UK Trip -- London 18th & 19th March

on the 18th.. everyone pretty much wanted to see and do different stuff.. so we kinda split up and went our own ways for most of the day and den met up at Imperial College to see this performance made by the Imperial College Singapore Society (must support fren la... and got 'authentic' singapore chicken rice!!!)

we moved together to Portobello Market.. recommended by some of our frens..

lotsa antiques and funny stuff..
but nothing tt v special / interesting..

except maybe this? I dedicate this photo to all my frens...

Next stop! To Trafalgar Square. (If you pass go, collect $200. =P)

its Saint Patrick's Day. a day where the Irish celebrate their Saint's day!
Too bad we missed the parade... *sianz*

National Portrait Gallery

Nelson's Column

Mr. Irish Elvis?

My favourite muesum!

The NATURAL HISTORY MUSEUM!

The first thing u see...

A complete skeleton of the Diplodocus!
first dinosaur skeleton i ever seen in my entire life!



More interesting skeletons! Check out the woolly mammoth & the huge antlers!

My fav gallery! DINOSAURS!

AND MORE DINOSAURS!

monkeys hanging on the ceiling...

Mammals! Life-size BLUE WHALE across the entire hall!
with the full complete skeleton (bottom centre)
top-left: sabre-tooth tiger!
bottom-left : sperm whale!

Skeleton of Loch Ness Monster?

some big dumbass & a pre-historic bear and i think..

super super SUPER big tree... Giant sequoia!

and now for the grand finale! T-REX!

no skeleton.. only 1/2 the jaw & tt stupid animated thingy.. -_-"

actually i took alot more photos.. but i think better to stop here b4 this becomes a blog for the natural history museums.. heh..


Next, I tried to rush to Borough Market... but it was alr closed.. haiz... too late..
so i went down to Tate Modern.. a modern museum..

they so scared u cannot find that they put
lotsa orange lamp posts to guide u all the way!

not v modern looking hor?

5-storey slide!
but need to pay entrance fee. so din take..

the Millennium Bridge linking both sides of the River Thames..
you can see St. Paul's Cathedral on the other side.

the bridge in front, London Bridge,
and the bridge behind, Tower Bridge

sunset..

Last stop before going to Imperial College...

ASHBURTON GROVE!

for those who still blur.. its the Emirates Stadium, home of Arsenal FC!
got there late in the evening.. and oso no posters for me to take photo wif... haha..

Met up with the rest and went for the
Singapore Society Performance @ Imperial College

high entertainment value!
got sing, got dance, got cheer-leading,
got ah-kuas, got ah-bengs, got MRT,
got (a few) chiobus,
and got chicken rice & beef rendang!

After the performance, we went to see the night view at the Big Ben & London Eye..
(some pics i kop from Yip & Cheewei one.. cos they got the nicest ones!)

Westminster Abbey

Westminster Cathedral

THE NEXT DAY

GREENWICH

yes, as in the Greenwich Mean Time (GMT)

the Royal Observatory where the Prime Meridian Line is.

Nice view of the town of Greenwich

if u still blur... read the words on the photo i lazy to explain... =P

Can see Singapore on the line?
the line denotes the GMT +0000 hrs.
it is the meridian at which longitude is defined to be 0 degrees.


dun u juz love the way they stay in the air? =)

BACK TO LONDON!

Lunch

正宗烧肉饭！只有一个字。家。
This meal costs S$12 and its worth every single cent.

And now its my honour to introduce...

South Kensington Creperie!
must-try in London!

*slurp*

btw this is our 3rd time eating liaoz haha..
we tried it on the 1st night in London,
den again on the bus to Edinburgh!(thanks to Yip and Cheewei!)
and the last time b4 we leave...

London is food haven.. 正宗烧肉饭 for lunch and world-famous crepes for dessert!

Finally managed to finish the UK trip blog... super tiring sia.. and hv to spend alot of time...
next is another super long easter trip.. will be going Amsterdam, Cologne, Heidelberg, Munich & Berlin! (and rush back to Copenhagen to pia 42542 report... -__-")

ciao!