I came to London around 8 years back. I came here as I married the love of my life and we decided to live in London.
The moment I alighted from the plane, a cold blast of air hit me. Coming from a really hot city like Hyderabad, I shivered. I pulled my new coat around me tighter. I was nervous, scared and excited. New city, new maritial life, everything was new to me and I was looking forward to it eagerly.
The first thing I noticed when I landed at Heathrow International Airport, were the queues. There were queues everywhere, immigration queues, queues for coffee, queues for luggage. People stood in an orderly fashion and patiently waited for their turn, unlike back home where everyone scrambles to the front to be attended to.
Once I was in the taxi, and was being driven to my new address in London, I noticed the orderly traffic. Everyone drove in their own lanes, followed traffic rules, and no one honked. I was impressed to say the least. I looked out of the window and stared at the exuberant greenery. Tall trees lined both sides of the road. There were stretches of fields, which, fortunately had not been converted into a block of flats or a commercial building. I leaned forward in my seat and noticed the satellite navigator, telling the driver to turn left. In those days, when satellite navigation was new to India, I was awed by how advanced London was.
It started to drizzle and little did I know then, that I would be seeing many more drizzles and rains like this in the future.
Even today, after so many years, I can still remember the excitement and anticipation I felt on the first day I landed in London.
The moment I alighted from the plane, a cold blast of air hit me. Coming from a really hot city like Hyderabad, I shivered. I pulled my new coat around me tighter. I was nervous, scared and excited. New city, new maritial life, everything was new to me and I was looking forward to it eagerly.
The first thing I noticed when I landed at Heathrow International Airport, were the queues. There were queues everywhere, immigration queues, queues for coffee, queues for luggage. People stood in an orderly fashion and patiently waited for their turn, unlike back home where everyone scrambles to the front to be attended to.
Once I was in the taxi, and was being driven to my new address in London, I noticed the orderly traffic. Everyone drove in their own lanes, followed traffic rules, and no one honked. I was impressed to say the least. I looked out of the window and stared at the exuberant greenery. Tall trees lined both sides of the road. There were stretches of fields, which, fortunately had not been converted into a block of flats or a commercial building. I leaned forward in my seat and noticed the satellite navigator, telling the driver to turn left. In those days, when satellite navigation was new to India, I was awed by how advanced London was.
It started to drizzle and little did I know then, that I would be seeing many more drizzles and rains like this in the future.
Even today, after so many years, I can still remember the excitement and anticipation I felt on the first day I landed in London.
