Forays in the UK

Being both a student in London and first time visitor to London/the UK/Europe was most challenging. I had to study (and pass, of course) and at the same time I wanted to see as much of the city/country/continent as possible. All in the period of one year (1974/5)!

London proved to be an easy city to manoeuvre in. The buses and underground/tube (or subway, ok?) took you to wherever you wanted to go. We lived near the Angel tube station and that was helpful to enable us to visit the museums, monuments, theatres, and weekend flea markets.


At Marble Arch, London (note my Afro wig) (1974)

Forays out of London were fascilitated by the British Rail and the British Council (BC). So it was that I managed to visit the sights, not only of England, but Wales and Scotland as well. (Somehow I never made it to Ireland). Some trips I made with my Malaysian friends, some with the other library course participants. Many trips, at minimal cost, were organised by the BC for foreign students. It was also a great opportunity to meet other foreign students in the London area. The BC also organised 'foster parent' programmes with the local Rotarians and this enabled glimpses into the British way of life.

With a Rotary family, England (1975)

At Boxhill, overlooking Dorking, with Brian & Barbara of the
Purley Rotary Club (1975)