I am assuming the reason for the conflicting reviews online for Warwick Castle is that it has been commercialized into some sort of a theme park. Therefore, those who are particularly over-sensitive about authenticity may find the experience offensive. We…
During the warm summer months in Karachi many years ago, my cousins and I would spend the afternoon reading. To be honest, the responsibility of reading fell upon me—the eldest in the group—and it was mostly Shakespeare that the children…
It is the fourth-largest Ferris wheel in the world at 443 feet high. On a bright, clear day from the top of the London Eye, you can see forever. I’m told one can see Windsor Castle—more than 40 km away—from…
It’s another sunny and hot afternoon. The windows are wide open, the fans are on most part of the day, and we are eating homemade falooda to cool us down. This is our first summer in London. And it’s incredibly…
“When it’s three o’clock in New York, it’s still 1938 in London.” ― Bette Midler Masood and I spent three days in London, way too short to truly get to know this beautiful city. My sister, her husband, and their precious daughter live…
Oh, the heartache upon learning that my favorite bridge isn’t actually the London Bridge; it’s called the Tower Bridge, a very unimpressive name, if you should ask me. Could someone rename this structure to ‘London Bridge’, please? Though one of the…