Friday, January 21, 2011

London

Hurray!!! I got one of my wish list item, visiting abroad. I am here in London. So far so good, I have found London to be global. Visiting Oxford Street on Boxing Day was a good experience. It made me realize a sale is sale whether in London or Noida. Though 10 days leave at the start of an onsite assignment was bit difficult to digest, no group of friends around to hang out I still had a good time, met couple of old buddies, made some new and visited few places. Fireworks at London Eye was a experience of its kind, after standing four hours straight with icy cold weather it was worth waiting. Over the next few weekends I am planning to visit some famous places. Last week I visited Madame Tussuad's museum, what a place you can get yourself pictured with stars, good thing is they don't move and you can get as many pictures as you want.

The best of part of the city is nobody bothers what you are up to as long as you are not offending someone. London has customs of its own. Its very unlike of how people taunt of west as "open-cultured" back home. People are very broad-minded but well cultured. If somebody gets in your way even at tube station they will say 'sorry'. Sneezing and coughing in office is awkward. You can kiss on the road but don't dare to stare at someone. Nobody on the job is servant here, they are all here to help.

I arrived here in winters. It dawns at 7.30 am and sets at 3.30 pm, short days. I am enjoying each one of them. Signing off as of now, will write back whenever feel to do so. Of course, I can not write all the funny things we do here ;)