London doesn't even seem London without double deckers running in its busy streets and with the tube stations locked and inaccessible. Today, it's Christmas. And I'm spending it in London, with the companionship of the city only.
I walked all afternoon, despite the chill creeping under my jumper giving me shiver. I grasped my camera and faced the deserted streets of London. I walked up till Oxford Street just to take shots of the shop windows of Selfridges. To my utter disappointment, huge banners with a dull "SALES NOW!" had taken the place of the mannequins dressed up in panto/fairy tale mode. The sales here start on 26th December.
Tomorrow, I'll be home. The problem is, I'm starting to feel at home here as well. I'm falling in love with the city. With its life, its frenzy, its poetry, its consumerism, its stalls, its nightlife, its buildings, its diversity. At dusk, London is more magical than ever. I almost felt like dancing and singning. On my own. Just me and the city. Soulmates.
I walked all afternoon, despite the chill creeping under my jumper giving me shiver. I grasped my camera and faced the deserted streets of London. I walked up till Oxford Street just to take shots of the shop windows of Selfridges. To my utter disappointment, huge banners with a dull "SALES NOW!" had taken the place of the mannequins dressed up in panto/fairy tale mode. The sales here start on 26th December.
Tomorrow, I'll be home. The problem is, I'm starting to feel at home here as well. I'm falling in love with the city. With its life, its frenzy, its poetry, its consumerism, its stalls, its nightlife, its buildings, its diversity. At dusk, London is more magical than ever. I almost felt like dancing and singning. On my own. Just me and the city. Soulmates.
MERRY CHRISTMAS TO YOU ALL!
Get back next year, in 2010!
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