akj53in Posted November 9, 2008 Report Share Posted November 9, 2008 The United Kingdomon> or Britainon>, is a sovereign state located off the northwestern coast of continental Europe. It is an island country, spanning the island of Great Britain, the northeast part of the island of Ireland, and many small islands. Northern Irelandon> is the only part of the UKon> with a land border, sharing it with the Republic of Ireland. Apart from this land border, the UKon> is surrounded by the Atlantic Ocean, the North Sea, the English Channel and the Irish Sea. The largest island, Great Britainon>, is linked to Franceon> by the Channel Tunnel. The United Kingdomon> is a unitary state consisting of four countries: Englandon>, Northern Irelandon>, Scotlandon> and Waleson>. It is governed by a parliamentary system with its seat of government in London, the capital, but with three devolved national administrations in Belfast, Cardiff and Edinburgh, the capitals of Northern Irelandon>, Waleson> and Scotlandon> respectively. The UKon> is a constitutional monarchy with Queen Elizabeth II as the head of state. The Channel Islands and the Isle of Man are Crown Dependencies and not part of the UKon>, but form a federacy with it. The UKon> has fourteen overseas territories, all remnants of the British Empire, which at its height encompassed almost a quarter of the world's land surface, the largest empire in history. British influence can continue to be observed in the language, culture and legal systems of many of its former colonies. Queen Elizabeth II remains the head of the Commonwealth of Nations and head of state of each of the Commonwealth realms. (Indiaon> is not part of Commonwealth nations). The UKon> is a developed country, with the fifth (nominal GDP) or sixth (PPP) largest economy in the world. It was the world's first industrialised country and the world's foremost power during the 19th and early 20th centuries,http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Kingdom#cite_note-19#cite_note-19' target="_blank"> but the economic cost of two world wars and the decline of its empire in the latter half of the 20th century diminished its leading role in global affairs. The UKon> nevertheless remains a major power with strong economic, cultural, military and political influence and is a nuclear power, with the second highest defence spending in the world. It is a Member State of the European Union, holds a permanent seat on the United Nations Security Council, and is a member of the G8, NATO, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, World Trade Organization and the Commonwealth of Nations. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akj53in Posted November 9, 2008 Author Report Share Posted November 9, 2008 FRG: Please move this thread under 'International Scene' akj53in2008-11-09 13:28:51 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akj53in Posted November 9, 2008 Author Report Share Posted November 9, 2008 We came to UK via Dubai, by Emirates. Below are few pics of Dubai Airport and our journey Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akj53in Posted November 9, 2008 Author Report Share Posted November 9, 2008 Lottery winable Car at Dubai airport Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akj53in Posted November 9, 2008 Author Report Share Posted November 9, 2008 GT Racing cars at Nottingham Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akj53in Posted November 9, 2008 Author Report Share Posted November 9, 2008 Ice Skating rink at Nottingham Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
designersf Posted November 9, 2008 Report Share Posted November 9, 2008 Cool pictures dude...Bring more of these...and wow! a JAguar XK to a lottery?? designersf2008-11-09 16:32:11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akj53in Posted November 9, 2008 Author Report Share Posted November 9, 2008 40,000 feet up above in the sky, Cool clouds, Clear blue sky. feels like heaven Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akj53in Posted November 9, 2008 Author Report Share Posted November 9, 2008 Entry Gate - not to any palace, but to Trafford Mall Manchester. It has parking space for about 10,000 vehicles. How's that for size Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akj53in Posted November 9, 2008 Author Report Share Posted November 9, 2008 One of the domes of Trafford mall inspired by Greek architecture Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
archit Posted November 9, 2008 Report Share Posted November 9, 2008 excellent pics akj53in Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akj53in Posted November 10, 2008 Author Report Share Posted November 10, 2008 Thanks Archit. One more of Trafford Mall - Shopping area Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akj53in Posted November 10, 2008 Author Report Share Posted November 10, 2008 Vilayti rickshaws for 2 passengers - manually pulled comfortably with Gears Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
archit Posted November 10, 2008 Report Share Posted November 10, 2008 that rickshaw is damn cool if they bring it to india!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vibhor Posted November 10, 2008 Report Share Posted November 10, 2008 Wow!!so finally you have started this topic akj53in buddy!!!!!... great pics i like the trafford mall!!just awesome!!..and yeah!!those ricksahws are cool!..but i don't think they will work in India!anyways!great pics!..if you have more then plz post!thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Durango Dude Posted November 10, 2008 Report Share Posted November 10, 2008 Great pics...I think those cyclerickshaws are common thru'out Europe, too, here are the Hamburg cyclerickshaws taken by me during my trip to Germany in 2006. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluesapphire Posted November 10, 2008 Report Share Posted November 10, 2008 great pics akj...this mall looks really impressive, is this in Manchester...and ya it feels like heaven when you are 40000 Ft above in the Sky... Those rickshaws are damn cool .. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anjan_c2007 Posted November 10, 2008 Report Share Posted November 10, 2008 Thanks akj53in for the lovely pictures- we will like to have more and more of them. Do keep these coming here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akj53in Posted November 10, 2008 Author Report Share Posted November 10, 2008 Thanks everybody for liking the pictures and encouraging me for posting more. I have tons of pics of England, Scotland, Paris and of various cars. Will try to post few selected pics daily. By mistake this thread has been created under 'Motorsport'. Can any senior member get it moved to 'International Scene' which will be more appropriate for this. Below are some kids enjoying fountain bath at City Center Manchester. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akj53in Posted November 10, 2008 Author Report Share Posted November 10, 2008 Now kids enjoying showers between the shooting fountains. This was in August. Now the temperature is freezingly cold, Max 11-12*C which goes down to 3-4*C in Manchester. Almost daily showers, fresh clean air, no pollution, no noise, no flies or mosquitos and best - you hear ONE horn in one month. How I wish I could write the above for India. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akj53in Posted November 11, 2008 Author Report Share Posted November 11, 2008 Few more of Dubai Airport. The plane which brought us to UK Inside transit lounge and Duty free shop Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akj53in Posted November 11, 2008 Author Report Share Posted November 11, 2008 Future Miss World 2025 kindly consented for this photo. Designer makeup done at Trafford Mall Manchester. Behind her is my younger son Rahul. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zal D Posted November 11, 2008 Report Share Posted November 11, 2008 Very nice pictures ajk53in. Nz is a lot like that. Do also put up pictures of Paris. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akj53in Posted November 11, 2008 Author Report Share Posted November 11, 2008 few more pics of Trafford Mall Manchester Food hall with 3000 seats Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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