After that, we went out for a short drive which shortly turned into a short walk because Suma atha forgot the keys. It was then that we realized that Britain can have nice weather, upper 80's with a slight breeze. But the sun here feels...hotter, as weird as that is to say. When it hits you, it hurts more, just kind of burns more, but its not that bad.
We then took a driving/walking tour of the entire city. We started the tour with a quick stop at another BBQ then went to the temple near here. The buildings are like Malibu temple, with empty places where idols could be, and a huge location for place to run/play/expand.
They have a lot of shopping malls here that are a lot like the outdoor mall in San Diego/ Citadel/ nicer malls around the states. One thing that was a little different was that they don't really have a lot of cheap food options, like Taco Bell and Chipotle. Far more single-location, good chef, kind of restaurants all over the place. It's a nice lifestyle. Most people go and walk around in the day and eat at nice places for lunch/dinner. Deepak would love it here, everyday a new nice resteraunt.
We ended up travelling around to Bull's Ring, the Mailbox (old post center that got transformed into a really nice shopping center), Cadbury world (got some good stuff here). Most of the stuff around the city center was connected by a canal.
All-in-all, cool city, fun to live in, and nice to visit.
More on the cutural note. The accent is pretty awesome. The trunk of a car is "da boot", rain is "tip the hat", and many many more. It bothered me when Niraj used it, but its awesome when you're surrounded by it.
I wish I could post pictures, but I forgot my camera all day today and I'm on atha's laptop. When I get back, there will be some good stuff to gaze upon. Woo, train ride tomr to go back to London. Last day there, then off to Amsterdam.
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Nice Kartik! Waiting for stuff to gaze on!! :)
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