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Two of the most recognizable icons of London ..The Big Ben and The Underground. Its NOT the clock, its the bell sitting in that tower , which is actually called 'The Big Ben'. ...............................




The parliament house : A piece of gothic architecture sitting on the north bank of the Thames. The original building was destroyed by fire and rebuilt in 1834. Parliament house in the night ...





London Eye .....the 140m high ferris wheel on the south bank of Thames. A major tourist attraction of modern day London . Built in 2000.




Picadilly Circus and the famous billboards.. ( remember the BPL ad in Doordarshan days with Amitabh Bacchan ??) A short walk from Westminster across St James Park would take you to Buckingham Palace. Not an interesting building in any sense. I found the gate much more fascinating than the building itself .... British Museum coutyard with its glass roof , set up in 2000 British Museum Reading Room.. In the wall behind me , there was a list of prominent personalities who held the membership card of this reading room at some point. The list is virtually a whose who of world literature and politics of 20th century Mayor's office - next to Tower Bridge.. Routemaster Bus - the predecessor of our double decker bus of Calcutta . The last Routemaster was withdrawn from London road in December 2005 after 50 years of service.




From roadways to the waterways.... Teddington lock and Regent Canal ..





...and a few different faces of Thames. The best time to walk about in the London street would be the early evening in autumn. The lights of late afternoon with the electric streetlights and neon signs (that lits up a shed earlier than summer) creates some effect ..and the ever-present overcast sky of London adds to it...




A cityscape from the dome of St Paul's Cathedral..and a cloudy evening at Albert Memorial in Kensington Gardens




St. Pauls' Cathedral and West Minister Abbey...










The West End - Traffalger Square, Haymarket and Her Majesty's Theatre, Cafes at Leicester Square , A sleepy start of the day at Soho and Chinatown.





The Victorian Suburb of Notting Hill (Remember Hugh Grant and Julia Roberts ?... ) Close to Notting Hill , Portobello Road hosts some of London's oldest antique shops and comes to life on Saturday mornings with london's biggest street market...

On a saturday morning at Portobello Road




Battersea powerstation and Chelsea riverfront.. there's more to it than just football !!

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