Hiking Day Trip Plan to ?pindler?v Mlyn, Czech
November 5, 2016
It was a struggle.
Hahaha.
Thursday, 3th November 2016
I made a huge mistake in my entire hiking life, which was... not checking the weather forecast altogether it meant I underestimated the weather. Maybe because I was eager to enjoy an autumn forest, so I prepared myself with attire for autumn hiking trip.
To my surprise (in which I should not be surprised haha), the mountain was almost white. It was snowing as well, light one.
And it was getting darker, like sunset was around 4.30pm - day time was shorter as it's approaching winter. That's what made the trip harder.
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| Welcome to Narnia. |
The BASIC DETAILS for the day trip are like this.
- Check this map https://mapy.cz/s/1bSCG to see the route I took. The map is too big to share here. T_T Basically it is about 20km walking-hiking, it will take around 8 hours (including time for photographs and some hot chocolate)
- I started and ended my hiking at this bus stop ?pindler?v Mlyn, Labská (refer the map in #1)
- The cost for the transportation is around 260kc (Hradec Kralove, HK - ?pindler?v Mlyn - Hradec Kralove). The journey between HK and ?pindler?v Mlyn is about 3 hours one way. If you can go there with a car, you can be more flexible with the schedule. No need to rush down to catch the bus.
- For first-time hiker, I recommend you to go here in normal weather, I mean, summer or early autumn.
- Make sure to check the live camera HERE, so that you won't be surprise to see snow like me. Duh. T_T Then, wear proper attire okay?
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| My bus from Hradec Kralove was at 6.25am. After about an hour, I arrived at Jicin bus station to change to another bus to ?pindler?v Mlyn. Then, at about 9.30 am, I started my hiking from ?pindler?v Mlyn, Labská bus stop. |
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| I have at least 2 points of interests on this route, hehe you will know about it later. You can find these signboards at every intersections. |
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| Krkono?sky národní park - most of forests in northern part of Czech belong to this national park. |
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| Welcome to winter wonderland. HAHA. Bukan patut autumn lagi ke huhu. |
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| The whitish part of the mountain (in the middle of the picture) is a ski areal. |
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| Slippery enough! |
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| The excited Nina. Always. |
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| Hiking between trees is nice for no cold, strong wind 'attacking' you, but the snow is thicker (I guess maybe because it melts slower) |
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| Fuhhh, breath taking! |
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| And... when walking in an open space like this, it was worst. HAHA, why? Less barrier for wind, slippery icy road. |
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| See, it feels like walking on a road with no end. |
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| Ni namanya ambik semangat lepas beberapa kali rasa nak give up. I have no problem hiking a snowy mountain, but with this running shoes... totally a wrong attire. Kasut basah, stokin basah, jari kaki beku like you can't feel them anymore. |
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| Oh yea, the sparkling white color of the snow... Fuh sakit mata okay bila nak pandang jalan. |
I will share more photos in next part. Haha.
Do you think I managed to get to the top and go to the points of interest that I told you just now?
Let's see.
Have a nice weekend, everyone!
Happy birthday, abang long :)
Salam.
Hradec Kralove, Czech
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[PHOTOS] Walking Around Dunhope Park & Dundee Law, Scotland
November 3, 2016
A bit of hiking as well.
That morning, I walked alone. I just don't feel good to interrupt my friends' good sleep after they stayed up working on their thesis. Budak dah habis exam (masa tu) kena bawak diri okay. Haha, they already spent a lot of time with me actually, especially time for cooking. :D
You can expect LOTS OF PICTURES in this post okay?
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| Welcome to Dunhope Park :D |
This park is very close to my friend's house, like 5 minutes walk. Maybe because it was early in the morning, there was almost no one there, except this uncle with his bike. I had my own sweet time walking along the road, gambling my time to get to the highest point of Dundee. You can read it through out this post. :)
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| I'm not sure is this a part of Dunhope Castle or not. Haha |
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| Dunhope Castle. |
Like how other castles used to be (I went to many castles like this in Czech), this one also was used as a family house, military base, barrack etc as well.
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| Dunhope Terrace |
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| The higher entrance of Dunhope Park. |
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| On my way to Dundee Law. |
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| Look at the houses :D Teringat rumah-rumah teres kat Malaysia |
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| Higher point. You can see Tay River slightly over here. |
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| Tay River is getting more visible. |
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| Okay, now, let's hike up! |
Told yea, it was Ramadhan. I was struggling that time as in Scotland I need to fast an extra 2 hours compared to Czech! Haha, nangis rasa.
For Czech, usually we start fasting from 3 am until 9 pm. But, in Scotland it is 2 am until 10 pm. Nak solat tarawih pun memang dah layu badan. Our stomachs were literally full after Maghrib that we were not able to fill in more for Sahur.
But, we still need energyyyyy for the rest of the day.
Sumbat sumbat sumbat.
Mujur makan jugak sahur tu, ada tenaga untuk hiking :D
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| Tay Rail Bridge. |
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| Another one. |
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| Again :D |
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| Tay Rail Bridge - 3km++ long |
Actually there was a sad story behind this Tay Rail Bridge. The one that we can see now is the 2nd rail bridge constructed across Tay River. It was opened in 1887 while the first one was opened to public in 1878.
What happened to the first bridge, anyway?
Hmmm, I felt really bad when I read about the incident. In 1879, just a few months after the first bridge celebrated its first birthday, the bridge collapsed due to high winds. At the time when the incident occurred, there was a train with 6 carriages crossing the river. Unfortunately the train plunged into icy waters and all people inside the train died. T_T
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| Dundee Law. |
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| Memorial on Dundee Law. |
There is a reason behind the name 'law'. I don't really understand as it involved a Scottish word. Rasanya lah kot. But this place is actually the plug of extinct volcano. Banyak betul hasil gunung berapi kat Scotland ni. Masa kat Edinburgh pun, banyak hills yang terjadi berkait dengan volcano jugak.
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| With the background of Tay Rail Bridge. |
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| The memorial. |
The memorial was built for remembering those people who died in both World Wars. And actually, there was a tunnel running across the Law, but it was closed in 1980s.
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| Walking down. |
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| You can drive up the hill, just follow the signboards. |
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| Besar kan pintu pagar dia. :D haha. |
It was a good morning hike. There were few other tourists as well and many local people use this hill as morning exercise. I met few runners on this hill, as well as old people who just want to visit the memorial.
Sometimes, I feel awkward to take pictures in this kind of place. Like, how could I look happy with the background of War Memorial?
I hope I have the will to continue my Scotland's posts. Huhuuu
Hradec Kralove, Czech
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I've been auto-tagged again. Lol. Bloggers sekarang ni nakal betul buat auto-tag macam ni. Last time, it was Fatin/Fatina (hahaha suddenly I'm confused how to call you dear) and now Siqah. :D Saja nak ubah tajuk tag, tu yang jadi macam persoalan tu.
Okay, let's do this!
1. Do you have certain place at home for reading?
Hmm, not really I think? Although I prefer reading while lying on my bed, I can still read on the sofa, on the swing so far that I can recall.
2. Bookmark or random piece of paper?
Neither. I use sticker post-it bookmark. Seriously, I don't know the real name of it, but it simply looks like this :)
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| The bookmark? |
3. Can you just stop reading or do you have to stop after a chapter/ a certain amount of pages?
Oh yea, I prefer non-fiction though, like travelogue, motivation, real life journey (not biography okay) etc, so I basically cannot read the book in one go. I need time to digest what I've read so far and reflect myself on it.
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| This was the last book I lent my late brother. ^_^ |
4. Do you eat or drink while reading?
Depends on the book. Sometimes, the story is thought-provoking enough that my forehead sweat a lot while reading. I need water to recover. :) And yeah, I read books in the cafe few times, so I do eat and drink while reading.
5. Multitasking: Music or TV while reading?
Instrumental musics, yes.
6. One book at a time or several at once?
Depends. Sometimes the book I read is complicated enough to digest, so I do alternate with other books as well - the lighter one.
7. Reading at home or everywhere?
I'm flexible. I can read in the car, in the train - even though this makes me dizzy. Hmm, cafes are included as well, also at the park while watching the ducks swimming in the river. At home, on my bed will be the ultimate comfort.
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| On a train ride :D |
8. Reading out loud or silently in your head?
I think most people read silently, no?
9. Do you read ahead or even skip pages?
Hmmm, I am not sure about this. Hoho. Both I think?
10. Breaking the spine or keeping it like new?
Break a little. Few books have small spaces between the spine and the contents. So, if I keep it like new, I don't feel comfortable to read it.
11. Do you write in your books?
Yes and no. Maybe because of the type of books I read, I prefer writing down something on how do I feel with certain contents. That is the reason for a yes. It was before the existence of post-it stickers that I use as bookmark. Now, I will simply put the removable stickers on the page so that I can refer it again. And most of my own personal thought, either I tweet about it or I write it in my Samsung notes. I don't have planner, favorite notebook whatsoever. Haha.
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| I think I started writing in my books when I know I can write notes in my Quran, like this. T_T |
Going for a hike tomorrow, I hope the weather will be on our side. :)
Good morning, Malaysia.
p/s - Anyway, may I know who is the reader from Seongnam, Kyonggi-do?
Good morning, Malaysia.
p/s - Anyway, may I know who is the reader from Seongnam, Kyonggi-do?
Hradec Kralove, Czech
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It's Gonna Be Okay :)
November 2, 2016
No matter what you've been through here you are.
No matter if you think you're falling apart.
It's gonna be OKAY!
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| View from O&G department |
It was a tiring month. But enjoyable as well.
I just finished a final exam for O&G, well sakit puan kiranya. I admit that women are complicated that's why we have a special department just for women, unfortunately most doctors in this department are men. :D
Twitter is the place I spam (quite a lot) about academic or medical stuffs, so, I think I won't write a lot about my study in blog. Ye lah, Twitter ni lebih macam medium sharing on the spot, while blog is where I sit down and write a long post. But, I'll try to write about medicine occasionally here, insyAllah.
Ramai yang tak tahu my course rupanya, hehe I managed to hide it well then. :)
These 4K Videos Will Make You Fall In Love With Czech Republic
October 31, 2016
Hi :D
Monday blues anyone? Haha. Czech just ended daylight saving time on Sunday, so the time went back 1 hour. Now, Malaysia is 7 hours earlier than Czech. I was staying up till 3 am last Sunday, with high hope to witness the time changed from 3 am to 2 am. I don't know what happened to me, but I missed it by 1 minute!
Bila tengok jam masa tu dah jadi 2.01am balik. Speechless. Rasa frust, memang terus tutup buku terus tidur.
Okayy, untuk hari ni, nak share YouTube channel junior saya. We are not close, haha we are in two different universities and different towns. But, seriously, please subscribe to his channel. I will never disappoint you with any channels that I shared in my blog, so far I think. :)
The best part is, most of the latest videos are 4K. I don't know much about this 4K as I used to be satisfied with any HD videos. But, honestly 4K is really something different. :D Watch these videos, you will understand what I am trying to say. :D
As I am a nature lover, I recommend these 3 videos.
ENJOY :D
ENJOY :D
Apa Yang Kita Akan Dapat Dari Istighfar?
October 28, 2016
Istighfar ni zikir yang kita selalu buat setiap hari kan? Rasanya semua orang pun tahu apa maksud 'Astaghfirullah' kann?
I've been reading surah Nuh yesterday. Ni surah ke 71, kalau dalam Quran boleh bukak page 570-571. Pendek je surah ni, banyak ceritakan kisah macam mana dakwah Nabi Nuh yang tak ramai orang nak terima dan macam mana Nabi Nuh minta Allah bagi balasan setimpal pada kaumnya.
InsyAllah tak nak pergi dalam pasal sebab turunnya ayat semua tu sebab tu jauh dari bidang saya. I read few descriptions tapi tak sesuai la kot nak share public macam ni sebab nanti salah tafsir, haru jadinya.
Tapi, bila kita baca Quran, haruslah kita ambil tahu maksud ayat-ayat yang kita baca dan reflect diri sendiri. Konsep ni namanya tadabbur.
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| So much things given by Him. :) |
Few weeks ago, ada kawan berkongsi pasal the power of istighfar ni. Dan bila come across ayat 10-12 surah Nuh, memang teringat apa yang pernah kawan saya kongsikan tu.
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Dalam ayat 10, cuba bayangkan, katakan lah ayat tu tergantung je 'Mohonlah keampunan kepada Tuhanmu' pastu takde sambungan 'sesungguhnya Allah Maha Pengampun'. Sedih tak bunyi dia? Like, kita beria-ia nak mintak seseorang maafkan kesalahan kita pastu orang tu tak respon apa-apa pun. Tak kisah la sama ada dia nak maafkan ataupun nak reply, 'you should try harder' ke kan.
Masa baca ayat ni, memang kepala flashback apa yang saya buat sepanjang minggu ni sekurang-kurangnya. Memang sekarang ni struggle sikit nak study. Bangun pagi buku, makan buku, baring buku, tidur pun mimpi buku. Tapi bila penat study dan nak take a break...what have I done? Rasanya benda yang tak bawak saya kepada Tuhan pun.
Sebab tu agaknya kita kena istighfar selalu kot, sebab memang lah manusia ni selalu buat silap.
Bila go through ayat 11 tu pulak.
Hmmm, honestly saya kurang minat sangat hujan kat Czech sebab sini dah sejuk, gloomy. Bila hujan ya Allah bertambah-tambah gloomy yang rasa nak selubung bawah duvet je. Study pun atas katil sampaikan 'pedometer' kat phone tu KOSONG - betapa tak bergeraknya saya.
Tapi bila kenangkan Malaysia, heaven kalau hujan. Ibarat menyejukkan hari yang panas. Dan macam yang kita semua tahu, hujan tu bawak rahmat kan? Dan berdoa masa hujan pun antara masa doa mustajab. Hujan ni satu bentuk rezeki Allah nak turunkan, menyejukkan bumi, bagi basah tanah yang kontang, pokok-pokok boleh hidup. Kalau kat sesetengah pedalaman, air hujan ni source utama stok air kampung tu. T_T
Dalam ayat 12 pulak, wah lagi banyak Allah nak hadiahkan pada kita dengan istighfar.
Harta.
Ni macam keperluan semua orang kot. Tak kisah la harta berlebihan untuk kehendak, sebab harta pun diperlukan untuk hidup. Nak beli makanan perlukan duit, nak bergerak sana-sini pun perlu duit. Cliche lagi, money is not everything but everything needs money.
Anak.
Mungkin sebagai orang belum berkahwin, saya tak rasa lebih part ni. Tapi bila kehilangan abanglong baru-baru ni, sebak sangat saya rasa bila mak ayah cakap yang diorang dah hilang satu saham kubur dan akhirat. T_T Kan doa anak-anak yang soleh ialah bekal untuk orang yang dah pergi kan? Untuk yang belum kahwin ni, ayuhlah usaha untuk kejar 2 bekal lagi - sedekah jariah & ilmu yang bermanfaat.
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| Source - Google |
Kebun-kebun serta sungai-sungai untukmu.
Mungkin hati saya yang dah gelap sebab bila baca ayat ni, dah tak rasa getaran pun.
Mungkin dah selalu sangat dengar keindahan alam kat dunia ni ibarat berapa perpuluhan peratus je syurga sebenar kat akhirat.
Tapi bila baca ayat 'untukmu'. Terasa lain. Ibarat kebun tu kita punya, sungai tu kita punya. Berapa orang je dalam dunia ni yang ada sungai sendiri? I have no idea.
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| Cuba bayangkan ni sungai kitaaaa. MashaAllah! |
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Quran ni kadang-kadang macam buku cerita, banyak sangat pengajaran yang kita boleh ambil dari surah-surah yang Allah turunkan.
I'm learning to improve myself into a better person. Jom sekali? :)
p/s - selamat berhujung minggu, semua :D
HK, Czech
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