Trip to Manchester & Lake District (Day 1)

First weekend at London and luckily its a long weekend. Some of my friends already had planned this weekend for Manchester and Lake district. I too joined the plan as don't want to be alone for 3 days.

We started on Saturday morning from London to Manchester, reached there in 2 hours approx via train. Then we reached to Media city, checked into the hotel (The heart apartments), below is awesome view from the balcony of my room....

Had lunch at some asian food stall in Lowry mall. Then we moved to Trafford centre, which is the second largest shopping center in the UK.

Inside glance of Trafford center 

Most of time of the first day we spent there. Then we traveled back to the hotel.

As soon as I reached hotel, I called one of very good friend of mine she is already staying in Manchester. We met and she took me to the football court where most of colleagues used to play. We watched them some time and talked a lot about each and everything, damn I am missing her now. After this one more friend of mine invited me for dinner at her place. I went there really it was amazing food "ghar ka khana type", thanks to her. Then we went for a walk in Media city.

 In night the lighting effects are just amazing.

Did photo session at Cbeebies office.

After an astonishing night walk, we went back to hotel and slept.

Photo Credits: Niranjan Kutty, Akshatha M K and Pranit Mahajan. 

First international flight

A girl carrying lots of hope in mind like this could be an excellent turn to her career, will also resolve all her financial problems, and help her to improve personal life as well, has started her journey from Pune to London,UK.

Its Pune, morning 3:00 AM, I am lying on bed and thinking about my new life which about to start in next few hours. Suddenly alarm rang and I am just out of my imagination, haven't slept yet, now even don't have time to sleep. As I have to catch the cab to airport. 

Within 30 minutes I am ready to travel, my friends wake up with me to see-off me, helped me with my luggage. Just get into the cab went to my colleague  home to pick him up as "Being a girl its not safe to travel alone at this time", so he will drop till airport. We reached airport at 5:00 AM, and he left. 

My fight details are:

AirLine : AIR INDIA,VIRGIN ATLANTIC AIRWAYS LIMITED

16 May 2015

Air India (AI)

Depart:	Pune (PNQ)	7:35 AM
Arrive:	Delhi (DEL) , Terminal 3	9:50 AM

16 May 2015
Virgin Atlantic Airways Ltd. (VS)

Depart:	Delhi (DEL) , Terminal 3	12:05 PM
Arrive:	Heathrow (LHR) , Terminal 3 London	5:30 PM

Now its only me waiting at the airport to get my Boarding pass, I have not done online checkin but it could be good if I have done it, this will same some time. And finally, queue started to get the boarding pass. I just reached there, they asked me to show my booking confirmation (e-ticket), along with valid visa stamp on my passport. I have asked them can I do through checkin (when the baggage reaches the final destination and there is no need to pick it up at any stop like in my case its Delhi)?  They said I can't as I am having different operators for my journey (Air India & Virgin Atlantic) and given me my boarding pass.

I have boarded flight and this is how my journey has started...

Reached Delhi at 10:15 AM, then was waiting for baggage to be get on belt as I have to carry them and checkin them again for my night flight. 10:40AM yet my bags are not at the belt,  and then display screen says no more bags left for my flight, then I am completely shocked. I just rushed to the staff at the Delhi Airport, they said some more bags are left, they are on their way. Finally I collected my bas at 11:15AM, it is already too late for me as I have to get my boarding pass for next flight, I rushed to the counter here it is already a very long queue, then I requested everyone in queue to help me get my boarding pass first as my fight has already started on boarding. Thanks to everyone in the queue, I got my boarding pass on time and reached to the gate, My name was getting announced as I am last one to board the flight. 

Wow....finally I am in the flight from Delhi to London or better I call it from India to UK :-).