Saturday, June 12, 2010

20th Day

The home of the naked people..

Today we are going to Rome..but before that..otw gi rome tu...theres a place called Florence,Rome..ni tmpt Mr Michael Angelo..the famous sculpture that sculp David..and other famous statues..makin lame dlm itali seryes makin panas..haha..how do you know?tgk iman..dia da start jalan slow2..kah3..kat sini ntah la..iman kate dia x minat statues kan..but..ntah la..dia slalu yg lebyh2..tgk2 kat sini slow smacam jer haha..

Anyway..kat sini well..xde pape..accept the works of Michael Angelo himself..tgk la the famous naked statue David nie..haha..iman the shy2 cat plak kah3..nak cite patung David nie..dia tu di ukir mengikut rupe bentuk nabi Daud..so they say..(bullsh*t)..haha..anyway cnie just lot of patung la..nothing much..u can see the architecture as well..mmg diorg preserve the history around here..kalo tgk Church kat cnie smua kepale kubah..tour manger citer ar..kite ambik architecture of the dome shaped masjid from diorg ar..haha..mmg sebijik ar..kalo awal2 mesti koragn ingat masjid la..but..tgk atas ckit lagi..owh ade cross..zzz..gereje la tu..haha..

er..xtaw ape la nak cite..jap..oh yeah..itali ade byk leather item..adoi..i forgot to buy father some leather goods..argh..sory..tapi mmg the whole jalan..penuh dgn letaher good..ranging from dompets, tali pinggang and to handbag..Woo..mmg org kat itali mmg dok beli mende nie ler..haha..so..kita at Florence for about 2-3hours..tapi kite gi tunggu bas awal lagi ar..sbb satu panas and x larat giler kowt..haha..lepak2 la ngan makcik2..haha..pastu En Khairul dtg ngan makanan2 utk kami ..lepak2 borak2 skali..heheh..

Anyway nothing much la for todays update..I'll update the pictures of the naked statue..haha..jap2..nak cite gak..kat itali byk pengemis n penipu n pickpocket.jage2 la ur stuff to elok2..because ade cite syok on the next update..later guys..

-Umar-


Thursday, June 3, 2010

19th Day

Venice..The Sinking Island..

Antara2 tmpt fames Itali..VENICE..>.<..naper sinking plak?haha..nak taw..sape yg tak lawat venice skarang agak rugi lar la..sbb..Pulau Venice niey..makin lame dia makin sinking..so..theres a possibility mayb cucu cicit kita x dpt tgk venice neyh..a bit about venice..Dia popular ngan lace dyer..(mula2 ingat shoe lace) but..bukanlah..lace nie mcm..erm..how do you say...jahitan of stuff la..like tirai..table cloth..kat sini dia handmade..mmg cantik and mmg mahal..tp kalo dah berduit..xde hal..haha..and one more thing is Moreno Glasses..cnie..glasses dia cantik gler..dulu diorg buat demonstration of glass blowing tp..bila da wat demo..brg mahal taw..so..xde org beli..so..diorg nie mcm jenis2 mafia..so..x beli mesti x puas ati..pastu meyampah..so..diorang x buat lah..yg lace nieyh..dpt tgk demo but sbb well brg dia ade mahal..ade x..so..choose wisely..

From camp Fusina to Venice port,Zattera kene naik 30min boat..somehow..the boat moves slowly..argh..hate it..sabar je la 30minit tu..haha..and then we arrive at Venice..sini..pakai map..amat lah x guna..why?sbbnye..lorong dia...kecik gler..argh..kalo gi situ..seryes..map xleh pakai..just refer signboard yg lekat kat building2 tuh..a few tmpt kita kene remember..San Marco square..Arcamedia Bridge,Riato..kita digalakkan menyesatkan diri kat kawasan2 cnie jer..haha..sbb kalo more than that..susah nak balik..tu jer..lorong dia xdela kecik sorang dua muat..but..kecik la..dan byk sgt..so.. careful je la and ongat the WAY BACK ..the most importand advice diorg kasik..haha..

After makan ice cream Venice..sedap..slurpp...haha..kami ber 'gondola'..korg taw x cite romantik yg kat itali naik boat tuh.yg ade org nyanyi sambil kayuh tu..yes...thats it..the boat with the singing man..haha..kami naik ngan..Lady D..aka Teacher Mardiana..SMK Hillcrest..hah..funny meeting her here..Gondola nie..80-90euro satu boat..so baik naik reramai skali..so..kitorang dia bahagi2 utk 6 orang 1 boat..the maximum no. of people..so..cincai kira 15 euro each..dia just bawak kami..pusing2 kat venice ar..kan sbb venice pulau byk laluan air dia..teksi airp pn ade utk tourist there..so..kami suruh the pendayung nyanyi haha..dia nyanyi lagu ape ntah..x paham ape..and ...x sdap..kah3..but..saje nk dgr dia nyanyi..video maybe x upload skang la..later on la..when internet laju ckit..haha..bile tu xtaw la..byk bersabaq je la korg..

After that..we ate pizza de Italia..adey..not the pizza i was expecting..nie nipis nye lar..mayb kat Florence or Roam ade chance kowt utk dpt the real pizza of italia..for now..telan je la an..haha..After makan..kami gi Flee market kat Riato..cari ape?well venice famous ngan Masqeruade dia..so byk la jual Venice Mask..mmg stylo2 la..iman da nka beli yg mahal2..tp ayah x kasik sbb nnt bawak balik bersepah jer an..haha..lain la kalo collect souvenir an..but kalo bout 70euro 1 mask..xya la..so kami just beli a cheap one..lawa gak la..but if u see the mask..mmg cantik..mmg rambang mate la si iman tu..haha..tp yes..i agree mmg lawa..One thin i hate hear..tandas 1.5euro..haha..tensen gler..so..umar n iman gi 2 kali..so its about 6euro spending just nak gi tandas..pergh..panas2..haha..anyway..tmpt nie landmark dia..xde la best mane..byk church and this Ducal palace..xa masuk la..situ byk sgt tourist...kat San Marco square to plak..mcm Trafalgar square dulu plak..sbb byk pidgeon kah4..berjaya jugak umak nak touching2 pidgeon..haha..klaka2..

Anyway we were there about 6-7hours...mmg dah puas da..at 7.30pm we head for campsite..balik2..da dgr mat saleh berparty lagi..zzzz...sabar je la..haha..after that..just lepak2..and wait for dinner..makan..tonight..sbb ayah and ibu rindu nak tgk blog umar..umar beli card wifi nak on9 and update smua blog umar yg ade hari nie..mmg byk la..i try to update with picture ..if my battery could hold on..tgh typing tgh mlm nie..harap2 okay la..sry if byk salah ejaan..hope you all enjoy..

-Umar-

18th Day

Oh Austria..

Today we are going to Innsbruck..where?..austria baby..haha..well cam bese 1 night je kat sini..so bgn2 pagi2..siap2..by 9.00 smua da siap..sepatutnye..but fot the first time..kami actually lambat haha..no umar and iman..but the whole team..keh3..sebelum x pnh lmbt ..always on time..but ntah la..theres always a first for everything rite?..continue on..

Well the city of innsbruck..erm..city lar..nothing much..just took pictures..and kami lawat this one svroski Crystal..kat cnie la..tgk2 mcm2 crystal dia ade an..haha..but..mahal la..as financial manager..umar x galakkan iman beli..hehe..i mean..i try to connect iman with jewelleries..er..well..ig ues there was no connection..lolx..xD..so no..we did not bought any crystal..yg special tempat nie is number one is the apple struddle..kalo eja dg btol la..hehe..mmg try makan la..Wow..sedap..haha..dun jeles2..we bought 3 of them..nice2..very delicious..well thats the delicacy of austria..Travel manager pn mmg galakkan kami beli tu pn..mmg berbaloi ar..and then the about 3 hours there kami jaln2..cari souvenir..haih..iman la..susah btol..sng sgt mata dia rambang..xtaw nk beli mane satu la..ni la..tu la..haih..umar ikot kat blakang sabar je la an..keke..

i gues i think im not going to elaborate much abut austria sbb..mmg xde pe sgt lar..yg umar minat sgt tmpt nie..dia nye view la..wow sgt..mmg clear nmpk gunung2..mmg smart gler..puas atie la..weather just nice..so..xde la kabus sgt yg halang gunung ganang tu..i mean after kat innsbruck tu otw nak gi itali..mmg view dia tip top..oh yeah..patu ade satu stop kami berhenti dkt The Olympic Ski Jump..haa..nak cite..austria nie..diorg hebat2 dlm skiing..normally a 6year old should get a skiing equipment on his birthday..so mane x pro nye..juare dunia smua dtg dr cnie..haha..so kami pegi la that place where we had lunch..mmg dari situ view of the town bersame gunung2 dia..WoW la..speechless..cantik sgt..x tdo sgt la..from austria to itali nk cite cantik gler dia nye view..haha..nnt tunjuk picture...

Anyway..sampai la Italinye campsite kat Fushina..driver kate dia nye fevret campsite..mane tak nye..sini..penuh bar n pub..mlm2..hampeh..party je mat saleh yg camping kat situ..mmg memekak..naseb bek mengantuk gler..dpt..baring..trus lena after makan..yg x bestnye tmpt nie..da x sejuk..and datang la nyamuk2..haha...so people..get ready to close your net eh..nyamuk like anything and besar2 gak la..haha..pukul x mati lg..haha..kebal2..bersabar byk je la kat sini..heheh..so..thats all..siot nye mat saleh..bising giler berparty..haih..sape duduk khemah..bising ckit r..haha..k la..nyte2..

-Umar-





17th Day

The River steps..woo..

Ok today trip yg agak best ar..where are we going?..erm..Newschwanstein Castle..ha3..why?nantikanlah cerita beta..haha..well first of all..bangun pagi and all and siap2 nak gerak dah..before gerak ambik2 gambar jap around campsite and etc..pastu ade la owner of the place a german guy..borak2 ngan dye..haha..see..i can speak with him..although his english is suckier than mine kan..wahaaha..xD

okay2..enough about that..the journey to caslte Newschwanstein(ntah btol ke x ejaan) but that it is..castle nie dkt ngan austria the place we are camping tonite..castle merupkan inspirasi En. Disney utk membuat disney castle to yg kat disneyland..yg crite2 disney korang tgk kat movie tuh..haa..castle nie la dia dpt inspirasi nak buat castle dia..well that made him famous didnt it..anyway castle nie besar ar..the real castle deal..big..and lawa kowt..but kalo up close x nmpk lawa sgt and x nmpk mcm castle disney..so..kalo terer placing..u will get a nice picture form here..seryes..checkout the postcard..if at the right place and the right moment mmg pergh ar gambar..kami x masuk castle sbb diorg kate xde pape pn dlm castle and takes time nak explore the freaking big castle..so..x dinasihatkan masuk dalam ar..

The 2nd attraction there is the Mariabrooke..Brooke here beans bridge..so its marian Bridge..dari sini u can get a good scenery of the castle ambik la byk2..u can also see the water fall and the stream..mmg lawa..u have to see it..WoW-zers..haha..tp here comes the best part..mase nak turun kami ikot off-road ckit nak pegi ikot laluan tepi sungai..becareful this route is not for kid..because licin + curam..dangerous ckit bawak kids..so..x digalakkan..anyway..kami turun ikot situ ..so mmg cuak gak ar..its like woah..but the scenery was vey nice..gler nice kowt..u have to walk around a big stone..ade bridge diorg buat cantum around the rock ..mmg..ade video la cmne..i cant xplain it how..i have to show u..kalo ade mase and WiFi insyallah tunjuk..mmg a MUST tgk..wahaha...

Then lastly sini ade..tasek near our bus stopped ..tasik dia pn cantik gak..but mase kami da nak sampai situ da nak gerak kowt..so x byk picture but again im telling u guys..u must follow the stream...xDD..haha..gler xcited ar..haha..After that we're goind to Austria..yes..our campsite..Kat austria nie..the SCENERY is..wow gler..dianye mountain mcm lapisan..lapisan ape?starting bawah..tanah..and then pokok..and then at the top guess what?snow..pergh..mmg lawa..haha..our campsite pn beside ngan a scenery of mountain so yeah..wow again..haha..mlm nie..makan Malaysia's famous nasi lemak diorg buat..haha..boley la sedap..kah3..tgh lapar and sejuk bagi ape2 telan je kowt..kah3..after all the xcitement..yeah..ngantok bro..after makan solat tido..and ok kos jgn lupe Charging kat tandas kene ade adapter taw..haha..kalo tak..cmna hampa nak charge..so..ingat2 la ..kpd sesape nak pegi..but..mcm kat ireland aritu..ade je bas ade WiFi and ade plug to charge wow gak ar disitu..kalo korang dpt bus cm2 setel masalah2..nak charging smua..nak online pn x susah..haha..ok2 over2 plak disitu..thats form me..assalammuallaikum.. xD

-Umar-





16th Day

Dull Frankfurt,Germany..

Ok since today we are leaving the campsite..we have to bangun agak awal la nak packing and kemas khemah adn stuff like that..cause the bus leaves at 9am..so b4 that time we have to finish up our pengemasan..kat sini umar asyik dpt air panas free jer..haha..xyah gune token nak mandi..ley spent for my food or stuff yg nak la..but..next destination is german..erm..i guess nothing exiciting inless u want to buy a BMW and Merecedes..i think is cheap hear..haha..tunggu je la nak ade kete ..

Anyway our main attraction today is Frankfurt,Germany..ever heard of frankfurter?(hot dogs)..dpt name dari sini la..yeah..wow..but then again..sini hot dog diorang made of pork..name je hot dog buat dari babi..ceh...lol..haha..just kidding..anyway..we stop at this big euro sign in the middle of the city..city nie byk bangunan tinggi2..mknenye develop la tmpt nie..not as tall as KLCC but..boley ar..since diorg da kene bomb byk kali during the war right..so..yeah.they develop back in the 70s and this is one of the develop country in German..sini byk banks..nothing much..ambik2 gambar..and then a group picture kat euro sign tu..wow..ramai gak..org2 Kelana Convoy nie..haa..nnt ade mase i letak some pictures for you guys..susah btol nak dpt..WiFi on this trip..xde ke campsite yg giler Hi-Tech ..sng nak upload for the family..

After this stop..we head to the main square of Frankfurt..kat sini theres one building yg diorg kate so "SPECIAL"..well..its the church..why?because dulu..when all the bombing was done..the building surrounding it was destroy..yeah..u guess it..but the church did not.. (bad aiming i guess)..haha..so they rebuild frankfurt..bla3..jd la maju..they leave the church as it is..kitorang pn turunla kat main square Franfurt tu..kat cnie..erm..city la..mostly shops..souvenir stores and well normal shops a city would have..xde pape pn..ade la a few museum such as..history museum..jews museum..yeah..bout the hollocust(silap eje neyh) stuff..but..kalao nak masuk museum pn..cam xde mase..we got like 3 hours..and ntah la..x berminat kowt..haha..anyway..jalan2 usha2 church tu..and then cross a river there..ntah lupe river ape..but xde papela..just a city..

Oh yeah..mase kat situ ade gak nmpk some tunjuk perasaan by muslim turkey for gaza..ntah la wat ape..we just take picture of that..byk gak muslim gak German neyh..hu3..anyway that just what we did..window shopping and stuff..back to the bus and to the campsite..sampai2 kat campsite..it was near a lake..the view was pleasant..tp naseb baik cerah..wlpn hujan..dpt la pasang khemah dgn terbaik kali nieh..wahahh..thx to Brother Abu..the one that help us in the 1st day..da taw whats the problem ..we can eaily get it done..and mase tu pn cerah..sng la nk nmpk..baru puas ati buat khemah..yeah!!

Anyway that night diorang masak TOmyam..yeah..HOT food..pergh..really hit the spot..kenyang perut..solat..and then off to bed..waiting for the next day..nak gi Castle kat German..and campsite at Austria..okay..l8er..*_*

-Umar-

15th Day

High Again..i Am sterdam..

haha..whats up with the title..?wel..if u want to know..byk je souvenir kat amsterdam cmtuh..nape ?well nnti akan diceritakan..jgn risaw eh..haha..=)..

Ahh~..what a cold day..kah3..da la kasut basah..pakai ngan stokin..erm..mmg "best"..but xpela..asyik hujan je sini..hujan..and stop..hujan lagi..this sequence went over and over again..today..yes..tensen gler kowt..sabar je..makan brekfest cereal jer..janji air panas lega ckit..oh yeah..nak mandi..kene beli token 1euro for 5 minit of hot water in the shower..but if ur lucky..ade je shower air panas rosak..so..you can use it for free..slalu tmpt laki..so..umar mandi free jer haha..lame2 pn xpe2..tp..sian la org len nak gak air free an..haha..

Anyway.. off we go to the tour..first of all kite tgk dyke(ntah btol ke x ejaan)..A dyke is ntah..a thing that seperate a higher level of sea water than the land..yes the sea is higher than the land..thats why they require a dyke..ambik gambar je la at this dyke..and then off to a windmill..kat sini byk giler that wind turbine tp yg kuno nyer windmill la..ambik2 gmbr..ade anak kambing..a black sheep..haha..touching2..bagi makan..and then of we go to the first city... Volendam,Netherland(Holland)..kat sini mcm Galway ckit..ala2 kampung..it was quite nice..boats n yatch and all..kat cnie food dia maily seafood..so..bley je mkn kowt..but tgk2 la..ade yg dia letak ham..but the rest is okay.. =)..kat cnie ley tangkap2 dlm pakaian Dutch..its about 5euro..ade kilang diamond..if ur interested(im not)..so..kami jalan2 ambik gambar..and one more thing..kat cnie Souvenir lg murah dr Amsterdam..seriously..so..beli la kat cnie..we got 2 hours here..so..buat la ape yg patut..

Oh yeah..we also went to the..cheese and clogs factory..so..diorg tunjuk la..cmne diorg make cheese and clogs..and kasik free cheese testing..if u go here..be careful..some of the cheese has Ham aka Babi aka Khinzir aka haram..kalo x clear lg..x taw la..anyway..x beli papepn..just this Ginger Biscuit..Did u know the Ginger Bread man..who lives on dairy Lane..?(quote from Shrek)..sedap gak la biscuit dia wlpn bukan bentuk cam org tu..but ade la corak orang kat biscuit tu..take my word sedap..the bus driver bought 3 boxes -_-"..so yeah..its a sign..

Jeng3..the place all men have been waiting for Amsterdam..haha..a few fact about amsterdam..1 jer..it is famous for the Red Light District..nak taw what the city is all about..u should see the souvenir first..in Amsterdam case..yes,.its about the red Light District..byk la souvenir2 dia yg x elok tu...haha..istighfar..kami pn kat cnie..lawat la Red Light District tu..erm..well..they say..morning ckit lg dr mlm..tp still ade la..prostitute..smoke..drugs..erm..smua ade la..jusst be careful..ade gak kedai halal dlm Red light District tu..and byk la kedai2 x elok..ade la nmpk prostitute..erm..half naked i supposed..but tu yg tayang2 je ar..tp kalo further inside the premises..i dont know la (i wish i did)hehe..marah ibu :P..but im telling u..the Red District is all about..sex, money and drugs..yeah its a guys dream but..bak kate my father smua nafs' .. tp kalo da masuk situ..mmg ternampak sane sini..but just to adventure..too see whats there..didnt expect THAT MUCH..haha..after kluar situ..we went to find food..along a road ade a few kedai halal..so..kami mkn kebab kat situ..after that..we just round2..and waited for the bus to the campsite..

Balik2..ntah sebab ape..lepak2..solat2..and then saje baring2..but..ntah cmne ar..black out tros..x sedar..tido..until..well umar la..bgn balik pukul 12 and 2 in the morning..why?rasenye sbb x mkn dinner..sejuk giler..pakai jacket..stokin tebal..baru la boley tido..fuh..mlm paling sejuk ar..Note to Self:Eat more..bkan nk gemuk..to keep the heat man..so..more food eh ayah..plz and thank you..haha..Since we went black out..i guess thats all..Later Peeps..:DD

-Umar-





14th Day

Kelana Convoy..

well it was the day of the kelana Convoy..The 2weeks trip on europe..from belgium to Switzerland..which will end at paris,France..The Journey Begins~ (cool x?haha..)

Ok..After clearing out MSD hall..Kami gerak gi Marble Arch about 6.45pm..and arrive around 7 o'clock..ramai da sampai time tu and waited near Speakers' Corner..I guess ramai giler melayu ade some japenese(kalo x silap) and some malay are from Singapore..bas Dtg dlm dekat pukul 8..Our name was on the 1st Coach..Kat coach nie most of them was student..so..oorang2 tua and with their small babies and children kat the other bus..so..our bus..was not that noisy..boley tido tenang ckit..haha..Our Coach Driver was Craig and the other was lenny both of them was nice.. best gak r diorg..haha..

Off we go then..to Dover where nak corss the English Channel(selat Inggeris)..naik kapal besar dow brape byk bas and Lori ade kat situ..da dlm kapal kami lepak ar kat dlm kapal kat dia nyer deck..ade cafe, bar and stuff..kitorang took pictures and the boot and waited for 1.5hours..till which reach France..Yes..France!!..but x gi la paris gi lalu belgium dulu on the way to amsterdam and to our campsite..Kat Belgium..dpt la gi belgium Chocolate Factory..alright..free Chocolate tasting..but..erm..umar bkan jenis makan chocolate..tgk mood ar..haha..byk giler jenis and bentuk chocolate..but x beli pape ..im not that interested in them..xpe2 insyallah kitorang beli utk korang(kowt)..haha...

On the way to campsite singgah this stop..dkt ngan Mcd and we got WiFi..but tinggal 5 minit je bila sedar ade wifi..sempat upload 3 days worth of blog in 5 minits..(could i have some applause plz haha ) xD..so..sape yg nmpk umar online time tu..just for updating blog..haha..da abih singgah jap gerak la kami ke campsite..patut nye jap jer..tp highway plak tutup..kenela ikot diversion,..took us longer than expected..but Alhamdulillah arrive Safely..

Here comes the deadly part..at the campsite..well campsite..kene naik khemah la..da la nk malam tyme tu.,hujan + Sejuk..mmg freezing my tgn..since saye reti lg dr iman buat khemah..i did most of the work..fuh..penat2..and then..ad problem plak ngan khemah..pergh...sakit atie je..i tried to later it somehow..mmg da diri awal2 ttp cm x perfect..ntah ar..someting x btol..a few time gak..and then it got dark and hujan + sejuk makin trok..tensen..tp xpelah..bila da abih penat and x nmpk..panggilla sorg crew help us out..turns out mmg ade something wrong with the tent..mmg dpt diri gak after bukak balik..but jadi same balik as i did in the 1st place..so..argh..watever..janji dpt masuk khemah lepak..lege..tyme tu da kol 12mlm kowt..and dinner da siap pn tyme tu..so off we go to eat after da penat..wlpn deadd tired..ingat lapar..but turns out..lg penat dr lapar..so..makan ckit je(mesti x percaye an)..after that solat dlm khemah..off we go to sleep..tyme tu la..iman nye sleeping bag prob..adey..tukar la kami i got the sleeping bag yg xleh zip..so..open la saye tido..nseb bek da bese tod2 sejuk2..cmaping and all..boley la tido dlm ape pn keadaan..sedap gak tido somehow..haha..nyte2 eveybody..=)..

-uMAR-