The UK adventure begins

So this is it. After 4 inflight movies, 3 breakfasts meals in a row, 2 hrs on the coach, and 1 overweight luggage bag to drag around, I've arrived in Bath. I must say that Qatar Airways provided a really pleasant & enjoyable ride with its touch-screen inflight system, comfortable seat & adequate leg room. The first thing that greeted me in Bath was the wooden scent of my room in Carpenter House. It's nice to have a cosy room to myself, albeit a rather small one. Here are some snapshots:

the rectangle room

my bed

desk & window view

the big, clean kitchen

Effectively, the journey from airport to room took a grand total 24 hours. My body clock's naturally a bit ahead of time, I slept at 9pm at woke up this morning at 5am. The duvet provided kept me warm and snuggly. The weather surprising not as cold as I anticipated, it feels like 10 degrees, nowhere near the subzero winter that I was bracing myself for.

A morning walk around Bath with my 2 Singaporean fellow travellers takes us from cafe to cafe in search of our first hot meal. We eventually settled for a quiet little restaurant that was part a departmental store - reminds me a lot of the IKEA cafe back home. Breakfast was thoroughly satisfying. TEN items + toast all for a grand total of 3.45 pounds! McDonalds 'big' breakfast is not even half the size of this.

For those of you new to Bath, the reason why it is named as such is due the Roman Baths that were built here between 100-500 AD. Other attractions include the Jane Austen House (author of Pride & Prejudice), the Bath Abbey & the Sally Lunn House (the oldest house in Bath). More to come when I get down to visiting them.

And so today was spent fixing up my internet connection and orientating myself around the town. It is a quaint looking, old-fashioned town that houses famous brands like Marks & Spencers, H&M and Starbucks, very much similar to Bremen in Germany. My hostel is located right in the heart of the shopping district, so groceries and entertainment are just a stone's throw away. Nice.

Sainsbury's is the local NTUC with affordable bargains. My first attempt at preparing a decent dinner was well...decent. Spaghetti served with brocc-cauli & mushroom soup. Siang Liang liked it, so I guess that works out. Will attempt the meaty dishes on a more gung-ho day. Orientation starts tomorrow. This will be my first visit to the University of Bath. Pray that I will be able to get all my 5 modules! A bit of a bummer that I'll be missing the noontime kick-off of the Merseyside derby though =s. Peace to all back home.