Double Decker
My favourite chocolate while I was growing up was the Double Decker made by Cadbury's. Memories of childhood came flooding back to me when I was in London last week and saw the Double Decker buses everywhere. Made me crave those absolutely delicious chocolate nougat sandwiches that my parents treated me to when I was good!
I found London to be a charming city with an edge. A nice combination of the the best of San Francisco and Manhattan. As beautiful and clean as San Francisco and as cosmopolitan and vibrant as Manhattan. There's a certain old world, deeply rooted feeling that you get in London that is missing in the U.S. cities. Though I visited all the tourist spots like Piccadilly and Leicester Square, I also got to explore smaller neighbourhoods like West Hampstead, Swiss Cottage and St. John's Wood. I experienced the busiest spots in the city and felt the energy in the air and also took in the calm and peace offered by the quieter parts of town. I'd certainly add London to the list of places I'd love to live in which now includes San Francisco, Sydney, Hong Kong, Dubai and Bombay.
posted by lulu at 6:58 PM
14 Comments:
Lulu, the list is almost as long as mine! In order -- NY (#1 baby!), London, Bombay, Singapore, San Francisco, Paris.
london has a lot of history and a city with umpteen cultural activities going on all the time.it is a fascinating place and a veritable tourist's paradise. i am not surprised how quickly you have fallen for this city.but the weather is very very unpredictable!.
uncle is right, the weather in london can be very depressing! but about your other choice, dubai, i dunno, i've been there twice and that place left me cold! and lools i loved double decker chocolates too.
wow! i'm glad that this post has gotten a nice conversation going.
shri, i can't believe NYC is #1 on your list. transformation, shall we say? i'm going to blame san jose and not the rest of gorgeous california for it!
shiv, i was plesantly surprised to see that you read my blog. i've been to dubai only once and that too for only one day (ask me the story sometime when we meet!) but in typical lulu-style, i really took a fancy to it. you'll have to show me around when i come next - there's a chance that i'll be over there in september for a conference. hope the ad world is treating you well.
dad, yes, the weather is totally unpredictable in london. the sun is so shy - it barely peeps out of the clouds and then hides again. and then there's the rain. last friday was a perfectly lovely day with a little chill in the air and suddenly it was pouring HARD. took me by total surprise and ruined our plans for a picnic in the park.
rums, tell me why dubai left you cold? we flirted with the idea of moving there at one point so i'm interested to know your perspective.
rums,
let's add double deckers to the growing list of common favourites :)
hmmmm... lulu... have you ever been to hong kong?
lulu,your london posting has perhaps generated the maximum number of comments in your blog.
why i like london the most?.language is no problem.shopping in oxford street is something i look forward to.any number of indian restaurants for dal,subzi aur roti.fantastic and very economical mobility-the london underground.phenomenal places to see.and london by night is an experience.and the pubs.and,i have always found the people friendly.therefore,though the weather can be often a putoff,i really don't care.there are just too many pluses and very few minuses.
hmmmm...who is this anonymous person who seems to know me :)
you're right, i've never been to hong kong but it's one city in the world i intuitively know i'm gonna love@
dubai left me cold because everything about that place, i feel, is platic-ky. somehow i got the wrong vibes there and that place has no soul. also the people i met there reminded me of delhi!
i have heard about some very nasty experiences of a friend of mine in Dubai.i was not surprised.it is a very modern city no doubt and offers all the luxuries one can imagine;but then,it does not have a soul.rumi is dead right.
i agree that dubai may not have soul but i still think that it would be an experience in itself to live in a arab country, in a cosmopolitan city, at a time when growth is explosive.
i suppose you are right shiv, i told myself exactly the same things when i moved to delhi and continue to do so.
curiously, i never had to do that when i lived in b'bay.
let's not even get started on bombay vs. delhi..
My lovely thing in London is DOUBLE DECKER BUSES!!
These are always a treat, either in London or on country roads at times. Perch myself on top deck in the front window seats if possible, just where the tree branches swoosh into the bus in order all going by Limo London owners envy you. What a view!
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