Hello guys, finally I am here in the blustery, windy Nottinghamshire waiting for India to take on Bangladesh in their first match at Trent Bridge. The last three days in UK has been quite pleasant and at times adventurous.
I touched base in Heathrow on Wednesday evening after nearly 10-hr flight from Bangalore in a Kingfisher flight, and my wearly limbs instructed me to have a rest in London than dashing to Nottingham on the same day. Listening to my body's appeal, I decided to join my pals Nitin Naik (TOI) and Deba (Mumbai Mirror) at Barryhouse in Hyde Park before embarking on a 2hr15 mins train trip to the Robin Hood county.
The train journey was an exceptionally pleasant one since it revealed the beauty of English country side without the irritating presence of a guide or the hecticness of a package tour.The first thing to strike you about this town is the weather -- cold, cloudy and windy -- a sharp contrast from London's balmy weather. I have got another five days to spent here, and I hope to sneak in some time to visit some of the places I had missed in 2007.
Holiday Inn, where I am staying, is in the City Centre which is the pulse of this place, and the hotel is surrounded by casinos, restaurants, bistros, business centres, night clubs and shops of various nature. It is quite interesting to see this part of town gradually shedding the cloak of silence and turns into an active place after 8.00 pm local time.
Here goes one curious piece of information as my cab driver, the ever-chuckling Yorkshire-man Atkinson, divulged during our short trip to Trent Bridge Cricket Ground. There is a police case against Robin Hood in the local police station, of course an effort to give further boost to the tales of 'Savior of the Poor.'
Will mee you soon with some more tales from Nottingham. Khuda Hafiz till then!!!
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