Yes, we are moving again.
Not wthin Dublin or Ireland, but to another new ctry - UK.
We opted for the ferry-train route to London this time as we have lotsa barang barang to bring along with us (though we have also arranged for 4-5 boxes to be couriered over via DHL).
The ferry will leave Dublin port for Holyhead in United Kingdom and then change to the national rail from Holyhead to Birmingham and then London.
After Peter sent us off at the port, we boarded Ulysses, the huge cruise-like ferry. The ferry IS a cruise ship - they have facilities like movie rooms, restaurants, cabins, game room & duty free shops!
My hub decided to book a cabin for the 3-4 hours journey so that we can have a good rest. This reminded me of our first trip tog on board the 3D2N KL cruise..here's the view from our cabin.
The ferry set off about 20mins later. We made a call to Peter to thank him again for his farewell meal, and for sending us off.
We do feel abit sad leaving Dublin as it had brought us lotsa memories - both good and bad. We will be bringing along the good ones (treasuring them) and leaving the bad ones behind to those who deserve to keep them. And of cos, we are also excited abt reaching our new base and setting up our new home!
We rested for awhile getting around exploring the facilites...Well, what else other food for my hub! We ordered a feast (plus yummy desserts & hot choc) to fill up our stomach for the journey.
We then took a short stroll around the ferrry, Ulysses.
And snapped sm pix...
It was ard 1am when we reach Holyhead..the moon lit brightly our 'path' towards our new home...
It was quite a long wait for the train to come. We loaded our survival packs onto the train for the 6-7hours of ride to London.
Halfway through, my hub made himself 'comfortable'...heh ;P
Finally when we arrive Euston station in london, we grabbed our stuff and took a cab to a hotel we booked in Earl's Court. The hotel is newly refurbished and look pretty chic..
It took us one week of intensive house searching before we finally found a place nearby. Earl's Court is a very nice place - safe with plenty of amenities..something like Rathmines in Dublin..They were having this Earl's Court Festival when we were there and we joined in the fun!
There were many stalls selling food and crafts, with performances lined up back to back, in one of the streets. We bought a home-made carrot cake + a huge popiah..it was delicious!
After the agent left, we spotted a few 'flaws' and decided to snap pix of them as evidence (in case they try to 'ke-tok' us after the lease ends)..better be safe than sorry yah!
After unpacking, we took a train down to the city to chill out..we popped by the largest toy store in London - Hamleys (toy-lovers heaven!)...wethen went to Leicester Sq for our well-deserved roast duck dinner feast! Yum yum ; 9
After a week in Earl's Court, we moved to our new 'home' a few streets away..The area may not be as nice as Earl's Court, but its right next to the tube station (which is one of our essential criteria) and close to High Street Kensington etc...what attracted us was also the view from our room - unblocked and windy!
After the agent left, we spotted a few 'flaws' and decided to snap pix of them as evidence (in case they try to 'ke-tok' us after the lease ends)..better be safe than sorry yah!
After unpacking, we took a train down to the city to chill out..we popped by the largest toy store in London - Hamleys (toy-lovers heaven!)...wethen went to Leicester Sq for our well-deserved roast duck dinner feast! Yum yum ; 9
