencecah dr ratusan ke ribuan sehelai baju klu diconvert ke RM! Itu klu sale, klu xsale.. hrmmm best tgk dress baby girl yg comel2, gaun & blouse cute2! I ada amik beberapa pic ms dok dlm HARRODS ni, cuma tinggal ni ja yg len semu ter'delete la.. huhuuu..





* Perfume department.. *


* Food court.. *


* Princess Diana and Dodi Fayed Memorial *

- Since the deaths of Diana, Princess of Wales, and Dodi Fayed, Mohamed Al Fayed's son, two memorials commissioned by Al Fayed have been erected inside Harrods to the couple... di dlm piramid kecil tu ada gelas wine yg digunakan oleh Princess Diana yg masih ada bekas lipstik beliau semasa dinner sehari sebelum beliau meninggal dunia...

Lepas selesai bab nyoping2, kmi terus berjalan ke Hyde Park, dekat la juga, so kmi decide jalan kaki even da letih sgt, two kiddo ni pun da stat jd hero2 malaya di tgh2 bandar London.. adoiyaaa. Memacam la nak lolipop, nak Bob, nak Thomas, nak swimming, nak itu ini.. ggrrrrr. Then sampe di Hyde Park, waaaaa best la ble ngap aiskrim & lepak2 di sekitar Hyde Park sambil makan2 bekal cap Tesco & two kiddo kejar burung lagiiii.. hahhaha, kmi nak jimat masa, so ms kuar dr hotel pepagi kmi gi singgah Tesco berdekatan & borong satu troli bfast + lunch + snack.. haah amik ko, pastu time lapar, stop makan & ble teruskan pejalanan dgn perut kenyang.. hehheheee. Time dinner baru stop kat kedai makan kat hotel pastu trus balik hotel, ZZZzzzzzz.....:)


* OTW ke Hyde Park, terjumpa la plak mamat gold ni.. hehehe *


* Mmmmm nyummm... anyone? *




* Pic diatas actualy diambil pd hari ke-3 coz kesemua pic di Hyde Park pd hari ke-2 ter'delete gak..iskkk *

Bertentangan dgn Hyde Park adalah Wellington Arch @ dikenali sbg Constitution Arch - built between 1826-1830..





Bertentangan jalan Hyde Park tu juga adalah jalan utama ke Buckingham Palace, da selesai lepak2 di area Hyde Park, kmi terus bergerak ke destinasi seterusnya iaitu Buckingham Palace.. disebabkan byk sgt pic di situ ter'delete juga, so keesokkanya kami g skali lagi ke Buckingham Palace semata2 nak amik gambar kenangan disitu, huhu... so next entry la yea kesinambungan pejalanan kmi di London.. till then.. tata titi tutu