Travelogue 5: UK - Scotland Trip Part 1

It was a short 10 days vacation, 5 adults with 2 kids traveled from KL en route to London via Abu Dhabi. We took Etihad Airways (not because of MH17 and MH370 tragedy) as after few months of analysis thru www.skyscanner.net,  the cheapest fare on the range of date that we have fixed was Etihad.

The journey from KL-Abu Dhabi-London went off very well indeed not as bad as expected. My little Hafiey was cooperative, no crying like usual.His big brother slept all the way from KL to Abu Dhabi. And for the remaining 7 and half hours journey to London, he was busy watching cartoons and movies.

Alhamdulillah we arrived around 2pm London time. After settling down with customs, baggage and car rental, we departed to our first destination.

The kids with the baggage at Heathrow Airport. Part of the baggage were car seat, booster seat and loads of food for the rood trip. Cost saving. Car seat and booster seat can cause you GBP 10 per day each. 

Destination #1 - BATH

It was 8pm, windy, drizzling and the conclusion COLD. We checked in at Toghill House Farm. Our dinner was nasi impit, serunding ikan and sambal kacang..is like Hari Raya! Our food supplies for the 10 days vacation was 30kg. So do expect this kind of food to come out from the bag..

Morning at Toghill House Farm, Bath

We had breakfast at the cottage. Typical vegetarian breakfast was provided i.e. eggs, mushrooms with bread, cereal, fruits and yogurt.

We checked out and our next destination was Bath Town. The famous tourist attractions here are the Roman Bath, The Royal Crescent and the Pulteney Bridge. We walked from one place to another. As the weather was nice, though it's quite a distance, we managed to cover all the attractions half an hour ahead of schedule.

City of Bath..

Kimi was on the car seat which can be converted into a stroller. Hafiey in his stroller sleeping as usual with no excitement.

The Royal Crescent. This impressive landmark forms a sweeping crescent of 30 terrace houses, and is without doubt one of the greatest examples of Georgian architecture anywhere in the UK.

Bath is very scenic. Kimi was very happy to see so many clocks here. His obsession..

Destination #2 - LIVERPOOL

And saying good bye to Bath, we departed to our next destination, the Liver bird city. Our next lodging was at Stalbridge Guest House not far away from Liverpool water front. It was a 4 hours journey to Liverpool. We had a quick late lunch i.e. nasi impit again but this time around with kurma daging and ayam at the guest house. We spent our evening at Liverpool waterfront. It was damn cold..10 degree Celcius with a strong wind by  River Mersey.

Us at the birthplace of the best band in the world

Waking up in the morning on the next day was the most awaited moment for Abah and Adik. We checked out from the guest house after having a self prepared sardine sandwiches and visited Anfield..We already pre-booked a stadium tour ticket online i.e. GBP 17 per adult. The tour was conducted in a relax and informal way which make us free to take as many pictures as we can.

Hafiey was not giving his full commitment at the end of the museum tour. Hmm..We were not sure the purpose of him crying in front of the REAL Champions League Trophy (the only one in England. Champions League Trophies at Stamford Bridge and Old Trafford are replicas). Until Mr Hubby figured out that he was actually hungry. Stupid Mama. While we window-shopped at the Liverpool FC Store, Hafiey was eating in the car with Mr Hubby.

Our next destination, Old Trafford....

To be continued.....