Budget tour Scotland

Salam,

I am thinking of starting another blog for my very own 'Budget Travel Guide' for Scotland. As I always spend time searching for the best, cheapest and nicest places to visit in Scotland. Just a thought 

First episode.

Edinburgh

If you are like me, motion sickness freak, you probably would prefer train just like me. 

It costed £12.60 for non rail-card holder. Around £9 for rail-card holder. There's few options for the route. I prefer lesser stop trains as if will usually take around 1 hour to get from Glasgow to Edinburgh. 

There is seriously a lot of things you can see in Edinburgh. If you are looking for 'budget travel' like me. Bring your own food. And let's look for the free places to visit. 

We are lucky today as Edinburgh is having one month Fringe Carnival. So it is  arts everywhere. On the streets, in studios and even ones with entree fees. So today we are focusing on the free stuff (as always) 

This is on the Royal Mile. Great!! 

Epic crowd! Love it! 

I always love the building here 

This is not something we can see everyday. I think.. Haha . Oh and this carnival will last until 23 August 2014 

Victoria Street which turn out to be the real Diagon Alley of Harry Potter. Come and see this if you claim yourself to be Harry Potter's fan 

I was hoping they would say this is Knockturn Alley 😁 

I got a balloon!! Yey! 

So much of Harry Potter spirit. You need to come and try the coffee JK Rowling sip when she was writting the books. 😁

The inside of The Elephant House. Try to come here off peak as there are lines of people to get in. 

Happy us with our coffee. Small Cappucino cost me £2.25 

Cappucino at The Elephant House. Taste ok for a £2.25 for a cup. Great atmosphere. No wonder she chose this cafe for the ideas 😁👍

Nice right? 

One thing that amaze me was the toilet. All those message was for either Harry Potter or for JK Rowling herself. Great effects now that everyone came just to write on the walls, on the ceiling and even on the toilet seats 😱 

The next stop is Edinburgh University. Right in the city. 

And for the sake of being here on a Fringe Carnival day, we went to see one of the show. It was a mesh up of Harry Potter and Peter Pan and it was great!! And again it is free. Haha 

Edinburgh Central Mosque 

After the visit, we came to this park for lunch. The Meadow. Great place to bring your kids to play for a while. 

Happy tummy happy us. 

The journey continues. The Underbelly. Looks cute isn't it? Haha 

The entrance for Edinburgh Tattoo Show at Edinburgh Castle. 

The seating area. We did not wait for te show as the ticket is quite pricey and it starts at 9pm. 

Oh yes. Great way to spend hot sunny summer day. Ice cream. Not any ordinary ice cream. This is Mackie's Scotland Luxury Dairy Ice Cream. Great taste for just £2.30 

Edinburgh Castle and the crowd

Almost 5pm, we waited in front of the Bobby Statue to join the Harry Potter trail walking tour. 

This is Gemma. She is a superb Harry Potter Guide! She knows everything!! Love her to the max!! The tour took 90 minutes. A great way to spend your minutes as Potter's fangirl 😁

Professor McGonagall got her name from this poet 

Me in Sorting Hat

Omg! Tom Riddle got his name from here!! Wonder will he be proud for that?

Hogwart!! Even with all the 4 houses. Blimey!! 😱😁

Other than The Elephant House, the is one of the first cafe JK Rowling spend time to finish her books. 

Read for yourself

Interior of the Spoon

Where Diagon Alley got the shape from. 

Thanks Gemma for the tour!! You are great!! 

Edinburgh University

The ground

Always love old buildings

Calton Hill from far

Princes Street 

Picnic in Princes Park 

Great view from the park.

The Edinburgh Station where the journer ended for today. 

So, that's it for today.

Peace and out.

Misi kurus??

Salam,

Happy 9th Ramadan to all. Since it's fasting month, I have not did much of #azy_jjcm but more of #azymainmasakmasak because this is the month that usually we get to see various types of food at bazaar Ramadan. How I miss Malaysia right now. How I miss having Iftar with friends. How I miss buka puasa at home with mama and abah. How I miss buka puasa at Dataran Merdeka. How I miss the crowd and the 'meriah'ness of tarawikh. So much.. That's why I have decided to go home this September not January as planned earlier. Being away from my country my home is somehow form a hole in my heart. I love it here in Scotland but my heart my tummy my everything is still Malaysian. How hot Malaysia is how humid the weather is. How stupid the thing is there.. It is still my country. 

That's what being away can teach you to appreciate your country to a different level. 

Ok so here some of the things i did this week. Haha. Fifi my adik ucuk said since it is almost time for us to start packing home. We need to take as much pictures  for the memories. So here it is 😄

The Tower Clock. I always love the cloud and sky here. The colour is somewhat different from what we have back home. Emm or is it just my eyes? Haha

This is my home-made-from-scratch murtabak! Hohoho. This is my must-have during iftar. So I googled the recipe and tried. Success! Haha 

The picture we took for 'Salam Perantau' haha hope to see this in newspaper one day 

That one fine day which i took my strolling to the next level. To Ayr, one hoir train journey from Glasgow Central. Lovely town right by the beach. 

I always love the clock tower here. This is Ayr Town Council building. 

Bridge is another architectural theme that I love to snap. The bright red bricks always catch my attention. Thinking of having this element to my own house one day 😎

Fort ruin. Ayr made this 'Mile Walk' from the fort ruin along the beach. Gosh I really like this town! For the beach! 😄😘 

Cromwell's Citadel 

The first sight of the beach at the 'Mile Walk'

Oh here's the mark. It's actually 'The Lang Scots Mile' haha. So ok I'll shorten it as 'The Mile' ok? Haha 

Tiny lighthouse at the start of the 'mile'. Love how the dog keep to herself while her owner is fishing. Cute. 

Nice work of nature. Seaweed on a stone. Found it by the beach. 

Town Council 

Look at the birds! They actually stayed airbourne because the wind is too strong and they struggling to passed through it. Facinating. 

We walked the extra mile to see the castle ruin and we saw these swans (I dont know if you can see them in this picture) but there's tens of them at the sea. My first time saw swans at sea. I'm amazed. Haha 

The idea of naming a bridge as 'Millennium' been a trend here i guess 

The beach!! 😎

Thistle. 

Looks like paddy right? 

This castle ruin is much more interesting from the beach. But since it was raining that day, we did not go to the beach for the picture. 😭 

The actual view with bare eyes was much impressive!!! Sorry 😎

Cute light pole. Haha 

Time to go home. Ayr train station 

The train ticket. So that i can tell people when they ask how much it is to get to Ayr. Hahaha 

Oh hello seagull! 

Ayam percik made by me. Potluck day at my home. Clockwise: mix vege, ayam percik, mozarella stick and golden ball.

Agar-agar merah 

Darth Vader!!! Hohoho teng-teng teng tenterengtenterengg *star wars anthem hahahaha 

Made kuih sagu just because i need this hahaha

Menu clock-wise: date, sagu, bege malaysia , sambal ikan bilis , telur dadar , ayam kurma and bihun goreng. 

My favorite element in Scotland: wind turbine 

Yeaterday's iftar menu clockwise: nasi tomato, samosa , popia, buah melaka, melon, sambal tempoyak, acar timun and ayam masak merah. 

Oh ya and this sagu too. 

*footnote: Not all dishes made by me. It's all about team work 

Peace and out~