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London Marathon 2009

Tom — Fri, 24 Apr 2009 10:42:02 +0000

As a London resident you should make the time to cheer on the marathon runners a they run, jog, walk and crawl the the 26 miles from Greenwich to the Mall. This year I was paying particular attention to BHF’s “Heart Runners” and cheering them on as well as tweeting and taking these pictures. The weather was great for spectactors, a little warm for the runners but all in all a great day out.

Neasden Temple

Tom — Sat, 03 Jan 2009 15:16:37 +0000

Biggest Hindu Temple outside India: The Shri Swaminarayan Temple in Neasden, London, UK, is the largest Hindu temple outside India. It was built by His Holiness Pramukh Swami Maharaj, a 79-year-old Indian sadhu (holy man), and is made of 2,828 tonnes of Bulgarian limestone and 2,000 tonnes of Italian marble, which was first shipped to India to be carved by a team of 1,526 sculptors. The temple cost £12 million to build.

New year’s eve over London

Tom — Thu, 01 Jan 2009 15:27:58 +0000

New year 2008-2009 was spent in privaledged surroundings overlook the River Thames, St Pauls and the millenium Bridge. Although the London Eye was mostly hidden around the river’s curves the fireworks could be seen quite clearly and at time the whole of London seemed to light up in a bright white flash.