Europe Trip # 1 - Group

Wanted to blog this long long time as really cannot find a day to blog it.
Scare one day I will forgot what I have been went thru during the trip...

Last year sept 2006. Have a opportunity from company trip, organised by vendor, to visit UK on training and industry visit. Really happy on that.. esp after i went thru the 10 mths pregnancy and busy for the bb sitting job for 8 mths ++, there is no 'personal time' at all. Bad thing is i going to travel with all the 'strangers'. I only know the organizer. Others are from dif industries and companies.

I had splitted it into 3 session: and try to summaries

1. Group - 1st to 6th day.
2. Group - Paris trip
2. Alone - 7th to 10th day.

Group - London -> Thatcham --> Reading ->Portsmouth ->London -> Paris ->London
Alone - Lonton ->Luton -> Cambridge -> London

Its quite tiring to travel for 15 hrs ++ on the flight to UK.
UK airport is not tat 'canggih' compare to KLIA, abit 'old' and much more smaller actually... hehe..

Reached there around 3-4pm Sat(UK time-7 hrs earlier than Msia time).I am quite impressed with the building there... heard is structure and colour are controlled by government, ppl there cannot simply repaint with different colour for the same row of hse...

We straight go to dinner as it quite late. Believe me, London town is quite jam. We go for halal food - a shop open by a msian. (1/2 of the team member are malays, from government, insurance companies). Then wehk in hotel near Kensington, somewhere near Princess Diana "House" (Kensington Palace). A hotel name "Copthorne Tara Hotel".

think going to cut show and note down the special thing..

1. Red post boxes and red double storey buses can be seen everywhere.

2. Tube (LRT) there very convenient... all inter related.. in London area, it can be every 5-10 min walk can see a Tube station.. Bring you to all the places you wan to.

3. Msian Food is the BEST...kekek...We had our first 'human' food on the 5th day, where we walked(1/2 hr refering to the map) to the China Town to had the famous roated duck rice. Everyone is so hunger on the 'chinese food'...hahah... someone said this is the food for 'human' LOL!

4. Visit the most exp shopping mall in UK. "The Harrods" is owed by Princess Diana's boy fren 's father. There is a memorial of Princess Diana and her bf in the complex. The thing there are damn expensive, food looks so yummy !!

5. First time seeing ppl (working) lying and having their lunch in the park in city. So relax and enjoy.. if in msia.. ppl think "u ada betul ah?"

6. First time meet a Bellman. His job is to hit the bell for announcment to be made. Hit 1 time is for good news, 2 times is bad news.(There wont be announcement everyday, imagine he is sitting there for a day doing nothing, weired oh??!!)

7. Personally, i prefer the town than the city. Portsmouth, Reading towns feel more comfortable and nice compare to London city.

8. Oh ya.. can see a lot of 'nice' cars there... they said is quite cheap...

London bridge is falling down, falling down.... Ya... i 'met' and cross the London Bridge.. luckily did not fall down ..kekek...