First Thing is a
little series I do from time to time wherein I ask my fellow twitter followers
to speak their mind when I ask them about the first thing that comes to their
mind as I mention a specific city.
With the Olympic fever
at its pinnacle it was only apt that I asked everyone about London. I must say
some of the answers surprised me, while others glorified the iconic nature of
the city.
Here is what some of
the Twitteratti had to say...
@RozD - "Janita
(my best friend who lives there) :-)"
@Minkaro - "Big
Ben"
@LGrima -
"Bloody tourists"
@PensPaperToo -
"Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine and the Science
Museum. Fun, fun, fun"
@sudhagee -
"English Literature come alive, museums, culture, art, parks...
freedom"
@nuts4r2 -
"Rainy streets"
@momsfilms -
"Buckingham Palace"
@meetneo - "The
ferris wheel. I think it's called London Eye?"
@a_henna - "The
first thing that comes to mind is Primark Oxford St. as I was there every week!
I didn't shop as much as I would have loved to but the next time I visit
London, my first stop is going to be Primark :D"
@love-cinema -
"Strangely, lots of things come to mind at once. Tower, Parliament,
double-deckers. Probably, because I've been taught lots of cultural and
political stuff about the country and London"
@askimrach -
"Shopping"
@ParedesPhoto -
"London has been gripped by Olympic fever so it's an exciting time to be
here with so much happening"
@travelsofadam -
"Sexy accents and classy men in trendy clothes, a la Clive Owen"
@connvoyage -
"rain"
As for me, London is
definitely about the iconic monuments like Buckingham Palace, Big Ben, London
Bridge, but it is also one of the shopping capitals of the world. The city is
famous for those three words... "Mind The Gap" and traveling in the
subway during rush hour is an adventurous experience of its own kind.
The following weeks
will see London infused with individuals from all walks of life as it hosts the
biggest sports tournament of the world. As much as it is a test for the city,
it is also a great time for the locals to showcase everything special that
makes London one of the most vibrant and exciting cities in the world.
Note: All the photos are courtesy of London based Family and Events Photographer Peter Parades. They are available for sale from his website www.ParedesPhotography.com and if you are on Facebook you can see his photographs appear in your news feed by becoming a "fan" here
Nice series, Raghav. I like :-)
ReplyDeleteThank you... Have a few from before.
DeleteSo many things come to mind! Big Ben..London bridge..etc etc..loved your collection!
ReplyDeleteThanks and especially now with the Olympics it really is mindbogeling :-)
DeleteInteresting answers all around, very diverse.
ReplyDeleteYeah, that's why I love doing this series... The answers are always diverse. Thanks
DeleteInteresting thought to collect the top of mind recall of people. Each one of us has a different perception about a place and that gets expressed by a word or symbol. Nice to see this post.
ReplyDeleteThanks... I run a similar series on my film blog as well. It's interesting to see how people consider certain things and their first impressions of sorts.
DeleteNice idea, I like the series. Living in London at the moment and it is hard to escape the Olympics but yes, so much comes to mind.
ReplyDeleteThank you and enjoy the extra traffic over the next few weeks :-)
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