the 2nd Day of CNY 大年初二

Other than shopping
There is nothing for me to do during this CNY
So...
We - my housemates and I decided to spend our money
in Cheshire Oak Factory Outlet
somewhere near Liverpool

About 2 hours time
we reached our destination on 12noon
Initially, we planned to spend 3 hours only
In fact, we have spent more than 5 hours
Then we stopped by Manchester China Town to have our dinner

Saw snow while on the way to Cheshire Oak

Manchester China Town

Where we ate

Lovely Couple

Meal of the day

Because we were starving

the BOXING DAY

26th December 2008

BOXING DAY

An annual event held the day after Christmas
It was a shopping day and a time where stores have sales
often with dramatic in price decrease
So we have decided to spend our shopping day at Birmingham
Bullring and Selfridges&Co. were the shopping complex
that we chose to shop at since it is the landmark for Birmingham
About 2 hours car trip from Sheffield
and we reached there on about half past eight
Thought we were the earliest at first
But seems like they were many 'shoppers' went earlier than us

They were queuing waiting for the store
RIVER ISLAND to open

This was the queue for ZARA

These were the people waiting for ALL SAINTS
and I was one of them as well.. xD

Just imagine how crowded was the complex

The Bull

These were what I get

the TRIP - - > > DONCASTER

25th Nov 2008

Well, it was not really a trip
In fact it was just a short visit to this place
and accompanied my housemate to meet his friends
Only half an hour journey we took to reach Doncaster by rail
Hmm.. we reached there about 12 noon
After approx. 3 hours walk in Frenchgate
we returned by taking 3.42 pm train



Emma and Steven

Chrislyn and Steven

the TRIP -- > > CARDIFF,BATH,OXFORD

After attending the enrollment on monday

knowing that there are no class for the entire week ..happy..
then during dinner time
my friend and I came out with this idea
which is to visit 'Bath' mainly and
additionally Cardiff and Oxford
Immediately we searched for the attractions
in the those places online and
planned the route we will be taking

23 Sep 2008
Woke up at 9am and walked to 'Enterprise'
probably to rent a car
but there were some technical problem in renting
Anyway still we managed to rent a car and
we departed around 3pm Our first destination was

CARDIFF (caerdydd)

the capital of Wales
It took us about 4 hours to reach there and
it was sunset that time

We stopped at Cardiff Bay
to have a night view and our dinner as well

Mermaid Quay

Wales Millennium Centre

Fisherman's Special

Left the city to our next destination at 9pm

BATH

Initially I planned to find my friend, Hui Sing
my high school classmates who is studying in Bath
but because of some reasons
we met on the next morning
A night spent in car

24 Sep 2008
I contacted Hui Sing and met her near Bath Abbey
then we continued with visiting

ROMAN BATH

The Terrace

A view of Bath Abbey from Roman Bath

Alex, Sally, Bong, Me, Richard

Model of Roman Bath in the past

The goddess Sulis Minerva's Head

The great ornamental pediment

The temple

The Great Bath
This is where the Romans Bath

It was indoor in the past

Sauna's Room

Plunge Pools

Sacred Spring

Bath Abbey

This chocs are cool... owhh..

Pulteney Bridge

The Royal Crescent

Took with some locals

The Circus

Headed to Oxford
and straight away went to find
my primary school classmates
Cannie
and stay overnight at her hostel

25 Sep 2008

A photo taken before we left from hostel
and Cannie to class


We didn't exactly visit this city
merely because we need to return the car on 12 noon
and it was almost 10am
after leaving Richard at a bus stand
which he will be taking a bus to London.
2 hours is needed to go back Sheffield.
Unhesitatingly, we went back immediately