The London Trip

Following my joining in the new company, I am made to travel London on business visa for 2 weeks. 

Trip starts on 23rd May, 2010 when I fly to London by a non-stop kingfisher flight. The journey is told to be of 9 hours. Plane after taking off at 1.30 PM IST lands at 6.10 PM, London time. After getting off,  I call home informing everyone about my safe reach. I move to the underground (metro) terminal 4 station to get an Oyster card (metro card) and take train to Holborn where I have booked a hotel for stay.

After 50 mins I check-in. Hotel Citadines is actually a Apart-hotel - a hotel that has apartments too.

Following morning I decide to take the 11 no bus (a walk) to office. On my way I get to see the beautiful view of St. Paul's Cathedral. This is the most famous cathedral in London and is daily open to tourists from  8.30 AM - 4.00 PM. It hosts various religious ceremonies including marriages of VVIPs.

The whole week I try to see as many places I can as the weekend and the following week are predicted to have bad weather. First is the Tower bridge which is often confused with London bridge. I wait for roughly 2.5 hours to click it in moon-light. But couldn't as weather turns bad.

Next is the Piccadilly circus, the DDLJ one in which Mr. Amrish Puri can be seen doing the famous aao-aao. This place reminds me of the Newyork's Times Square with big neon banners. 'Ripley's Believe it or not' further lifts up the square  

Close to this is the Trafalgar square with big fountain and church.

The London eye, costing around 22 pounds, with a cycle time of 30 mins,  gives an amazing view of London.

The famous houses of parliament and the Big Ben

The week 23-29 thus ends. I spend my weekend with friend Amit and Monday on shopping. The whole week 31-4 June is not much happening. weather is also not good. Amit says, here in London, it rains 10 out of 30 days normally and 20 out of 30 days in rainy season. His wife Ashwini reminds me that I have forgotten the Palace. I visit it on Thursday which comes as a sunny day.

The Buckingham Palace

Yet I am not able to visit the Lords and Greenwich. Let's see whether I would get another chance !

I take my flight back on Friday at 9.00 PM and land here on Saturday 10.00PM IST.