Trip to London, UK.

London. It is the capital of England and largest metropolitan area in United Kingdom. Nowadays, it is a leading global city, with strengths in the arts, commerce, education, entertainment, fashion, finance, health care, media, professional services, research and development, tourism and transport all contributing to its prominence.

From Malaysia, it takes around 14 hours for flight to fly there.
If you travel by MAS (Malaysia Airline System), the nearest terminal to London is the Heathrow Terminal. By the way, do you know that we from
Malaysia (Asian country region), are not allowed to bring any meat and dairy product? Yes. It is secured and prohibited by the UK Border Agency. This is because food products can carry pests and diseases, which they afraid it can devastate UK environment, agricultural and industries.

When you are in London (as it is in the United Kingdom) , the currency is known as pound. (Great Britain Pound / Sterling). By doing the comparison between Malaysian Ringgit and Pound, it is almost a 1 to 5 ratio, which is 1 pound cost almost RM5. The notes for the Pound starts from 5 pound, followed by 10 pound, 20 pound and the largest value of notes is 50 pound. And for the coins (pence), usually called P by the local, starts from 1pence, followed by 5 pence, 10 pence, 20 pence, 50 pence, 1 pound and 2 pound.

Traveling in London, generally people will used bus and train (called tube).
If in Malaysia, there is a Touch n Go card, London used an Oyster Card.
This is the essential transport ticket for London.

One of some great places to visit in London is like the Eyes of London. It is a giant 135-meter (443 ft) tall Ferris Wheel, situated on the banks of the River Thames in the British capital. The wheel carries 32 sealed and air-conditioned egg-shaped passenger capsules, where each capsule can holds up to 25 people, who are free to walk around inside the capsule, though seating is provided. The revolution takes about 30 minutes and it gives us a very pleasant scenery view.

 Near this millennium wheel is th Big Ben. It is the nickname for the great bell of the clock at the north end of the Palace of Westminster in London and is generally used to refer to the clock tower.

 

Another great yet historical place to visit in UK is the Stonehenge. It is a prehistoric monument located

in the English county of Wiltshire. 

As one of the most famous sites in the world, Stonehenge is composed of earthworks surrounding a circular setting of large standing stones. It is at the center of the most dense complex of Neolithic and Bronze Age monuments in England, including several hundred burial mounds.

However, the grass on the other side is not always greener. As a Malaysian and a Muslim, there would be a little difficulties while being there, such as there is very few of mosque and the public toilet does not have a water hose. Therefore, you need to bring a water bottle inside a toilet, for cleanse, unless you are comfortable using tissues to wipe your private part after finish having a go. Besides, toilets in residents area and houses are already designated for dry floor in  bathroom and without hose pipe friendly. Therefore, once you get to live there, feel comfortable to wash your backside after a large (poo) in a bath tub. He-he.

                                                                                                                       By,
                                                                                                                      Renji Abdul Rahman