My Trip to LONDON

My very first visit to London have made a great impression on me. It was quite hard to believe where I was standing for the first couple of hours. For also it was my unique dream to be in London, I was deeply amazed at the sights of the city. By every corner I stepped, I filled with excitement and pleasure. 
I was on the seventh heaven all through my journey. 

I'm so glad to meet you, London!! and Looking forward to visiting again!!

I'd like to share some of my shots from London streets where you can see a mixture of historical and modern buildings. It's a city that both protects its historical values, traditions and customs and also has developed into the modern world.

I've fallen in love with the architecture and the transportation. The nostalgic cabs, which are mostly black, and doubledeck red buses create a lively and different atmosphere in the city.

Want to know why the traffic keeps left? Here is the answer;

The British custom of keeping to the left had developed from jousting when competitors needed to keep their javelin or sword hand  free to meet the oncoming horseman. As most people were right-handed this meant passing each other on the left. The Continental custom of driving on the right was introduced by the Emperor Napoleon, who was left-handed. Since it was he who established the first road system across most of Europe, right-hand drive was adopted on the Continent.

         Christopher Winn, I Never Knew About LONDON 


Here are two songs: the first one is a song by Petula Clark, who is an English singer, actress and composer. The other one is the most famous London song of all, Waterloo Sunsent by The Kinks. While listening to these songs, you may have a look at the photos of London taken by my camera.

"The lights are much brighter there

you can forget all your troubles, forget all your cares.."

My favourite, black cabs

The one with the classical color yellow cab

The original doubledeck bus

Normally there are new buses in the traffic but fortunately I found this one parked on a quiet street.

Trafalgar Square and National Museum in the background

History stands..

Love the purple lights in the evening..History stands..

The Shard, a 72-storey skyscraper

Another beautiful street with lovely buildings..

Some other beautiful photos from my visit will be coming soon... :)