Trip down south

Feb 3, 2011 - Feb 6, 2011

With a much needed break, I found myself going on a trip with my friend to five different places down south. The first two nights I had the luxury of having a room all to myself thanks to my friend's friend, which I'm really grateful for and can't thank her enough.

Our first visit was Guildford, a town in Surrey.

The next day, on an extremely windy condition, we headed to the city by the beach, Brighton.

It was also in Brighton that we climbed two hills to reach the Seven Sisters. It was here that my friend lost her hat to the wind. It actually flew off the cliff so fast we did not manage to outrun it so we helplessly watched it go. It must've been sad for my friend.

Day three we traveled to the south west area and reached Bristol. Our sight-seeing focus of the day was the suspension bridge. This trip somehow seems shorter than the rest. It's probably because we spent more time in trains and buses than on the actual site. We had a wonderful lunch at another friend's house and I can't thank them enough for their hospitality.

Our supposedly final stop was Bath. We planned to visit the Stonehenge but the bus was fully booked so we hang around the city for a bit.

And since we had the whole afternoon free, we decided to visit another place and chose the village of Avoncliff. I actually like this place because it reminded me of the quiet serenity of my hometown. We had an outdoor late lunch and with this kind of environment, the food was quite enjoyable.

Finally, we catch the train from Avoncliff, pass Bath, through Bristol and all the way back to Leeds.

This trip has been exciting, exhausting and adventurous. I thought I lost my keys at one point. My friend found them in her flat back in Guildford and she had them posted to me. I really owe her one! Besides losing keys and hat, my other friend also accidentally left her pair of gloves in one of the trains. But all in all, this trip is definitely a much needed one.

The day after, I sprang back to my study mode, with plenty of meetings and discussions thrown in, like I never left.