York trip

This weekend was my last proper 'free' weekend before I start my revision again (insya-allah for the last time)
After this my blog posts may become irregular again......

I was supposed to go to the Ascot races with my work colleagues this weekend but considering I don't bet and weighing that against the option to go to York factory outlet for shopping I opted for the latter.

Meem and I have been wanting to go to York factory outlet since last year but we've been delaying it since it's a long drive up. Finally Bobby, Meem and I decided to do a road trip with Harris, Aunty Tun & Aunty Yok in the weekend
Alhamdulillah, York factory outlet didn't disappoint us...We arrived mid afternoon and were ready to shop! The outlet is indoor which would be great during wintertime away from the rain and the cold. There were a wide variety of brands like Coast, Karen Millen, Ted Baker, Next, Mexx, Nine West, Hackett, Armani and Paul Smith were amongst the few we liked. We shopped until we dropped ..well until the closing time anyways.

Then we headed to Leeds to visit Abg Nas who had recently returned from Malaysia. We met his new little nephew Hakimi who was absolutely adorable and wanted to play with everyone....
I came up with a new 'lil rhyme for the little kid titled 'Cak Cak Cak'.
I might bring it out in a song album one day....hehe not!!
(sorry to those who are reading this and thinking WTF??!! I'm just rambling on in one of my funny moods )
Thanks to Abang Khairy, Kak Huda and Abg Nas for their hospitality and the nasi biryani which was lovely!

After a long day driving and shopping we spent the night in a travelodge between York and Leeds. It was pitch black when we arrived at the travelodge..pretty scary but I think I was too tired to think about anything else apart from getting a good night's sleep.The two drivers for the weekend...looking tired and in need of a good night sleep!

The next day we woke up bright and early to head out to the next factory outlet called the "Junction 32 outlet" which is on..wait for it..yes Junction 32 on the M1! I was excited to go there because it had MNG which is the first factory outlet I've seen in the UK. The outlet was reasonable although I think the guys bought more stuff than we did maybe because there were more choices for them or possibly because we had spent loads more the day before.

Then it was time to head back to York town centre which we didn't manage to cover completely the day before.
My favourite spot in York was the wall monument all around the old town...it reminded me of a small version of the Wall of China.


York is a beautiful town similar to Canterbury and Bath with the distinctive Tudor buildings, Museum gardens and Clifford Tower which stands alone up on the mound. I think it would have been nice to spend a full day there walking along the town centre and taking in the scenery but time wasn't on our side because we had to head back to London that evening.


A tiring, expensive yet enjoyable road trip weekend! :)