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So long, Aberdeen

May 12, 2012 Aberdeen, Scotland

The very first time I heard about Aberdeen was around July 2009. That was the time I was trying to settling into the fast and busy life of London. For someone like me who prefers a slow and peaceful small place, London was not a preferable choice. That meant browsing through google maps looking into different small places around UK. That’s when I first got to know about Aberdeen. Little did I know that, one and half year later I would be standing outside the Aberdeen airport on a cold winter evening waiting for a taxi. During the interview a month before, I was caught without any answer when my manager asked me, ‘Why of all the places are you coming here?’ referring to the cold weather which had gone down all the way to -16 degree C.

I was all eyes when the flight was landing in the Aberdeen airport, looking out for snow. Having missed snow previous winter, I was disappointed again. Within a month which had seen -16 degrees, all the snow was gone. Nevertheless, I managed to almost get stranded in a snow storm in Aviemore an year later. During these almost 500 days of my stay here, I visited quite a few interesting places, witnessed my first ever airshow, went on a short hike, visited plenty of castles.

After 16 months of my stay here, I flying back home. I am going to miss this place (not the weather though), friends, long walks along the river Don, getting fooled by daylight during summer thinking that its still 6PM eventhough time is past 10PM, the zombie walk back home from work in the dark during the winter days, get togethers with friends, traffic less roads and many more. With office located road across the runway, watching out of the window to see the flights taking off and landing will be missed the most. (Posts to follow on all these trips)

So long and thanks for all the fish.

From the streets of London

Feb 18, 2012 England, London, Photo Essay

One of the many things which I like about London is the people. Walk down a street near a tourist attraction, you get to see people from all parts of the world. I had posted earlier few photos of people from the streets of London which I had taken during my stay in 2009. (Here). I was back again in London last August for a week. Below are few interesting people I captured during the visit –

A tourist completely lost in her thoughts near Trafalgar square

A busker near Millennium bridge

A mom and daughter having fun near Westminster

One of the most common sight on the streets – posing for the photographs

A lone protester – follower of Brian Haw at Parliament square

Yet another common sight, (mostly non-tourists) – waiting for the special someone.

Colors of London

Feb 8, 2012 England, London, Photo Essay, UK

One of the many things I missed during may six months stay in London two and half years ago was going on a ride on Thames river. When I visited again for a week in last August, I didn’t miss it this time. We took the ferry from Westminster to Greenwich, since we had plans to visit Greenwich museum. As the cruise sailed along the river we were in for a surprise. Along with all the historical buildings along, either side of the river were lined up with buildings with bright, vibrant colours and even some of them with weird combination of colours on the. Here are some of them –

In search of Nessie monster

Jan 29, 2012 Castle, Photo Essay, Scotland, UK

After two years I visited Loch Ness and Urquhart castle, I was there again. Unlike last time where we drove all the way to the castle, we decided to take the cruise on the dark waters of Loch Ness to reach Urquhart Castle. It was a windy day, but the clear sky and a bit of sunshine made it an enjoyable ride to the castle. Here are few photos taken while searching for the mysterious monster of Loch Ness. :)