Destination 5 : Birmingham, United Kingdom

Date of Visit : 26 August 2011

We arrived at Birmingham right after noon and straight away checked into our accommodation near Acock Green Station. Our accommodation is called Elmdon Lodge Bed and Breakfast. It cost us GBP80 a night for 3 pax total, and in my opinion, it's worth every penny.

It's a nice house converted into a BnB. We took the attic room that has 3 beds and a toilet ensuite. The room is spacious and toilet is modern and clean. There's a flat screen TV with cable too! Catherine welcomed us at the door and she is a very warm and lovely host. She even made us tea after we arrived. Puss, the cat/security, is also there to welcome any guest.

There is also a nice garden were we can enjoy a cup of tea if the weather is nice and sunny.

We do not have much time in Birmingham, so we cannot visit many of the attractions. We ended up just wandering in the city center and in the market area and the Bullring. The Bullring is a giant shopping area that consists of many shopping center, one of which looked like Ion Orchard.

There is a old St Martin Church in the city center, which stands out among the modern buildings. It has nice tainted glass panels, but I'm sure I'll be seeing more impressive and jaw-dropping tainted glass during my trip.

 

In the end, we walked to the Balti Triangle, which is like the Arab Street of Singapore, to have Masala for dinner. It took us about an hour to get there, but the food was really nice. For 27pounds, we had this for dinner: Chicken Masala, King Prawn Masala, BBQ Wings and 2 medium naans. The food was good, not much different from those in Singapore, though they were claimed to be the best in Birmingham, and even UK.

 

Birmingham is a rest point for us, where we don't go chasing after all the tourist attractions. It's also for us to recharge before heading up to London.