Thanks for being a friend, Andrew

Sometimes, we just can't explain why certain things happen.

Sometimes, we ask, beg, pray for answers, but are met only with silence.

Sometimes, we wish that there is more to it than we understand, more than is revealed to us.

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Sometimes, life just isn't fair.

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Rest in Peace Andrew.

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We'll miss you.

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22 July 2007- Le Tour de Luton

Hi everyone.

Yes, I'm well aware that the "in due time" mentioned in my previous post turned out to be 8 months & 7 days, and I do apologise for it.

I'm quite sure that by this point, the only people left who still visit this page are myself and that guy in the corner over there.

I hope that, given time, this fact will remedy itself and that many more eyes will grace this page.

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Anyway, I intend to continue right from where I left off the last time- my arrival in London on the 21st of July 2007.

Now, I will try my best to stay true to what I had experienced, and elaborate based on that.

However, be forewarned that some of the upcoming posts will be mostly pictorial. (When I say some, I do in fact mean most)

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Now, after leaving Heathrow, Mum & I hopped on the first available National Express bus heading towards Luton.

Aside from a rather irritating Indian doctor from Australia, the ride was uneventful.

Kevin came to meet us at Luton Airport, wherefrom we headed back to his place.

The rest of the day was then spent catching up, having dinner & basically settling in.

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The following morning, being a Sunday, we got up bright & early and proceeded to tour Luton, courtesy of our friendly local tour guide, Kevin.

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Here're some of the sights we saw in & around Luton Town:

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If your eyes're sharp, you could spot Kevin sitting before his home sweet home.

Kevin & I setting off

in the vicinity of Bedfordshire U's campus Architecture you don't see in Malaysia

Effective Discouragement

Would you call that a Church?

The names of all from Luton who perished during WW2 are carved beneath this statue

Kevin guarding the entrance to Galaxy Cinema

A typical row of English houses

A shaded path..

A view of Luton

A stream in a park in Luton

Familiar scenes in unfamiliar lands

A clearer look at the Church

Tombstones- reflections of a time now past

Not included in the pictures are the filling meal we had at The White House, as well as the movie we took in- Hairspray.

We spent the day discovering Luton, and having done so, retired to Kevin's crib to rest & recharge in order to be able to tackle London the following day.