A TRIP TO EUROPE
As i told you in the previous post, my parents was planning to go europe late mei and it was a breeze preparation..i went to 4 countries and 7 cities..the countries were England,france,belgium and holland. The cities were London, Paris, Antwerp, Brugger, vollerdam (spelling mcm x betol), amsterdam and brussel..wowwwww love it till death!! this is my first time experience to 4 season countries and unfortunately we went to spring and almost to summer..huhuuhu dpt tgk bunga sikit je.. :((
our trip were planned by Abg Mazli, a PhD student of marine technologies in the university of antwerpen,belgium..abg ni lecturer kt UMT and dia dan family dah beberapa tahun tggl kt overseas..b4 this he was staying in england and now in belgium..doing his PhD (powerrrr!!)our tentatives...
kuala lumpur , Msia
london (5 days), UK
Antwerp, Belgium
Brugger,Belgium
Amsterdam and Vollerdam, Netherlands
Brussel, Belgium
Paris, France
London, UK
Kuala Lumpur, Msia
COST???????
its not that much because we brought our foods together..mcm2 mak aku bwk ikan bilis, kicap, meggi, nesvita and byk lagi..mcm nk pegi trip sebulan..hahahaha tp kira kos untuk family aku 4 org agak mahal jugak la...and the currencies is..
RM 6.00 = £1 pound sterling (UK)
RM 5.00 = €1 euro
alamatnye...xde shopping sakan la kt sane..xpela setakt nk tgk2 tempat2 org suda..its my own satisfactory..weeeeeeeeeee...
i regret one thing: ade ckp org2 UK ni xske sgt org islam and so makcik ni ckp nk pegi sane jgn pakai tudung..kalu nk pakai pon pakai cap je sbb dorang akn prejudis and anggap kita ni TERRORIST... tp mereka silap...org kt sana sume baik2..org islam kt sane lg extreme..pakai heavy veil tip to toe..rilex je..kami tersilap awwww!!
ps: len kali jgn percaya sgt media dn mulut2 org selagi xde bukti :))
25th May 2009
flight MAS MH 004 to London, Heathrow berlepas pkul 10 pg waktu msia and i have awaken since 5 am and huuuuu excited nk pegi..the journey from KL to London takes about 12 hours and my parents kene ambik msia airlines sbb xnak transit mane2 negara..straight pegi London..xpenat sgt..rombongan kami seramai 7 org..my family and my uncle's family ..smpai KLIA dlm pkul 8 pg so kami pon buat2 la ape patut..bfast, checked in pg toilet (tu pon nk mentioned kerr??hihihihi)..pastu dh pkul 9.45 pg we were loaded in the plane full of WHITES!!!
org msia..especially melayu bole kira dgn jari je..len sume british..hensem2 pon ade gak XD
aku dok sebelah 1 indian girl yg langsung xpndang muka aku sepnjang 12 hours journey!!
hmmm....mcm2 bende aku buat sbb aku boring..movie dh mcm2 tgk..spiderman 2, ntah pape lg and aku rase lebih 5 kali aku g toilet..hehehehe...makan memang sedap tp mcm x cukup je..sbb tray dia bg sgt kecik tp food nye marvellous!! aku mkn nasi minyak yg sgt2 organic..pastu sedapppppp....aktiviti popular dlm long haul flight ni mestilah tido..tp x lame..1 jam bangun,1 jam jaga pastu dgr music,movie,makan smpai la kt London Heathrow terminal 3 airport..what a long journey...
in the airport, we were greeted by kak Zubaidah, a Malay permanent resident in UK. she is about 40+ and her Malay was very good. She is from Johor Bahru and migrated to UK 20 years ago..all her childrens was born here and she is a single mum..she took us by train and brought us to her apartment in ChurchStreet Water road a community place for Muslim in London. Her apartment was quite small but it was very comfortable, really :). i took this advantage to see london from the train's window...it is different from Malaysia..london sgt sejuk dan sgt bersih..the ppl is very polite to each other and the guys are very GOOD LOOKING :) extreamly,i mean
she introduce her mum which we called Umi...an old lady who resides in london for almost 30 years..she was a cook which serves food for malaysian students yg belajar kat sini.lepas husband dia meninggal, dia buat bisness penginapan org malaysia yg pergi ke london...mcm kami ni
hehehehe...she made us an excellent dinner..ikan salmon masak curry yg xpernah jumpe di Malaysia..sedappp.. we were so hungry sampaikan bole habis lauk2 yg dia masak..after that we went to relax ourself leaving my mum and aunty talking to umi..old ppl talking..i cant interrupt hehehe
the next day, umi introduced us to mak engku..he (i know it sounds inappropriate-but whateva) took us out sight-seeing in London for a day!! mcm2 tempat kami pergi including the famous eye of london, london bridge, buckingham palace, parliament house, oxford street and many more..ramai gak org melayu dok situ..student,kerja, and permanent resident..we went every paces by bus...the original 100-year old double decker bus..lol temperature masa tu is 16-18 degree sejuk gak la..we had our lunch near the river (xingat ape nama river tu) tp dekat dgn eye of London..after that we went to the famous Harrod..tempat tu sume mahal nak mampos!! infront of the building, ade more than 20 flags from different country..the flags show countries yg kaya2 kt dunia ni..unfortunately..malaysia flag xde..hahahahahaha..meaning??? lu fikirla sendiri..
lepas tu kami pergi buckingham palace tempat queen tggal..gah istana tu we took photograph and we went to another palace, tempat keluarga diraja britain yg lain tinggal..kawasan istana tu (ape tah name xingat lagi >.<'')..and i saw the hottest butlers!! keje dorang serving da royale family but they r super hot!! mak engku ckp nk jadi butler ni kelayakan mcm nak jadi model gak la..laki tu kene hensem,perfect height,weigth ect..ect.. sebab tu la ade je golongan bangsawan (yg pompuan la) buat hal dgn dorang (phm2 jelah) hehehehehe....we were not allowed to take the pictures of them sebb rules is rules..hahahahaha.
mak engku told us some stories involving the royale family from the elizbth queen, princess diana, charles n camilla parker and that 2 echanted prince..hehehe
queen elizabeth tu ******
sebab2 kematian lady diana
asal usul camilla parker
kenape charles kawin camilla
Sultan Abu Bakar (kerajaan johor)
2 prince brits handsome tu...
syok dgr mak engku cite psal 5 bende ni..makes u feel omg...mcm tu rupenye @.@
kami hanya beli roti kat Harrod tu...
penat jalan2, (shopping sikit je :/ huhu) kami pon balik la apartment..hmmm penat tp best..cuaca sejuk dan mat saleh yg ramai buat diri rase mcm standard dgn dorang..kami pulang kepada negara yg menjajah msia..lepas makan, kami solat dan tido....
day 3: hmmm kali ni kami jalan2 je sekitar oxford street and and tempat famous shopping yg terkenal kt london that is in Picardilly Circus (mcm xbetol je ejaan) we just brought some little souvenir and spend some time jalan2 sekitar bandar london..petang tu my mum and aunty decided to take a rest at our apartment..me,my bro,abah and uncle pergi Stadium Emirates kat pinggir london..my bro was very excited!! dia ni fanatic ARSENAL and smpai bawak banner arsenal pegi stadium emirates tu..we were given a guide how to go there (by bus) and funny thing happened in the bus...
me: (tgh diri dlm bus with along,abah and uncle)
mr A (xkenal) : miss, (pointing at me) please sit down, that old man doesnt want to sit..
me: hmmm nevermind, ive used to stand (cehhhhh poyo..pandai gak aku speaking..)
mr A: please be seated
me: ok..(dok belakang mr A)
mr A: where r u from?? indonesia??
me: no, im from malaysia..this is my family (tunjuk kt abng aku)
mr A: malaysia!! how nice, i have a sister live in malaysia..she sells perfume in KL..r u here for study??
me: no..im on holiday and where r u from sir??
mr A: im from Bangladesh..ive stay here long time ago
me: owhh i see
mr A: where r u going??
me: we're going to emirates stadium..this is our first time going there
mr A: hmm...is there a match today??? i dont think so
abng aku: no, we just want to see the structure of the building..well..
mr A: just waht??? HAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHA!!!
Mr A tu gelak kuat giler dlm bus smpai sume org dlm bus tu (mostly mat saleh) ikut gelak gak..bodo nye bangla! buat malu kami je!!
Mr A: owhhhh ok, now i can give u short cut on how to go there....(he showed the direction)
me : thnks..and do i need to stop at the next bus stop?
Mr A: yeah..and enjoy ur day
me : ok thnks mr A
we dropped off at the next station pastu jalan g stadium tu..BESAR GILER!! dibina oleh syarikat penerbangan gergasi United Arab Emirates hmmm...abg aku taksub sgt tgk stadium tu..hahahaha pastu jumpe plak dgn geng2 bdak london yg fanatic arsenal hhoohoh ape lagi keje aku ambik gmba jela..almost 2 hours spent kat situ jalan2 tgk stadium, masuk store department and ambik gamba gunner tu ehehhehe..pastu balik la kt apartment kami..letih 1 hari tu
day 4: hari ni la paling best!!! we planned to MADAME TAUSSAUD..the famous wax house of famous celebrity in the world!! nak masuk mahal la gak..sorang €25..aku masuk dgn abg aku je so total €50...dlm rm300 la..byk tu!! tp memang berbaloi la..byk giler celebrity yg nmpak real even though patung je..yg paling best..aku jumpe shah rukh khan!! (aku xminat dia tp dia ni kan world idol) huhuhu bangga gak la..tp mase tu aku nk ambik gmaba tetibe plak jumpe dgn 1 flocks indian yg berebut2 nk ambik gmba dgn ikon dorang..eeeeee trpaksala mengalah..so gambar aku dgn sharukhan termasula skali dgn indians tu...
i met with
jonas brothers
david and posh beckham
beyonce
britney spears
MJ
Britain royale family
bollywood stars
nicole kidman
jim carey
etc
etc
and then, we went to their rumah hantu...hooooo aku jerit je lebih..xdela takut sgt..bodo btol
hehehe...next, kami menyusuri sejarah awal britain guna bubble car..best gak la..lebih kurang mcm petrosains tp yg ni gempak lagi and HISTORY la..
we went into another exhibition and abis... memang berbaloi €25 sebab it toook us almost 2 1/2 hour browsing through the building tgk patung2 tu..we went out and the weather is raining and it was very cold.. we made our journey of another london sight seeing and thats how we do smapai petang..heheheh
I love u Jim Carrey!!
day 5: this is our last day in london before going to Belgium and meet abg Madzli..we went to British museum and it was very damn huge..there r lots of section macam zaman egypt, zaman rom, zaman greek,india,asia and mcm2 lagi...paling bangga ialah pameran wayang kulit warisan asia..hehehe..i was very keen seeing the mummies alive!! it was absolutely amazing and this is my first seeing them in a close distance!!..we're also see the animal mummification such as cat and dog..next we went to roman age..byk juga la pameran kat situ...at the end, my mum was tired and i wasnt finish looking at those stuff and we had to go back..jhuhuhuhu..mungkin sekali ni je aku dpt masuk museum free ni...insyaAllah,i will return here :)
we went back and start packaging our stuff to Belgium..Umi and kak zubaidah sent us to london bus station.. we waited for 3 hours b4 bording in the bus.. i was seating next to a Ghana ppl..she also going to Antwerp,Belgium visiting her brother who is also resides in Belgium..we talked a lot about things in life..education, health and much2 more.. kami stopped in the imegresen border between France and England sebelum naik kapal pegi ke France..kapal tu sgt2 besar and sume bende ade dlm kapal tu..tempat shopping,makan,pub,disco...u name it..mesti ade..it was midnite and i couldnt open my eyes...aku tido dlm kapal tu..the ship sailed to port (xingat) in france for about 1 and half hour...we continue our journey melintasi 1 lagi negara until we reached antwerpen,belgium...kami disambut pagi itu oleh abg madzli...he took us balik umah dia by train or should i say monorail?? entahla...and it was my first time seeing belgium....such a peaceful country and very CLEAN!!!! bila kami smpai umah, kami disambut oleh kak balkis dgn anak2nya name Ikhwan 9tahun, Iskhaq 6 tahun..akak balqis sediakan menu khas iaitu pai daging (sedap giler) and makanan lain2 lagi...lepas makan, abg mazli bwk jalan2 g melawat sekitar bandar antwerp. kami masuk ke kedai lelong mereka and beli2 barang..shopping...barang2 kat situ harga sekitar €1-€4... lebih kurang harga RM5-RM20..barang2 yg dilelong tu harga bekualiti cume rosak sikit je..heheheheh.
kebetulan hari tu hari jumaat, kami dibawa ke tengah2 dataran bandar antwerp...jualan lelong yg diadakan setiap hari jumaat tu terbuka untuk semua dan harga pon lebih kurang mcm kedai lelong yg kami pergi tadi..
pasar lelong tu bertujuan untuk membantu org2 yg berpendapatan rendah.
kalau kita xnak sesuatu barang tu tp bole recycle, lelong saja barang tu or letak je kat tempat lelong tu..konfirm ade org ambik.best kan????? nape la kt malaysia xde buat cmni???
my mum brought english set and barang2 kaca...and i brought Pashmina coat €1 (RM5) hahhahaha murah giler...pastu kami2 jln2 lagi pegi kt tempat jual brg2 souvenir and istana dulu..rase mcm dlm cite fairy tale plak..byk istana yg usia lebih 1000 tahun tp masih dijaga dgn baik..churches pon same..lepas penat jalan2, kami pegi tesco Belgium..satu lg fakta menarik tntang belgium..
kat supermarket belgium,plastik tidak dibenarkan untuk membeli brang..kalu nk beli brang bawa sendiri beg biodegradable dari umah or beli beg tu sendiri kt pasaraya tu and isi barang2...mereka sgt2 prihatin tntnag greenhouse effect...nape la kat malaysia x buat cmni???
we brought deliciuos wafer and chhoclates (yg halal of cos) heehehehe....
shopping in antwerp :)
guess what it this???
Day 6: To Netherlands (Belanda)
we woke up at early morning and had a bfast before going to antwerp train station to amsterdam,netherlands.. the journey took about 1 and half hour to amsterdam.kat amsterdam, kami naik lagi train (connecting train) to Zaa Shan (eje entah btol ke x??)..kat situ kami tgk perkmpungan tradisional org belanda..kat belanda sgt2 panas and very windy..byk jugak kami jumpa windmill yg merupakan electric generator for the nation..we also visit to the farm where cheese is manufactured.. cheese yg paling sedap dan mahal kat situ is garlic cheese ..tp xbeli sebb mahal :((..we also went to see hoe they made the "terompah" heheheh by woods yg merupakan kasut tradisional and popular di kalangan pelancong. permandangan kampung belanda sgt indah and of course...bersih..
lepas tu, kami naik train pegi Vollerdam, lebih kurang bandar besar jugak la..Vollerdam is situated near the sea..mat salleh sume tgh berparti, mabuk2 and bau arak merata-rata..we went shop and shop and beli2 sikit brg2 souvenir..surprisingly, mat saleh kt sane bole ckp bahasa melayu...slang indo la..dah beli brng tu tetibe mat saleh tu ckp "terima kasih, ketemu lagi ya??"
we went wow......me and my bro went into the coast and took pictures..it was a beautiful scene though.. :)
lepas melawat vollerdam, kami balik semua ke amsterdam by train..mase tu dah pkul 7 mlm tp masih cerah..mcm pkul 3 ptg msia..sampai di amsterdam, kami menuggu train untuk ke antwerp,belgium kami jalan2 bandar amsterdam..pegi tgk bagunan senget2 and sex museum opss...xmasuk la tgk depan je..heheheheh..and 'attraction yg paling popular kat sini ialah...red-light district..paham2 jelah ^^..tp nak tgk tu kena waktu mlm..hahahaha so xdpt tgk la( mcm la aku nk tgk) kami departed by train to go back to Belgium..(rentas 1 negara lagi)..
Day 7: Brugger,Belgium
hari ni naik train lagi, tp x keluar belgium, tp kami pegi brugger,bandar perlancongan terkenal di belgium
brugger terkenal dgn paggilan venice belgium sbb tempat tu sgt cantik, bersih..the pasture is very firm siap
baring2 lagi..hehehehe. Brugger terkenal dgn tinggalan gereja gereja lama yg cantik dan unik
Brugger jugak terkenal dgn lace jahit tangan..comel2 tp mestila mahal..huhuhuhuhu..we spent the
whole day jalan2 bandar brugger, mkn lunch and balik semula ke antwerp..sempat gak tgk marching
orchestra depan istana.... :)
Day 8:Brussel,Belgium
hari ni, abah,mak,pcik lan dgn mcik ani xikut..xlarat sbb the previous day dah jalan seharian dan
mereka sakit2 kaki..so me,along,dgn kak ema yg pegi ikut abg mazli dgn abg saiful pegi brussels,
the capital city of Belgium.abg saiful ambil master kat sini..and dia sgt HENSEM!! heheheh :)
kami bertolak dgn train and sampai 1/2 jam kemudiannya dan smpai ke sana..kami pegi ke mini europe
untuk melihat bangunan2 miniature bandar europe..comel sgat!! rase mcm masuk bandar semut..
we took pictures all over the place pastu kami ke atomium, sebuah pusat science terbesar di Belgium
later, that afternoon, kami jalan2 di tgh2 bandar Brussel.its a modern city though, so it has a lot of modern
buildings but still the carving is still traditional. that evening, we walk over the shopping street and
see many street performance that play,sing and act-like-statue (in english ape ??) hehehe..one thing
that i could not forget for the rest of my life is...
we eat fresh baked choc waffer while watching street performer play romantic music
heheheh...feels like honeymoner :)
and we straight went home by train...
Day 9: Paris, France
Hari ni paling last untuk kami di belgium...we woke up very early in the morning and abg madzli and
his wife prepare a quick bfast for us.we headed to the train station to Paris. rase mcm xpercaya je kami
ke France ni.hehehe..on the train station i saw 2 gay kissing eiwwwwwwwwww!!!!
after we say goodbye to abg madzli and his family, we made our way to France, Paris.the journey took
about almost 2 hour. tp dlm train thallys tu best..ade wifi.so dpt la tgk internet kejap ^^
sampai Paris, we check in hotel..dlm hotel tu majority org hitam ramai..hahahahhaha..kami rehat kejap
and tgh hari tu kami pergi melawat kota Paris and it is also called "the city of love" yg xbestnye time tu
panas giler!! kami ambil gmba byk kt eiffel tower and jalan sekitar situ.memang ramai foreigner kt
situ, selling souvenir stuff..murah2 gak drpada yg dijual kt kedai tu..hehhehe
on the way balik hotel, my brother lost his train ticket and we had to buy another 1 which is quite
expensive..masa tgh beli tu my uncle nak tanye direction nak balik hotel and we met this muslim girl
named HANAN, she helped us by showing the direction. gadis kacukan morroco tu siap belanja kami makan
lagi!! hehehe.. dia pernah pergi malaysia and KELANTAN and she said she likes malaysia because org
malaysia baik2..hhuhuhu..she gave her email address dan secara rasminye aku dah ade pen-pal
yes!! she said next time dtg paris, she will prepare for us a place to stay (in her family house) and take us
walk around paris and france if we stay longer..she said she will also want to come to malaysia next june
2010 and we welcomed her! hehehe
My Family and Hanan :)
Day 10: Paris-London-Kuala Lumpur
hari ni last kami di bumi perancis..lepas breakfast kami bergerak ke station kereta api eurostar untuk
balik semula ke London sbb flight balik msia kt situ. eurostar train is the most fastest, merentasi selat
inggeris menuju ke London, St pancras train station. the journey took about 2 and half hour. sampai
di London, kak zubaidah took us to her home. lepas lunch, kami kemas barang2 dan bertolak ke
London Heathrow airport at 5 o'clock. we say goodbye to kak zubaidah and her family and check in
to Malaysia Airline..
seorang mat salleh pakai blazzer hijau MAS at the ticketing counter tu
checked on my ticket and gave me his warm melting-smile
OMG!!!! I WANNA FAINT!! XD
HE'S SOOOOOOO DAMN HANDSOME!!
HUHUHUHUHU :))
Exactly at 9.00 pm (london-time) we say goodbye to the land of EUROPE...
our flight...
Day 11: Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia..
after 1 hours we departed from london, we were given an excellent dinner and after that, i went into a
deep sleep. i woke up cos i realized somebody open the window and this bright light penetrated my
eyes. i sat upright and checked on the navigator in front of my IFE screen and
AKU BERADA DI LANGIT THAILAND...
LAGI 2 JAM SAMPAI KL
that means, 10 jam aku tido tnpa sedar dari london sampai thailand..whoa...... we were given another
heavy meal which is an excellent nasi lemak and drinks.we arrived KLIA and officially, my trip to
europe is over.. im not gonna forget it for the rest of my life..my first trip to europe.. :)
Special Thanks to:
Kak Zubaidah and Umi - for our accommodation and our convenient in London
Abg Madzli and Family - for our everything in Belgium and Netherlands.. ps: kak Balkis, bile nk buat pai daging lagi?? heheh
Hanan: thnks to you my dear friend, our unexpected meeting is the most wonderful thing i've got in Paris
Pcik lan and mcik ani : thanks for accompany and made our journey wonderful
kak ema - thanks
last but not least:
ABAH AND MA, THANKS FOR GIVING ME CHANGE
TO VISIT EUROPE, UR KINDNESS will never be forgotten!!
i will return here ,
maybe not to today nor tomorrow,
but someday if i still alive,
picking up the memories,
gathering the experiences,
now i know, what is the meaning of the travellers,
travellers never give up,
embracing every journey,
crossing every obstacle,
battle with the patience,
encounter with pain and aches
because they are learning, and enjoying everything they met,
become a... better people
:)
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