Loise in Sheffield - Part 2: Peak District

Till now, I still think this is one of the craziest things that I never even had it on my mind. I walked for more than an hour to reach the mighty place called Peak District. Peak District itself is very huge, located nearby Sheffield. It is somehow a must-visit place if you were in Sheffield. The part of Peak District that I actually WALKED to is the border of Sheffield and Peak District. If it's not for UK, I will never ever do this to myself! 

Well, it's actually not that bad though. The walk really worth all my weekend morning and energy. 

I was with a couple of friends and whole bunch of strangers. We registered the event held by Sheffield Hallam University (SHU)

First resting point was here - Endcliffe Park. If someone were to tell me this is how heaven looks like, I'll buy the saying. The place was full with dogs! Gosh, you can't find a place like this in Malaysia. Even if you do, the dog owners aren't necessarily friendly enough to let you play with their dogs.

It was summer, still is. Many families visited the park to picnic and to spend their weekend together in the nature. Below are random shots I took in Endcliffe Park. I don't want to annoy you by explaining much with eyes-can-understand-photos. 

 The entrance of Endcliffe Park.

We had our lunch in the park too! Woke up super early for this man! 

This is my favourite. It was so close that I nearly kidnapped it!

And finally, after years of walking, this is our final destination. We were really lucky that the sky was shady while on our way to Peak District and the sun came out to say hi when we reached there. It is really no good if it rains. *feeling super lucky*

Once again, random shots. 

On our way back, we visited the steel-making museum. (Not sure is it a museum, just a place for you to visit). Sheffield was famous in steel years ago and the people here are actively conserving and preserving the glory historical moment of Sheffield for younger generation and others. The volunteer lady was very friendly and warm in speech. I love her spirit and passion towards her job.

We had a super long rest in Endcliffe Park on our way back. Yes, I fell asleep on the green soft grass. The nap were meant to boost back the energy drained.

Now we are (were) on our way back to The Forge.

Please find me someone who's lazier than me. Haha. Forgive me for my laziness and procrastination. 

Good day,

Eloise S.

Loise in Sheffield - Part 1: Sheffield

Good evening, greetings from Sheffield! 

I was unreasonably lazy since the day I flew over to UK. I have now UK Folder 1,2...5 piled up, yet to be arrange, edit and so on. These photos were taken two weeks ago, on my way to and from Meadowhall, the largest shopping mall in Sheffield and rated 9th largest in UK (according to Wikipedia). I gained a little knowledge about Meadowhall with the help of my presentation assignment, which is surprising useful for blogging!

Note: These ain't the photos in Folder 1. I'm having difficulty editing those photos in raw format because my current photo editor does not support it. Will upload Folder 1 photos later after I've figure out how to use the new photo editor that I downloaded recently. 

It was a blissful bright sunny day. The first and second week when I reached Sheffield, it was hardly a sunny day. The wind unsympathetically blew on me with ultra freezing breeze. This explains why ang mo love the sun so much! 

Red bricks, a symbol for England (I suppose so). Ironically, I was studying in the college known as Red Bricks as well. <3

The town hall was very lively and happening on that weekend. Sheffield people are very good at utilising their weekends. What is different from Malaysia, Sheffield people prioritise family more. It's not rare to see them going out in a family on weekends. They also appreciate nature and music very much than Malaysian. Life is about enjoying in Sheffield.

The grass in UK are green and you're allowed to stepped onto any piece of grass, except for Man U stadium's. There's a name for this place with grasses - Peace Garden. 

Super Heroes spotted in Peace Garden in that morning. They dressed up for charity, asking people to donate for less fortunate children. 

A lot of young and old putting on their army force uniform as it was some event went on to celebrate for the Army Forces.

The typical soldier uniform in UK, as what I remember from Mr. Bean when I was younger.

Jacq, MH and me.

Le street performer who is so talented and cheerful. That was a great show. She managed to steal passbyers' time and made everyone enjoyed her performance before continuing whatever they were doing.

Sheffield Cathedral was only 20-25 mins walk from The Forge, my hostel. It isn't extraordinarily grand or gigantic but is enough to impress me. There is a tram station right in front of cathedral. 

Blue sky and white clouds is always the best combination. 

Tram in Sheffield.

The following photos were taken on our way back from Meadowhall.

We took our opportunity to have a rest on the greenery in Peace Garden.

Shopaholic checked-in. LOL

The evening sky is beautiful in its own way.

This is how a taxi in Sheffield looks like. Roundish and cute!

Cycling is just as common as driving in Malaysia. The cyclist are very well treated in UK.

Ending this post with this last photo.

Time for dinner. 

Good night.

Eloise S.