London Trip, 2011 - Part 4

Hari ni nothing but shopping till you drop in the agenda. We book ourselves a seat on the Shopping Express to Bicester Village. Outlet shops in the town or village of Bicester.

There was a pick up from a hotel a few doors from us. So we waited at the lobby of Styotel in Sussex Garden for the pick up. The pick up was slightly late, but all is good. We arrived were briefed that once we arrived at the tour office we were suppose to join the queue for the tour that we are on. When we reached there, that's what we did. I saw the black bus parked on the road side but think nothing of it. I suppose they want to check our booking first before they let us board the bus. There was a another Malaysian family with us in the queue.

The bus was suppose to depart at 8.30. We were there around 8.15. Come 8.30, we are still standing there macam stupid fools. Guess what? The bus left us. No one ever came to fetch us from the queue. WHAATTTT. We went to ask the office and they were asking where were we? We were here damn it. No one told us to board the bus straight. The guy told us to go to the queue. Bloody hell!

Arghhh... argue argue argue.. the guy at the counter suggest that we take a cab and catch the bus at it's last stop (one of the hotels) before it left London. We said no and opt for refund instead. The other family said that they will try to catch the bus.

So what now? We said heck with it, we will try to catch the train to get to Bicester. The Chiltern Railways operates from London Marylebone station. So back to the tube off to Marylebone. Sigghhh... this is time wasted already. For the name of adventure (and shopping), why not? Once reached the station, we went to the information counter to check which stop to take to go to the outlet shops. Hahahahahah. We get a lot of confused look. Here's why, Bicester is pronounced 'Byster' and not 'By-ches-ter'. Leicester is 'Lester' and not 'Laicester'.
So people next time, if you want to ask for direction, just write the address down and show it.

Right all that sorted out. Yikes. The train cost a bomb. More expensive that the Express Bus that we ditch. Tak kisah la. Marah punya pasal. Hehehehe. The train ride takes about 1 hour or so, so there's time to relax and enjoy the scenic view. Good thing about the train is that the ticket for the shuttle to take you to Bicester Village is included as well.

Finally we're there! Let the shopping begin. So where to first? We went into Burberry sebab berangan nak beli coat macam Emma Watson. Hahahha. Nasib takde size. Kalau tak.... My sister bought a wallet there. Then, masuk Tods plak. Oh no... the wallet that I want takde plak. Tapi beli jugak wallet kat situ. Then we went to Clarks. Macam orang gila beli kasut! Never trust yourself in a store that provide shopping basket as soon as you enter it. After that bosan dah. The rest of the shops macam tak menarik sangat. There's a lot of branded shops there tapi barangnya tak best sangat. Pun begitu berguni jugak la nak pikul lepas tu.

Kitaorang jumpa balik Malaysian yang nasib sama tertinggal bas dengan kitaorg pagi tadi. Gelak2 je kitaorg. Nasib kitaorg naik train. Boleh la balik sesuka hati. It is more expensive if you take the bus, but you will need to wait till 4pm to get back. So if dah takde barang nak beli, nganga la situ sampai ptg. Plus, I don't think there's halal food there. So better prepare a light lunch if you are planning to go there. Kitaorang as usual, bila dah shopping memang tak ingat makan! Hahahah.

Reached London and went back to the hotel to ditch all of our stuff. Lepas tu keluar lagi. Shopping lagi. This time at Primark Oxford Street. This place is like Mydin. Ok la.. maybe slightly better than Mydin. But the clothes are cheap. CHEAP! I bought a pant suit for only 30 pound. Tah nak pakai kat mana. Tapi sebab cantik and murah punya pasal. The place is packed to the brim. Nak try baju? Forget it. Just know your size and hope for the best. Orang punya ramai, aku sampai berpeluh! Padahal kat luar sejuk. By the time we got out dah gelap! Hahahah tapi puas hati!

That night we had curry for dinner. Went to the small restaurant nearby. Ada sticker London Curry Club. Should be good. Punya la penuh tempat tu, meja rapat2. Nak duduk, kena tarik meja sebab there's no space to move around. At first, we were seated on the first floor, then waiter yang gila tu, ask us to eat downstairs pulak, near the kitchen. Whatever la asal dapat makan. Finally the food is here. SEDAP GILA! Enough said. I don't think I even had time to snap any pictures sebab dah kebuluran sangat.