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Lazy Sunday Photo- Big Ben, London

Posted on May 17, 2009
Big Ben, Picture taken Near Westminster Underground Station (May, 2009)

I like walking out of the Westminster Underground Station. As you walk you are looking at enclosed walls and then when you are out, suddenly this huge and magnificent structure stares in your face. I had done the same in 2007 and being November I remember the cold blast that greeted me along with the grand structure as well! You can see in the picture that even in May it was Grey, cloudy and a little wet and along with a thin sweater I had borrowed my friend’s jacket too!

This time I found using the underground a little easier. I realized that if I quickly scan the Victoria line and the Jubilee Line I would be fine. I need not even look at the others. But I learned a new fact about the underground. Even if you have a valid ticket sometimes the entry/exit gates would not open. Then I had to approach an officer in the green vest and after looking at my ticket they would give me one of their own and viola the gates would open again.

5 thoughts on “Lazy Sunday Photo- Big Ben, London”

  1. goldensparks says:
    May 17, 2009 at 12:25 pm

    Hi Friend.. Interesting post.. Keep up the good work.. Will drop by your blog often.. Do find time to visit my blog.. Keep in touch.. Take care.. Cheers mate!

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  2. Sidhusaaheb says:
    May 17, 2009 at 7:19 pm

    Interesting perspective…I hadn’t seen any photos of the Big Ben taken from that angle earlier.:)

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  3. Final_Transit says:
    May 17, 2009 at 11:54 pm

    Hi Mridula,I like this picture: The contrast between Big Ben and the metro sign post. Very nice!Priyank

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  4. Praney ! says:
    May 19, 2009 at 7:51 am

    WOW !I came thru Alka’s and I am not going to visit your blog anymore as I feel soooo jealous of you. Photography n Travel is all I want to do but can’t 🙁 Nice posts, keep it up.

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  5. Mridula says:
    May 19, 2009 at 4:09 pm

    Goldensparks thank you so much for the visit and the comment.Sidhu I am sure I have seen it somewhere that is why I ran to click this shot!That you Priyank (Final Transit).Praney noooooooo travel rarely, so do keep coming back. I just keep talking about it all the time 😀

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I am Mridula Dwivedi and I started this blog in 2005. It has been an amazing ride. I have visited 33 countries till date! I have worked with many tourism boards and prominent travel companies. My blog was featured on the BBC and the Guardian.

I did my Ph.D. from IIT Kanpur. I worked full time in academics till 2015! I quit my job as a professor, thinking I will take a break for one year, which turned into five.

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