Thanks to Jude, Cynthia’s cousin for dropping us at Elstree & Borehamwood station; we did not have to trouble ourselves in finding our way to Farida’s house, from where on Ali guided us through London. Was so tired, did not know when and how I went off to sleep the night we reached London. From Heathrow, the roads looks as though on fire...Fire moving around.
www.tfl.gov.uk helped us find places.
There was a mix of snow and rain, the next day morning, but we three managed to get out of the house, and sorry that Ferzana had too...Thanks to the underground, that we could see places and move around.
Day Two:
And it was all in this order
1. Bukingham Palace – Green Park: where queen Elizabeth 11 lives. Official home of British Kings and Queens since 1837. There was the statue like foot guard, wearing old fashioned red jacket and tall furry hats called bearskins.
Could see around The Plane trees without leaves and The Daffodils.
2. Big Ben – Is the huge bell inside the clock tower of the Place of Westminister.
Parliament-The Palace of Westminister, where laws are made and kings and queens are crowned in the Abbey is the home of the British Government.
London Eye-The largest ferris wheel in Europe. It turns slowly to give passengers time to take in a spectacular view of London spread out below them. Because of the mist and rain, did not get onto it.
3. Borough Market- is a wholesale and retail food market in Southwark, Central London, England. It is one of the largest and oldest food markets in London, and sells a large variety of foods from all over the world; did buy and have something form there....Enroute saw the The Shard-Tallest Building in London or is it the Dockland tower of Canary Wharf?
4. HMS Belfast – A cruiser used in the second world war is a huge Warship near Tower Bridge.
Globe Theatre – This is a replica of the building where Shakespeare’s plays were first performed. The plays are still put on each summer, and there’s a tour of the theatre all year round.
Tower Bridge- Bridge that opens in the middle to let ships through. The road across is often shut several times a day so the bridge can be raised. It took 8 years to build and was completed in 1894. Ferzana’s friend got married on top of the bridge.
We walked through the tower Bridge through a beautiful garden and castle.
Could see Swiss Re Building or also called ‘The Gherkin’ because of its shape.
5. Covent Garden – Ah! So many things to shop. Ferzana brought for us Fudge from there. We were. We did hear a lady singing sweet song there; but was wearing different colour socks in each leg. Also we could see the Big Egg Hunt. The colourful and imaginatively decorated eggs around covent Garden which was on show from 22nd March to 1st April. Ferzana took us to McDonalds for a cup of coffee; introduced us to M&M, Harrods etc.
Lenchster Square: Red Carpet
Picadelly circus: View was amazing, the roads of London.
We could find around:
• The Union Jack: The British Flag
• The Royal Mail Red letter Box.
• Pubs
• Double decker buses
• Metropolitan policeman
• Red Phone Box
• Traditional black taxi cab, with sign on top lighting up, when driver is looking for a passenger.
• Ofcourse, the ‘Underground’ station signs; there are around 270 stations, of which look out for another section.
Day Three:
6. We have walked from under the Thames in Island Garden
The Thames is more than a highway between Greenwich and London. It has shaped Greenwich more than any human hand. Greenwich or Grenevic means ‘greenfield next to the river’. Greenwich is on the south banks of river. In 1884 an international agreement put Greenwich on the map as the world standard for 0 degree longitude. In 1997; Greenwich became a world heritage site. Heritage is our legacy from the past, what we live with today and what we pass on to the future generations.
7. Saw the Cutty Sark built in 1869 and one of the three surviving clippers (fast sailing ship); used to carry tea from China.
8. Greenwich Garden: The 24 hour clock, the Meridian line zero degree longitude.
9. From Greenwich we could see the loss making Millennium Dome exhibition venue in South East London which is now converted into the profitable music venue The O2
10. Canary Warf: The place where modern buildings and offices are located. Did some Shopping from Tesco supermarket here.
We did give up the below places:
Missed Trafalgar Square station : Pigeons and the often seen place in movies lke Nelson’s column, surrounded by 4 Lions, National Gallery, 2 Fountains, Church called Saint Martin-in-the field.
Museums: British Museum
South Kengsington: National History, Science museum, Victorian museum
Regents Park and Canal: Which is amazing and beautiful in summer.
Madam Tussauds London @ Marylebone Road, near Baker Street; which is also the place often mention in Sherlock Holmes. It has 14 exciting interactive zones featuring over 300 wax figures, of stars, Warhol, premiere night, sports, royal persons, cultural personalities who have changed the way we think, music megastars, world leaders, the murdering madmen in sceam, Behind the scene on our history and how the figures are made, spirit of London taxi ride through London’s amazing past, marvel super heroes, the interactive movie experience; shop and cafe .
Mohamed Alfaid’s: Harrods.
On a day before return, when we were going from York to Colchester, we did get down at St. Pauls Cathedral. Its dome is a national landmark. Inside is a huge gallery where the faintest whisper can be heard all around its curved walls.
A statue of the Duke of Wellington stands in the nave (main hall). He’s riding on Copenhagen, his horse.
Parts of the ceilings are decorated with mosaics, which are pictures made from tiny pieces of glass.
The ball and cross on top of the dome weigh the same as seven cars. A huge brick cone hidden inside the dome stops them plummeting through the hollow roof.
Two bell towers stand proud at the front of the cathedral. The right tower houses the biggest bell in England, called Great Paul.
We brought some gifts from the shop below the Cathedral, and then went to the Oxford street to do some shopping before meeting Radhi again at Liverpool street station, who took us to Colchester, enroute the Olympic stadium @ Stratford.
Thanks to Radhi & Rakesh, for driving us back to the airport, with a wonderful B'day surprise, how funny, to be introduced to Rakesh in UK, when he had been to Potta & Kakkanad as well...and it was lovely to see Ishaan always in action....
There were so many London Bridges, and London would not mind, if a bridge would fall down, but I had been falling down, with the weight of the luggages that I had been carrying through out, oopsss Travel light.....
www.tfl.gov.uk helped us find places.
There was a mix of snow and rain, the next day morning, but we three managed to get out of the house, and sorry that Ferzana had too...Thanks to the underground, that we could see places and move around.
Day Two:
And it was all in this order
1. Bukingham Palace – Green Park: where queen Elizabeth 11 lives. Official home of British Kings and Queens since 1837. There was the statue like foot guard, wearing old fashioned red jacket and tall furry hats called bearskins.
Could see around The Plane trees without leaves and The Daffodils.
2. Big Ben – Is the huge bell inside the clock tower of the Place of Westminister.
Parliament-The Palace of Westminister, where laws are made and kings and queens are crowned in the Abbey is the home of the British Government.
London Eye-The largest ferris wheel in Europe. It turns slowly to give passengers time to take in a spectacular view of London spread out below them. Because of the mist and rain, did not get onto it.
3. Borough Market- is a wholesale and retail food market in Southwark, Central London, England. It is one of the largest and oldest food markets in London, and sells a large variety of foods from all over the world; did buy and have something form there....Enroute saw the The Shard-Tallest Building in London or is it the Dockland tower of Canary Wharf?
4. HMS Belfast – A cruiser used in the second world war is a huge Warship near Tower Bridge.
Globe Theatre – This is a replica of the building where Shakespeare’s plays were first performed. The plays are still put on each summer, and there’s a tour of the theatre all year round.
Tower Bridge- Bridge that opens in the middle to let ships through. The road across is often shut several times a day so the bridge can be raised. It took 8 years to build and was completed in 1894. Ferzana’s friend got married on top of the bridge.
We walked through the tower Bridge through a beautiful garden and castle.
Could see Swiss Re Building or also called ‘The Gherkin’ because of its shape.
5. Covent Garden – Ah! So many things to shop. Ferzana brought for us Fudge from there. We were. We did hear a lady singing sweet song there; but was wearing different colour socks in each leg. Also we could see the Big Egg Hunt. The colourful and imaginatively decorated eggs around covent Garden which was on show from 22nd March to 1st April. Ferzana took us to McDonalds for a cup of coffee; introduced us to M&M, Harrods etc.
Lenchster Square: Red Carpet
Picadelly circus: View was amazing, the roads of London.
We could find around:
• The Union Jack: The British Flag
• The Royal Mail Red letter Box.
• Pubs
• Double decker buses
• Metropolitan policeman
• Red Phone Box
• Traditional black taxi cab, with sign on top lighting up, when driver is looking for a passenger.
• Ofcourse, the ‘Underground’ station signs; there are around 270 stations, of which look out for another section.
Day Three:
6. We have walked from under the Thames in Island Garden
The Thames is more than a highway between Greenwich and London. It has shaped Greenwich more than any human hand. Greenwich or Grenevic means ‘greenfield next to the river’. Greenwich is on the south banks of river. In 1884 an international agreement put Greenwich on the map as the world standard for 0 degree longitude. In 1997; Greenwich became a world heritage site. Heritage is our legacy from the past, what we live with today and what we pass on to the future generations.
7. Saw the Cutty Sark built in 1869 and one of the three surviving clippers (fast sailing ship); used to carry tea from China.
8. Greenwich Garden: The 24 hour clock, the Meridian line zero degree longitude.
9. From Greenwich we could see the loss making Millennium Dome exhibition venue in South East London which is now converted into the profitable music venue The O2
10. Canary Warf: The place where modern buildings and offices are located. Did some Shopping from Tesco supermarket here.
We did give up the below places:
Missed Trafalgar Square station : Pigeons and the often seen place in movies lke Nelson’s column, surrounded by 4 Lions, National Gallery, 2 Fountains, Church called Saint Martin-in-the field.
Museums: British Museum
South Kengsington: National History, Science museum, Victorian museum
Regents Park and Canal: Which is amazing and beautiful in summer.
Madam Tussauds London @ Marylebone Road, near Baker Street; which is also the place often mention in Sherlock Holmes. It has 14 exciting interactive zones featuring over 300 wax figures, of stars, Warhol, premiere night, sports, royal persons, cultural personalities who have changed the way we think, music megastars, world leaders, the murdering madmen in sceam, Behind the scene on our history and how the figures are made, spirit of London taxi ride through London’s amazing past, marvel super heroes, the interactive movie experience; shop and cafe .
Mohamed Alfaid’s: Harrods.
On a day before return, when we were going from York to Colchester, we did get down at St. Pauls Cathedral. Its dome is a national landmark. Inside is a huge gallery where the faintest whisper can be heard all around its curved walls.
A statue of the Duke of Wellington stands in the nave (main hall). He’s riding on Copenhagen, his horse.
Parts of the ceilings are decorated with mosaics, which are pictures made from tiny pieces of glass.
The ball and cross on top of the dome weigh the same as seven cars. A huge brick cone hidden inside the dome stops them plummeting through the hollow roof.
Two bell towers stand proud at the front of the cathedral. The right tower houses the biggest bell in England, called Great Paul.
We brought some gifts from the shop below the Cathedral, and then went to the Oxford street to do some shopping before meeting Radhi again at Liverpool street station, who took us to Colchester, enroute the Olympic stadium @ Stratford.
Thanks to Radhi & Rakesh, for driving us back to the airport, with a wonderful B'day surprise, how funny, to be introduced to Rakesh in UK, when he had been to Potta & Kakkanad as well...and it was lovely to see Ishaan always in action....
There were so many London Bridges, and London would not mind, if a bridge would fall down, but I had been falling down, with the weight of the luggages that I had been carrying through out, oopsss Travel light.....
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