Wednesday, February 07, 2007
warwick laaa
(clockwise from upper left): coventry!;
serene acti-NO, being cute =)... doesn't this place look like clementi in sg? ha.;
more act-cute pple in the market... pick n mix fudge n chocolates n candy =)=);
lovely crinkled cabbage;
our 3 hr- long busride from london to warwick.
friendly squirrel which i'd love to fry;
vj elitists -.- at the coventry cathedral ruins;
me wif cute statue =);
ivan posing in front of sacred chair we din dare to sit on (and tried to make him);
the beautiful exterior of the rebuilt cathedral... images of saints carved into the glass. it looks quite freaky actually. hehe.
inside... me standing on africa. =) each continent has a little mosaic circle arranged around the circular room... quite cute la.; girls under wooden canopy (which the guys noted is suspended from the high ceiling by only 2 cables. HMMm =) );
wad we'd LOVE to dress our daughters in (or wear ourselves, more like it), great fashion sense from primark! n of cuz we went MAD shopping there too la. i think u're supposed to, since they DO allow u to bring 6 pcs into the dressing room :); dinner at nando's in coventry! the 1st time at nandos for most of us -.- pic taken by our host nick, and we were later joined by several hc pple. yay! still the minority, but YAY :D
bedtime in ibis hotel... where we watched exciting porn movie... the sink couldn't drain so we had to call the maintenance guy to fix it... they haf a policy tt gives u a refund if they dun arrive and solve the problem within 15min! n also, a brochue depicting a series of yoga positions to tide over the 15min. haha!!! anw the guy zipped in (while jo hid in the cupboard cuz our room was for 2 pple only), n zipped out, barely 15 secs la. :);
a very sleepy breakfast at macs, while waiting for winston to arrive and escort us to our next destination... they dun haf apple pies in the morning ;(;
on the bus heading for leamington (which is betw coventry and warwick castle), everyone was zzzing unglamly along the way;
on the bus from leamington to the castle... less sleepy... n wif elden's song on our lips :)
serene's lonely tree at the entrance of warwick castle =);
wowowowow;
warwick castle dungeon... a bit disappointed leh, juz a pokey, dark little place wif -this- hanging from the ceiling... n inscriptions: "wall stocks: the hefty stocks projecting from the wall above were a grim alternative to most other means of restraint. the bottom half is built into the masonry at each end, but the top half slides up and down on metal rods. with their ankles locked in this devide the wretched victims were left to manage as best they could." n "hanging alive in chains: for a really serious offence a man might be hung in chains near the place of the crime until his body entirely rotted away. it is said that many a strong man, who had stood fearless when sentenced to death, broke down completely when measured for his chains. an example of this horrifying ironmongery hangs from the vault above.";
prisoners destined for particularly harsh treatment were bulded into the small, damp and lightless pit below the grille. in this claustrophobic and insanitary space, tellingly known as an oubliette, the wretched prisoner was, as the name implies, forgotten." =(=(;
on tour, with figures 'preparing for battle', duke of warwick vs king henry (i think). haha.;
more pix wif the women involved in the prep... aiya. so sad to be a woman then. no ACTION u know.;
anw i think i make a pretty spice gurl :D;
the blue boudoir... my favourite room la. so pretty! u can juz imagine getting ur corset strings pulled here. u know? haha.;
nice stained glass (actually juz ok la.);
nice room wif armour n stuff;
after the 200+ stairs we climbed up one of the towers... view quite nice la. could see the sheep la so cute!=)
nice alley after subway (!!!) lunch... so sad... go out of london n eat subway n nandos... haha;
:);
leamington! the beautiful wide streets n white buildings oo!;
n a GIANT salmon OMG! haha i got the best bite... serene got spring onions n joanne din realleh get anything besides plate :);
vicotoria tube station, back to london n real life. :)
cyn at 10:27 PM
