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[PHOTOS] Walking Around Dunhope Park & Dundee Law, Scotland
November 3, 2016
A bit of hiking as well.
That morning, I walked alone. I just don't feel good to interrupt my friends' good sleep after they stayed up working on their thesis. Budak dah habis exam (masa tu) kena bawak diri okay. Haha, they already spent a lot of time with me actually, especially time for cooking. :D
You can expect LOTS OF PICTURES in this post okay?
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| Welcome to Dunhope Park :D |
This park is very close to my friend's house, like 5 minutes walk. Maybe because it was early in the morning, there was almost no one there, except this uncle with his bike. I had my own sweet time walking along the road, gambling my time to get to the highest point of Dundee. You can read it through out this post. :)
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| I'm not sure is this a part of Dunhope Castle or not. Haha |
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| Dunhope Castle. |
Like how other castles used to be (I went to many castles like this in Czech), this one also was used as a family house, military base, barrack etc as well.
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| Dunhope Terrace |
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| The higher entrance of Dunhope Park. |
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| On my way to Dundee Law. |
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| Look at the houses :D Teringat rumah-rumah teres kat Malaysia |
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| Higher point. You can see Tay River slightly over here. |
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| Tay River is getting more visible. |
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| Okay, now, let's hike up! |
Told yea, it was Ramadhan. I was struggling that time as in Scotland I need to fast an extra 2 hours compared to Czech! Haha, nangis rasa.
For Czech, usually we start fasting from 3 am until 9 pm. But, in Scotland it is 2 am until 10 pm. Nak solat tarawih pun memang dah layu badan. Our stomachs were literally full after Maghrib that we were not able to fill in more for Sahur.
But, we still need energyyyyy for the rest of the day.
Sumbat sumbat sumbat.
Mujur makan jugak sahur tu, ada tenaga untuk hiking :D
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| Tay Rail Bridge. |
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| Another one. |
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| Again :D |
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| Tay Rail Bridge - 3km++ long |
Actually there was a sad story behind this Tay Rail Bridge. The one that we can see now is the 2nd rail bridge constructed across Tay River. It was opened in 1887 while the first one was opened to public in 1878.
What happened to the first bridge, anyway?
Hmmm, I felt really bad when I read about the incident. In 1879, just a few months after the first bridge celebrated its first birthday, the bridge collapsed due to high winds. At the time when the incident occurred, there was a train with 6 carriages crossing the river. Unfortunately the train plunged into icy waters and all people inside the train died. T_T
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| Dundee Law. |
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| Memorial on Dundee Law. |
There is a reason behind the name 'law'. I don't really understand as it involved a Scottish word. Rasanya lah kot. But this place is actually the plug of extinct volcano. Banyak betul hasil gunung berapi kat Scotland ni. Masa kat Edinburgh pun, banyak hills yang terjadi berkait dengan volcano jugak.
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| With the background of Tay Rail Bridge. |
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| The memorial. |
The memorial was built for remembering those people who died in both World Wars. And actually, there was a tunnel running across the Law, but it was closed in 1980s.
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| Walking down. |
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| You can drive up the hill, just follow the signboards. |
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| Besar kan pintu pagar dia. :D haha. |
It was a good morning hike. There were few other tourists as well and many local people use this hill as morning exercise. I met few runners on this hill, as well as old people who just want to visit the memorial.
Sometimes, I feel awkward to take pictures in this kind of place. Like, how could I look happy with the background of War Memorial?
I hope I have the will to continue my Scotland's posts. Huhuuu
Hradec Kralove, Czech
161102
Campus Walking Tour - University of Dundee
October 23, 2016
Ahaa, this is not the real campus tour though. Haziqah just showed me around, the area she spent her time studying. But, since her hostel is very close to the university, I bet she went back frequently haha. Memandai je kau, Nina.
Awww, scrolling pictures of Scotland is another way to procrastinate. I feel like being flew back there.
Before Haziqah told me she got an offer letter to pursue her Master here, I have no idea about Dundee. The only thing I know about Scotland is Edinburgh. Oh yea, the Scottish accent as well. Haha, I don't even know (or should I say I don't bother to know) that many scenes in Harry Potter were being shoot in Scotland. :p
So, let's walk around University of Dundee.
It's been a while, don't expect me to remember most details T_T I should have write my journey every single day while travelling.
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| This is a part of university. I thought the buildings were actually apartments, but nay. |
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| The excited Nina. Well, if you wanna know, in Czech most universities have campus / department ALL AROUND the city. We just don't have a specific BIGGGG compound to occupy all departments. So, it was kinda exciting to see a big university that I used to see in movies like this. Will share more about differences in university in my future posts of Glasgow. Hopefully. |
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| Tadaaaaa, one of the best feeling when Isaw this during my travel. I am a person who always search for city mosques in every destination that I will go. Prayer rooms included as well. |
Do you know that, by praying with other people from different background, you can reflect yourself 'how berlapang dada you are?'. Sometimes, the way they pray are kinda different than I pray. Like, some people just pray barefoot (without any socks or extra clothes to cover the feet), some Imam don't recite Bismillah in every al-Fatihah (they recite in their heart), some always recite Qunut Nazilah in the last rakaat.
These differences depend on the Mazhab as well.
We are a variety of people.
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| The place students hang out during breaks. I don't have this kind of area in my university though. |
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| The same area I told you just now. It is called the Union. |
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| A signboard there. |
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| And me, the tourist. Lol. Welcome to University of Dundee! |
Nah, short post.
How's your Sunday?
:p Hopefully no Monday blues tomorrow.
HK, Czech
161023
Good Morning, Rainy Dundee :)
October 19, 2016
Morning, Dundee :)
That morning, we didn't have any plan other than to have iftar with the other Malaysian students. It would be my first time to meet them, naah no worries, my principle is like this "your friends will be my friends and I will treat them as good as I treat you."
For iftar, Haziqah and I planned to prepare sushi and bread pudding.
So, off to Tesco, it was literally in front of Haziqah's hostel. :D This reminded me of my flat, I can see Tesco from my window as well.
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| Seabraes Bridge - to cross all railways. |
Basically, the arrangements in Tesco are similar in any countries. From the entrance, it would be the flowers and plants, stationeries yada yada. But, writing this post make me realised I was excited to be there, in Tesco. Haha. Maybe that was how my parents felt when they stepped into Tesco in Hradec Kralove last year.
Tesco je pun T___T
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| Kalau kat Malaysia banyak pokok-pokok kann, kat sini banyak bunga hidup macam ni. |
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| Kinda cheap. :p |
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| Satayyyyy. Haha, don't argue much about where satay actually originated. Thailand, Singapore, Indonesia dan Malaysia ni serumpun, okay. |
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| This was what really caught my attention. Fuh, I wish I have this in Czech! |
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| Self-service counter to pay your groceries. Scan your items, tap tap tap, scan some more items and just pay by card or cash. On your own. |
Done with grocery shopping.
Before going back to prepare the food, we walked along the river. Told ya it was raining slightly and you can see how gloomy the sky was. But, still it was nice to walk together while updating each other with stories.
There were lots of seagulls!
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| Model. |
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| See. Seagulls everywehere. |
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| School kids go to school. |
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| Rails. |
Not to forget, these containers building. :D My abangngah loves the ideas of containers a lot but I think I haven't show this to him though. T_T
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| Awesome kottt. |
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| The windows :D malam-malam pintu kontena boleh jadi grill. |
I will share the food in another posts. Haha
But, honestly I had so much fun in the kitchen with Haziqah. She is a talented baker and she loves K-pop much. Haha. I was once influenced into these K things so I know something to talk about. Not that into K-pop groups much as I prefer ballad songs. Surprisingly, we share the same favourite singers!
Kim Jong Kook. Yes, the muscle guy in Running Man. I was a huge fan of him, already told you before. I still remember how enthusiastic I was, to memorize his songs during A-Level exams period.
Next is Davichi. I just love their voices and songs :p
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| On the way to Haziqah's friends' house. That are the containers, with Tay River as background. |
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| Entah apa ntah statues ni :O |
We walked around University of Dundee, yeah it will be in another post as well. Haha. Nanti panjang sangat satu post ni.
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| Overgate - the mall. |
On our way, we dropped by at this mall - Overgate. And..... hahahah there's Primark over here! Ouch, if you have been to Primark, you will understand why people love this shop a lot. And I don't understand why Primark haven't reach Czech yet. It is all over Europe kan?
I was under control that day - just because I told myself I don't have any spaces in my backpack to buy many stuffs. Haha. I just bought few tote bags with the word Scotland on it - not for my own souvenirs but for my mum and aunts.
Now, thinking back about this....I have no idea what have I bought for myself.
Oh, postcards. Okay.
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| Caird Hall |
Caird Hall is actually a theater / auditorium something like that - where you can watch orchestra etc. I thought it is the town hall where the city mayor works in it.
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| These are some characters in comic magazine - The Dandy. The big guy is called Desperate Dan. No ideas about the contents of this comic. |
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| The monkey is actually trying to rearrange the alphabets. Guess what actually supposed to be written there? Comment your answer below. Haha. |
McManus Galleries is a museum / art gallery, not sure what's inside as it was closed when I get there. But, the building was lovely, with Gothic style :)
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| McManus Galleries. |
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| Positive energyyyyy. |
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| Haziqah and I :D |
Continue walking.
We passed by another education centers - High School of Dundee and Abertay University.
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| Abertay University. |
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| Arriving their house :D |
Apartments in Czech in slightly different than here. In Czech, the ground floor will always be the shops. But, in Dundee at least, houses can be on the ground floor as well. However, the arrangements inside the apartment are kinda the same. Once you step into the house, you will be in the common area (small one just enought to choose your coats & shoes), then you can see 2-3 rooms (one of them could be the living room) and a kitchen.
Small but I love this style as I think it is comfortable enough to live in.
HK, Czech
161015
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