Keep calm

For a month, J's spanking new phone was naked with no protection.



Today, he finally used the iPhone case I bought in Sheffield.

*beam*

Of bags

I bought this kate spade stevie for travelling and it turned out great. Roomy, light and secure with a zip top closure. It went on its first trip to England recently. I hope there will be more trips with this bag. :)

J received many compliments for this Coach bag I got him. You won't believe how difficult it is to buy something for him. For one, he has better taste than I. I'm almost sure that anything I choose is not good enough. Turns out he likes this enough and didn't chide me for the money I parted with in exchange for it. Thank God! :P

London May 2012

We did not manage to catch Wicked in Singapore and decided to do so in London.

Musicals are really not my thing. I fell asleep every time someone started to sing!

kate spade in London, Sloane Square

Paddington stall at Paddington Station

And we brought home not one but two Paddington Bears!

Sheffield May 2012

A very unnerving flight - filled with worries and turbulence that lasted over an hour

 Celebratory champagne for Dr J!

Even Sheffield has one.

This was taken at 8:40 p.m. on a night in May.

Long but cold summer days in Sheffield

I need a holiday but wait, didn't I just come back from one??

Of all the eateries we went to on our recent Europe trip, Friar Tuck Cafe in Amesbury is the most memorable. Its traditional English breakfast is absolutely delicious and good value for money. It's what I would say in Cantonese 'mou dak ding'! (Incomparable)

Thinking about Friar Tuck makes me want to go on a vacation again. Unfortunately it looks like the earliest that will happen is in December.

Reflection

Buskers

In a London tube station

Along the streets of Cambridge

In front of King's College Chapel

They ALL sing and play better than any Singapore Idol we know.

Seriously.

Loot!

This one is J's.
It's impossible to find a beard trimmer in Singapore, much less a good one. We were delighted to find this in Selfridges and gladly paid 30 pounds for it.

Ecco shoes from Cambridge
Very comfy and the price was slashed from 75 to 37.50 pounds. Yeah!

Guide books!

For someone with poor memory, these are a necessity. :)

I've been eyeing this for some time. I love its big pink face! Got it in Switzerland for about $20 less. Pleased as a peach! :)

Viagra has competition

We saw this lorry in Cambridge and had a good laugh!

Punting

is very popular in Cambridge.

Basically it's rowing a boat down the river Cam.

You can hire someone (many of them are Cambridge undergrads) to punt or you can do it yourself.

Some punting boys are really cute!

The picture says it all

We shall miss this place when we leave tomorrow.

Walking around the university town

Emmanuel College

As we walked around in Cambridge, I looked at people trying to figure out if they were tourists or students and wondering if I could be walking alongside the next Stephen Hawking.

Incidentally, Stephen Hawking does live in the city of Cambridge, Wordsworth Grove to be exact.

Hogwarts here we come!

Platform 9 and 3/4 at King's Cross Station!

Interestingly it's found between Platforms 8 and 9, and not between 9 and 10. I wonder if Harry Potter had any trouble finding it. :)

We left London today and headed for Cambridge.

Only when I'm overseas do I leave my bag on the floor like everyone else does. I don't know why!

Where's Sherlock?

House of Parliament

This is where, in the movie, Sherlock Holmes jumped out of. :)

Stonehenge finally!

I'd like to call this my artistic shot. Hahaha!

Here’s the more common view of Stonehenge.

Kenilworth castle

What kind of castle would it be if it were without knights?

Two boys dressed as knights and ‘sword fighting’ on castle grounds. :)

Welcome to England!

2 friendly Englishmen at Stratford-upon-Avon saw me with the camera and asked me to take a picture of them. :)

Greetings from Stratford-upon-Avon

Finally the famous English scone!


Anyway, more of Shakespeare's birthplace when I get home.