Baker Street & Madame Tussauds - London

I must say, going to UK without paying a visit to London is like visiting Malaysia without having a plate of Nasi Lemak! Yea, it's a total waste of time, if you've been to the country but never visit the capital city...!

So there we were, packing our bags, travel all the from Sheffield to London by bus! After a 4 and half hours of bus ride, we ended up in Victoria Station, where we get our very own Oyster card before we headed to our accommodation.

Victoria Station!

Back in KL, we always think that taking pictures in train can be very embarrassing, but then when we were in London, who cares? Let's take pictures in the tube! Haha...!

Our very first picture in the Tube!

Just right after we drop our luggage in our hostel, without any delay, we made our way straight to Baker Street before it was too late as our time is quite limited! Lol... Why Baker Street? Because the world most famous fiction detective - Sherlock Homes lives here!

The statue of Sherlock Holmes in Baker Street.

The home of Sherlock Holmes which had become the Museum

Well, we didn't enter the Museum as we are not really the fans of Sherlock and little entrance fees is need for the tour, hence we saved it for other purpose.

Baker Street is not only famous for Sherlock Holmes, but also the great Madame Tussauds Museum, where you get to see most of the movie characters, singers, historical character, royal family and etc. Even though the lifelike wax figures are not real, but they look so similar with the real person that you get so excited to see all of them! What will you do if you get to meet your idol in real life? Take lots and lots pictures! Haha... There are too many pictures that I've taken in here, I'll just show some of it!

The outlook of Madame Tussauds London

Getting inside!

The museum were divided into few categories with different hall, and the first hall we entered is the Hollywood Stars where you get to see the famous actors actress all over the world, Bruce Willis, Robert Pattinson, Emma Watson, Angelina Jolie and etc. Of course you will see them dressed like the character that they famous of.

Selfie with M from James Bond - Skyfall~~!

Then we hopped into other halls like, the Royal Families, Marvel Heroes, Singers and etc! Well, let the pictures show you how real the look like.

Beyonce!

Why do I seems to hate him? Because he created lots Law and Theory that I had to study! Isaac Newton

Chubby Shrek!

Prince William and Kate!

Hallway to Marval Heroes Hall!

My favourite Marvel Heroes of all... Iron Man!

The gigantic angry Hulk!

Captain America with his strongest shield!

Awesome right? It's totally worth the price of admission! ^o^

Climb Climb Climb~! --- Peak District, Castleton!

There is always a time where we wanted to leave all the technology devices, works, assignments, and stress behind our lives, merely just enjoy a little moment of peace. That's why we decided to had a little road trip to Castleton, one the most beautiful village in Peak District which located not far away from Sheffield - approximately one hour bus ride.

By the time we arrived at this little village, we have forgotten everything that bothers us and simply enjoyed ourselves in the hugs of our great Mother-Nature.

Away from pollution, the river is so crystal clear...

Peaceful village

The first things to do in order to start our little trip is get to the visitor centre to get some information and of course a map that can guide us along the way. 

Castleton Visitor Centre

Well, Castleton is a very small village which surrounded by hills and caves, so you can actually explore it by walking around without getting lost. Everything in Castleton seems to be brown and green, it feels so comfortable be in it.

A group photo before we started to wander around!

Into the cave...!

It would be such a waste, if we didn't visit at least one of the caves in Castleton, so we chose Treak Cliff Cavern, where it's a famous mining spot for Blue John Stone. As we walked through the cave, veins of the stone are visible and the cave contains the largest known single piece of Blue John in The Pillar.

Exploring the cave while listen to the explanation of the friendly tour guide~

Stalactites that were formed through years of calcium salts in the dripping waters

The beautiful Blue John Stone

Just as we finished our little tour in Treak Cliff Cavern, we continue our trip by conquering the Peak of Mam Tor which is located just opposite to Treak Cliff Cavern!

Welcome to Mam Tor a.k.a The Mother Hill~!

Sheepsssss~

Sheeps are everywhere along the way to the peak of Mam Tor, they look cute but the bad news is..... sheep's poops are everywhere too! Not only that we have to avoid stepping on them, but almost got suffocated to death because of their poops too~

One of the most beautiful scene you will see in Castleton

Finally! We arrived at the peak of Mam Tor

Taking a short break while being amazed by the awesome view

After a great long rest on the peak, we find our way back to the bottom of the hills, of course having lots of fun along the way too! We can even have fun with the cracking roads which is caused by landslide.

Helppppp.... Am falling!

Wondering what's lie in our future... Hmmmm...

One of the best picture I had, blowing dandelions that brings hopes to everyone!

If you think this is how we ended our trip in Castleton, then you are wrong, few of us were too energetic and we decided to conquer another hill which is way higher than the Peak of Mam Tor, we end up with exhausting body, but....! The view up there is so awesome, and we risked our lives to just sit on the edge of the cliff!

Looks dangerous isn't it?

One last wefie before we ended our trip in Castleton!

Liverpool, Port City in Merseyside!

Sad to say that Liverpool is the last city during our day trips, and which means it marks the end of our wonderful and awesome day trips in UK...! If you ever heard of Liverpool, I'm sure you heard it from your footballs-fans-friends. Yes! Liverpool is the home for two Premiere League football club, Liverpool and Everton, but, we're not visiting any football stadium in Liverpool this time, but the fascinating city itself.

Similar with Whitby, Liverpool is located near the sea and that's what makes it a port city. We aligned at the best known dock in Liverpool, - Albert Dock which was constructed 1846. The Albert Dock houses restaurants, bars, shops, two hotels as well as the Merseyside Maritime Museum, and The Beatles Story.

Albert Dock, look great isn't it?

Not only the home to the famous football club, Liverpool is also the born place of the well-known boy bands - The Beatles! The Beatles Story is an award-winning visitor attraction that it is the largest permanent exhibition devoted to the lives and times of The Beatles. If you're a fan of The Beatles, you definitely should not miss it, not only discover the wonderful tale of The Beatles, but also buy some awesome related products here.

The Beatles Story

Located in the heart of Albert Dock, Merseyside Maritime Museum is a place you wouldn't want to miss! It's an ideal place to submerge yourself in  Liverpool’s historic seafaring past and uncover the development of the famous port. Surely you will be amazed by some of the ship models and stories that you'll find here!

A large torpedo that I found in the museum!

Articles about gay sailors! That's quite interesting~

If you're walking into the center of Liverpool city, you will notice this very tall free-standing tower. It's actually the radio and observer tower - Radio City Tower. Not only houses the offices and conference room of the radio station, the tower also consist of an observation deck for tourist to have a nice view of the entire city as it is the second tallest building in Liverpool!

The Radio City Tower

One of my favourite attractions here is the Liverpool Cathedral, the Britain's biggest Cathedral and it's also the world's 6th largest church. It was designed and built in Gothic style, it is regarded as one of the greatest building to be constructed  during the 20th century. The outlook of Liverpool Cathedral might not seems to be very attractive, but the moment you step inside, you will truly be amazed of how beautiful it is!

The front of Liverpool Cathedral, very huge and tall right?

The inside of the cathedral, look how amazing it is!

Getting blessings from God.

We then met up with our friend who was studying in Liverpool John Moores University who eventually become our tour guide - Joan, at Metropolitan Cathedral of Christ the King. It is my favourite attraction in Liverpool, unlike the churches we used to see, it is built in a modern way. I like how the designer use the lighting inside the Cathedral, instead of the ordinary orange-yellow that we always see, it uses neon blue instead!

A group photo with Joan at the outside of Liverpool Metropolitan Cathedral

The inside of Liverpool Metropolitan Cathedral, beautiful lighting isn't it?

Joan told us that we shouldn't miss our visit to the Liverpool World Museum, where it has multiple floors from history to science to biology and astronomy. Unlike the other Museum, instead of walking around and seeing artifacts, I had a lot of fun here~!

Liverpool World Museum

Dinosaurssss~!

Real Mummy from Egypt!

Meteorite! It might seems small but it's heavy!

You will notice these strange looking sculptures with different paintings on the streets around the city, it's known as Super Lambanana where it's said to be the combination of Lamb and Banana!

One of the Super Lambanana we found! (Opps, the head was hidden behind)

We still had some time before leaving this beautiful city, so we went to the grass field near Hilton hotel to take some rests and also some selfies!

Everyone is enjoying the summer sun~

Selfie with our beloved Liverpool tour guide - Joan! Lol~