MY DAY IN YORK
York - For nearly 2000 years, York has been the capital of the north. Its city walls, built durin the 13th century, are among the most impressive surviving medieval fortifications in Europe.
Here's Emilee's fun day in York - i'm depicting my experience to the best of my memory, ok...heehee :) Enjoy!!
LEAVING HOUSE
Bright and early in the morning 10.00 am..and here i am standing in the middle of the road outside the house
(no cars at this time so it's safe) See the car behind me? That's gonna be my ride..(yeah right) (in about 2 years time haha)
I'm going to York today!!
BREAKFAST
I was actually contemplating to make a sandwich to eat on the train but due to lack of time (the train i was planning to catch leaves at 11.05 and the bus ride to the train station takes about 20 mins plus there's A LOT of walking ) i decided to get Burger King from the station.
You must be wondering why i took a photo of the heinz tomato sauce, well here's why - You know how in singapore if we want more packets of sauces we got to keep asking the cashier? I'm like," can i have 5 packets of ketchup?" I'm given 2. I go,"can i have 3 more packets of ketchup?" She gives me 2 more. Then i go,"1 more please" and finally...(circus music plays) i get my 5 packets.
Well here in England, The packets are less watched over and you can take as many as you want and i'm thankful for that!! And if that's not a good enough reason, check out the giant onion rings, they are about 3 times the size of the onion rings from Burger King Singapore!!!
Gosh they're juicy...yum yummy yum yum...
ARRIVAL IN YORK
Finally....I'm in York! My Spirits are high and i'm excited to go!! Wheeeeeeeeeee......The place i'm targeting to go - the York Minster
A short walk from the train station took me to the famous city walls, built in the 13th century, well preserved with medieval gates.
WHAT'S THAT?
Is this a mini fountain?, an ancient water cooler? I pressed the button, half expecting water to spout but nothing happened. . (I don't have a tour guide so there was really no one to ask)
HAUNTED WALK
York happens to be the most haunted county in England. These tours are aplenty and promise to scare the socks off you! It costs about 5 pounds and guts to go on one.
WAR MONUMENT
A war monument erected in honour of soldiers and sailors who lost their lives in South Africa AD 1899 - 1902.
TARGET REACHED!!
Here stands the York Minster, (or the Cathedral & Metropolitan Church of St Peter) Europe's largest medieval cathedral and one of the world's most inspiring buildings. The Minster is the seat of the archbishop of York, who holds the title of Primate of England and is second only in importance to the archbishop of Canterbury, the Primate of ALL England. Wow. Must take a photo with the York Minster!
TEATIME
The wind was seriously not happy with me and soon it was too cold for me to be staying outdoors. Add on a little hunger and to the nearest cafe i go! I ordered blackcurrant tea and soon needed to eat something. The cafe had food but why order food when i have my delicious bacon sandwich?
They didn't allow outside food so i had to sneak bites and make sure i'm not seen!! A waitress walks in my direction and i hurriedly keep my food... lol!
CONSTANTINE THE GREAT
Here's Constantine the Great ( the Sexy??!!) And I.
WHAT'S MISSING?
Ok what is a holiday without SHOPPING!! So here I go browsing the shops in York for a good buy. In the pic i'm posing with a huge lollipop which i really wanted to get but in the end i didn't. :(
I wanted to buy a mini model of the Minster but it was so EX! It was like 25 pounds and that's 75 singapore dollars!
Eventually i came upon a bake shop and got myself a gingerbread dinosaur! I love gingerbread!
Does anyone remember the story of The Gingerbread Man? It was my favourite bedtime story when i was a toddler and my love for gingerbread has never faded since.
Next i entered a shopping mall and really made myself at home, posing for pictures with their caps, only to be warned off by the security guard("no pictures here, miss") I wanted to take a picture with the guard but he courteously declined. :p
SUMMER FAIR
I was just in time for the York Summer Fair ( summer? it's too cold to be summer!!). They had horse carousels, candy floss,blow up castles,etc for the kids and street orchestras, little shops selling small knick knacks, t-shirts( check out the pic where i pose with tshirts i believe Paul will like VERY much) and even a Roman bath( whatever that is)
Along the way i spotted a Donut shop with an interesting name - Kinky Donuts - Think the boys queuing up are hoping to have a taste of kinkiness? ahhh..hormones..LOL
Nearby, I spotted the sexiest lingerie shop, check out the red nurse outfit! As i peeked into the shop, i thought i saw a super sexy gal walking around in there in next to nothing...Then i realized it was a customer trying on the lingerie...Hot Hot HOT. I didn't dare steal a photo of her.
THE SCARIEST LAST STOP
After having to wash my eyes and wiping the blood off my nose, I arrived at the very anticipated York Dungeon.(Right beside it is the Grand Opera House, reminds me of Vampires already!!)
The Gruesome going-ons - A unique feast of fun with history's horrifying bits. Live actors, shows and special effects transports us back to those black, bleak times. Explore the facts that surround the local legends to famous Vampires! It's simply terrifying..Here's what i can remember..
The Judgement of sinners - A man playing a 17th century judge picked on this American guy just beside me and proceeded to accuse him of terrible crimes..He was thrown into a rat-infested dungeon. I was so scared i would be singled out i was practically sinking to the floor..(ok ok I'm a scaredy cat)
Plague - Goodness me, the live actors, all dressed up as plague victims, looking absolutely horrendous. They looked like The Living Dead! they were really out to scare us and i found myself screaming and screaming and screaming nonstop! In the 14th century, the bubonic plague had hit York and thousands had struggled, disfigured and in unspeakable agony.
There were others about Vikings( informative and made me sick to the stomach knowing how cruel humans can be), Dick Turpin(a little boring, don't remember much, was recovering from screaming watching the torture chamber) and the Labyrinth of the Lost(It's like a maze, i just followed the rest and hid most of the time haha ok ok I'm a scaredy cat)
At the end of the whole experience, We exit into the Gift Shop, where i bought a York Dungeon cap as a souvenir. Ahhhhh..happy again..no longer scared...
GOING HOME
It was time for me to get back to Leeds before the sky went dark. The sun here sets at only after 8pm, amazing right?
I truly thought i would never get frightened by anything after York Dungeon, until i saw that directly opposite the train station, i the middle of the road, was a cemetery.
Complete with tombstones and (is that a coffin?!), seeing this sent chills up and down my spine...i would hate to imagine what lies beneath...
Are you even a little scared? Cos i am. LOL
Love, Em
York - For nearly 2000 years, York has been the capital of the north. Its city walls, built durin the 13th century, are among the most impressive surviving medieval fortifications in Europe.
Here's Emilee's fun day in York - i'm depicting my experience to the best of my memory, ok...heehee :) Enjoy!!
LEAVING HOUSE
Bright and early in the morning 10.00 am..and here i am standing in the middle of the road outside the house
(no cars at this time so it's safe) See the car behind me? That's gonna be my ride..(yeah right) (in about 2 years time haha)
I'm going to York today!!
BREAKFAST
I was actually contemplating to make a sandwich to eat on the train but due to lack of time (the train i was planning to catch leaves at 11.05 and the bus ride to the train station takes about 20 mins plus there's A LOT of walking ) i decided to get Burger King from the station.
You must be wondering why i took a photo of the heinz tomato sauce, well here's why - You know how in singapore if we want more packets of sauces we got to keep asking the cashier? I'm like," can i have 5 packets of ketchup?" I'm given 2. I go,"can i have 3 more packets of ketchup?" She gives me 2 more. Then i go,"1 more please" and finally...(circus music plays) i get my 5 packets.
Well here in England, The packets are less watched over and you can take as many as you want and i'm thankful for that!! And if that's not a good enough reason, check out the giant onion rings, they are about 3 times the size of the onion rings from Burger King Singapore!!!
Gosh they're juicy...yum yummy yum yum...
ARRIVAL IN YORK
Finally....I'm in York! My Spirits are high and i'm excited to go!! Wheeeeeeeeeee......The place i'm targeting to go - the York Minster
A short walk from the train station took me to the famous city walls, built in the 13th century, well preserved with medieval gates.
WHAT'S THAT?
Is this a mini fountain?, an ancient water cooler? I pressed the button, half expecting water to spout but nothing happened. . (I don't have a tour guide so there was really no one to ask)
HAUNTED WALK
York happens to be the most haunted county in England. These tours are aplenty and promise to scare the socks off you! It costs about 5 pounds and guts to go on one.
WAR MONUMENT
A war monument erected in honour of soldiers and sailors who lost their lives in South Africa AD 1899 - 1902.
TARGET REACHED!!
Here stands the York Minster, (or the Cathedral & Metropolitan Church of St Peter) Europe's largest medieval cathedral and one of the world's most inspiring buildings. The Minster is the seat of the archbishop of York, who holds the title of Primate of England and is second only in importance to the archbishop of Canterbury, the Primate of ALL England. Wow. Must take a photo with the York Minster!
TEATIME
The wind was seriously not happy with me and soon it was too cold for me to be staying outdoors. Add on a little hunger and to the nearest cafe i go! I ordered blackcurrant tea and soon needed to eat something. The cafe had food but why order food when i have my delicious bacon sandwich?
They didn't allow outside food so i had to sneak bites and make sure i'm not seen!! A waitress walks in my direction and i hurriedly keep my food... lol!
CONSTANTINE THE GREAT
Here's Constantine the Great ( the Sexy??!!) And I.
WHAT'S MISSING?
Ok what is a holiday without SHOPPING!! So here I go browsing the shops in York for a good buy. In the pic i'm posing with a huge lollipop which i really wanted to get but in the end i didn't. :(
I wanted to buy a mini model of the Minster but it was so EX! It was like 25 pounds and that's 75 singapore dollars!
Eventually i came upon a bake shop and got myself a gingerbread dinosaur! I love gingerbread!
Does anyone remember the story of The Gingerbread Man? It was my favourite bedtime story when i was a toddler and my love for gingerbread has never faded since.
Next i entered a shopping mall and really made myself at home, posing for pictures with their caps, only to be warned off by the security guard("no pictures here, miss") I wanted to take a picture with the guard but he courteously declined. :p
SUMMER FAIR
I was just in time for the York Summer Fair ( summer? it's too cold to be summer!!). They had horse carousels, candy floss,blow up castles,etc for the kids and street orchestras, little shops selling small knick knacks, t-shirts( check out the pic where i pose with tshirts i believe Paul will like VERY much) and even a Roman bath( whatever that is)
Along the way i spotted a Donut shop with an interesting name - Kinky Donuts - Think the boys queuing up are hoping to have a taste of kinkiness? ahhh..hormones..LOL
Nearby, I spotted the sexiest lingerie shop, check out the red nurse outfit! As i peeked into the shop, i thought i saw a super sexy gal walking around in there in next to nothing...Then i realized it was a customer trying on the lingerie...Hot Hot HOT. I didn't dare steal a photo of her.
THE SCARIEST LAST STOP
After having to wash my eyes and wiping the blood off my nose, I arrived at the very anticipated York Dungeon.(Right beside it is the Grand Opera House, reminds me of Vampires already!!)
The Gruesome going-ons - A unique feast of fun with history's horrifying bits. Live actors, shows and special effects transports us back to those black, bleak times. Explore the facts that surround the local legends to famous Vampires! It's simply terrifying..Here's what i can remember..
The Judgement of sinners - A man playing a 17th century judge picked on this American guy just beside me and proceeded to accuse him of terrible crimes..He was thrown into a rat-infested dungeon. I was so scared i would be singled out i was practically sinking to the floor..(ok ok I'm a scaredy cat)
Plague - Goodness me, the live actors, all dressed up as plague victims, looking absolutely horrendous. They looked like The Living Dead! they were really out to scare us and i found myself screaming and screaming and screaming nonstop! In the 14th century, the bubonic plague had hit York and thousands had struggled, disfigured and in unspeakable agony.
There were others about Vikings( informative and made me sick to the stomach knowing how cruel humans can be), Dick Turpin(a little boring, don't remember much, was recovering from screaming watching the torture chamber) and the Labyrinth of the Lost(It's like a maze, i just followed the rest and hid most of the time haha ok ok I'm a scaredy cat)
At the end of the whole experience, We exit into the Gift Shop, where i bought a York Dungeon cap as a souvenir. Ahhhhh..happy again..no longer scared...
GOING HOME
It was time for me to get back to Leeds before the sky went dark. The sun here sets at only after 8pm, amazing right?
I truly thought i would never get frightened by anything after York Dungeon, until i saw that directly opposite the train station, i the middle of the road, was a cemetery.
Complete with tombstones and (is that a coffin?!), seeing this sent chills up and down my spine...i would hate to imagine what lies beneath...
Are you even a little scared? Cos i am. LOL
Love, Em
posted by Emilee at 2:46 PM
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wOw... rEaLlI enjoy your urself in england arh.... why never buy the lollipop?? looks tasty.. haha ..and the onion ring looks so bIg!!! so yUmmY...
ya..it's veri hard to ask for sauce...in singapore's burger king.. and if u wan bbq sauce or mayonise sauce u hav to pay 10 cents somemore..
so you will be going to a different place each day?? yeah how come u onli put picture of urself?? wHo's TaT pErsOn taKe PiCtURe for u de... haha... hIdInG sUmThInG Arh... haha...gUy RiTe.. jUs JoKINg arh.. :P
yeah u went to london firstz..did u passby the london eye? and tkcare... ya lastly Mathilda was voted out.. on 17 Aug...
Hey EM Dear,
Glad you enjoyin urself! take care ya, be back soon, miss u loads. *hugs*
-Teck
hey dearest em..
ya back..
looks like u've enjoyed urself..
take great care orite..
nice pics..
Lurve,
KaiLeng
Glad to see that you have enjoyed yourself:) Thanks for the fabulous pictures and narration. It takes a lot of effort to do that. You back in Singapore? If not, go enjoy lar....the photos can come later no worries. Take care and keep smiling always...
Wonder who takes all the photos?....hmm...
hey babe... awesome pics. looks like tons of fun.
love!
keep up the cam-whoring!! haha :p
enjoy the sights & sounds..&..dont get too scared la..=]
xoxo
WOWWEE so many pics...!! Indeed u enjoyed your stay in England... Just wanna let u know that Im still unhappy wif the way things are going in SI these days (esp after Mathilda got ousted)... u were right, u got booted NOT bcos u didnt do well. I finally understood your msg too late... :-(
Anyway hope to see u once again in the studio... miss u and Gayle truckloads... take care always
Tanat
babe, Dick said he misses you on national tv while commenting on Jasmine.... hehehe, I like Dick already...
Remember not to eat too much junk food aite...
Counting the days till you get back so can hang out some more...
Miz ya loads...
oh man, that looks like so much fun! I think you really like that red nurse outfit to take a picture of it. hmm...... notti notti =P
And your shopping trip ends with err... no lollipop, no minster, only 1 gingerbread dino?
SI.... I think the only worthy contestant left is Hady. He's the all-rounder, with looks, can sing, can get the audiences moving, and as Ken said, he did the best performance of the season!
Emilee!! Hi again.. hee hee.. do u still remember me.. Vincent? haha.. hope u do.. still miss you at the roadshows.. haha.. but sunday can see u again.. yeah!.. haha.. how have u been after so long?? seems great.. anyway do take care and dun ever give up on ur passion for music yea.. sry tt i did not comment it earlier.. been having exams... now its holidays!
feel free to drop me a email at new_thing@hotmail.com
ALl The Best!!!
ive heard you will be performing with the other idols for president star charity???
can't wait!!
anway, great pics in YORK!!! :D
hey milee... u're one cool chic! i realli wished tt u, hadi n jonathan were the top few! u're actualli the best among the gals. In terms of personality, voice, attitude n very determined!
I realli like seeing u on TV! U rock my world... Therefore, i salute u!
em! oh my so glad to see eu on the studio yesterday!
still look as good as b4..
hehe...hoping for a chance to snap some pictures with eu! argh..
if got time i'll ctach u at recept after the show...hehe..
well...u look great!
Lurve,
KaiLeng
Hmm Em, so how are you now? Life back to normal? Your headache okie?
Who do you think will win the SI2? From the show, i think presently Hady is the most consistent as he not only sings but performed too. Very consistent performer in all genre. Jonathan can sing well but he lacks showmanship, which i think is important for an entertainer. Jasmine improves the mostest i think. The ultimate underdog who might spring a few surprises. All in all, i think that 3 of the judges are rooting for Jonathan to win - from their comment so far. But from a person who does evaluating, i strongly believe it is important to be objective in our evaluating without showing 'biaseness' directly or indirectly. Take care yeah...and hope to see you perform again sometime soon. Cheers
HEY emilee! i'm a fan of JONATHAN (!!!) like kaileng (i know her, by the way haha) but i do miss seeing you every wednesday and thursday man! i got your autograph at mediacorp on wednesday 30 august, i saw you there with gayle, nurul, annabelle, wan hua, siew woon, norman.. etc. you wrote NEVER GIVE UP on my magazine haha.
and UPDATE woman! even though i'm worse, i havent been updating and my last post was in july. or maybe june i cant remember. haha!
haha i just stopped by to say I MISS YOU AND GAYLE AND MATHILDA AND NURUL and all the other ousted idols very much, and seeing all of you at the presidents star charity thing was great! haha.
right. hope to see you around emilee! you rawk! <33
emilee... have you forgotten us... :(
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