Tuesday, October 4, 2011

City of London ~ Day 3 (Part 1)





My family with Alex



London Bridge





With my family at London Bridge






With my family at Tower of London




Assalamualaikum.

Sorry for the delay. Dah 2 hari ni upload gambar tapi internet slowww sangat2. Pada hari kedua, kitaorang melawat Tower of London, Madam Tussauds, Buckingham Palace dan London Eye. Kali ni ada seorang Tour Guide mengetuai rombongan kitaorang. Nama dia Alex. Dah 20 tahun dia duduk kat London ni. His accent pun memang dah jadi accent orang British. Kelasss gitu. Namun, dia masih jugak dapat bertutur dalam Bahasa Melayu tau. Alex ni dah lama migrate ke UK sebab career dan kewangan.



TOWER OF LONDON

Tower of London ni dibina dalam empayar William the Conquerer pada sekitar tahun 1080-an. It was a fortress actually. Dipendekkan cerita, tempat ni berpindah milik setiap kali empayar kerajaan England bertukar. It was a prison as well and a place to murder innocent prisoners on king or queen's order. Nampak seram jugak tempat ni sebab ada tower khas untuk mereka penggal kepala orang-orang yang didapati bersalah. This place was very cold and windy. So don't forget your jacket and sweater.



Harga tiket bergantung kepada kategori; Adult: sekitar 19 pound, Child: sekitar 10 pound, Family: sekitar 55 pound, Student or Warga Emas (yelah, kat sana mana ada Gold People kan???): sekitar 17 pound. Tapi mereka ni sentiasa ada promotion. So boleh check dengan diaorang untuk purchase tiket with promotion. Lagi murah kalau beli online. Nak melawat kat sini kena book and puchase tiket awal-awal sebab kat sini sentiasa ada ramai pengunjung. Dalam Tower of London ni ada beberapa bangunan termasuk tower. Hari tu, tak berani nak tengok dalam tower sebab menyeramkan. So tengok dari luar pun jadilah. There's a small bridge at the entrance and you can see a prison down at the dungeon. Macam bunyi cerita kartun fairytale la pulak. Hihihi... Untuk rombongan sekolah terutama budak-budak, kat sini ada story-teller yang akan bercerita dan menghiburkan budak-budak. It's included in our ticket price.



Me and my lil' ones


My family with a Tower Guard


Between the Two Towers (Macam cerita Lord of The Ring pulak ye!)




Hero-hero cerita the Two Towers (Muhammad & Muhammad Danish Farhan)



Alright, Part 2 will be continued in my next entry. Our next destination was Madam Tussauds. See you!

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