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| Friday, 9-May-2008 20:47 |
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Checkpoint Charlie
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| Friday, 9-May-2008 17:40 |
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Around Ku'damm
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| Friday, 9-May-2008 13:32 |
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Schloss Charlottenburg
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It is one of the most amazing palaces that I've visited.
A must visit if you're ever in Berlin... too bad I don't have photos from inside the palace. Photography not permitted you see...
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| Friday, 9-May-2008 09:45 |
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Berlin... around Bebelplatz
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Arrived in Berlin late last night. Went straight to the hotel, driven by a speed demon of a taxi driver. I had my first encounter with the speedsters that German drivers are known for. Who would blame them when they have an autobahn with no speed limit?
Mama wasn't feeling well and Papa wanted to sleep in. Me? I wanted to start seeing Berlin a.s.a.p!!
So I left them in SuiteHotel (our abode for the next 4 days) and headed towards the first destination... in the eastern centre, area around the Bebelplatz
It was also my first experience with the German mass transit system... known as S-Bahn and U-Bahn. Luckily, there's an S-Bahn station just outside our hotel, and aided by a tourist map obtained from the front desk, I charted my way towards my destination.
As with any new place, I had to spend some time getting oriented. Which subway to take, which direction, how to get ticket, what kind of ticket to buy... Spent about 1/2 hour lah jugak trying to figure things out. Luckily the ticket machine ada English jugak, so that was extremely helpful 
Germans are known world wide to be a stickler for punctuality and efficiency. So right on the dot as listed on the timetable, the red line S-Bahn arrived to whisk me away...
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| Thursday, 8-May-2008 10:24 |
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Walking along the Thames
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Had a few hours of sightseeing before we catch the flight to Berlin... just me and Papa. Mama duduk kat hotel... she wasn't feeling too good.
Bright sunny day... couldn't be more perfect way to end our stay in England! 
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| Wednesday, 7-May-2008 21:00 |
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London after dark
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One of the reasons that I had wanted to visit London jugak is so that I'll get to snap some photos of this wonderful city at night.
Now that I think of it, why didn't I go and tangkap gambar kat Piccadilly Circus jugak? duh!!!
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| Wednesday, 7-May-2008 13:54 |
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Great 'ol London
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Somehow the allure of London was too strong to resist. Tak perlu sebenarnya visit London again because I was here about a year and a half ago and have jalan2 sepuas2nya.
But reality is, one never gets puas with London 
And since it has been almost 20 years since Mama & Papa stepped foot in London, thought it would be nice too.
So after the long drive from Bath, checking into our hotel near Kings Cross station, we went jalan2...
I so heart London!!
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| Tuesday, 6-May-2008 22:35 |
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Bath at night
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Mama & Papa were sleeping when I went out to snap a few photos.
Actually takut jugak jalan sorang2, but it's a safe town and alhamdulillah I was ok. Since sunset was not until around 9:45pm, I had to wait a while baru lah keluar, because I wanted to capture the city at night.
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| Tuesday, 6-May-2008 13:00 |
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A walk to remember
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One of the things I liked about Bath is that they have free 2-hour walking tour organised by the Friends of Bath Trust (or something like that)
I was an informative and interesting way of seeing the city... the 2 hours walk seemed like 10 minutes!
The guide did not just tell us about the history of Bath, he also cerita about the uniqueness of the buildings in Bath (he obviously loved architecture comme moi ) and the important people in Bath's long history.
In addition to that, he also recounted the background for some of the phrases we often use in English such as *daylight robbery*, *taken for a ride*. It was educational as well.
I would love to come and visit Bath again... and again!
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| Tuesday, 6-May-2008 12:23 |
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Around town
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