Coventry University and a taste of Thai...

Tuesday, 29 May 2007

Babah must have just completed his nights' shift and got the Tuesday off. We ran out of idea of where to go in Coventry, then I remembered an 'oldish' looking building [the above photo] just off junction 4 of the ring road. The building is also somewhere near Gulson Hospital where I took Amar for his 'special nursery' (story to come in the future).

So we headed towards the old building, which later we learnt from our map is actually "Whitefriars Lodge Museum". We spent around half an hour there letting the children blew bubbles and trace the old ruins. The site is quite dangerous with (no warning) holes here and there.

Just opposite the "museum" is the award winning building, the Coventry University library.


Babah beautifully framed the library's natural ventilating 'towers'.

Even the bollards bore the name of the University and the Student Centre is just a block away from the library.

Surrounding the University is beds of beautiful flowers of different species. Above is one them. Do you think you'll be attracted to study in Coventry University if you see such building and environment in a prospectus? I would!

Later that afternoon, I asked Babah if we could just dine in a restaurant? Babah said yes and chose "Thai Dusit". The restaurant is also within walking distance from the University library.

We were greeted by two friendly staff dressed in their traditional costumes (I think). The waitress showed us our table - at the front, near the windows away from other customers. She took our orders and said the food will be ready in about 10 minutes.

While waiting, the children had their fruit juice.


and more juice.

In that short space of time, Amar managed to be so cheeky and spurted the drink to Babah. We warned him, but he just gave us his cheeky smile, he thought we were joking.

Sarah was under the table most of the time, shifting from the chair next to Babah to mine. I bet those who went there for a romantic meal must have *cursed* us. What with the noisy children and the none stop flash-photography. [The above is just another poor and unedited shot by me into the sun].

The food arrived not long after that. I gave Amar a few strands of my Pad Thai. Sarah had a little bit of the chicken satay. The food (to me) was great!

While waiting for Babah to finish his tea, Sarah and I went out for fresh air.


There's a row of houses near the restaurant.


and I introduced Sarah to a traditional British red postbox. Then it was time to go home.