I took the train back to London. It was cold comparing with the barmy 22 degrees in Edinburgh a few hours ago. Nevertheless, I was so excited. Here I come, road trip to south England!

Love The Car

Edinburgh

I love Edinburgh!

The receptionist at the hotel told me that it would be quicker to go to the King’s Cross train station by the Tube than taxi. It took me 30min on the Tube from Gloucester Road to the King’s Cross train station, not difficult at all.

Not many people were at the Platform 9 3/4 so I had a photo taken in front of it. :) By 9am, there was a long queue of people waiting to take photo there and the station staff had to put signs around to keep things in order.

The flight was so long. I kept walking around, eat (funny that I still felt hungry even though I did nothing but sitting there), nap and watch movies:

• Bones season 8 - seem them all before, just killing time

• Gravity - meh, its okay

• The Grand Budapest Hotel - I loved it! It’s witty, smart, touching and shows the 1930s Europe

• 3 days to kill - Kevin Costner looked really old

Overnight in Sydney

I was still packing when Chris came to pick me up for the airport. :) I definitely started packing early this time but still, it became a last minute thing again. My Qantas flight was late as usual (One day, they will surprise me by being on time). The airport hotel Sydney for a night of transit is as boring as it can be. I don’t even get a phone in the room! Oh well, I really just need a place to sleep for a few hours.

Oyster Card

My visitor’s Oyster Card has arrived today! If you want to get an Oyster Card before travelling to London, do a Google search to find an agent in your own country so you can purchase the card in your local currency. Transport for London has more information on the Oyster Card and a list of agents around the world.

It’s all over the net at the moment - ginger is the essential healthy power food! I don’t put a lot of ginger in my cooking but I love to eat Japanese pickled ginger from time to time. This is a recipe I’ve been using. The result was great, even mum gave it a thumbs up. Here is the VERY simple recipe on how to make Janpanese pickled ginger: