Chitra's Musings

Chitra's Musings

Chitra Gopinathan's travel blog

Primary Menu

Skip to content
  • Home
  • Family & Friends
  • Travels
    • Europe
    • Asia
    • The Americas
  • Miscellaneous
    • Other stories
    • Entertainment

Secondary Menu

  • Home
  • Travels
    • Asia
    • Europe
    • The Americas
  • Miscellaneous
    • Family & Friends
    • Entertainment
    • Other stories
  • Privacy Policy

Category: England

Choosing Anaesthesia

Posted on March 14, 2017 by Chitra Gopinathan

Once in a while I join the tens of thousands of commuters for whom the daily grind into central London is part of their weekly routine. We live near the Continue Reading →

Posted in England, Europe | Tagged Career, Historical Places | Leave a reply
Hippocratic Oath

The Hippocratic Oath

Posted on February 18, 2017 by Chitra Gopinathan

The last time I was part of a ceremony where the oath was taken was at Kavitha’s graduation a few years ago. I wasn’t expecting it, so it came as Continue Reading →

Posted in England, Family & Friends, India, Other stories | Tagged College, Family, Friends, Historical Places, Kavitha | Leave a reply

Second childhood

Posted on February 12, 2017 by Chitra Gopinathan

It has been snowing since yesterday, only lightly though. It didn’t settle. Which is a pity, because Lakshmi came to spend the weekend with me and we could have had Continue Reading →

Posted in England, Family & Friends | Tagged Chigwell, Family, Lakshmi, Weather | Leave a reply

My poor cars

Posted on February 8, 2017 by Chitra Gopinathan

Once in a while on a Wednesday I am asked to do a private list at a hospital in Brentford. The journey is only 25 miles and should normally take Continue Reading →

Posted in England, Europe, Family & Friends, Other stories | Leave a reply

Happy days

Posted on January 28, 2017 by Chitra Gopinathan

Recently I thought everyone had forgotten how to smile. Was it the dark and gloomy days that were to blame or was it something else? Sometimes it is easier just Continue Reading →

Posted in England, Europe, Other stories | Tagged Lifestyle, London | Leave a reply

Drive to work and Christmas number one

Posted on January 21, 2017 by Chitra Gopinathan

A foggy day greets me as I start my drive to work. The ice on the windscreen does not take long to clear, but the roads are covered in a Continue Reading →

Posted in England, Europe | Tagged Lifestyle, London, Weather | Leave a reply

My friend Rafia

Posted on January 20, 2017 by Chitra Gopinathan

I spent the day with a good friend of mine. A friend from my college and medical school days. Rafia was the only friend apart from my mother, I used Continue Reading →

Posted in England, Family & Friends | Tagged Friends, London, Weather | Leave a reply

Lakshmi’s first Christmas

Posted on December 25, 2016 by Chitra Gopinathan

I haven’t spent Christmas at my house now for a few years. For the last few years it has been in New York, Kerala, Marbella and now for the second Continue Reading →

Posted in England, Family & Friends, Other stories | Tagged Christmas, Family, Lakshmi | Leave a reply

Steffi Graff and some tennis memories

Posted on December 20, 2016 by Chitra Gopinathan

Stefanie Maria Graf, one of my favourite tennis players from the yesteryears. She burst onto our TV screens like a breath of fresh air at a time when Martina Navratilova Continue Reading →

Posted in England | Tagged Tennis, Wimbledon | Leave a reply

Christmas Market

Posted on December 3, 2016 by Chitra Gopinathan

Winter is officially here and with it the hours of sunshine gets less and less. Soon the shortest day in our calendar year will arrive and the good news is Continue Reading →

Posted in England, Family & Friends, Other stories | Tagged Family, Lakshmi, Weather | Leave a reply

Recent Posts

  • Lavinia’s first gymnastics competition
  • The girls and their BFFs
  • Lakshmi and inspiration
  • Poldark and Cornwall
  • Cornwall trip

Subscribe to Blog via Email

Enter your email address to subscribe to this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email.

Categories

  • Asia (77)
    • Far East (12)
    • India (50)
    • Malaysia (11)
    • Middle East (6)
  • Entertainment (28)
  • Europe (207)
    • Croatia (7)
    • England (145)
    • Germany (20)
  • Family & Friends (155)
  • Other stories (230)
  • The Americas (19)
    • Caribbean (8)
    • Cuba (1)
    • USA (5)

Tags

Antigua At Work Brexit British Royal Family Career Chigwell Childhood Chinatown Christmas College Covid-19 First wave Dubai Dublin England Epping European Union Family Family and friends Films Food Friends Historical Places Kavitha Kerala Kollam Lakshmi Lavinia Lifestyle London Medical School NYC Olympics Pahang Pets Politics Restaurants Schliersee School Soccer Sports Tennis Travel Weather Weddings Wimbledon
Copyright © 2018 Chitra's Musings All Rights Reserved.
Adventurous Theme by Catch Themes

Enjoy Chitra's musings? Please spread the word :)

  • RSS
  • Follow by Email
  • Facebook
    fb-share-icon
  • Twitter
    Tweet
  • Pinterest
  • LinkedIn
    Share
  • Instagram