The Palace of Westminster serves as the meeting place of the House of Commons and the House of Lords, the two houses of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. Commonly known as the Houses of Parliament after its occupants, the Palace lies on the north bank of the River Thames in the City of Westminster, in central London, England THE PALACE OF WESTMINSTER Continue Reading
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INDIAN RAILWAYS : AMAZING KONKAN RAILWAY (KR) LINE
The Konkan Railway (abbreviated KR and कोरे) is a railway operated by Konkan Railway Corporation Limited, headquartered at CBD Belapur in Navi Mumbai, Maharashtra. The first passenger train ran on Konkan railway tracks on 20 March 1993 between Udupi and Mangalore. The 741 km (461 mi) line connects Maharashtra, Goa and Karnataka states in India. The first train on the completed track was flagged off Continue Reading
INDIAN RAILWAYS : INDIA´S LIFELINE
Indian Railways (IR) is India’s national railway system operated by the Ministry of Railways. It manages the fourth largest railway network in the world by size, with a route length of 67368-kilometre (41861 mi) and total track length of 121407-kilometre (75,439 mi) as of March 2017. I travelled a lot on trains in Continue Reading
JAPAN : A GLIMPSE
Japan (Japanese : 日本, Nippon). Japan’s name mean ‘sun origin’, and it is often called the “Land of the Rising Sun”. Japan is the world’s 4th largest island country and encompasses about 6852 islands. The strato volcanic archipelago has five main islands- Honshu, Hokkaido, Kyushu, Shikoku & Okinawa which make up about 97% percent of Japan’s land area. The country is divided Continue Reading
LONDON : THE PALACE OF WESTMINSTER 1
The Palace of Westminster serves as the meeting place of the House of Commons and the House of Lords, the two houses of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. Commonly known as the Houses of Parliament after its occupants, the Palace lies on the north bank of the River Thames in the City of Westminster, in central London, England THE PALACE OF WESTMINSTER Continue Reading
ROYAL OBSERVATORY @ GREENWICH & UTC – RECKONING THE WORLD TIME
The Royal Observatory, Greenwich (ROG known as the Old Royal Observatory from 1957 to 1998 – when the working Royal Greenwich Observatory, RGO, moved from Greenwich to Herstmonceux) is an observatory situated on a hill in Greenwich Park, overlooking the River Thames What is The Royal Observatory @ Greenwich (ROG) The Royal Observatory, Greenwich (ROG known as the Old Royal Observatory from 1957 to 1998, Continue Reading
LONDON : A GLOBAL ICONIC CITY
LONDON : GENERAL INFORMATION London is the capital and largest city of England and the United Kingdom Stands on the River Thames in the south-east of England, at the head of its 50-mile (80 km) estuary leading to the North Sea London has been a major settlement for two millennia founded as Londinium was founded by the Romans The City of London, London’s Continue Reading
BIG BEN : THE ICONIC CLOCK TOWER
Big Ben (renamed Elizabeth Tower in 2012 to mark the Diamond Jubilee of Elizabeth II) is the nickname for the Great Bell of the clock at the north end of the Palace of Westminster in London BIG BEN & PALACE OF WESTMINISTER FROM THAMES RIVER BOAT CRUISE BIG BEN & Continue Reading
THE SHARD LONDON – THE TALLEST BUILDING IN THE UK / EU
The Shard also referred to as the Shard of Glass Shard London Bridge and formerly London Bridge Tower is a 95-storey supertall skyscraper that forms part of the Shard Quarter development. Standing 309.6 metres high, The Shard was developed by Sellar Property Group on behalf of LBQ Ltd and is Continue Reading
THE LONDON EYE : THE WORLDS TALLEST CANTILEVERED OBSERVATION WHEEL
The London Eye is a cantilevered observation wheel on the South Bank of the River Thames in London. It is Europe’s tallest cantilevered observation wheel and is the most popular paid tourist attraction in the United Kingdom THE LONDON EYE : VIEW FROM HELICOPTER THE LONDON EYE : VIEW Continue Reading
