While in Edinburgh to help my boyfriend settle down, we chanced upon the Reid Concert Hall and St Cecilia's Hall Museums of Instruments, University of Edinburgh. It was definitely an eye-opener for me, as I always read about early instruments with whatever limited pictures the books can provide, but now I had the chance to see them as they were, with audio guide, all for free.
Reid Concert Hall Museum of Instruments is open Wednesdays 3-5pm and Saturdays 10-1pm, while St Cecilia's Hall Museum of Instruments is open Wednesdays and Saturdays 2-5pm.
Sunday, January 9, 2011
Friday, January 7, 2011
It's feeding time!
My boyfriend and I went for a romantic walk by the River Thames at sunset. We brought along some bread to feed the birds, ducks and swans. It was such fun!
Monday, January 3, 2011
Happy New Year to all!
I did two short trips this festive season, first to Brighton and then to Reading. In between, I went for the New Year Eve Countdown.
Brighton was very pretty. It is in the south of England, where I got to see sea again after 3 months! It wasn't a white sandy beach though. Rather, it is filled with pebbles. Winter is a bad time for beach. Nevertheless it was a good place to chill, eat fresh seafood and visit the cultural quarters of Brighton which resembles very much like mosques...
My boyfriend and I chose a spot in between Embankment and Westminster stations, just across the river from London Eye, for our New Year Eve Countdown. This was our first countdown out of Asia and
I was quite skeptical about it at first. We braved through 4 hours of coldness sitting on the hard street floor. In the end, all was worth it! The fireworks were magnificent!
I had to hold my bladder for a total of 8 hours till I got home as the temporary toilet cubicles had no lights! I wouldn't want to be stepping and sitting on pee blindly! Going back was a nightmare. While it usually would take me 45 mins to get home from Waterloo, it took us 3hours! We went to Embankment station and we were told that it would be closed till instructions were given to open it. So we walked to Waterloo Bridge to get to Waterloo. It wasn't that easy - we had to go a roundabout to get onto it. Relieved to get onto the other side of the river, we were again disappointed to find out that the usual entrance into the station was blocked off. We went round the huge station and before we knew it, we almost walked a whole round. The crowd had already built up. We cheated a little, as we managed to find out a shorter queue into the only entrance. Soon, we realised that we had to walk almost a whole round back where we originally were at the main entrance. It was the first time that I had to stand on the rail back home. I was terribly tired and my bladder was exploding... And the train had to stop at every single stop... But, if you ask me, everything was worth it, to see the fireworks.
We went to Reading from 1-3Jan. We didn't plan anything for it, just wanted to get out of the halls. Nevertheless, it was quite an interesting and relaxing trip.
I will be off to Edinburgh on Thursday! More photos to come...
Brighton was very pretty. It is in the south of England, where I got to see sea again after 3 months! It wasn't a white sandy beach though. Rather, it is filled with pebbles. Winter is a bad time for beach. Nevertheless it was a good place to chill, eat fresh seafood and visit the cultural quarters of Brighton which resembles very much like mosques...
My boyfriend and I chose a spot in between Embankment and Westminster stations, just across the river from London Eye, for our New Year Eve Countdown. This was our first countdown out of Asia and
I was quite skeptical about it at first. We braved through 4 hours of coldness sitting on the hard street floor. In the end, all was worth it! The fireworks were magnificent!
I had to hold my bladder for a total of 8 hours till I got home as the temporary toilet cubicles had no lights! I wouldn't want to be stepping and sitting on pee blindly! Going back was a nightmare. While it usually would take me 45 mins to get home from Waterloo, it took us 3hours! We went to Embankment station and we were told that it would be closed till instructions were given to open it. So we walked to Waterloo Bridge to get to Waterloo. It wasn't that easy - we had to go a roundabout to get onto it. Relieved to get onto the other side of the river, we were again disappointed to find out that the usual entrance into the station was blocked off. We went round the huge station and before we knew it, we almost walked a whole round. The crowd had already built up. We cheated a little, as we managed to find out a shorter queue into the only entrance. Soon, we realised that we had to walk almost a whole round back where we originally were at the main entrance. It was the first time that I had to stand on the rail back home. I was terribly tired and my bladder was exploding... And the train had to stop at every single stop... But, if you ask me, everything was worth it, to see the fireworks.
We went to Reading from 1-3Jan. We didn't plan anything for it, just wanted to get out of the halls. Nevertheless, it was quite an interesting and relaxing trip.
I will be off to Edinburgh on Thursday! More photos to come...
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