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Stratford-Upon-Avon’s MAD Museum
This is part of Photo-first-write-later travel posts.
What: Going to Birmingham for The Big Bang Fair
Where: The MAD Museum, 1 hour train from Birmingham
Impression: Going to Stratford upon Avon for Shakespeare, but this museum’s one of my favourites (proven by the amount of photos)
Entrance fee: : 5.5 GBP (condession) 6.8 GBP (adult) , 4.50 (children 6-15). You can get 10% discount by bringing a Stratford-Upon-Avon map booklet (forget which one) . Also included in 2 for 1.
National Space Centre
This is part of Photo-first-write-later travel posts.
What: Went to Leicester University for Early Career Meeting.
Where: National Space Centre
Impression: Target market’s definitely children, but overall a nice experience
Entrance fee:: 11 GBP (concession and children), 14 GBP adult. Under 5 is free. It’s a yearly ticket though. You also get a visit to their planetarium/ theatre thingy
Leicester’s King Richard III Visitor Centre
This is part of Photo-first-write-later travel posts.
What: Went to Leicester University for Early Career Meeting.
Where: King Richard III Visitor Centre
Impression: Technology is power
Entrance fee:: 7 GBP ( Concession, Student, Unemployed, Senior), 4.75 (under 17), 7.95 (adult). Also a yearly ticket.
The Thing I Find Most Puzzling in Britain
is that… the opening hour for shops is rather short.
Open – Close (Source: http://www.ebay.com/bhp/open-closed-sign)
I don’t just say this for post offices, but for clothing and department stores as well, which is weird, because a lot of those stores open in weekday when people are still working (to be fair, some open in Saturday). And that also includes tourist attractions as well. As a person who’s so determined to go at 6 to visit establishments that open at 7.30, this saddens me, ahahah, because then the places to visit after 6 pm are rather limited (maybe for me only. Or maybe it’s just my scope of knowledge).
Side-by-side comparison with Indonesian hours (by the way, it is reaally easy to find opening hours for British stores (looking at Indonesian ones)). Left: Britain, Right: Indonesian
Side note: Senin: Monday, Selasa:Tuesday, Rabu: Wednesday, Kamis: Thurday, Jumat: Friday, Sabtu: Saturday, Minggu: Sunday
