So this is the 2nd post about my trip last spring/summer.
After two days of running around London, that evening we head to Bath for Stonehenge tour.
What I remember most about this two places (Bath and Cambridge) is the hospitality we received while we were there.
Did you know that Bath has one of the most expensive properties, and I totally understand why. Their neighbourhood is really nice, giving a 'old age' feeling... and romantic.
So in Bath we stayed at a friend's house, oh I don't who she is, and while we were there, she wasn't there. But her housemates were, and they are Bruneians.
How very nice of them to still let us stay at their home. We arrive late night and straight heading to bed, have to get ready for tomorrow tour to the Stonehenge.
Although, I couldn't deny I was distracted by some matter... however, thank God it does not ruin my mood the next day.
Bath Abbey
*Forgot the pictures of the Roman Bath
It was really nice walking around Bath and everything is 'classic' looking and there's no contemporary architecture. We took a look *just look* at the Bath Abbey, the Roman Bath and took a whole lot of pictures at the Royal Crescent.... Too bad, I don't use my camera and the people with the pictures haven't email me mine yet... until now... '-.-
*it's not like I would upload their pics... at least give me my pics... huh!
The Royal Crescent has a very nice background, totally worth picture taking.
There are other places that you should visit at Bath, but I didn't get a chance
- The Roman Bath - I didn't enter it, it was suppose your must see if in Bath
- Jane Austin Centre - especially if you're a fan of Pride and Prejudice
Well, at least we went to Stonehenge
The tour we join is called Scarper Tours, 14.00 pounds for student.
The tour bus picked us near the Bath Tourist Information Centre.
The journey to Stonehenge took about *I can't remember,
but I swear it was more than an hour.
Throughout the journey, we went up and down hill, with the tour guide explaining to us how expensive are these houses on hills, how Johnny Depp used to live there.
Then there's talk about crop circle and that most of the lands belong to the Ministry of Defence.
So there's many army barracks and if you're lucky, you get to see tanks around in the field.
*we were lucky to spot a few*
Then, we arrived at the Stonehedge... it was MAGNIFICENT seeing it closer... as nice as we see it on the postcards and in internet.
There is of course many legends surround the Stonehenge, about Merlin and Giants... there is even about alien stuff *crop circle?
The main point is, it looks magnificent!
not pretty but magnificent.
*running out of adjectives here*
If you're notice the cloud, yes, it was raining... heavily!
I believe I took a pretty good shot of this... hehe :p
Let just skip the night and straight on to how we were in Cambridge.
We visit the Campus... we can't enter some of the public places due to exams...
To me, there wasn't really anything interesting in Cambridge
except a bunch of HOT *I'm serious when I say HOT* guys promoting punting. I guess it is popular there...
one of the punting promoter HOT guy been to Indonesia and he suddenly talks Malay/Indonesia to us... but thank God for my bad Malay slang and accent due to my Kuala Lumpur/Ampang upbringing, that guys didn't notice that we talk about him behind his back... Talk about KL, I remember how he said he hate KL because he can't really understand what we were saying, eventhough he understand Malay, he's annoyed...
*hmmm... am I suppose to be offended? haha!*
but to be positive, he said he love Zouk, because the drinks cost less,
ok,
To make most of my time, K Peepot and I joined this Ghost Tour just for the fun of it, walking around in the 'dark' listening to ghost stories...
how silly of us to forget, that during that time, the sun set at about twenty to nine.... and the tour was at 7, I think... hahaha!
How awkward was it, trying to feel fear, listening to ghost story in the broad DAYLIGHT... funny... but you know how tour guide have the knack to make everything seem fun.
Again it was raining...
worst... we don't have a place to stay for the night... and there are no close by Bed and Breakfast... and we thought about crashing the bus station, but the bus station is just an outdoor stand... there's no indoor... haaaaaa....
Then, we went to the Mosque... we changed into dry clothes... and later we were informed that there is a talk that night... *Something like Kuliah Wahyu here* Prior to that, we get to know there is a nearby Chicken Cottage... I was HAPPY...
*of course I braze into the rain and still got the chicken, nyum nyum!*
We get to meet the muslim community there, we told them our situation that we are on a 3 weeks trip and that tomorrow we joining a European tour,
and tonight we can't find a place to stay
I remember this one sister said "You are CRAZY!!!"
unconsciously, I reply, "I know we are"...
then one of the sister talk to her husband to talk to the Mosque Administration about our situation. We were lighten up by hope of staying in the mosque for the night.
Then it is known to us that actually the mosque is combine with a school... and that they let us stay in the classroom... *Only Allah knows how grateful we were that time*
Not only that, they offer us heating and hot shower, and even offer food... All praises to Allah that lead us to meet these people.
We parted that night, and get ready to sleep... the next morning we catch the bus back to London to join Kelana Convoy's Conquest Of Europe...
Ps: Like I said, I was pissed and annoyed that I didn't really get to see much in Bath and Cambridge, but the fact we get these hospitality from strangers, it is really a nice memory.
nice screens :)
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