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Once you have gone around London in those tube trains and learnt your way around them, it becomes an adventure to travel to different places through those zones of London and choosing the shortest route from all the railway lines. It is fun to figure out which line would take you there fastest and what combination of lines would work the best. Sometimes some lines are down and that’s the best adventure day. Working your way around broken railway lines and finally reaching your destination through the maze of the London tube is one hell of an experience. On the other hand, when you see professionals rushing past you on those escalators trying to reach the platform before the escalators do, you can’t help but feel that they are missing out on the fun. Daily life on those tube trains in the rush hour of the office goers could be lacklustre. So Greenwich was on mind this time around. What could be the best way to reach Greenwich from Paddington? Now Greenwich does not come under ...

Excitement, anxiety, boredom and impatience defined me as I killed my time in the long 8 hour flight to London Heathrow. I knew my sister would be waiting for me at the airport long before the flight lands. Noone could be more particular than she is in maintaining a well-planned buffer of time while receiving or meeting someone. So I waited … until finally the plane screeched to its landing. I stepped into London with a rush of excitement to explore this new country, new people, new culture and new life. Tai had good plans to take me around London as soon as I arrived. My university was due to begin a week after and I had plenty of time to acclimatise to this place. This is where my journey around this country began… London As a typical Indian would, I knew London by The Big Ben and The London Eye. These landmarks are frequently used in Bollywood movies and they still don’t fail to strike you with awe when you first see them for real. They are magnificent and very strategica...