... Continuation ...earlier Blog .....
............AMSTERDAM....
...Story began soon ...arrival at LUTON INternational Airport ........
...............time slipped about an HOUr late .....mainland EURope nn UK ....
MID-night in UK.... dealing with HIRE Car at LUTON Airport ...
So ... drove to a LUTon friend's friend....
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| England Map ... shown ... route way from LUton - LEEds... HULL ...... straight back to LUTOn.. |
IMAgine ...MId NIght ... just luck .. quiet ... calm ... but slowly looking d' terrace houses's number... LOTs of equalled .. looked alike place ... here... right in d' city central of LUTOn... unknowingly exact location..... except with d' help ....
LOOKing for d' house at LUTON with d' help of GPS ... oooh thankful ....
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TOP pictures were taken on FIRst arrival by under-ground's train - tube.. .. ....before DEPARtured to PARIS ... ....at d'outlet ....underground train station at LUTON .... A Filippino ... LEnn ... nursing's profession... ........wife's in-law sister's ..friend's FRIEnd .... ...knew nothing about HER ....UNrecognise FACe ... only phones called nn address .... confirmed .. ... residence very near to train station ... SOon met ...fast friendly ..respected ..showing..common ASEAN's heritage .... THank ...Uuuuu ... LEnnnn ... A Night-stay in LUTOn ... leaving early ..DAY light morning ..... |
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SEVEn seaters ASTRA... just good BIG enough for long journey to LEEDs...
MOTOr ways to NORTH were large three lanes to-fro ...smooth well labelled INFO notice Boards all d' ways .....
FAasssstt ... going ... took about only three hours to reach LEEDs....
Have Uu heard... LEEDs.... LEEDS UNITED ... football .....???
Situated .. mid-way.. interchangable TRAINs Station here.... bUSy.. place..
....remembered mainly ... in 80s... if Uu stayed in HULL... went here especially for fast TELEPONe Call back HOMEee ...available ONLy at Train Station.. a SLOT paid telephone BOOTH using COIns ... knew d' TRICK ???
PUt COINs.. dailed HOME... nn jammed IT.... would ONLY cost Uuu ... a penny ... FREE.. call for hours... to BRUNEI .... but ..BEWARe...
......... should BE undercoverED ...
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Yeess ..
LEEDs... juust arriving from SOUTH ...to West... by train.. easy reach ... way to MANCHESTER CIty ... to NORTH... to NEWCASTLE upon TYne ... nn ...to East ..... HULL ....
Noon ... SATURDAy.... a city.. LEEDs.. visiting d' popular MARKets ...
Just drive to KK.... to Limbang ... to Miri .... equall ... similar too ....
PRODUcts ..... Uu know.... China ... Malaysia ... Indonesia .. Thailand ... INdia ... Philippines ... even ..Brunei ... so.. so many..places.. BRazil.. Greece.. nn ...other places ...
BUT... indoor MARkets ..... slight different feelings ... d' quality ..CLEAN ...EURopean ... building designs .. of coz ... peoples .. eventhough.. CHINESe ... LOTs doing business too ...... ONCE remembered ...ME ..my apperance they thought.. BOAT PEOPle ... ???
Uuu ...know WHAt I meant... have to refer HIStory of VIEtnam.... !!!
Checked .... suRE ... LEEDs UNIversity was here... I walked .. entered ... played BOwLING ... just FRONt of this..... WHERE... nOw ?????
My wife was at d' UNIVersity of LEEDs ..by then ..1st YEAR.. ARCHtecture ...
INDICATion of late 5.00 pm ... QUIET... street ... quiet city ...just like in goggle map's close UP .... much GREat Different ... comparing LEEds.... of tODay ...
STopped ... at St. STEPHEN'S HULL ...new large shopping centre .. right next to Trains' Station .. transport interchange .... WAs NOt here 20 years ago ...
WHY.... coming ..HERE ????
SEemed ... MANy CHanges... of COZ... for someone Once here ..... a longggg time ago..
OK... stories .. just coming back ...... here .... HULLLL ...
SUNDAY ..... rest day for some people.... shops CLOSed ....
mORe ROads... converted into pedestrians walk ways .... PUBLIC first d' MAyor's Concept ..... putting GREENEr..... colouring brights flowers...
REAL...... flowers lol ...
OLD..... NEw HULL ........... BUt ...calm.. seemed ....deserted SUnday .....
D' CIty FACe changed ... cleaner... LOOKed....
...d' market had Gone.... CLOsed SUNday ...but d' FISH & CHips Restaurant was still there ......
ADDing... d' old town ... with Shopping Centre ... ONE Place Shopping .... d' concept more likely killing small shops .... !!!!
PRINCES QUAY .... sHOPPING cENTRE was NOt here... 20 years ago ....
D' location... overlooking d' bay .... Kingston upon HULL
MUch further.. following Beverley Road - North...met four junctions nn turned Left... following Cottingham Road ...till met ...another important location....of academic ... UNIVERSITY of HULL ....
Offering.... broad choices... Education .... Sciences ... Arts... Political Sciences ....so..so ... further more researches .... just named d' subjects ... ???
Also a memorial subject ...was here ....
....so posed with d' SUbject's NAme.. as important as anywhere else .... !!!!
On d' way back U-turn ... still using Cottingham Road ..turned right going south using NEWLAND Avenue ....AGain... another important land mark ...
GRAFTON STReet...No. 65 .... BUt... few unnamed more places .... too..
Satisfised ......!!!! ..... drove off to say GOOd Bye... Hull
NO more visiting places .... hiring would be DUE mId-night.... adjusting timing to-fro, so carefull driving back to LUTON .......
DRIVING all d' way to LUTON ... using M1... same route to LONDON .....
Leaving about past 2.00pm nn predicting to reach.. latest 9.00pm.. still day light .. hopefully ... about 5 hours or more ...journey...???
WAY to LONDON ..highway M1 ....Many rest stations.... to refill fuel ... to have hot drinks.... restaurants ... caferias ...aslo providing rooms for night sleep ... Loos ... as important ....as any other places, - nOT as to call COmfort ROOm... here ..
REFRESH MY self.... lonely driver ...... all infavour .. to have REST too .... at one of OVERbridge Viewng d' MOTORways..
...to shortern ... were given back hired CAR without Problem .... nn
...able to catch UP... train to LONDon ...
...as NO direct train to circle LInes ..of COz ....
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Shop.....booth ...KNITTing .... especially for WOMEn ... still markets' stalls in ONE ROOF .... FRUITs.... bananas .. pinepples ... guavas ... papays ...many ASians ... imported ... EXcept these floWERS ... .. bet Uu must like.. d' freshness LOOKed... especially ROSES... BIg colourful Roses ... TUlips ... Wwwaahhhhh ...
LIVEsss ..... easy ..... NO wonder... WINDOW SHoppings ... just FINE ..enough to calm mind here.....
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JUST.. going outside ...walked nearby .. already surrounded by admired BUILDIngs... old designs ... Victorian ...shopping arcades... pedestrians walk ways ...all turned to PUBLIc WALKs.. in central LEEDs CITY....
Checked .... suRE ... LEEDs UNIversity was here... I walked .. entered ... played BOwLING ... just FRONt of this..... WHERE... nOw ?????
My wife was at d' UNIVersity of LEEDs ..by then ..1st YEAR.. ARCHtecture ...
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.... SO....LOSing HOPE to find d' OLD School in d' city .....
Leaving soon to HULL.. a fast easy reached about an hour.. more ..DRIVing ....
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STopped ... at St. STEPHEN'S HULL ...new large shopping centre .. right next to Trains' Station .. transport interchange .... WAs NOt here 20 years ago ...
WHY.... coming ..HERE ????
SEemed ... MANy CHanges... of COZ... for someone Once here ..... a longggg time ago..
OK... stories .. just coming back ...... here .... HULLLL ...
NOThing concrete to show children ...EXCEPT MEMories ..... ????
1st thing FIrst.. where to STAY d' LONe Night ......
....a corner HOtel right in d' CIty .....!!!!
HOTEL Campanile .... just 46 pounds.. week ends ...
Just frontage ...Beverley Road to NORth .....SPRINGBank Avenue to West ..
FERENsway to d' SOUTH .... FREEtown Way to EASt ......
CHeck IN for TWO Rooms .....still ... DAy Light evening ... roaming around to see familiar places...... here... quiet day light evening ....
200 meters or so.... LOOKing back OLd School ... surprising .... SADly ...
EMMPty ......left behind busshy surroundings..... my wife was here for 1st degree .... later... in-service early 90s .....for tWo years ..soon after 2nd child.... Pu3
FEW more steps..... d' GATe with d' name St. CHARLES RC PRIMARY SCHOOL ... was still here... remembering.. COz, my eldest son...Yaza accompanied my wife few months .... while d' mother busy at school..Yaza was given for .. nursery.... baby care ....
On d' main ..Beverley Road ...d' hair studio never changed ...30 years ..??? ....... unisex ....
The HAIRy stylized ....what To EXpect ..Bonne MM ....oR ...?? wwwhhhooo....
NO to BE mistaken ...... maggiee .... mee looked .. ah...ahhhh
Was here..... early 80s.....
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1st thing FIrst.. where to STAY d' LONe Night ......
....a corner HOtel right in d' CIty .....!!!!
HOTEL Campanile .... just 46 pounds.. week ends ...
Just frontage ...Beverley Road to NORth .....SPRINGBank Avenue to West ..
FERENsway to d' SOUTH .... FREEtown Way to EASt ......
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200 meters or so.... LOOKing back OLd School ... surprising .... SADly ...
EMMPty ......left behind busshy surroundings..... my wife was here for 1st degree .... later... in-service early 90s .....for tWo years ..soon after 2nd child.... Pu3
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On d' main ..Beverley Road ...d' hair studio never changed ...30 years ..??? ....... unisex ....
The HAIRy stylized ....what To EXpect ..Bonne MM ....oR ...?? wwwhhhooo....
NO to BE mistaken ...... maggiee .... mee looked .. ah...ahhhh
Was here..... early 80s.....
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mORe ROads... converted into pedestrians walk ways .... PUBLIC first d' MAyor's Concept ..... putting GREENEr..... colouring brights flowers...
REAL...... flowers lol ...
OLD..... NEw HULL ........... BUt ...calm.. seemed ....deserted SUnday .....
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...d' market had Gone.... CLOsed SUNday ...but d' FISH & CHips Restaurant was still there ......
ADDing... d' old town ... with Shopping Centre ... ONE Place Shopping .... d' concept more likely killing small shops .... !!!!
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PRINCES QUAY .... sHOPPING cENTRE was NOt here... 20 years ago ....
D' location... overlooking d' bay .... Kingston upon HULL
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Offering.... broad choices... Education .... Sciences ... Arts... Political Sciences ....so..so ... further more researches .... just named d' subjects ... ???
Also a memorial subject ...was here ....
....so posed with d' SUbject's NAme.. as important as anywhere else .... !!!!
On d' way back U-turn ... still using Cottingham Road ..turned right going south using NEWLAND Avenue ....AGain... another important land mark ...
GRAFTON STReet...No. 65 .... BUt... few unnamed more places .... too..
Satisfised ......!!!! ..... drove off to say GOOd Bye... Hull
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DRIVING all d' way to LUTON ... using M1... same route to LONDON .....
Leaving about past 2.00pm nn predicting to reach.. latest 9.00pm.. still day light .. hopefully ... about 5 hours or more ...journey...???
WAY to LONDON ..highway M1 ....Many rest stations.... to refill fuel ... to have hot drinks.... restaurants ... caferias ...aslo providing rooms for night sleep ... Loos ... as important ....as any other places, - nOT as to call COmfort ROOm... here ..
REFRESH MY self.... lonely driver ...... all infavour .. to have REST too .... at one of OVERbridge Viewng d' MOTORways..
...to shortern ... were given back hired CAR without Problem .... nn
...able to catch UP... train to LONDon ...
...as NO direct train to circle LInes ..of COz ....
....end ...here... tiring 48 hours' trip.....
also ME squeezing my mind to remember past things....
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