two things in this post, one is to celebrate the birthdate of Prophet Muhammad (based on Islamic calendar) and the other of someone, whom I once meet only briefly and I dont even know who he is then, who just passed away.
(1)
Tercipta Satu Lembaran Sejarah Di Tanah Suci Kota Mekah
Hari Yang Mulia Penuh Sa'adah Bermulalah Sebuah Kisah
Malam Isnin Subuh Yang Indah 12 Rabi'ul Awal Yang Cerah
20 April Tahun Gajah Lahirlah Putera Yang Sa'adah
Abdullah Nama Bapak nya
Siti Aminah Ibu nya...
Dari aku kecik sampai sekarang, mungkin sampai bila2, lagu Al-Mizan ni memang dah jam, dah kena lock dalam otak... Tak boleh lupa haha... Malay Music at its best.
Selamat menyambut Maulud Nabi.
(2)
Nak cerita sikit kebodohan dan ke"sele'nge'"an aku. Memang aku sele'nger ok tapi bukan selalu la haha. (Kaber line sikit.)
ok aku tu jam sesat tau kat Bandar Frankfurt, bukan sesat cuma aku dah lost aku punya sense of direction gitu. Tu jam masih awal la, kul satu tengahari gitu.
Selain tu aku ni ada poor memori ingat muka orang dan nak letak kat mana kat mana.
So aku Nampak mat salleh ni, OK OK aku tahu la semua pun Mat Salleh kan dah negeri omputeh!!
So aku Tanya la "you know Festhalle?? which direction??" aku spoken English memang pecah la, Phua Chu Kang gitu.
So dia cakap dia pun nak pergi Festhalle.. So aku cakap " oooo you're also watching Iron Maiden later?".
Jadi dia bukak mulut je aku agak dia bukan orang Jerman. English dia punye native language la cara dia berbual.
So dia senyum...dan dia Tanya aku dari mana... Dia cakap la dia dah pergi South East Asia pun, dia cakap dia enjoy masa kat Bali. Tak yah cerita panjang, dengar gitu pun tahu dia gi semua pasal nak tengok Iron Maiden la kan??
Aku fikir macam...ok, tak terkejut pasal memang ramai peminat Iron Maiden satu dunia semua travel, backpacking, apa je la tengok Iron Maiden main kat lain2 benua, lain2 tempat, lain2 suasana.
Aku lagi bodoh Tanya dia " eh, you see Iron Maiden plays shows in Australia?"
Dia angguk dan senyum... Fikir balik, aku ni Two Stupid Dogs siak. haha.
So bila dia tahu lepas Frankfurt dua malam aku nak pergi tengok Maiden headline Download Festival Donington Park, dia cakap " Donington's going to be Special".
Aku macam "ok ya, of course, its Donington". Aku masih ingat dia peminat....!!
Lepas tu kita jalan, aku heran pasal terserampak peminat2 dari Poland.. Aku tahu dorang Poland pasal semua bawak bendera Poland, stop kita, dan ambik gambar ngan Mamat ni. Aku pun " sapa sey dekni???, ooo dorang semua kawan kot!!", ye la agaknya dah jumpa mana2 ye tak.
Sekali tu jalan...borak...dia ulang lagi " Donington Is Going To Be SPECIAL!!"
Lepas tu dia cakap " Later where will you be standing?? I want to film you!!", baru aku fikir, oooo dekni kerja ngan Iron Maiden la...
Dah sampai luar Festhalle, ooooo dia terus masuk pasal dia ada special pass..
Then nampak dia kat stage la semua la apa la....
Bila aku kat Donington....bila semua berasak 80,000, orang 90,000 orang mungkin 100,000 berasak nak tunggu Maiden start main...
Tiba2...ZROOOOMMMMMMMM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Spitfire terbang betul2 atas kepala.. Rendah giler. SPITFIRE ok!!!.. mana punye museum Maiden dah mintak keluarkan suruh terbang betul2 atas kepala peminat2...
Seumur hidup aku tengok konsert rock, tak pernah aku terfikir, dan memang tak boleh difikirkan tapi terjadi, intro konsert rock, orang boleh suruh World War II punye fighter plane, yang dah umur lebih 70 tahun terbang betul2 atas peminat ramai2, tiga kali Spitfire ni pusing atas peminat...
Maiden at Donington Park, SSOASS theme, surprise SPITFIRE very low flypast with Aces High (which is about the R.A.F and includes Spitfires glories during WW2 Battle of Britain) in the setlist!! - what a combination, something unforgettable.
Tak boleh dilupakan la pengalaman ni.
Baru aku paham si Mamat tu cakap " Donington is going to be Special"..
So.., Andy Matthews, who just passed away.
In that few moments I share with you walking, and I don't recognise who are you even when the Poland fans were stopping you in the streets, I thought you are a fellow fan, when in fact.. I am so fucking blur.
Thank you for being so nice, so humble, and I think its a lesson I learn and should apply when a stranger is asking for help on the street. A simple show of direction, can actually mean something more.
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Tuesday, January 14, 2014
Wednesday, July 24, 2013
foto-foto Frankfurt Iron Maiden (11&12 June 2013) & cerita keselamatan - My Maiden Europe Backpack 2013 - Day 3 & 4
Firstly, a photo of the always stylish Adrian Smith. Then I will talk cock, then lots of photos and I'll end this post by talking a bit about my experience in Festhalle Frankfurt and some small things that matters, like access for Maiden fans who are disabled, in wheelchairs etc
tak tahu berapa ramai punya air peluh dah terpercik kena dan membasahi aku, kaki aku kadang2 dah tak pijak lantai, setiap kali itu terjadi, aku seram pasal dah macam hanyut, langsung dah takde wujud 'comfort zone', macam ambik sotong 20 ekor, gaulkan, tangan dan badan dan leher dan dah merata, tapi aku pelan2, sikit2 aku mengalah, aku tak mau cedera, dan carik pasal dan ini sesuatu yang harus aku hormat, aku kat tempat orang dan takde pengalaman macam dorang. Betapa kita ingat kita dah rock, omputeh nye rock tahap lain, melayu nye rock masih ada kasta darjat dan pangkat, which is rubbish. Rock omputeh dorang tak pedulik sapa keliling dorang, janji satu kepala. Tapi rata2 takde yang sengaja nak cederakan orang, cuma semua nak berebut, dan ada dah mabuk, memang dahsyat la mat salleh ni kuat dorang.
Aku ingat aku nak cerita pasal KESELAMATAN terutama kalau ada korang yang perasan kat internet banyak timbul balik cerita2 pengalaman peminat2 pasal KEMATIAN, KECEDERAAN, KECEMASAN, KEBIMBANGAN, KERISAUAN masa gi konsert band rock kegemaran padahal dorang semua hardcore la kira, tapi tu la, bukan cam ada samdol, yang ingat pergi konsert rock tu untuk violent, untuk tunjuk samseng berlagak, tapi ntah eh, aku tengok moshpit2 kat Download (betul tengok aksi manusia lagi aku kagum dari band main atas stage), ngan berlumpur kotor semua, sekelip mata kalau sapa tak bangun terus, automatic yang lain semua lekas2 tarik mamat tu. Kira tengok first hand la moshpit berlumpur giler babi gini.
Tiap kali gini, aku mesti teringat satu Ba&# yang pekik " push!! push!! " masa ngah beratur line-up Pen A Maiden Indoor Stadium Kallang dulu bila kita tau dah takde tempat nak pergi walhal ada orang2 pompuan dan budak dah tersepit (ni masa kat luar ok, kat dalam lain, semua mesti tahu capability masing2 kalau nak rebut2 kat paling depan) , Aku tak terkejut ba^% macam gitu, kalau campak kat crowd mat salleh nye concert rock atau festival, dia akan panik dan ingat mati je. Suka sangat kan? Niat nak tunjuk ko tu terror la kan depan kawan2 kau.
OK, aku tukar cerita kejap, Hari ahad Download Festival, dekat luar stesen keretapi Derby, aku tegur sapa ngan satu orang Canada ni,
Memang seluruh dunia la peminat.
Dia cerita kat aku, hari Sabtu, dari kul 11 pagi waktu UFO start main, dia dah dapat depan dia dah grip kat safety barrier depan tu dia tak berganjak sampai lepas kul 10 malam bila Maiden headlining show tamat.
11 jam berdiri kena himpit antara manusia dan barrier, Pressure giler siot. Tak makan, tak minum, tak kencing, serious kalau dia kencing dalam seluar pun takkan nak cerita.
Dia cakap aku dia berapa kali jatuh, korang bayangkan la, bila Maiden main, rata2 90,000-100,000 orang, dah konfem himpitan, rempuhan, tekanan peminat2 terutama yang berasak kat depan tu mesti hebat punya..
Dia cerita, security semua berapa kali offer nak tarik dia keluar, pasal dorang perasan dia tak berganjak dari 11 pagi, tapi dia tak mau, dia nak diri paling depan kat Donington Park bila Maiden main. Passion.
Lepas show, dia bilang, ada Security kasi dia hadiah, kertas setlist Maiden dari atas pentas yang ada butir sequence bila pyrotechnics meletup, bila api menyambar keluar.. suka dia.
Tapi bila aku tengok dia tu memang ada cam warzone sikit, jalan tempang2. haha.
Donington Park ni jangan main2.. Aku sopan santun, aku tak berani....bila aku teringat dua peminat Maiden dah mati kat tempat ni(sesak nafas pasal dah himpitan teramat/kena hempap/kena rempuh/tergelincir ramai2 tumbang/ kat padang berlumpur sloping dah terang2 rekod 107,000 peminat tahun 88 tu ) pada 1988 bila Maiden headline tempat ni Donington Park (walau dorang mati siang hari dan benda ni dirahsiakan dari pengetahuan anggota Maiden sebelum dorang main malam tu) dan ngan hujan, lumpur giler, jangan aku nak carik nahas, ni belum cerita yang coma kat spital, yang cerita dorang tarik yang pengsan yang cedera, aku rasa sudah la, ni festival mat salleh, dorang tahu apa dorang buat, aku relak one corner sua. Tapi memang menakutkan, aku tengok...lautan lebih 90,000 mungkin 100,000 orang tu, terutama bahagian depan, kat tepi walau pun moshpit kecik2 impromtu punye semua jalan terus, ngan mabuk ngan giler babi, tapi at least kat tepi ada chance selamat, kat tengah, entah aku tengok aku cuak. Kalo korang tengok dvd ke youtube ke, memang nampak ok, tapi bila kat sana, seram weii. Satu benda trigger je apa2 boleh jadi.
Cakap pasal Security, dorang nye security memang pro abis...
Korang pernah tengok Wimbledon tennis tak? ada yang jaga garisan kat belakang tu? dia macam tercarik2 fokus gitu, tumpuan 100%, hah macam gitu la aku tengok kat Frankfurt dan Donington. Giler professional.
Dorang tak kacau, pasal dorang tahu sapa pergi giler babi kat depan semua berani tanggung risiko tapi dorang memang kuat siak, ok orang pompuan yang dorang angkat relak je anaje, tapi lelaki mat salleh badan besar2, yang apa tu? Body surf? Tapi ni jenis yang nak kena angkut keluar pasal ada masalah, senang je sey dorang settle, aku tengok wow...aku suka tengok2 benda2 gini, cam aku cakap, aku suka tengok benda2 yang luar dari masa band2 rock ni main, cam aku suka tengok betapa efficient cammana crew keluarkan Dimmu Borgir nye equipment dan Slayer masukkan stage equipment, marshall stack, drumriser drumset semua dorang. Ni benda2 gini la aku suka tengok. Jadi sama cam security...
Mungkin kat row2 belakang mungkin security dia relak sikit tapi paling depan, no-nonsense..
Kat Frankfurt, satu security ni point jari je, mat rock jerman yang dah mabuk dah high pun terangguk2 haha, takut kot. Ada security tu memang eye contact ngan aku satu masa bila dia tengok aku dah terhimpit giler, cam nak penyek kena nasik himpit gitu, tapi ok la, sabar je la...haha.
Download Festival, setiap security nye vest ada nombor peribadi, tu yang ada jokes tu carik sapa security yang pakai nombor 666 , besar giler, kalo korang tengok pro-shot youtube takkan nampak tapi atas main stage pentas utama, kiri kanan ada dua security pro diri tegak je, aku tak tahu apa dia scan, ngan headset semua complete. Aku rasa organiser pun mesti takut apa2 jadi dah penuh sesak cam gitu.
Nanti la sambung cerita , now layan foto...
Mr Bruce Dickinson, Mr Dave Murray, Mr Adrian Smith, Mr Janick Gers, Mr Steve Harris and last but not least one photo of Mr Nicko McBrain.
Paling susah pada aku nak snap foto yang tiga2 gitaris Adrian, Dave, Janick ada dalam foto tu, tapi berjaya. Lihat bawah, tak cantik la, tapi untuk aku, best in the world.
I sometimes feel like I am a LITTLE GIRL GROUPIE. Sigh. haha.
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ok, moving on...a bit on Festhalle Frankfurt.. Its an old historical building but new structures had been added to the old Festhalle. I like it here, its very convenient. I have always thought if I backpack to see Maiden in Europe in one place but they are playing for two nights ( this way I can afford it, see more Maiden for less travelling cost ), I thought it would have been Paris Bercy. I undertstand this is a killer place to see Maiden.
As from the photos below, you can see on one photo they have sort of a platform for fans on wheelchairs or less abled, to enjoy Maiden in the best position possible.
Also, the barriers erected on the standing area, they are not to partition the fans due to the ticket price ( ALL STANDING TICKETS COST THE SAME!! ITS UP TO YOU IF YOU WANT TO SURVIVE IN FRONT OF BE COMFY AT THE BACK ), its a form of safety barriers erected along strategic locations at the center part of the standing area, you can move up front at the left and right, but the center where the most excited fans will be, they got barriers, which is good, just in case anything happen, and to prevent a CRUSH in front.
In Download Festival, Donington Park, its sort of a T. I like to appreciate all these itty gritty things..
Voodoo Six was the opener for both nights...
ooo ok, this is the booth for Maiden England 2013 Merchandise set outside of Festhalle building itelf.
There are two more inside....
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.
.
To be continued....
ooo I think I want to create a blog post called " Walking and just continue walking - with zero cost, maximum sight seeing of London in 5 hours with some unexpected discoveries... ".
Just for you guys who might be interested in some low cost quickie adventures.
maybe after Ramadhan...haha.
tak tahu berapa ramai punya air peluh dah terpercik kena dan membasahi aku, kaki aku kadang2 dah tak pijak lantai, setiap kali itu terjadi, aku seram pasal dah macam hanyut, langsung dah takde wujud 'comfort zone', macam ambik sotong 20 ekor, gaulkan, tangan dan badan dan leher dan dah merata, tapi aku pelan2, sikit2 aku mengalah, aku tak mau cedera, dan carik pasal dan ini sesuatu yang harus aku hormat, aku kat tempat orang dan takde pengalaman macam dorang. Betapa kita ingat kita dah rock, omputeh nye rock tahap lain, melayu nye rock masih ada kasta darjat dan pangkat, which is rubbish. Rock omputeh dorang tak pedulik sapa keliling dorang, janji satu kepala. Tapi rata2 takde yang sengaja nak cederakan orang, cuma semua nak berebut, dan ada dah mabuk, memang dahsyat la mat salleh ni kuat dorang.
Aku ingat aku nak cerita pasal KESELAMATAN terutama kalau ada korang yang perasan kat internet banyak timbul balik cerita2 pengalaman peminat2 pasal KEMATIAN, KECEDERAAN, KECEMASAN, KEBIMBANGAN, KERISAUAN masa gi konsert band rock kegemaran padahal dorang semua hardcore la kira, tapi tu la, bukan cam ada samdol, yang ingat pergi konsert rock tu untuk violent, untuk tunjuk samseng berlagak, tapi ntah eh, aku tengok moshpit2 kat Download (betul tengok aksi manusia lagi aku kagum dari band main atas stage), ngan berlumpur kotor semua, sekelip mata kalau sapa tak bangun terus, automatic yang lain semua lekas2 tarik mamat tu. Kira tengok first hand la moshpit berlumpur giler babi gini.
Tiap kali gini, aku mesti teringat satu Ba&# yang pekik " push!! push!! " masa ngah beratur line-up Pen A Maiden Indoor Stadium Kallang dulu bila kita tau dah takde tempat nak pergi walhal ada orang2 pompuan dan budak dah tersepit (ni masa kat luar ok, kat dalam lain, semua mesti tahu capability masing2 kalau nak rebut2 kat paling depan) , Aku tak terkejut ba^% macam gitu, kalau campak kat crowd mat salleh nye concert rock atau festival, dia akan panik dan ingat mati je. Suka sangat kan? Niat nak tunjuk ko tu terror la kan depan kawan2 kau.
OK, aku tukar cerita kejap, Hari ahad Download Festival, dekat luar stesen keretapi Derby, aku tegur sapa ngan satu orang Canada ni,
Memang seluruh dunia la peminat.
Dia cerita kat aku, hari Sabtu, dari kul 11 pagi waktu UFO start main, dia dah dapat depan dia dah grip kat safety barrier depan tu dia tak berganjak sampai lepas kul 10 malam bila Maiden headlining show tamat.
11 jam berdiri kena himpit antara manusia dan barrier, Pressure giler siot. Tak makan, tak minum, tak kencing, serious kalau dia kencing dalam seluar pun takkan nak cerita.
Dia cakap aku dia berapa kali jatuh, korang bayangkan la, bila Maiden main, rata2 90,000-100,000 orang, dah konfem himpitan, rempuhan, tekanan peminat2 terutama yang berasak kat depan tu mesti hebat punya..
Dia cerita, security semua berapa kali offer nak tarik dia keluar, pasal dorang perasan dia tak berganjak dari 11 pagi, tapi dia tak mau, dia nak diri paling depan kat Donington Park bila Maiden main. Passion.
Lepas show, dia bilang, ada Security kasi dia hadiah, kertas setlist Maiden dari atas pentas yang ada butir sequence bila pyrotechnics meletup, bila api menyambar keluar.. suka dia.
Tapi bila aku tengok dia tu memang ada cam warzone sikit, jalan tempang2. haha.
Donington Park ni jangan main2.. Aku sopan santun, aku tak berani....bila aku teringat dua peminat Maiden dah mati kat tempat ni(sesak nafas pasal dah himpitan teramat/kena hempap/kena rempuh/tergelincir ramai2 tumbang/ kat padang berlumpur sloping dah terang2 rekod 107,000 peminat tahun 88 tu ) pada 1988 bila Maiden headline tempat ni Donington Park (walau dorang mati siang hari dan benda ni dirahsiakan dari pengetahuan anggota Maiden sebelum dorang main malam tu) dan ngan hujan, lumpur giler, jangan aku nak carik nahas, ni belum cerita yang coma kat spital, yang cerita dorang tarik yang pengsan yang cedera, aku rasa sudah la, ni festival mat salleh, dorang tahu apa dorang buat, aku relak one corner sua. Tapi memang menakutkan, aku tengok...lautan lebih 90,000 mungkin 100,000 orang tu, terutama bahagian depan, kat tepi walau pun moshpit kecik2 impromtu punye semua jalan terus, ngan mabuk ngan giler babi, tapi at least kat tepi ada chance selamat, kat tengah, entah aku tengok aku cuak. Kalo korang tengok dvd ke youtube ke, memang nampak ok, tapi bila kat sana, seram weii. Satu benda trigger je apa2 boleh jadi.
Cakap pasal Security, dorang nye security memang pro abis...
Korang pernah tengok Wimbledon tennis tak? ada yang jaga garisan kat belakang tu? dia macam tercarik2 fokus gitu, tumpuan 100%, hah macam gitu la aku tengok kat Frankfurt dan Donington. Giler professional.
Dorang tak kacau, pasal dorang tahu sapa pergi giler babi kat depan semua berani tanggung risiko tapi dorang memang kuat siak, ok orang pompuan yang dorang angkat relak je anaje, tapi lelaki mat salleh badan besar2, yang apa tu? Body surf? Tapi ni jenis yang nak kena angkut keluar pasal ada masalah, senang je sey dorang settle, aku tengok wow...aku suka tengok2 benda2 gini, cam aku cakap, aku suka tengok benda2 yang luar dari masa band2 rock ni main, cam aku suka tengok betapa efficient cammana crew keluarkan Dimmu Borgir nye equipment dan Slayer masukkan stage equipment, marshall stack, drumriser drumset semua dorang. Ni benda2 gini la aku suka tengok. Jadi sama cam security...
Mungkin kat row2 belakang mungkin security dia relak sikit tapi paling depan, no-nonsense..
Kat Frankfurt, satu security ni point jari je, mat rock jerman yang dah mabuk dah high pun terangguk2 haha, takut kot. Ada security tu memang eye contact ngan aku satu masa bila dia tengok aku dah terhimpit giler, cam nak penyek kena nasik himpit gitu, tapi ok la, sabar je la...haha.
Download Festival, setiap security nye vest ada nombor peribadi, tu yang ada jokes tu carik sapa security yang pakai nombor 666 , besar giler, kalo korang tengok pro-shot youtube takkan nampak tapi atas main stage pentas utama, kiri kanan ada dua security pro diri tegak je, aku tak tahu apa dia scan, ngan headset semua complete. Aku rasa organiser pun mesti takut apa2 jadi dah penuh sesak cam gitu.
Nanti la sambung cerita , now layan foto...
Mr Bruce Dickinson, Mr Dave Murray, Mr Adrian Smith, Mr Janick Gers, Mr Steve Harris and last but not least one photo of Mr Nicko McBrain.
Paling susah pada aku nak snap foto yang tiga2 gitaris Adrian, Dave, Janick ada dalam foto tu, tapi berjaya. Lihat bawah, tak cantik la, tapi untuk aku, best in the world.
I sometimes feel like I am a LITTLE GIRL GROUPIE. Sigh. haha.
.
.NEXT,
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
ok, moving on...a bit on Festhalle Frankfurt.. Its an old historical building but new structures had been added to the old Festhalle. I like it here, its very convenient. I have always thought if I backpack to see Maiden in Europe in one place but they are playing for two nights ( this way I can afford it, see more Maiden for less travelling cost ), I thought it would have been Paris Bercy. I undertstand this is a killer place to see Maiden.
As from the photos below, you can see on one photo they have sort of a platform for fans on wheelchairs or less abled, to enjoy Maiden in the best position possible.
Also, the barriers erected on the standing area, they are not to partition the fans due to the ticket price ( ALL STANDING TICKETS COST THE SAME!! ITS UP TO YOU IF YOU WANT TO SURVIVE IN FRONT OF BE COMFY AT THE BACK ), its a form of safety barriers erected along strategic locations at the center part of the standing area, you can move up front at the left and right, but the center where the most excited fans will be, they got barriers, which is good, just in case anything happen, and to prevent a CRUSH in front.
In Download Festival, Donington Park, its sort of a T. I like to appreciate all these itty gritty things..
Voodoo Six was the opener for both nights...
ooo ok, this is the booth for Maiden England 2013 Merchandise set outside of Festhalle building itelf.
There are two more inside....
.
.
.
.
To be continued....
ooo I think I want to create a blog post called " Walking and just continue walking - with zero cost, maximum sight seeing of London in 5 hours with some unexpected discoveries... ".
Just for you guys who might be interested in some low cost quickie adventures.
maybe after Ramadhan...haha.
Monday, July 15, 2013
bandar Birmingham & Paddington photos - my Maiden Europe 2013 backpacking trip - day 1 & 2
Warning - LOTS OF PHOTOS (as usual click to enlarge),
the last one an eye-candy. Sight for sore eyes gitu.
tapi aku cerita sikit Perjalanan dari lapangan terbang Heathrow ke London ke Birmingham guna berbagai keretapi pasal aku nak cepat giler.
mission day one:
- Hope my flight has no delay and precisely 0530hrs to arrive at Heathrow Airport
- Clear immigration without problem as quickly as possible
- Must find a way to reach Birmingham City as fast as possible to at least walk around the city (kalau tak rasa rugi pasal tak tahu bila lagi boleh sampai tempat ni), then to find a way to Villa Park by 1600hrs to see Bon Jovi play.
Like in Singapore and I believe its the same in Kuala Lumpur, London's Subway uses Sunday as a day to do major repair works, so there will be a few stations which lines are closed.
So once I clear immigration and I realised this above problem may hinder my fast and furious mission,, I decided I have no choice but to take the Heathrow Express to Paddington and then switch to the Underground to Euston, and from Euston takes a train to Birmingham.
The cost if I remember correctly is something like this (I am typing this from memory but I do hope they are fairly accurate).
Heathrow Express - Paddington - 40 pounds ( I bought both directions as after Bon Jovi plays Birmingham UK, I want to see Maiden plays in Germany and I dont have much time travelling time wise. )
Paddington - Euston using Underground UK - if you dont have the Oyster Card, get ready to pay about 4.50pounds on average for your subway trips.
London - Birmingham (take the train at Euston) - This trip is about less than 3hrs depending if the train you take is the one which stops at more stations, or the one that skips more stations.
This cost about 50pounds (to and fro).
During the trip you will pass by COVENTRY, and also you will pass by the Birmingham Airport Station which is next to the NEC, the place where the original Maiden England in 1988 was recorded, so its a kind of history trip for me as my purpose to backpack was in fact to see Maiden England LIVE.
I reach Birmingham City at about noon, enough time for me to wander around, and take a glimpse of the city center.
So the city is very beautiful and its so cold for me, I will never get used to that cold weather.
So you can see lots of old historical buildings, Queen Victoria era, very beautiful, and also references to Lady Diana and all that. Its nice.
So heres the mumbo - jumbo photos of
Birmingham City area,
the insides of the Heathrow Express trains,
the Underground ( SCREAM FOR ME HAMMERSMITH!!! )
Euston Train Station
The inside of the train going to Birmingham and whatever else I just lump in.
Not forgetting the FLEA MARKET!!
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PADDINGTON, London, is really something...
I took the time to wander the streets, and suddenly look what I found. Paddington waterway and watersides.
Some sort of water canals or small rivers, where there are sort of boats or gondolas being in used.
I think this is the best thing about travelling by yourself where you can just explore and see things for yourself.
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Finish of this post with some eye-candy...
Janick Gers (withAdrian Smith in the background..)
- first night Maiden Frankfurt 11 June 2013.
Love his add-ons to the song Seventh Son Of A Seventh Son
I wonder how Infinite Dreams would have sounded with him joining in.
the last one an eye-candy. Sight for sore eyes gitu.
tapi aku cerita sikit Perjalanan dari lapangan terbang Heathrow ke London ke Birmingham guna berbagai keretapi pasal aku nak cepat giler.
mission day one:
- Hope my flight has no delay and precisely 0530hrs to arrive at Heathrow Airport
- Clear immigration without problem as quickly as possible
- Must find a way to reach Birmingham City as fast as possible to at least walk around the city (kalau tak rasa rugi pasal tak tahu bila lagi boleh sampai tempat ni), then to find a way to Villa Park by 1600hrs to see Bon Jovi play.
Like in Singapore and I believe its the same in Kuala Lumpur, London's Subway uses Sunday as a day to do major repair works, so there will be a few stations which lines are closed.
So once I clear immigration and I realised this above problem may hinder my fast and furious mission,, I decided I have no choice but to take the Heathrow Express to Paddington and then switch to the Underground to Euston, and from Euston takes a train to Birmingham.
The cost if I remember correctly is something like this (I am typing this from memory but I do hope they are fairly accurate).
Heathrow Express - Paddington - 40 pounds ( I bought both directions as after Bon Jovi plays Birmingham UK, I want to see Maiden plays in Germany and I dont have much time travelling time wise. )
Paddington - Euston using Underground UK - if you dont have the Oyster Card, get ready to pay about 4.50pounds on average for your subway trips.
London - Birmingham (take the train at Euston) - This trip is about less than 3hrs depending if the train you take is the one which stops at more stations, or the one that skips more stations.
This cost about 50pounds (to and fro).
During the trip you will pass by COVENTRY, and also you will pass by the Birmingham Airport Station which is next to the NEC, the place where the original Maiden England in 1988 was recorded, so its a kind of history trip for me as my purpose to backpack was in fact to see Maiden England LIVE.
I reach Birmingham City at about noon, enough time for me to wander around, and take a glimpse of the city center.
So the city is very beautiful and its so cold for me, I will never get used to that cold weather.
So you can see lots of old historical buildings, Queen Victoria era, very beautiful, and also references to Lady Diana and all that. Its nice.
So heres the mumbo - jumbo photos of
Birmingham City area,
the insides of the Heathrow Express trains,
the Underground ( SCREAM FOR ME HAMMERSMITH!!! )
Euston Train Station
The inside of the train going to Birmingham and whatever else I just lump in.
Not forgetting the FLEA MARKET!!
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PADDINGTON, London, is really something...
I took the time to wander the streets, and suddenly look what I found. Paddington waterway and watersides.
Some sort of water canals or small rivers, where there are sort of boats or gondolas being in used.
I think this is the best thing about travelling by yourself where you can just explore and see things for yourself.
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Finish of this post with some eye-candy...
Janick Gers (withAdrian Smith in the background..)
- first night Maiden Frankfurt 11 June 2013.
Love his add-ons to the song Seventh Son Of A Seventh Son
I wonder how Infinite Dreams would have sounded with him joining in.
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