Friday, May 25, 2007

I m BACK!

Ok. N now i m back! Had been travelling to London, Stonehenge, Dartmoor, Newquay, Lands End, Minack Theatre, Tintagel Castle, Bath, Glastonbury, Cheddar Gorge, Lacock, Avebury Stone Circle. Stopped by at a lot of small towns or villages which i am not sure what their names! Love Land's End... it's beautiful! However, the place is just somehow like the Highland trip we went... but Land's End is the end/tip of the England's land at the south west point! I love Minack Theatre.. it's special! Never ever seen such a theatre before! It's an outdoor theatre and the seats were made of stones! The environments were awesome! Bath is really a beautiful city, but too bad we don't have much time to explore the whole city, and we were only able to spend the only morning time in the Roman Bath.. Too much audio guides provided in the Roman Bath and we don't have enough time to really listen to every audio guides. Stonehenge is a bit out of my expectation.. Thought that the stones are super huge, but it's not actually! Standing stones are located everywhere throughout the trip! Stone circle is very famous as well, but the circle was a bit too big that we follow the stones and walk round the circle, and another factor of not walking round the circle is that there's just too much Sheeps' Shits! Spent the 4 days with 27 people (including us) from Canada, America, Australia, Czech Republic.. We were quoted as the Malaysia Team! These people were not young at all, and only 10 are students! The young couple are cute! The guy is a Hongkee while the female is an angmoh! It's fun actually though we din't really get to know each and everyone of them! We climbed up the hill, down the hill, up n down again! We went hiking here and there, there and here!! The guide wasn't good, crap too much! The bus was just so so noisy! Every morning, everyone was just so kiasu cause everyone wanna rebut for the best seat! The aussie ah gong ah ma are really nice, and they are going to Malaysia next week.. That's all i guess! Just random post 1st... details might be up soon!

Route of our trip~~

Day 1: London – Newquay
Leaving London we whisk you off to the 5000 year old structure of Stonehenge - World Heritage Site and icon of ancient England. We then head through Somerset and Dorset to eerie Dartmoor, home of mischievous pixies and a land of Giants, witches and the Hound of the Baskervilles... Next we through the mysterious Bodmin Moor, home of the Beast of Bodmin and end the day in the English surfer's paradise of Newquay - great waves and fabulous sandy beaches!

Day 2: Newquay - Newquay
We depart for a leisurely drive around the Celtic county of Cornwall stopping at St. Michael's Mount, a tidal island with a medieval castle and church! We then explore the ancient standing stones and quoits of Cornwall, before taking you right to the edge - Land's End! Then it's on to the amazing, atmospheric, outdoor theatre of Minack - built by one woman in the last century and based on a Roman amphitheatre.

Day 3: Newquay - Bath
Leaving Newquay we get a lungful of fresh air on the cliffs of Tintagel before heading back through rugged Dartmoor. Onwards then to the mystical Isle of Avalon, Glastonbury, the birthplace of English Christianity and burial place of King Arthur. After lunch we depart for one of the natural wonders of England - Cheddar Gorge - a mini Grand Canyon and home of the famous cheese.

Day 4: Bath - London
The morning is spent exploring the city, famous for its Roman Baths (of course!) and impressive Georgian architecture. We finish off the tour with a visit to historic Lacock, one of England's most picturesque villages and home to many a costume drama - Pride & Prejudice and Emma to name but a few, before dropping by 5000 year old Avebury Stone circle - the largest circle of stones in Europe. Then it’s back to England's capital city, London, and the end of the tour.

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