Paddington: From sleepy village to the connecting hub of London
What’s the first thing that comes to mind when you hear the name Paddington? I bet it’s the little bear from Peru with a duffle coat, a battered suitcase, and an insatiable love for marmalade sandwiches. But long before Michael Bond introduced the world to Paddington Bear in 1958, this…
That Green Bridge of London: Story of Westminster Bridge
If you think of London, I know the first thing that comes to your mind is Big Ben. But what comes next? Obviously, the thing that catches your eye, right? The Westminster Bridge, of course. That spooky green bridge stretching across the River Thames allows you a stunning view of…
Decoding Big Ben: Is it just a tall clock tower?
Anna Quindlen once wrote, “London opens to you like a novel itself… it\’s divided into chapters, chapters into scenes, the scenes into sentences; it opens to you like a series of rooms, doors, and passages.” Today, I finally decided to open the chapter titled Big Ben. Ever since my childhood,…
