Day 7 - Walk, Run , Pause, Repeat.
After six days of waking up early, today morning seemed to be pretty relaxed and I was glad about it. That feeling you get when you are part of the general chaos around and there comes a moment when everything around you stops , you hit the pause button. That moment is so blissful when you keep everything at the backburner. Most of us these days have forgotten what it is to lay around or laze around in your bed after after waking up. Needless to say it is a No Phone moment. It was during one such moment I selfishly wished that the Jr. Cutlet kept sleeping for sometime atleast. I am certain that every mother goes through this phase , especially when that moment is short lived. The Jr. Cutlet woke up feeling hungry. After negotiating some time with her , I decided to laze around for some more time. I know I was making the best out of this holiday , before jumping back to the grind. Sooner after the breakfast we got ready and stepped out to experience London by just sitting in one place.
Nimish and I had pre booked few tours back in India , to avoid queing out here. That turned out to be a wise decision considering there were tourists swarming at every attratction. We purchased a package ticket to 3 attractions that gave us some good discount. Madame Tussands, London Eye and The Hop In Hop Off Big Bus tour. The Bollywood buff within me always wanted to sit in the open bus in London . And trust me , it was all worth the fun. Always remember to keep the Big Bus ride at the end of all tour attractions when your legs and knees are beginning to give up and the Big Bus ride comes as a breezy break. The weather was fantastic sunny, breezy at 20 degrees celsius. There are 4 guided tours that one can do sitting on the Big Bus that takes you around the significant places in London giving tiny bits of information of some places. London as some may know is divided into two parts; City of London and City of Westminister. And both these parts are distintively different features wise. The roads of few parts in London are so narrow ; because it is said that they were built for the horses and carriages to move about. The London Underground is almost 155 years old and first ever to be built in the world to tackle the problem of narrow roads. There are so many monuments in London big and small that have a history attached to them. The guide gave us some interesting trivia about the London , the locals , about the Royals and so on. Apparently London has witnessed some great calamities in the Medieval Period like The Great Fire , The Great Plague and has been rebuilt . Three hours of 'no walking' came as a blessing to us ; however the Jr. Cutlet was beginning to get impatient as she was hungry. Soon after the tour got over , we scouted for restaurants . Post Lunch it was time for a Thames river cruise . It is a part of the Big Bus tour that lasted for 30 minutes. I feel that most of the places in London are non- hyped. Since we had some time on hand we decided to visit The Hyde Park.
This is one place (best visited during summer) that can accomadate as many people as it can . Everywhere your eyes go, you only see greenery. It instantly calms you down .It is Grade 1 listed park in London spread over 620 acres of greenery. There are numerous places to visit The Hyde Park , however we got to spend just an hour there. Infact I also took a power nap there feeling absolutely fresh. Since we came to the hotel a little earlier than usual , the Jr. Cutlet was at her chirpy best doing Whts App calls to her friends back in India. A day that was not full of the usual action ,the objective today was to slow down , relax and enjoy the weather. There is so much similarity between the pulse , the spirit of Mumbai and London that I agree to what a an English author Ben Aaronovitch has to say “My Dad says that being a Londoner has nothing to do with where you're born. He says that there are people who get off a jumbo jet at Heathrow, go through immigration waving any kind of passport, hop on the tube and by the time the train's pulled into Piccadilly Circus they've become a Londoner.” Signing off for a brighter tomorrow.
After six days of waking up early, today morning seemed to be pretty relaxed and I was glad about it. That feeling you get when you are part of the general chaos around and there comes a moment when everything around you stops , you hit the pause button. That moment is so blissful when you keep everything at the backburner. Most of us these days have forgotten what it is to lay around or laze around in your bed after after waking up. Needless to say it is a No Phone moment. It was during one such moment I selfishly wished that the Jr. Cutlet kept sleeping for sometime atleast. I am certain that every mother goes through this phase , especially when that moment is short lived. The Jr. Cutlet woke up feeling hungry. After negotiating some time with her , I decided to laze around for some more time. I know I was making the best out of this holiday , before jumping back to the grind. Sooner after the breakfast we got ready and stepped out to experience London by just sitting in one place.
Nimish and I had pre booked few tours back in India , to avoid queing out here. That turned out to be a wise decision considering there were tourists swarming at every attratction. We purchased a package ticket to 3 attractions that gave us some good discount. Madame Tussands, London Eye and The Hop In Hop Off Big Bus tour. The Bollywood buff within me always wanted to sit in the open bus in London . And trust me , it was all worth the fun. Always remember to keep the Big Bus ride at the end of all tour attractions when your legs and knees are beginning to give up and the Big Bus ride comes as a breezy break. The weather was fantastic sunny, breezy at 20 degrees celsius. There are 4 guided tours that one can do sitting on the Big Bus that takes you around the significant places in London giving tiny bits of information of some places. London as some may know is divided into two parts; City of London and City of Westminister. And both these parts are distintively different features wise. The roads of few parts in London are so narrow ; because it is said that they were built for the horses and carriages to move about. The London Underground is almost 155 years old and first ever to be built in the world to tackle the problem of narrow roads. There are so many monuments in London big and small that have a history attached to them. The guide gave us some interesting trivia about the London , the locals , about the Royals and so on. Apparently London has witnessed some great calamities in the Medieval Period like The Great Fire , The Great Plague and has been rebuilt . Three hours of 'no walking' came as a blessing to us ; however the Jr. Cutlet was beginning to get impatient as she was hungry. Soon after the tour got over , we scouted for restaurants . Post Lunch it was time for a Thames river cruise . It is a part of the Big Bus tour that lasted for 30 minutes. I feel that most of the places in London are non- hyped. Since we had some time on hand we decided to visit The Hyde Park.
This is one place (best visited during summer) that can accomadate as many people as it can . Everywhere your eyes go, you only see greenery. It instantly calms you down .It is Grade 1 listed park in London spread over 620 acres of greenery. There are numerous places to visit The Hyde Park , however we got to spend just an hour there. Infact I also took a power nap there feeling absolutely fresh. Since we came to the hotel a little earlier than usual , the Jr. Cutlet was at her chirpy best doing Whts App calls to her friends back in India. A day that was not full of the usual action ,the objective today was to slow down , relax and enjoy the weather. There is so much similarity between the pulse , the spirit of Mumbai and London that I agree to what a an English author Ben Aaronovitch has to say “My Dad says that being a Londoner has nothing to do with where you're born. He says that there are people who get off a jumbo jet at Heathrow, go through immigration waving any kind of passport, hop on the tube and by the time the train's pulled into Piccadilly Circus they've become a Londoner.” Signing off for a brighter tomorrow.
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