Sitting on the grass is a typical activity in the UK. The soil beneath the grass is not moist or muddy at all, perhaps it's the dry atmosphere and low rain volume helped to create the beautifully grown grass. Speaking about the atmosphere, the air in the UK is dryer than in Malaysia, that's why people recommended us to bring along lip balm and face moisturiser over there to avoid skin crack. My skin was not used to the air at first, but gradually get used to it after the first month.
My first class in SHU - CAE! Taught by an Indian lecturer who constantly say 'Quid' instead of 'Pound'. The other two subjects I had were Engineering Product Design and Concurrent Engineering.
No far from Owen Building, a building where most of our classes were held in, there was a mobile coffee stall called 'Motore Cafe'. It was popular among the students of SHU, as it sells coffee ranging from cappuccino to espresso at reasonable price (1 Pound plus)!
There was also an ice-cream truck nearby Owen Building. I love eating cold food or desserts in cold weather!
It's time to explore out of our comfort zone... Up North of Trigon and SHU are Castle Market and High Street. Supertram is one of the trains available in the UK, however I didn't had a ride in it due to its expensive fee for short distance. The bus service in Sheffield is good and punctual enough to travel anywhere within Sheffield or even to further places! Free Bee buses were also available for free to the public to travel around Sheffield, and yeah, we had plenty of ride in it because it was so convenient!
Primark is available all over of UK, to us it felt like Jusco in our country. If you want to look for affordable clothes, this is the place to pay a visit! The cheapest T-shirt we spotted was 3 Pounds, that's equivalent to RM15! You can barely find an adult-sized T-shirt at RM15 in Malaysia's shopping mall now.
Castle Market, ah... my favourite place to get fresh fruits and cooking ingredients. Affordable pricing for vegetables, fruits, meat and egg. Super cheap chocolates! 1 Pound for 3 renowned chocolate bars! But beware of the expiring date, some are pretty close to your day of purchase! After our departure from Sheffield, a new market located in The Moor has opened. Not sure Castle Market is still open or has moved to The Moor Market though.
This is the famous London Black Cab, but you can find it in almost everywhere. Its design might be obsolete, but it is a signature of the UK, or should I say an essential part of the UK like the Tower Bridge in London.
Down South is the Sheffield United Football Club Stadium, the oldest stadium in the world that is still holding football matches. As the home of Sheffield United, we had a chance to enter the stadium (no match happening at that moment) when the briefing on Europe Trip by Tong Hang Tour was held there. During our period of stay in Sheffield, there was a match in SUFC Stadium (forgot who versus who, it's unfortunate that I'm not a football fan) where tickets were sold at 10-20 Pounds.
P.S. My small luggage is found and couriered to me FOC about 1 week later... It helped to complete my collection of Cintan mee and biscuits!
NEXT - Garden, garden and more GARDEN!
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