First entry after arrival - 10 Days [Day1/2]

When I am hoping that I can write blog everyday, it just fails.

Anyways, I have stayed in Newcastle for 10 days!

First few days are very exciting and unforgettable to me.

Day1: When I got off the plane to Heathrow, London. The first thought came to me is : what the hell is that plane? 13-hours journey can never be a good experience - yet unforgettable. As I had to wait for the transit, I spent few hours at the airport - buy a drink, being check by the customs (so time-consuming), have a look in the shops.

And the flight to Newcastle is much more comfortable! But the sad thing comes after we picked up our stuff. As it's a Sunday, we cannot get into our flat simply because nobody is working in the office on Sunday! The staff who told this to us may be an exception (of not working on Sundays)- unwillingly.

We took a taxi to the City Center (free of charge, paid by the university) and stayed in a hostel for one night. The hostel is nice, especially an Australian guy (I don't know why I feel impressive on him). I think the only disadvantage is that MSN is blocked in their Free WiFi.

We then went out and visit the city just like a tourist. The campus is not far from the main street. Everything's new indeed, but I don't really feel unfamiliar with them.

Day2: Then we finally can move into our flat. It was a tiresome journey though it's in walking distance as we have to move our big luggage...Then we bought some daily necessities after settle down. Bedding is not expensive, I believe the total should be less than 20GBP for the whole set.

As for my room, I think it's too small in UK, though it's acceptable for people like me who stay in UST's Hall. It's around 2/3 of a room in UST's Hall, of course it's a single room. The style is old as it's built in 1970s (If I am right.) But the condition of furniture is good enough, similar to the one in UST.

The WiFi here is the only choice for connecting to Internet in my room. The hotspot is within the flat so the signal is ok. But when we came back after dinner, the whole flat cannot be connected. The problem is finally fixed after I called to the 24-hours service hotline in the next day's morning. (It's not cheap to make a local call.) No wonder people said the WiFi is unstable.

To be continued.