It came to me as a surprise that the original London Bridge isn't in London anymore. The original London bridge was sold to Robert McCulloch of McCulloch Oil and he rebuilt it in Lake Havasu City, Arizona. There is a rumor that Robert McCulloch thought he was getting Tower Bridge instead. Not surprisingly there have been several bridges on the London Bridge site and the present one is just under 40 years old.
Mussoorie - The Adventure Begins!
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| Mussoorie |
For some reason or the other, I was never able to attend any of the office sponsored off-sites and have always regretted that. Well, not anymore and after making lot of promises to my colleagues, I finally kept my promise.
I am the kind of person who enjoys planning for the trips and to be honest, sometimes I have enjoyed it even more than the trip itself. So after lot of planning and research, we finalized on Mussoorie. We planned to leave on Friday night from our office after wrapping up our work. Now as most of the people know how lucky I am when I am about to leave for any of trip, my luck struck again and I was stuck with work till the last moment. Yea right, I am jinxed! Well, after all these years, I am used to it now.
The London Eye
I stepped out of my apartment on my first weekend in the city to explore my surroundings where I will be spending next couple of months. As I walked along the South Bank of the river Thames enjoying the most cherished, British Summers, I reached the most famous landmark of London, The London Eye. This giant Ferris wheel is the center of attraction and there was a huge queue to get on to that. As a matter of fact, it is the most popular paid tourist attraction with 3.5 million tourists annually.
Sometimes, it is all about Macro Photography
Have you ever been in a situation where you are waiting for somebody and have nothing to do? Usually, people fickle through their phones while waiting and some just try their hands on photography, like I did.
In our busy schedule, we rarely realize how beautiful nature is and how much peaceful it can be to just look at flowers around you, the greenery and the chirping of the birds. Just by observing them, one tends to forget all worries and tensions of life for quite sometime. We are so lost these days in the beauty of materialistic things and we have almost forgotten how beautiful the nature is.
The flower in the picture caught my eye while I was waiting and it did bring smile on my face. I tried to capture the essence of that moment with the macro photography.
If you like this picture and you love nature, do leave your comment below.
Why Cape Verde Is So Lovable?
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| Flickr |
Cape
Verde is a place of immense beauty and culture, but for some reason doesn’t get
the acclaim its other island brethren receive. Truth be told, it’s an amazing
place to go for a holiday, which you can do with First Choice. The mix of volcanic
islands and sandy beaches ensure that you’ll have a great time. Here are just a
few reasons to love Cape Verde.
Renuka Lake, Nahan, Himachal Pradesh
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| Renuka Ji Lake |
Destination was around 260 Kms from New
Delhi which I anticipated around 10 hours journey as we will have kids along,
my son and my friend's daughter. We planned to leave early in the morning
at 5am to avoid traffic, but as always, I was running late and finally
we left at 7am in the morning and picked my friend, his wife and their
daughter. After struggling with school buses on the way and office goers,
we finally touched NH-8 and my car was more than happy to fly.
St Paul's Cathedral, London
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| St Paul Cathedral |
On my first day out while exploring London, I came across St Paul's
Cathedral, one of the most famous and most recognizable sights of London. St
Paul's Cathedral is a Church of England cathedral, the seat of the Bishop of
London and mother church of the Diocese of London.
The present church dating from the late 17th century, was designed in the English Baroque style was part of a major rebuilding programme which took place in the city after the Great Fire of London.
Chandigarh - The City of Peace
I can't even recall when I went on a holiday with my family last time. Never too late, I thought to plan one and it was supposed to be my eight month's old son's first ever trip. Since, it was his first trip, selecting a destination was the most difficult part as my wife had doubt if he will let us enjoy, how will he react outside? Where as I was fine with any destination as I knew he is a son of a traveler so it must be in his genes, but as a good husband, I addressed the concerns of my wife and we selected Chandigarh as our destination. Given, my aunt lives there, it would be easy for my son as well to get that homely feeling. The only concern I had was mode of transport since he feels claustrophobic in car, we chose India's most preferred way of traveling, by train.
The British Museum
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| The British Museum |
Tate Britain - London
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| Tate Britain
I have been planning to go to Tate Britain since I visited Tate Modern, but finally I got the chance to be there and witness some of the most talked about paintings and art work in the history of the world. I may not be the correct person to explain about these paintings, but I did try to capture the essence of them. Here I present Tate Britain in pictures through my lens. |
Bath, England - The Roman Baths
Bath, England is situated approx 156 kms from London. The city was established as a Spa with a latin name Aquae Sulis ("the waters of Sulis") by the Romans in the 60s AD. Romans built baths and a temple on the surrounding hills of the city Bath in the valley of the River Avon around hot springs.
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