•Monday, May 24, 2010

Sebenarnya tiket 'complimentary' untuk menaiki Falkirk Wheel ini telah lama aku ambil dari GU. Akhirnya hujung minggu yang lalu kami telah merancang untuk ke sana setelah berbulan-bulan tiket itu disimpan dalam beg sekolah aku ;)

Apa yang menariknya di sini?? Apa itu Falkirk Wheel..



Falkirk Wheel ini terletak hampir 35-40 minit perjalanan dari bandar Glasgow.. Untuk ke sini boleh mengikuti lebuhraya ke bandar Stirling dari Glasgow. Tak jauhlah.. Falkirk Wheel ini telah dirasmikan oleh Prince Charles pada tahun 2001.. Ianya dijadikan tarikan utama pelancung dan memudahkan bot-bot untuk bergerak menerusi terusan bertingkat sepanjang Bandar Glasgow dan Edinburgh

Falkirk Wheel adalah merupakan satu senibina kejuruteraan terusan yang mampu memindahkan bot-bot dari terusan yang bertingkat menggunakan kaedah lif berpusing.. pada 1 masa sebanyak 12 buah bot dapat dipindahkan serentak..

The Falkirk Wheel is a rotating boat lift located in Scotland, UK, connecting the Forth and Clyde Canal with the Union Canal. It is named after the nearby town of Falkirk in central Scotland. The two canals were previously connected by a series of 11 locks, but by the 1930s these had fallen into disuse, were filled in and the land built upon.

The plan to regenerate the canals of central Scotland to reconnect Glasgow with Edinburgh was led by British Waterways with support and funding from seven local authorities, the Scottish Enterprise Network, the European Regional Development Fund and the Millennium Commission. It was decided early on to create a dramatic 21st century landmark structure to reconnect the canals, instead of simply recreating the historic lock flight. Designs were submitted for a boat lift to link the canals, with the Falkirk Wheel design winning. As with many Millennium Commission projects the site includes a visitors' centre containing a shop, café and exhibition centre.

The difference in the levels of the two canals at the wheel is 24 metres (79 ft), roughly equivalent to the height of an eight-storey building. The Union Canal, however, is 11m higher than the aqueduct which meets the wheel, and boats must pass through a pair of locks to descend from this canal onto the aqueduct at the top of the wheel. The aqueduct could not have been positioned higher due to conflicts with the historically important Antonine Wall.


Bayaran yang dikenakan untuk dewasa sebanyak £7.95, pelajar £6.95 dan kanak-kanak £4.95. Tapi untuk kami free jek sebab dapat voucher free ;)

Menaiki bot dan Falkirk wheel ini mengambil masa lebih kurang 1 jam.. 30 minit untuk naik ke terusan atas.. dan 30 minit pula untuk turun ke terusan di bawah.


Falkirk Wheel dari jauh..
Bahagian atas yang berbentuk cincin itu adalah terusan bertingkat yang dibina.
Tinggi wheel ini hampir menyamai bangunan 8 tingkat

Bot akan diletakkan di tengah-tengah wheel itu..

Wheel mula berpusing..
Untuk memindahkan bot-bot dari terusan atas ke bawah dan sebaliknya

Putaran 90 darjah

Sekitar kawasan ini banyak disediakan tempat berehat dan boleh berkelah di sini. Malah kawasan ini juga boleh dijelajahi terutama buat sesiapa yang berminat untuk melawat' Antonine Wall'

Belakang kawasan ini adalah Antonine Wall

The Antonine Wall is a stone and turf fortification built by the Romans across what is now the Central Belt of Scotland, between the Firth of Forth and the Firth of Clyde. The northernmost frontier barrier of the Roman Empire, it ran approximately 39 miles (63 km) and was about ten feet (3 m) high and fifteen feet (5 m) wide. Security was bolstered by a deep ditch on the north side. The wall was the second of two created by the Romans in Britannia; its remains are less evident than the better known Hadrian's Wall to the south.

Yang seronok.. Hujung minggu itu cuaca cukup panas menghampiri 30 darjah celcius.. Antara hari paling panas di Scotland ;)

•Monday, May 17, 2010
Dalam perjalanan pulang ke Glasgow dari Manchester, kami singgah sebentar di Blackpool. Blackpool terkenal dengan taman tema pantai permainan 'Pleasure Beach Theme park' di sepanjang pantainya..

Blackpool (pronounced /ˈblækpuːl)) is a seaside town and unitary authority in Lancashire, England. Situated along the coast of the Irish Sea, it has a population of 142,900, making it the fourth-largest settlement in North West England behind Manchester, Liverpool and Warrington. It lies 40 miles (64 km) north-west of the city of Manchester, and less than 30 miles north of Liverpool City centre.

North side beach

Lautan Irish

Hujung sana yang berbentuk jambatan panjang adalah 'North Pier'

North Pier - The northernmost of Blackpool's three piers. It includes a small shopping arcade, a small tramway and the North Pier Theatre toward the end of the pier. The pier end also used to have a helicopter pad, but this was damaged in a Christmas storm in 1997 and collapsed into the sea.


Di Central Pier mengadap Blackpool Tower

Central Pier - The middle pier, includes a large Ferris wheel and shops.

Blackpool Tower: opened in 1894; it has been a dominant landmark of the Blackpool skyline since that time. Inspired by the Eiffel Tower in Paris, France, it is 518 feet & 9 inches (158 m) in height. Beneath the tower is a complex of leisure facilities, entertainment venues and restaurants, including the world famous Tower Ballroom and Tower Circus.


Bandar Blackpool

Laluan Tram

Di Pleasure Beach Theme Park di South Pier

South Pier - The southernmost pier. Almost directly opposite the Pleasure Beach, it houses a theme park.

Pleasure Beach Blackpool - An amusement park with rides including the Pepsi Max Big One, which was the world's fastest and tallest complete circuit rollercoaster between 1994 and 1996.


Rasa tak puas berjalan di sini..

Memang banyak jenis permainan di sini.. Bayaran masuk untuk dewasa £5.00 tetapi tidak termasuk token untuk bermain mainan yang ada di sekitar taman tema itu.

•Monday, May 10, 2010
Hari ke 4 kembara kali ini, kami bermalam di bandar Cardiff Wales. UK ini terdiri daripada 4 negara iaitu England, Scotland, Wales dan Northern Ireland. Memandangkan aku tidak pernah ke Wales, maka perjalanan kali ini kami putuskan untuk singgah ke sini.

Bila masuk sahaja wilayah Cardiff kelihatan banyak dwi tulisan english-welsh pada semua papan tanda di sekitarnya. Di Scotland ada juga tulisan dwi bahasa ini english-gaelic tetapi lebih banyak di bahagian utara Scotland sahaja. Rakan aku sempat juga bertanya pada seorang gadis wales di kedai cenderamata tentang kewujudan tulisan dwi-bahasa ini dan menurutnya ia diletakkan begitu untuk memperkenalkan pada golongan muda-mudi bahasa welsh ini. Satu usaha yang baik daripada pihak kerajaan sebenarnya.

Cardiff (pronounced /ˈkɑːdɪf ) is the capital, largest city and most populous county of Wales. The city is Wales' chief commercial centre, the base for most national cultural and sporting institutions, the Welsh national media, and the seat of the National Assembly for Wales.

The city of Cardiff is the county town of the historic county of Glamorgan (and later South Glamorgan). Cardiff is part of the Eurocities network of the largest European cities. Cardiff Urban Area covers a slightly larger area, including Dinas Powys, Penarth and Radyr. A small town until the early 19th century, its prominence as a major port for the transport of coal following the arrival of industry in the region contributed to its rise as a major city. Cardiff was made a city in 1905, and proclaimed capital of Wales in 1955.


Istana Cardiff

Millenium Stadium, Cardiff (kebanyakan perlawanan rugbi & bola sepak peringkat antarabangsa atau negara diadakan di sini)


The Millennium Stadium (Welsh: Stadiwm y Mileniwm) is the national stadium of Wales, located in the capital, Cardiff. It is the home of the Wales national rugby union team and the Wales national football team but is also host to many other large scale events, such as the Super Special Stage of Wales Rally Great Britain, Speedway Grand Prix of Great Britain, boxing and many music concerts, including Tina Turner, Madonna, The Rolling Stones, U2 and the Tsunami Relief concert. It was built ready for Cardiff to host the 1999 Rugby World Cup.


Lereng bukit berhampiran istana cardiff

Melawat rangka dinasour di Muzium kebangsaan Cardiff

Bandar Cardiff yang sibuk


Kami sempat juga menjamu selera di sebuah restoran halal yang menyediakan aneka makanan barat, india dan asia secara buffet.. Murah dengan hanya (kadar hujung minggu) £6.95 dewasa dan £3.95 untuk kanak-kanak. Sedangkan di Glasgow dengan harga yang sama kami hanya dapat menjamu selera dengan makanan bercirikan india sahaja. Memang puas hatilah kerana hampir menyamai buffet di hotel-hotel di tanahair ;)

Selepas makan dan solat zohor kami mula bertolak ke Warwick & coventry untuk mengunjung Universiti of Warwick menjejaki kenangan silam seorang sahabat yang pernah mengikuti pengajian peringkat master hampir 15 tahun yang lalu.

•Wednesday, May 05, 2010
Oxford (pronounced /ˈɒksfərd)) is a city, and the county town of Oxfordshire, in South East England. The city, made prominent by its medieval university, has a population of just under 165,000, with 151,000 living within the district boundary.

The Oxford city centre is relatively small, and is centred on Carfax, Oxford, a cross-roads on which a clocktower stands, and which forms the junction of Cornmarket Street (pedestrianised), Queen Street (semi-pedestrianised), St Aldate's and The High. Cornmarket Street and Queen Street are home to Oxford's various chain stores, as well as a small number of independent retailers, one of the longest established of which is Boswells, which was founded in 1738.


Pilihlah arah mana mahu dituju ;)

Oxford City Centre



University of Oxford

Science Museum Oxford

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