2014年10月26日星期日

多姿多彩的英国伦敦自助之旅17-20 Apr'14 London City, United of Kingdom

从法国乘坐海底隧道火车Eurostar两个小时到了伦敦(时差1个小时)网购大约一人52块欧元的车票(大概便宜一半但還是蠻貴的)到了伦敦第一印象就是:我们终于看得懂也听得明了!这里火车站也干净的多。整个人都比较轻松舒服[可能在法国都保持十分的精神怕被骗被偷东西]伦敦给我的感觉就是什么都有;东西都有次序很方便。喜欢听这里的人讲起正统的英文好听有礼貌。伦敦的景点其实都是地标;如果你不喜欢参观博物院;大概一天你就可以逛完(因为有亲人带我们用了半天。。哈哈!)伦敦有很多行行色色的市场MARKET;千万别错过噢!
Departed from Paris to London by undersea train Eurostar took us two hours journey. We brought on-line at 52 Euro per person (TIPS: Must book earlier otherwise the price is double). Once we get out from the train, we felt relief & more comfortable cause we finally can understand on what we see & hear. Here everything seems to be more organized and personally I love how they speak in the very proper way. There are many tourist attractions in London which are very near by to each others ( "long" walking distance). However you still can complete the tour in one day time only if you are not the museum lover. Beside, there are variety of market in London city where you shouldn't miss it!

LONDON BIG BEN伦敦大钟楼
到的第一个晚上就步行到大钟楼拍夜景。一个冷到不行!晚上应该只有5度At the first night, we strolled from our home stay to Big Ben, it took us about 20-30 minutes just for the night scene; the weather was damn cold about 5c.
Two jackets to cover myself but yet still cold
大钟楼的日与夜The Day & Night for Big Ben
经典的电话亭;加上大钟楼!喜欢这个角度 Classic public phone station & big ben. Love this angle anyway!
LONDON EYE 伦敦眼
其实就在大钟楼对面;上去好像蛮贵的。不想要亲戚破费。结果我们都不想上去!应该会很美!London Eye is just opposite the Big Ben. Boarding fees should be quite expensive; at last we decided not to go. 


CONVENT MARKET
一个文艺的市场卖很多手工艺品。小小的市场可以逛一逛。买了两件真皮外套110镑两件(原本是100块一件)请告诉我这是便宜 [以上的照片我们穿着的]
Convent market having a lot of hand made stuff. Worth to visit although it is small. We brought a full leather jacket at 60 pounds for two pcs (Original price given was 55 pounds for one). Please tell me it was cheap.... please [leather jacket we wore at the previous photo above]


CHINA TOWN 伦敦唐人街
来到这里你真的不会觉得你在伦敦。比较像在香港到处都是华人。整个行程吃了那么多天的西餐;来到唐人街最想吃饭! 我们试了几家点心还有唐人餐馆, 坦白说还是大马的好吃;食材怎样都是我们亚洲的比较新鲜不能做比较. You definitely won't feel you are in London here; it is more like Hong Kong instead. You will see a lot of Chinese in this area. The first thing we did in Chinatown: Craving for RICE!!! Typical Chinese! Hahaha... However, the taste is still not as good as in Asia. Maybe due to the freshness of the material. 

NATIONAL GALLERY 国家美术馆
这个也是入场免费。因为时间的关系我们没进去参观。下次吧! Admission is free! We should go next time!

BUCKINGHAM PALACE 白金汉宫
只为了看一个露台;皇族大部分都会在这里露脸 This place just for you to see the signature balcony where the royal family always show face & shake their hand. Can recall it?

HORSE GUARDS PARADE 英式操兵
伦敦操兵在早上十点才有。说真的有点失望没什么特别。七早八早站在太阳底下等了一个半小时。真的不值得! We purposely wake up early and wait under the sun for more than an hours plus to watch this horse guards changing their swift. A bit disappointed from what we expect. Too bad!

他真的不动耶!
ROYAL PARK 皇家御花园
在等操兵的同时来到这个美丽的花园拍照;这个公园很大有很多主题可以慢慢逛逛。很休闲~ This royal park is big and nice; it is just opposite the horse guards parade; we visited this park while we waiting for the horse guards show. 


LONDON BRIDGE & TOWER BRIDGE 伦敦桥与塔桥
很多人都会搞错这两座桥; 真正的伦敦桥只是一个普普通通的行驶桥;到了这里才会知道! Many people are still confuse on this two bridges. Actually there are totally different appearance. You will only know once you come to this place.
我們站在LONDON BRIDGE看TOWER BRIDGE. We were standing at London Bridge to see Tower Bridge.


每次看到我們身後的;其實是Tower Bridge. This is Tower Bridge...
HARRY POTTER PLATFORM 9 3/4哈利波特火车站
这只是King Cross火车站的一个角落。也是景点之一拍照要排队。还有一个专卖店买纪念品。这个工作人员超搞笑还会帮你摆POSE. It is located at one of the corner at King Cross Station. To have this photography, usually you need to queue for a while. There is a souvenir shop for Harry Potter fans. This guy is so funny that he will teach you how to pose... Haha
Ready to go...
CAMDEN TOWN
伦敦庞克镇-到处的店面都有特别的设计。来到这里可以买到便宜的纪念品;本人对它的市场有点失望;都是外劳在卖仿照品. This town is so PUNK!You can get cheap souvenirs here. Personally felt a bit disappointed on their market. It is full of foreign workers and selling the fake branded stuff. 


PUBLIC TRANSPORT公共交通
来到伦敦必定要坐坐他的德士Rolls Royce还有它的双层巴士。可是他们的德士是很贵的;要省钱还是搭地下铁吧!London taxi (Old Rolls Royce) is the most expensive public transport at all. Should take for short distance. We couldn't found any classic double decker bus at London city; all running new fleet.



BOROUGH MARKET
超喜欢这个市场因为美食! Market that only for food hunter!



What's special here:
- Monmouth Coffee: 這間咖啡店就在市場對面要排隊。咖啡味道我是覺得還好。喜歡它是可以在窗口欣賞風景 Daily fresh brew coffee - mild taste for me but yet you feel better when you see the queue. It is just opposite the Borough market - you can sit at the window sit to enjoy the view.


- Kangaroo Burger袋鼠漢堡: 對!沒錯真的是袋鼠肉!雖然殘忍;可是真的很想試試!肉質軟軟的好像雞腿肉。裏面加了一些特別的醬汁;所以還真的吃不出本身有什麼味道 Yes! It is true kangaroo meat. We think twice before we brought it. Its texture same as drumstick where as we not really can know the origin taste because it is covered by the burger sauces. 
- Duck Sandwich 鴨文治
那就是鴨肉三文治。其實是鴨肉絲。本身覺得太乾了。就像肉絲麵包一樣。試試就好!Exactly is the duck meat floss with bread. It is too dry for me so just for try. 
- Big Breakfast at Pork Specialist Restaurant
市場附近的餐廳位於角落「店名真的記不起」它的早餐真的讓我們意想不到的好吃又大分:裏面有培根,醃腸,豬扒;員工知道我們平分;還會煎了兩個荷包蛋給我們!呵呵。。。貼心!This corner shop restaurant which we think it is pork specialist based on the interior theme. Really can't recall the restaurant name. Sorry :P Love their big breakfast include bacon, sausage, pork chop, etc Friendly staff gave us two fried egg when he know we want to share it. 


伦敦美食篇What to eat in London
Fish N Chips 鱼扒
伦敦都必定要吃鱼扒;这里鱼扒真的不能开玩笑。肉质很丰厚非常新鲜。一份可以两人吃。吃了幾間還是POPPIES的好吃!想念~ Fish N Chips is really fresh here. It is so MEATY!!! We tried few different restaurants I still prefer POPPIES HALIBUT!




Patisserie Valerie 蛋糕店
这个甜点真的是太棒了!不甜口感一流!他们刚好做特价20镑4个;比平时便宜许多!Awesome dessert - Must Try! 20 pounds for 4 pcs

吃太飽;所以打包。看到好吃的甜点最兴奋!
Burger & Lobster龙虾还是汉堡?
当然是龙虾啦!价钱一样20块英镑一份。而且龙虾是一只的!想吃需要订位!千万别错过!煮法只有两种:烤跟蒸 还是觉得烤比较香!This restaurant has only two menus: Burger or Lobster?? Of course my answer always "LOBSTER" Same price for either. Two cooking style:  steam or baked. I prefer baked lobster; taste better!


伦敦购物篇: Bicester Village Outlet
从市中心到这里需要一个多小时;从火车站就有免费的巴士载你到门口。其实我在这里只买Prada真的很便宜(大概5-4折)不买真的过意不去!这里还可以退税!Took us an hours plus journey to this place by train; there is a free shuttle bus from train station to this village. I came here sorely for Prada. It was 50% cheaper; you will not get out of this place if you din't own any. 

逛累了在PRET坐一坐吃一吃(道地的健康快餐店)
到伦敦的第一个晚上;入住了一间简单却很美的民宿。。。

KASA HOME STAY
一晚46块英镑;它位于zone1尾跟zo​​ne2头之间。其实比较方便。如果要省钱可以直接步行到大钟楼(大概20分钟)这个民宿什么都有;早餐材料已经准备好就在厨房;自己动手弄。嘻嘻。。。This home stay is so nice like home :) One night is about 46 pounds. It is located between zone 1 and zone 2 where near to the subway station. Walking distance to Big Ben about 20 minutes. Breakfast is ready but self-service...
Contact Email: londonkasa@hotmail.co.uk
其实是道地的住宅区。所谓入乡随俗 It is housing area for londoner




我这次欧洲之旅的心得分享就到这里。。。下段我会更加分享我16天的行程表 [太多人跟我要了!哈哈。。]
To be continue... I will share on my 16days itinerary for the next release a. Stay Tune!!!
TOWER BRIDGE

2014年10月24日星期五

法国巴黎浪漫之旅10-13 Apr'14 Paris - City of Romance

到巴黎的第一个印象就是地下铁旧旧的肮脏又臭;这里黑人与白人的对比是一比一。对我们这些亚洲人真的有点怕怕。在地铁里每个人的神情都很凝重不说话好像都很赶时间。身为游客的我们也紧张了起来不敢在地铁里大声说话。还没到之前听了很多流言蜚语。所以我们必定特别小心。
We heard a lot of bad things about Paris that's why we did a lot of survey & preparation before we came to this place. On the first arrival, we were stunned at the subway station. It was dirty & smelly at underground; we felt odd because we are the only yellow skin in the train. They don't talk too much in the train and everyone looked serious (maybe rushing to work). Race ratio in the city is about 1:1 white vs black. 

However, I'm still very obsessed with this place <<PARIS-City of Romance>>
其实这里并不恐怖,只是凡事都要小心扒手;尽量不带太多东西出门。就没事了!法国人其实并不冷漠(看地方=车站)语言方面英文就完全不行。我们去了一个当地早上的市场;里面就算是英文123也有问题。
Actually it was not so bad than what we heard. Just in case, you need to aware on the pick pocket at the crowded place and tourist area. Paris people are quite friendly but their English is worst than what we expected. Hahaha... they are not even understand one, two, three instead. Unbelievable!
民宿楼下星期三早上有早市场;看见很多当地人都来这里买东西而且都比较便宜!这里买东西都用来秤的(kg 包括食物)Morning market near my homestay; everything are cheap here!
这里的博物院跟剧场很多(星期六还要排队)对我这个不懂艺术的人来说就只能欣赏它的建筑物了。Artwork is not my cup of tea! What a waste?!
Louvre Museum 罗浮宫
这里有很多珍贵的名画还有雕像。我们有免费VIP进场票(我公司员工优惠)嘻嘻。。不用排队VIP入场。
闻名的蒙娜丽莎就是那么的远。。。可惜可惜!The Monalisa Portrait - so near yet so far

我们这种不文艺的家伙。在Lourve逛了20分钟就出来了。怕在里面睡觉了。哈哈哈!拍照就厉害!浪费浪费~ We took 20min inside the Lourve because there are nothing for both of us. Hahaha...
圣心堂Basilique du Sacré Cœur
很庄严的大教堂‘入场是免费的;里面很美很宁静很舒服。但是不可以拍照。来这里的原因是为了看它的夜景。来到这里半个巴黎就在你眼前。建议:可以带啤酒坐在楼梯上欣赏特别有feel~
This is the only church we went in because the entrance is free admission. (No photo shooting inside) Purpose we went there is because of the scenery. Half of the Paris view is under your eye. Suggest to bring some beers and sit on the staircase to enjoy your time here.
My Camera Man 我的摄影师
Beautiful Scenery
晚上也很美
天气太冷;不然可以待久一点
Short Railway to Top 可以乘搭火车上山顶
LOCK BRIDGE 爱情锁桥
传说中的爱情锁桥。千万别找错因为有太多条了。真正的就在圣母院旁边。桥都是满满的锁头(应该都没有位子了) Lock Bridge - There are many lock bridges in Paris city. So you may get confused. The original one is just beside the Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Paris. We nearly missed it that time! This bridge already fully locked where you not even can find a place to lock it. Otherwise, you may bring the biggest lock (bicycle lock) to do that. Hahaha...

原本因为时间不够;想不去圣母院了;结果还是来了!可能是天注定;就这样到了晚上才知道爱情锁桥在这里!
我们的爱情锁在第三条新桥;希望有一天再回来找它吧!嘻嘻。。。We put our love lock at the 3rd bridge (I guess) Hope one day we can revisit it again!
实巴黎—浪漫之都~它的一切一切都是围着埃菲尔塔Eff ie ​​Tower我们能够看着它从白天到天暗,看着它开灯到关灯。。。幸福~~~ 
Everything in Paris for me is just Effie Tower!

法国血拼篇:
到法国的第二天早上马上就出发去La Valee Village从城市出发大概要一个半小时的火车。贴士:这里的名牌都大概有四到五折左右。值得一提的就是Longchamp Outlet了!至于退税建议马上退现钱;然后可以把现钱用掉。如果用信用卡算起来不值得;因为要扣掉两边的兑换率还有时间比较久。而且退不退到就要看运气喽!Place to shop for cheap branded stuff, you need to go outlet village. La Valee Village - an hours plus journey by train. Worth to go for Longchamp outlet, it is more than 50% cheaper but not much design you can choose.

买名牌必去的:香谢大道Avenue des Champs Elysees 

来这里大家都会朝向那些高级的奢侈品像是LV & Chanel。他们从不打折;在这里大概会便宜个3-4折。贴士:Chanel包包一个护照只能买一个(别太贪心噢!)但是个人对Chanel的服务态度真的很失望;因为太多人要排队;服务生太现实如果你不是买贵的货品的话。他们脸色会不一样。糟糕!建议去CHANEL其他的旗舰店看看。应该都比这里的好很多!

来到这里如果不再LV的总行买件物品;绝对会让你过意不去!反而个人觉得LV的态度最好就算你不买他们还是比较随和。所以我倒回头买了两个。。嘻嘻!在这里买了名牌千万不要大摇大摆的逛出去。这样你就会变成坏人的目标了!最好把所有的战利品收起来或者包好。真的好像做贼一样。。。哈哈!
Avenue des Champs Elysees - It is a place must go for branded lover. LV & Chanel always the first choice for this place. But personally don't like Chanel service; they are too materialistic & run out of patient sometimes. LV customer service is still the best! That's why I brought more there. People who still insist to buy Chanel at Paris. I suggest to go their other branches; it is better. 

法国美食篇Food to eat in Paris

A) 法国蜗牛ESCARGOT
来到法国肯定要试试法国蜗牛。它的肉熟了之后是黑色的。。。嘻嘻!味道。。试了就懂!哈哈!记得趁热吃噢!
You never been in Paris if you didn't try their snail cuisine. Meat is black; taste weird. But worth to try! Taste better when you serve it hot. Haha...
芝士炬鸭胸Duck Breast
B) 法国面包SANDWICH & CROISSANT
法国的面包都很硬咬劲十足。在火车站买了个。发现当地人都会打包上车吃。这样一个面包夹个火腿片就一餐了。相比之下我们实在太奢侈了!还有最爱就是法国Croissant牛角包。外脆内软。好怀念噢!随便在超级市场买的又便宜又好吃! France sandwich a bit different at Malaysia; they are harder; we saw local people usually eat it while travelling in train. So simple to settle their one meal. Croissant is AWESOME at every where no matter where you buy. 



当街咬面包!爽!

PAUL MANSION
讲到面包一定要吃PAUL 他家的三文治很棒!我们外叫一杯热可可又浓郁又香。冷冷的天气喝这个真的太好了!这家其实很有名;在大大小小的地方都有分行。一定要试试!This is the bakery shop you will see every where in Paris. Should be very famous. Their sandwich is very different with their special sauce. I had ordered a hot coco and it was so nice! Good to have it in the cold weather.


C) 马卡龙LADUREE MACAROON
不知道这家是不是老店。可是我们被他的人隆给吸引。排队排到大街上了。其实这个糕点是他们贵族下午茶最爱(小的一个是欧元2块半)。味道口感其实跟我国的真的很不一样(感觉之前被骗了)法国的都很精致味道每一棵都不一样。这个就是一分钱一分货喽!We bumped into this shop just because of their queue was long enough to the main street at Avenue des Champs Elysees. Small size macaroon 2.50euro per piece; really for people who like "high" tea. Macaroon taste is more strong; and each one is special.  
真的很多人

看到五颜六色的马卡龙,是不是流口水了呢?!
D) 法国的烘焙店PATISSERIE
来到这里我无《包》不欢。他们的随便一间店都很好吃。我看到就买;在坐车上无聊就吃东西。不肥才怪!I love their bakery shop. I brought every where I saw. That's why make me gain weight.

看到这些哪里可能不蠢蠢欲动?!
E) MADAMME 早餐
在巴黎的最后一天的早餐吃了这个。不懂是不是望这铁塔吃就特别有Feel 其实是芝士炬面包加火腿跟鸡蛋。根本就是老外的最爱!Last breakfast I took in Paris. Cheese baked toast with egg & ham. Simple but taste really good. Maybe because of the Effie tower view :)


F) FINE DINING 烛光晚餐
记得来到巴黎一定要吃一顿fine dining才不枉此生(虽然很贵啦!)Fine dining Must Try once at your life although it is expensive!
 
好浪漫啊~~~ 小贴示:原来都是男生给钱的!服务生会把结账单反过来不被女生看到。然后男生给钱!哈哈哈FYI: The bill always pay by guy for their tradition. Great :)

G) 花瓣冰淇淋 AMORINO ICE CREAM
超美丽的都不舍得吃 后悔没叫他全部味道都要Nothing more than its look. Regret should ask them to put all favours in.

巴黎民宿篇:Home Stay at Paris
Selina Homestay euro 60 per night 这里的民宿都是要连续入住4晚一晚60块欧元
Email: boubouche@hotmail.com
喜欢这里因为比较方便靠近火车站还有步行5分钟就到巴黎塔。它位于第一区也比较平静安全。我们半夜一两点还在逛也都还好!民宿老板娘很直爽随和。喜欢!Most of the homestay only accept 4 nights rent and it is cheaper. This home stay is very near to train station and 5 minutes walking distance to Effie tower. Besides, it is located at section no.1 which is more peaceful and safe. Nothing happened to us when we were still walked around this area at the midnight. 
屋主把客厅变成房间。天气冷幸好有棉被!


民宿老板娘LIZA人很爽快直率。给我们不少的建议!喜欢~~~ Friendly owner taught us a lot about Paris culture.
民宿一下来就是大街很热闹。直走2分钟就会看到铁塔!嘻嘻!
 来到结尾:一定要提一提的就是: 
巴黎的夜景你绝对会终生难忘!我们看着看着。。。在1:05早上美丽的它在此刻关灯了Everything in Paris about Effie tower for me. This is the off-light show at 1.05am. So romantic~~~


期待下集。。。狂野的伦敦To be continue.... London, England