[PHOTOS] Hiking Day Trip Plan to Orlické hory, Czech

October 20, 2016

I've been to Orlické hory maybe 2 times before for skiing, but... I think I am not into these winter sports. So, it has been a while since then.

Orlické hory means Eagle Mountain. It's quite famous for winter sports for Czech people around east side of Czech, other than ?pindler?v Mlyn (more snow, more famous, more people and more expensive). ;p

Duta hiking Czech lantik sendiri.

As usual, it was a day trip. The plan that I will share here is more suitable to follow if you start your journey from Hradec Králové. I was expecting autumn trees but not every trees have change colors. Few areas, yes.

Bus to Orlické hory.

My friend and I took a bus to Orlické hory, unfortunately there was no direct bus at that time. So, we changed to another bus in Dobru?ka. Your journey really depends on the schedule. Please check the timetable in idos.cz. It can be bus-bus, train-bus as well.

In our case, we took the bus from HK at 6.35am, to arrive in Orlicke hory at 8.19am

A point not to be missed here is, we stopped at the final station - De?tné v Orlickych horách, Zákoutí hot.Orlice as idos.cz, it only shows De?tné v Orlickych horách, Národní d?m.

If you stop at Narodni dum, you need to walk for another 10-15 minutes to get to the starting point which is at Zakouti hot.Orlice.

Hiking route that I used.

The hiking trails are like these
https://mapy.cz/s/19ds2:

Walk about 3.5km along green trail from bus station De?tné v Orlickych horách, Zákoutí hot.Orlice to ?erli?sky Mlyn.
Walk another 1.5km along blue trail to ?erlich (you can step into Poland here :D)
Then, walk along red trail for 3.5km toVelká De?tná - rozc., srub - you can stop at a small hut here for a cup of hot chocolate.
Continue to green trail for 2.5km to Luisino údolí. The first 0.5km, you will reach the highest peak of this area which is Velká De?tná (1115m)
Last one, blue trail for 2km to return to the bus station.

Total walking-hiking is 13km, that time we took about 5 hours for the whole journey in Orlické hory (including stop for a while for a drink and picturesssss). I expected to finish by 3pm, as I always add at least 2hours extra to any hiking trip. But, unexpectedly we finished quite early. We managed to take bus to HK at 1+pm.

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Okayyy, time for pictures!
:D

I used mapy.cz on my phone to keep track my location. Offline map is very helpful, I don't have to use my data here.

Cottage :D This is how Czech's house in countryside. :)

Green trail.

Blue trail, I think.

?erlich Masarykova Chata - there's a hotel /hostel I'm not sure but this area is located close to the border of Czech and Poland.

CZ/PL wohoooo, hello again Poland.

The markers for trails are different between Czech and Poland. In Czech, they usually show distance in km or m. But, Polish side use time in minutes or hours. Both have their own advantages, but I personally prefer distance.

I cannot see you Poland. T____T

In Poland, with background of Czech. :D

Found this guy on the road. Lintah bulan?

While having a cup of hot chocolate in a hut here. Hikers around Czech always bring a hiking diary where they can have stamps in it. The stamps look like this.

Continue walking to the highest point. 1115m.

Yeay!

What else to say... hijau?

Aaaaah, feel like I wanna build a small house here.

More...

And moreee green.

Green everywhere.

I always wanna try to take pictures of waterfall. Look at the flowing water... Huuuuu. ^_^

Hiking down was a bit challenging with these rocks on the trail. T_T

Yeay, the end point is at the end of this road. Blue trail.

Autumnnnnn :D

Breathtaking.

From our start & end point (De?tné v Orlickych horách, Zákoutí hot.Orlice), we found out the next bus would be in one hour. So, we decided to cut off cost and not to waste time by walking to the next bus stop, De?tné v Orlickych horách, Národní d?m.

Luckily there was a direct bus to HK this time! Yeay, a good chance to take a nap. :D

An interesting building in front of the bus stop. Pelik.

Okayyy, that's all. :D
Till next hiking trip.

HK, Czech

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Good Morning, Rainy Dundee :)

October 19, 2016

Morning, Dundee :)

That morning, we didn't have any plan other than to have iftar with the other Malaysian students. It would be my first time to meet them, naah no worries, my principle is like this "your friends will be my friends and I will treat them as good as I treat you."

For iftar, Haziqah and I planned to prepare sushi and bread pudding.

So, off to Tesco, it was literally in front of Haziqah's hostel. :D This reminded me of my flat, I can see Tesco from my window as well.

Seabraes Bridge - to cross all railways.

Basically, the arrangements in Tesco are similar in any countries. From the entrance, it would be the flowers and plants, stationeries yada yada. But, writing this post make me realised I was excited to be there, in Tesco. Haha. Maybe that was how my parents felt when they stepped into Tesco in Hradec Kralove last year.

Tesco je pun T___T

Kalau kat Malaysia banyak pokok-pokok kann, kat sini banyak bunga hidup macam ni.

Kinda cheap. :p

Satayyyyy. Haha, don't argue much about where satay actually originated. Thailand, Singapore, Indonesia dan Malaysia ni serumpun, okay.

This was what really caught my attention. Fuh, I wish I have this in Czech!

Self-service counter to pay your groceries. Scan your items, tap tap tap, scan some more items and just pay by card or cash. On your own.

Done with grocery shopping.

Before going back to prepare the food, we walked along the river. Told ya it was raining slightly and you can see how gloomy the sky was. But, still it was nice to walk together while updating each other with stories.

There were lots of seagulls!

Model.

See. Seagulls everywehere.

School kids go to school.

Rails.

Not to forget, these containers building. :D My abangngah loves the ideas of containers a lot but I think I haven't show this to him though. T_T

Awesome kottt.

The windows :D malam-malam pintu kontena boleh jadi grill.

I will share the food in another posts. Haha

But, honestly I had so much fun in the kitchen with Haziqah. She is a talented baker and she loves K-pop much. Haha. I was once influenced into these K things so I know something to talk about. Not that into K-pop groups much as I prefer ballad songs. Surprisingly, we share the same favourite singers!

Kim Jong Kook. Yes, the muscle guy in Running Man. I was a huge fan of him, already told you before. I still remember how enthusiastic I was, to memorize his songs during A-Level exams period.

Next is Davichi. I just love their voices and songs :p

I can't forget the embarrassing moment when I thought BTS is just behind the scene. It is actually a K-pop group. T____T

On the way to Haziqah's friends' house. That are the containers, with Tay River as background.

Entah apa ntah statues ni :O

We walked around University of Dundee, yeah it will be in another post as well. Haha. Nanti panjang sangat satu post ni.

Overgate - the mall.

On our way, we dropped by at this mall - Overgate. And..... hahahah there's Primark over here! Ouch, if you have been to Primark, you will understand why people love this shop a lot. And I don't understand why Primark haven't reach Czech yet. It is all over Europe kan?

I was under control that day - just because I told myself I don't have any spaces in my backpack to buy many stuffs. Haha. I just bought few tote bags with the word Scotland on it - not for my own souvenirs but for my mum and aunts.

Now, thinking back about this....I have no idea what have I bought for myself.

Oh, postcards. Okay.

Caird Hall

Caird Hall is actually a theater / auditorium something like that - where you can watch orchestra etc. I thought it is the town hall where the city mayor works in it.

These are some characters in comic magazine - The Dandy. The big guy is called Desperate Dan.
No ideas about the contents of this comic.

The monkey is actually trying to rearrange the alphabets. Guess what actually supposed to be written there? Comment your answer below. Haha.

McManus Galleries is a museum / art gallery, not sure what's inside as it was closed when I get there. But, the building was lovely, with Gothic style :)

McManus Galleries.

Positive energyyyyy.

Haziqah and I :D

Continue walking.

We passed by another education centers - High School of Dundee and Abertay University.

Abertay University.

Arriving their house :D

Apartments in Czech in slightly different than here. In Czech, the ground floor will always be the shops. But, in Dundee at least, houses can be on the ground floor as well. However, the arrangements inside the apartment are kinda the same. Once you step into the house, you will be in the common area (small one just enought to choose your coats & shoes), then you can see 2-3 rooms (one of them could be the living room) and a kitchen.

Small but I love this style as I think it is comfortable enough to live in.

HK, Czech

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My Journey to Dundee, Scotland

October 18, 2016

We took a bus from Edinburgh Bus Station to Dundee. Haziqah planned my trip well - bus ride from Edinburgh to Dundee and I will take a train ride for the return trip at the end of my journey in Scotland. She wanted me to experience both rides :)

So sweet of you, Ka.

Edinburgh to Dundee

Dundee is located about 88km from Edinburgh, can be accessed by train and bus. There is an airport as well, but I am not sure which flights depart or land there. The city is at the side of Tay River connected to North Sea. It was really cold to walk along the river.

The bus schedule.

The trip was with Megabus bound to Aberdeen, it will drop and take people in Dundee. Megabus is famous for its £1 ticket even to London! But, that time, mine was £12, of course not that cheap. If you buy earlier you can get a cheaper price. Megabus provides free WiFi as well.

Megabus

I took few photographs before I landed to dreamland. Phewww, finally I managed to get some sleep. I was awake since the day before.

Edinburgh

Edinburgh.

That's all. Huuuu. Sorry Ka, I knew you wanted to show the countryside of Scotland to me. T___T

I was just too exhausted.

When I woke up, the bus already crossed Tay River. Haha.

From Dundee Bus Station, we walked for less than 2km to Haziqah's hostel. I must say I love her hostel - en-suite bedroom that share the common kitchen with the other rooms. The idea of private bathroom in her room is the best one. :D

Maybe because, in Hradec Kralove, the hostel provided is a flat with 2 rooms - each room with 2-3 students (you can be roommates with anyone you don't even know). That's the main reason why most international students don't stay at the hostel and prefer to find their own flat with similar prices. :p

Seabraes

Most European universities provide free WiFi to the students - obviously. The WiFi network is called eduroam. Do you know that anyone with eduroam accounts can get access to Internet via eduroam anywhere? :D I was connected once on the road somewhere in Sofia, Bulgaria before. That's when I discovered this fact.

This is a thing I am going to miss when I return to Malaysia. Haha :)

Snippets of Dundee here.
I will continue in the next posts yep.