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

London Trip - DAY 1

Hoohooo... byk tol pic nak upload, i klu skali kuar jenjalan kurang2 pon 200 keping gambar i amik, ha ni skali bejalan sampe 4 hari, hampir 600 keping pic sampe ada yg hilang, huhuu.. nangis tau! Rasa ralat sungguh coz da g tempat2 yg best camtu then amik pic elok2, pastu hilang, ter'delete sendiri sebelum abis upload dlm drive.. huhuuuu, nasib ada satu ari g kmi kat London so hubby bawa la kmi g skali lagi, cam dejavu la plak.. haha, amik pic ditempat yg sama, tp tue la byk btol pic yg cantik2 i amik ms 1st day g Buckingham palace & Hyde park.. Kami betolak 7 July, Khamis lepas dlm pukul 11 am dr Sheffield Rail Station direct to St Pancras Rail Station, pejalanan lebih kurang 3 jam. Mmg excited le tetambah two kiddo yg terloncat2 nak nek train, nasib behaved ms dok atas train, memula bising gak, yela memasing sibuk wat aksi 'chooo choo', 'alll aboarddd!!!', 'fast train, fasttttt'.. adoii, lps sejam kemudian senyap trus, rupanya letih trus tetido.. hahahaaa. Kmi ada beli LONDON PASS TICKET + TRAVEL utk 3 hari so mmg bebaloi2, xpayah beratur panjang, xpayah kuar duit nak beli tiket, dan dgn satu harga GBP88 per adult termasuk skali dgn public transport (Unlimited journeys on all London Underground, Buses, Trams, Docklands Light Rail, Over-ground Trains and National Rail Services within zones 1 – 6)& 55 fantastic attractions in London! Cumanya kna plan betul2 klu nak betul2 untung guna london pass ni, at list plan utk cover attraction yg entry fees dia lebih dr GBP10, so klu 3 hari ble cover at list 10 tempat mmg sgt2 bebaloi! Bagi kmi yg ada two kiddo ni mmg kmi plan dr awal lagi, siap wat journey planner supaya ble cover at list the top 10 attraction in London:).. at last alhamdulillah berjaya juga even kna jalan kaki sambil tolak buggy yg sarat gan org + bekal makanan etc, dgn cuaca yg xmenentu, kejap hujan lebat, kejap sejuk berangin & tup..tup panas, kna naik turun tangga utk naik tube, underground train, bkn semu rail station ada kemudahan lif so kna angkut buggy naik tangga 3 lapis tu & turun tangga... huh, mmg penat, two kiddo pun penat sbb kna tukar2 naik buggy, kmi xbw twin buggy sbb nak jalan cepat, klu bw twin buggy lg berat.. tp sgt2 bebaloi bcoz we reallyyyy enjoy our holiday!


* Sempat belek london pass guide sebelum sampe di London... hehe *




Kami sampe di St Pancras Rail Station, London dlm kol 1.30 pm, so dr situ kmi trus cari train ke Aldgate East Station utk check in hotel di London Aldgate East Travelodge Hotel. So dr situ kmi da ble guna london pass travel ticket wit no hassle, 1 tiket valid utk satu hari pejalanan utk semu public transport di London:). Then kmi sampe di Aldgate East Station, hujan plak turun lebat so kmi tepaksa stop kejap kat station tu sampe ujan reda, memula ingat nak amik taxi sbb dekat sangat, pejalanan dlm 3minit ke hotel, tp jalan pun jam ssh taxi nak stop so kmi decide jalan kaki, punya la nak sampe cepat sampe tesilap 2-3 blok, last2 sampe gak di hotel tupun da lewat, dekat kol 3pm, adoiii penat & gerammm sbb buang masa, hotel dekat tp disebabkan salah jalan so mkn masa kat situ.. lps check in trus kmi kuar g destinasi pertama, yg paling dekat gan hotel, London Bridge & Tower of London. So kmi trus g balik Aldgate East station utk ke Tower Hill Station, hanya satu perhentian sj, then off we went to Tower of London, betul2 besebelahan dgn river Thames.. org mmg penuh, even da nak tutup, last entry kol 5pm, so kmi sempat masuk & jelalah hampir kesemua tower castle yg ada dlm Tower of London tu, mmg best btol, ble tgk brg2 bersejarah, ada sesetengah tu xle amik pic cth crown King Henry III & King Edward in the 12th and 13th centuries, The Imperial State Crown & cincin permata diraja.. bersinar2 & sgt2 cantik terletak elok di dlm bekas cermin dgn sejarah tersendiri.. Selain tu ada 'penjaga' tetap di istana ni, iaitu The Tower Ravens, menurut sejarah lagenda burung ni, lagi byk burung ni bekeliaran di sekitar istana ni, lebih kebal & kukuh pentadbiran istana ni dgn kehadiran burung2 Raven ni. Sekurang2nya mesti ada 6 ekor raven di sekitar Wakefield Tower ni, & burung tu still ada sampe sekarang & siap ada nama memasing (Hardey, Thor, Odin, Gwyllum, Cedric, Hugine and Munin), plus extra seekor in case salah satu terbang keluar so still remain 6:). Makanan raven ni tetiap ari adalah daging mentah + biskut burung yg dicelup gan darah.. erkk. Selain tu utk elakkan burung ni dr terbang jauh, Raven Master (org yg jaga burung raven ni) klip salah satu sayap burung supaya xbalance so burung xkan terbang jauh, unik kan?


* The Tower Ravens *




* Her Majesty's Royal Palace and Fortress - Tower of London *



* Salt Tower- Salah satu tower yg dijadikan penjara utk pesalah2 *




* View dr salah satu tower, Thames Cruise.. our next trip for 2nd day!:) *










Kebetulan ada party ms kmi nak kuar dr tower tu, waahh ble la tgk Royal Party ni secara live, suka tgk memasing drg dress masing2, cantikkk sgt, kebanyakkanya dr kerabat diraja la, tgk dress dorg stylish gitu!



Masa pun da suntuk, kmi sempat jenjalan di sepanjang river Thames & amik2 pic. Pastu kmi patah balik ke Tower of London & berenti lepak kejap kat area lapang opposite to tower, penat seharian bejalan kaki, non-stop.. perut pun ngada2 nak memacam.. so layan jela.. heheee


* Fish & Chip.. anyone? :D *


* London Bridge view dr river Thames.... *






Layan two kiddo yg pantang nampak burung merpati, asyik kejar sampe lupa mama & abahnye.. huhu jenuh nak tangkap dorg.. huh, yg si Aqil asyik nak aiskrim... aiskrim, siap minta coin nak p beli sendiri... hammboiii pandai kamu nooo...