time check.... ruby whats the time dere.... acccording to that acchi vaali subah ya shaam to everyone
after the overwhelming response to the last part.... more than 60 mails... did i mention that instead of telling me how the mail was, dey were mostly discussing phoonk.... meri mail ko hava mein hi uda diya.... neway to the 2nd part of the series of mails... kisne socha tha ki main itni aasani se peecha chod doonga... tough luk ppl...
Flashback : ab tak aapna dekha... ooops padha - I still need to upload the pics before u cn c :D
I had reached tower of London with minor setbacks.... ab aage
After a bit of walking from the tube station to the tower of London, I reached a long line of other tourists... Don't people have anything better to do, than make me stand in long lines... Well after standing for an hr in the line in which by the way, I heard a lot of gibberish because nobody was speaking in Hindi or English ( at least nothing I could understand) and paying 16-17 pounds for all that fun, I finally got my ticket.... After another long line I entered the tower of London
As soon as I entered, this huge guy in a redcoat and booming voice beckoned us for an overview of the place... He had a really moustache... I think I will go for that look the next time.... Anyway he led us to the chapel, and here I am wondering when did I sign up for church :) Half an hr later after hearing the name s of probably all the famous and infamous people that were imprisoned/buried in TOL, we were finally left to wander on our own...
My memory is a little rusty... looks like I am getting old and more like my Rishikesh adjective... Anyway, it was fun walking in the tower... seeing the inscriptions made by the prisoners, the weapons of yore, their defenses etc...
In some of the outside crevasses there were some wax statues of guards...At least that's what I thought initially, till one of them needed a break and moved his gun to a more comfortable position...Probably his shift was getting over cos I managed to c a smaller version of changing of the guard.. I say a smaller version because only 1 guard got replaced... .
The highlight - i got some really good shots of ravens... A couple of them even posed for the camera... how sporting..... Wrong highlight
The actual highlight - the crown jewels and the kohinoor diamond... The British have plundered so much gold and jewelry from other nations its not even funny... Of course, they don't c it that way :) I thought of mentioning it but then decided that I am to young to die ;)
Lot of security, armed gates and (un)surprisingly walking, I got to see the famous crown jewels... What a dazzling sight....
The biggest bummer was that they don't let you take pics in most of the places so u guys will have to go for yourself to c if I am telling the truth or just yanking your chain... lol
Somehow, the time piece on my hand caught my eye ...After shaking it a lot, I finally came to the conclusion that I had spent more than half a day and if I wanted to to visit any other place I would have to postpone my plan to steal the jewels... Maybe next time... Only if I felt hungry like normal people, I would have noticed that it was way past lunch time....
Next on my list was the St pauls Cathedral... I can just c the shocked faces "Ankur going to a cathedral...Where did the sun rise from? " To clarify,I would like to say I met a very beautiful girl and went with her but in reality I went because its supposed to have a very beautiful architecture... Aaah, the nods of understanding... Its also supposed to have a great service for the religious among you...
It didn't look too far on the map, so I decided to take the gyarah no ki bus.....A mile or so in, I noticed that the street names were on the opposite side of the map, so I retraced my steps....I think I should have taken advice from Joey and stood on the map to c if I needed to go left or right... Unfortunately, they haven't started making maps which display the actual distance(graphically), so after a really long walk I reached the cathedral.... yay u say... not so fast... It was closed... Ironically, I was trying to find my way out of the tower ...... Though I did c a throng of people coming out after the service....
Yaaawn.... Cover your mouth..... I can c you people yawning so ham haazir hote hain break ke baad.... don't delete this mail.... I have to still make you fall asleep
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I wasn't going to go back and being laughed at for just seeing 1 place in the whole day, so with map in hand I started towards Trafalgar Square.... A nice walk along Thames and I was at my destination... Very beautiful and lots of people... A nice place to come with friends or that special someone .. Since, I was alone I didn't spend too much time there, just clicked a couple of snaps and was off to meet the queen for tea... After all that's why I had skipped lunch...
London seems to be a walkers paradise... Reached Buckingham place... Unfortunately, the queen was also running late and I didn't feel like waiting,,, It was already 7, so I decided to walk to the London Eye.... Over there, I finally grabbed a a hot dog and took the tube back home,.... nope, didn't go on the London Eye....
Reached home.... After some time my masi also came and we decided to go for a drink.... Even though their beer is much better, they close pubs by 11 so.... But excellent ambiance.... On the way back got some kababs etc for dinner...Ate my first proper meal for the day and slept.... 1st day finally over...
ohhhhh..... hamara samah aaj yahin khatam hua.... Till next time... fight on
For those of u who are wondering y i said fight on, thats the USC motto,
agli baar.... I go to the end of the world and come back in one piece.....after the overwhelming response to the last part.... more than 60 mails... did i mention that instead of telling me how the mail was, dey were mostly discussing phoonk.... meri mail ko hava mein hi uda diya.... neway to the 2nd part of the series of mails... kisne socha tha ki main itni aasani se peecha chod doonga... tough luk ppl...
Flashback : ab tak aapna dekha... ooops padha - I still need to upload the pics before u cn c :D
I had reached tower of London with minor setbacks.... ab aage
After a bit of walking from the tube station to the tower of London, I reached a long line of other tourists... Don't people have anything better to do, than make me stand in long lines... Well after standing for an hr in the line in which by the way, I heard a lot of gibberish because nobody was speaking in Hindi or English ( at least nothing I could understand) and paying 16-17 pounds for all that fun, I finally got my ticket....
As soon as I entered, this huge guy in a redcoat and booming voice beckoned us for an overview of the place... He had a really moustache... I think I will go for that look the next time.... Anyway he led us to the chapel, and here I am wondering when did I sign up for church :) Half an hr later after hearing the name s of probably all the famous and infamous people that were imprisoned/buried in TOL, we were finally left to wander on our own...
My memory is a little rusty... looks like I am getting old and more like my Rishikesh adjective... Anyway, it was fun walking in the tower... seeing the inscriptions made by the prisoners, the weapons of yore, their defenses etc...
In some of the outside crevasses there were some wax statues of guards...At least that's what I thought initially, till one of them needed a break and moved his gun to a more comfortable position...Probably his shift was getting over cos I managed to c a smaller version of changing of the guard.. I say a smaller version because only 1 guard got replaced... .
The highlight - i got some really good shots of ravens... A couple of them even posed for the camera... how sporting..... Wrong highlight
The actual highlight - the crown jewels and the kohinoor diamond... The British have plundered so much gold and jewelry from other nations its not even funny... Of course, they don't c it that way :) I thought of mentioning it but then decided that I am to young to die ;)
Lot of security, armed gates and (un)surprisingly walking, I got to see the famous crown jewels... What a dazzling sight....
The biggest bummer was that they don't let you take pics in most of the places so u guys will have to go for yourself to c if I am telling the truth or just yanking your chain... lol
Somehow, the time piece on my hand caught my eye ...After shaking it a lot, I finally came to the conclusion that I had spent more than half a day and if I wanted to to visit any other place I would have to postpone my plan to steal the jewels... Maybe next time... Only if I felt hungry like normal people, I would have noticed that it was way past lunch time....
Next on my list was the St pauls Cathedral... I can just c the shocked faces "Ankur going to a cathedral...Where did the sun rise from? " To clarify,I would like to say I met a very beautiful girl and went with her but in reality I went because its supposed to have a very beautiful architecture... Aaah, the nods of understanding... Its also supposed to have a great service for the religious among you...
It didn't look too far on the map, so I decided to take the gyarah no ki bus.....A mile or so in, I noticed that the street names were on the opposite side of the map, so I retraced my steps....I think I should have taken advice from Joey and stood on the map to c if I needed to go left or right... Unfortunately, they haven't started making maps which display the actual distance(graphically), so after a really long walk I reached the cathedral.... yay u say... not so fast... It was closed... Ironically, I was trying to find my way out of the tower ...... Though I did c a throng of people coming out after the service....
Yaaawn.... Cover your mouth..... I can c you people yawning so ham haazir hote hain break ke baad.... don't delete this mail.... I have to still make you fall asleep
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We are back
I wasn't going to go back and being laughed at for just seeing 1 place in the whole day, so with map in hand I started towards Trafalgar Square.... A nice walk along Thames and I was at my destination... Very beautiful and lots of people... A nice place to come with friends or that special someone .. Since, I was alone I didn't spend too much time there, just clicked a couple of snaps and was off to meet the queen for tea... After all that's why I had skipped lunch...
London seems to be a walkers paradise... Reached Buckingham place... Unfortunately, the queen was also running late and I didn't feel like waiting,,, It was already 7, so I decided to walk to the London Eye.... Over there, I finally grabbed a a hot dog and took the tube back home,.... nope, didn't go on the London Eye....
Reached home.... After some time my masi also came and we decided to go for a drink.... Even though their beer is much better, they close pubs by 11 so.... But excellent ambiance.... On the way back got some kababs etc for dinner...Ate my first proper meal for the day and slept.... 1st day finally over...
ohhhhh..... hamara samah aaj yahin khatam hua.... Till next time... fight on
For those of u who are wondering y i said fight on, thats the USC motto,
If you are still awake, i envy you... I almost feel asleep while writing this...
Also, stop reading this drivel and get back to work/studies
Also, stop reading this drivel and get back to work/studies
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Ankur Sheel
I thrive on change.....In fact, I thrive on making other people change
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