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Every Cricket Lover’s Pilgrimage: Lord’s

Published in March 11th, 2008

I have been in London for almost six months now and it would have been sacrilege to have left without visiting the Mecca of cricket- Lord’s. This cricket ground is nestled in St John’s Wood in the heart of London. Lord’s is named after the groundsman Thomas Lord, who was told that the ground would [...]

New Year at the banks of the Thames: A damp squib

Published in January 1st, 2008

Posted by Anshu in London, UK

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Everyone kept telling me how lucky I was to be staying in a location which is two minutes from the Westminster Bridge, and how I should not miss the fireworks at the Thames on New Year. My husband, Subodh, had joined me here in London for New Year’s. I can see part of London Eye from the [...]

Miss Bollywood: Shilpa Shetty captures the hearts of British Asians

Published in December 13th, 2007

Posted by Anshu in London, UK

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When I decided to splurge 30 pounds on tickets for Miss Bollywood- the musical starring Shilpa Shetty - I did it for two reasons. One, of course, being the Hindi film buff that I am, I had to see Shilpa. And two- the show was being held at Royal Albert Hall- a place I have always wanted to [...]

Southall: Little India

Published in November 25th, 2007

Posted by Anshu in London, Travel, UK

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I was rather piqued last week on my way to Slough, when I saw a signpost in Southall railway station in Punjabi. What was it about this community of Punjabis that had managed to make such a mark in the heart of London? So off I went this weekend, to see Southall all by myself. I [...]

The Tower of London: Take the Beef Eater’s Guided Tour

Published in November 22nd, 2007

Posted by Anshu in London, Travel, UK

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The Tower Bridge The Tower of London is one tourist spot that most of us do visit while we are there. We decided to take the cruise on the Thames and finally got there. The famous Tower Bridge makes a beautiful backdrop to the Tower. The queues at the ticket counters were horribly long as it [...]

Wembley’s Ealing Road: Mini Rajkot in London

Published in November 22nd, 2007

Posted by Anshu in London

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When I get really homesick here at the sight of cheese, mayonnaise and beef in the superstores, I go off to Wembley to do my Indian shopping. It has a sizeable Gujarati population. Ealing Road has scores of Indian shops and they call it mini Rajkot.The shops are all quaintly named- and you have Prashad Sweets, Popat [...]

A Confused Indian in London

Published in November 6th, 2007

Posted by Anshu in London

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Hi, I’m a small town girl from India who has just been thrust into big bad London. This blog is a crazy collection of my perceptions and musings from a strange land!