15 to 23 jan 2008, london

having fun at biying's place... Wii...

Bobby Moore

wembley stadium

goodbye to my trekking shoes... bought this in shanghai 2 years ago for about sgd 75. it is beyond repair now after several times of glue-ing. it is no longer water proof... cant bear to part with it.

during this period of time, we were very glad to have a place to stay in biying and xiaoping's apartment. on our first day here, biying (who was suffering from jet lag at that time) took the time to bring us to a nearby italian restauarant (Luigi?) for dinner. i have excellent comments about this restaurant. though a little pricey for my standard (cos i almost compare every kind of food with a plate of zhap chai png in singapore), the pasta served was really delicious and in a big portion! i tried to remember the details served on my plate so that i can cook that when i am back in singapore. love it

we walked around town for a few days, visited the usual sights such as the big ben, parliament house, thames river, london eye, the huge national art gallery (where there were lots and lots of paintings from 1500 to 1900), chinatown, oxford street and wembley stadium and then off to paris for the weekend. there were some problem with the camera batteries, therefore, not many photos were taken in london.

however, i had a great time shopping in england. clothes and shoes were mostly half-price due to the usual post-xmas sale. e.g. i bought a new pair of waterproof Hi-Tec trekking boots for only 25 pounds.

31 dec to 15 jan 2008, you will never walk alone in liverpool (aka sk's dream come true)

farewell outing before we leave for london tomorrow

City of Culture 2008 celebration in town

Shankly gate

the hundred years old liverpool jerseys

anfield stadium used to be everton's home ground

a machine used to keep the field grass in good condition

players tap this sign for good luck before each game
any comments before you go?

the anfield stadium tour starts here... players enter this door to get changed for the match. it is usually barricaded on match days to avoid fan attacks.

Bill Shankly

Paisley gate

for stella - university of liverpool

the inside looks more like a theatre than a cathedral. thats how modern it is

metropolitan cathedral

a view of liverpool

took a ferry across the Mersey river. this was also the place where Titanic set sail

street performance

wendy (martin's best friend. she used to baby sit him when he was young) and martin

a night out at Alma de Cuba

beatles cake

3D cake

like this open green pasture near martin's place

judge going on trial

lime street station where most long distance trains depart

st george's hall

why, brother? which symbolises brothers (people of different nationalities or colors) fighting one another

Philharmornic Dining Room - one of britain's most extraordinary pubs with stained glass, wrought iron, mosaics and ceramic tiling, fitted with wingback armchairs

martin likes the sisters' chapel. see the grin on his face

sisters' chapel inside the anglican

anglican cathedral

a quiet chinatown

see the shattered glasses caused by the bomb?

this church was left to stand after a bomb was dropped on its ceiling during world war

a day out in town with martin. a big sale was going on everywhere in town and i got myself a pair of hi-tec waterproof trekking boots for a good 25 pounds. they were kept on standby cos my current china made trekking boots were going to break anytime after walking for the past 8 months.

the match ended with a disappointing 1-all score

cant believe that we actually came so far to watch this game and the happiest thing is that... we did it! before the game starts, we were like enjoying the atmosphere, giggling to ourselves and enjoying every passing moment. how very nice!

really really excited to go in and watch them play live

arrived at anfield stadium

Adel and Martin - Adel is a very committed liverpool fan. she moved to liverpool just to be close to her dream team and she will convince anyone to jump ship to support the red team.

martin - our CS host. i really like him. he has a great sense of english humour and also, he introduced us to lots of good movies, the catherine tate show, crazy taxi on PS 2 and Tetley makes tea bags make tea!

on 2 Jan, met Adel outside LFC store to go anfield stadium watch liverpool play against wigan.

on the train to martin's house. it was new year's eve and all the trains and buses were to end early that day (at abt 8.30pm) for the new year countdown. many people were in good mood that day including us. we were thrilled!

finally arrived on the ground of liverpool. hooray!!! we received warm welcome from most of the ground staff that night