Sunday, December 14, 2014

Autumn in Wicken Fen



Oct/2014

It was the same weekend we went there, it felt like colder and felt more wintery. We walked the nature trail, every time we saw hides, we went in and watched birds. That day, not many birds were about, at least that was how I felt. Once we saw herons, birds of prey, little cute birdies, but where were they???

We met an couple who loved visiting national trust sites as well as RSPB site, very chatty old couple told us where they visited for last a couple months. I thought that was I would love to do when I retired, get a camper van and potter round rest of my life...

Oh, we need to work a little bit more harder till then, I've got no savings..........



Here's some photos from Wicken Fen.















Autumn colours in Dunwich



Oct/2014

This is yet another place we sometimes visit, Dunwich. Marcus's mum lives not far from there, we love this side of Suffolk too.

This time, Marcus (my boyfriend) took me to this chapel. He told me Haunted earth (my favo channel on YouTube) visited there too. I do like the channel, not only he does paranormal stuffs, also, he does programs about histories of places in Suffolk, Essex, Norfolk and he does west side of the country too. I like it because "local". And he explains really well. 

Anyway, here's some photos from the day.






















We went into RSPB site too, and watching cute birds eating some snacks...
Then I found out, birds watching was quite peaceful and therapeutic...... Not sure how long, we sat in hides and watched birds coming and going.



Thursday, December 11, 2014

Autumn colours in Anglessy Abbey




Oct/2014

We love visiting Anglessy Abbey, all seasons. Autumn colours were very pretty, we thought Anglessy Abbey was the good place to explore the colours. 

























It was beautiful, those colours were so awesome, it was a bit chilly day, still, warm in the sun. Now, I look back, all trees out side my windows were bear, cold and dark night. Sunsets early, 4 pm, it's dark. I don't want to go out even for my yoga class, I get lazy, want to stay at home watching YouTube. Whereas in autumn days, I love to go and about watching trees and listening to birds singing...

I told my friend this morning, "Soon be summer!" So, enjoy the winter with nice hot drink....

Cambridge with Damon & Billy




Sep/2014

My friend Damon and his boyfriend from Australia came here for their holiday. I hadn't see Damon and Billy for long time, 3 years or so. Last time they visited here, we met up in London. This time, we met up in Cambridge. 

Me and Damon used to work together, long time ago in London. When I was cheffing in restaurants in Soho (Frith street, now it's oriental restaurant, sadly...) . We had fun. That was good old days. When Damon went back to Australia, I was really sad. I went to see him once, in Queensland.

We met up in Starbucks in the square, I thought it was a good and easy place to meet up. I spotted them outside, I was already inside having my coffee and chilling out. It was lovely to see them again, felt like there was no time gap, we chatted a lot. 

Billy and Damon bought many Cd's from both music shops and Charity shops. I was pleased that they liked going round charity shops to find bargains (one of my favo activities!).

Here's some photos from the day....

Me & Damon

Billy & Damon














We had some quick snack/dinner before we parted in a pub in the town. Cambridge is a very pretty city and it has a lovely health food shop too. We both enjoyed the day and they were heading up to London....