Visit to Nottingham

Jo and I took the opportunity to visit Nottingham on 4 November by joining City University Malaysian Society's members to the annual Nottingham Games.

We had to sleep overnight at Seng Hon's place in order to get to the uni at 4am in the morning. It was freezing cold at that time.

We arrived in Nottingham around 7pm. It was really cold all the way. There was frost everywhere.

Unlike other Nottingham Games I've been to, this one has few ministers and few other VIP guests present. So we sort of have to put up with some lame speeches by Dato' Mustapa Mohamed and the keris waving Dato' Seri Hishammuddin. The speeches were ridiculously childish for a crowd full of undergraduates and postgraduates, to the extent that I felt embarrassed for my country, especially in front of the Vice Chancellor of Nottingham University. Based on other speeches and controversies in the country lately, it is difficult to feel the sincerity of these ministers in what they were preaching.

After the opening ceremony, Jo and I proceed to the sports hall to watch volleyball and basketball before making our way to Nottingham city.

Jo loves the city a lot. She said it felt like Melbourne a lot, not too crowded and peaceful. We found the people here extremly friendly compared to London.

We browsed through the town, sent postcards to our families before finding our way to Nottingham Castle. The existing buildings are built not too long ago in place of the ancient castle which did not survive many battles and wars in the past. Robin Hood, the icon of this city, is present at every corner of the castle and the town.

The Lace Centre, outside Nottingham Castle
Robin Hood statue outside Nottingham Castle
Lovely garden at Nottingham Castle
Johanna being cute as usual :-)