Anyway, when we finally got to Birmingham, all the buzz was about the elections and the less-than-sunny weather. The UK just had its general elections and the result was a hung Parliament; so all the talk was about who would be forming the next government (more of that later).
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The other major talking point was of course, the weather. Summer's just around the corner, but the temperature regularly dropped to between 4-6 degrees (celcius). So everyone on TV especially, went on and on about the missing sunshine, bla bla bla; which we didn't mind at all. I mean, coming from a 30deg country, the cold was simply gold!
Anyway, we got reaquainted with the Hilton breakfast buffet soon enough and I spent most of my free time walking the street malls in the Birmingham City Centre.
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But oh yeah, we did make a trip all the way to Stratford-upon-Avon which was pretty magical. I mean, Shakespeare's freakin' house was there, ok?
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We also took one of those open-top buses tour and visited a few other sites including Shakespeare's wife, Anne Hathaway's Cottage.
.After a few days in Birmingham (we also made a quick trip to Coventry), our friend Bob drove us to London. Thanks Bob!...
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The weather in the capital was about the same and the next few days were spent with loads of walking around town and going to spots we've not visited before.
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An interesting discovery we made was this Oyster stand that we first came across near the Tower Bridge. 6 pieces for 7GBP and it was well worth it.
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We then came across the same folks again while lepak-ing at my favourite spot in London; Covent Garden.
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One of the highlights this time around was also Camden Market; somewhere I've not been to on previous visits. And it's absolutely fabulous with loads of cool stuff.
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One of the highlights this time around was also Camden Market; somewhere I've not been to on previous visits. And it's absolutely fabulous with loads of cool stuff.
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There was a bit of drama though the day before we were to depart. Suddenly it was reported that the wind was taking the volcanic ash towards our direction and a couple of UK airports had to be closed.
Heathrow was expected to close the day of our flight but somehow we managed to "escape" before that happened. Phew!
Anyway, a great trip it was. And, offical or no official reason next year, we'll probably be back again...
Heathrow was expected to close the day of our flight but somehow we managed to "escape" before that happened. Phew!
Anyway, a great trip it was. And, offical or no official reason next year, we'll probably be back again...
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