London

Take Photos of Rainy London

[ Sept.2018 ] We took a part in the Urban Photo Race (UPR), which we had joined last year in Amsterdam and this year in London. The UPR is a kind of a photo competition where…

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Looking over London

[ July 2017 ] We went up the Shard for the first time, which is the tallest building in western Europe. This is the work of the famous Italian architect, Renzo Piano. It was completed…

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Seeing a film at Leicester Square

[ Nov.2015 ] We went to Leicester Square in London, England, to see a film for the first time in a while. Here is the place you can see actors and directors walking on the…

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National Portrait Gallery

[ Nov.2015 ] Because we went to the Portrait Restaurant in National Portrait Gallery in London, England, we looked around the Gallery itself, too. You do not usually go to the museums local to you, do…

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Concert

[ Nov.2015 ] We went to a classical concert held in Barbican Centre in east London. When we had a lovely cultural holiday in Dresden in Germany this summer, I thought we should have more…

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The Wedding

[ Aug.2015 ] We went to a Sikh temple in London in England for a wedding. As we learned before, in the temple, both men and women have to wear head scarves and take off…

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Wedding Eve

[ Aug.2015 ] One of my colleagues is getting married. She was born and brought up in London, England, but she is a Sikh Indian and so is her partner. Therefore, the wedding was held in…

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Two Temples

[ July, 2015 ] On the day we visited Southall in London, our friend took us to a Hindu temple there. Because we heard some chanting, we hesitated on the way in, but she said…

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Experience a Different Culture in London

[ July, 2015 ] There is a town called Southall between central London and Heathrow Airport. I knew that a lot of Indian immigrants live here, but I had never been there. We visited there…