UKUS Part 4: U

Find the 'U' in the unique
find the calling of your heart
let every fibre of your being
value life's every new start.
let no doubt shadow ur thoughts
find the ground you will break
write ur own story ur way..
ink ur life, have ur say!

UKUS Part 3: The Sojourn

Time does fly,
moments do go by...
new people, a couldron of cultures,
stimulating thoughts,
inspiring discussions.
Politics, art, history, system of education;
tea, coffee, some similar passions.

long winding walks,
walk amidst the clouds,
sunrays play hide and seek,
walk to hilltop ...
casting glances of poetry
and thoughtful smiles...

novel ways of knowing...
newness finds a new meaning..
like the sojourn so far...
Time does fly,
moments do go by...

UKUS Part 2: passtaaa

I love pasta...absolutely, like it the Italian way; like it even when it is Indianised with jeera and other spices, like it anyway anytime...anyhow:)

Aarti and I cooked dinner yesterday ( she let me cut the veggies and saute a little, being the perfect host)- stuffed pasta with bel peppers, mushroom, baby corn n broccoli...n green chillies...in pesto sauce! the gates of heaven just opened... teamed it with peppered mushrooms and garlic bread! had my 1st Pimm's & lemonade:) and have to admit very refreshing it is!

The highlight of the dinner was the stuffed pasta with cheese in it ...yumm!

This will surely find a place with me on my return journey:)

UK unbound Series Part 1: Walk through Borough Street

There is no better way to know a place than to walk through its lanes. My first evening walk at London was through Borough street.

Busy, colorful and so many stories of its own ... little sneaks that I took at lines written, smiles that crossed my face on seeing some ads; just awed by the women who strode down the footpath in their stilletoes and matching stockings; buses and taxis with movie and daily show hoardings, promising great entertainment and happiness; lot of cyclists and cycles parked for public use; London evening standard on a stool to just be picked and read, a look at the Guardian ...naah, an admiring glance. This was like a mosaic that emerged in front of me. Even while I sat at Starbucks and pondered over the overhyped coffee, I couldn't help but feel excited like a child looking at the telephone booths and the low emission zone sign boards.The street was filled with restaurants of all cuisines and had a restaurant named The Blue eyed maid and another called the Truly Indian. A pub quoted, "In heaven there is no beer, that is why we drink it here!"; a London college offered american degrees and a place called Slug and Lettuce had a war memorial plaque.

This was 45mins well spent and as i walked into Swan street and entered Skylark court, my abode for the next few days...I just felt happy to know that now there will be words unbound!

p.s: Photos of all the things/places mentioned will be up on FB:)

UK unbound Series

I like the idea of travelling, watch a lot of travel shows, always wanted to write travellogues but never really had the opportunity. While I do one of my first long travels in the next few days, i want to chronicle my UK visit as I see it.
Reading classics set in London, having friends staying here, seeing it on travel channels and now, finding myself here... 10 hours over ocean and land worth every moment!

Let me call this the UK unbound Series.