The City and the West

London has one of the most extensive and complete railway systems in the world. The city alone encompasses more than 10 of the largest and most popular train stations including Waterloo, King's Cross Saint Pancras, Victoria, Liverpool Street station and London Bridge among others. But Paddington’s history and size is likely incomparable to others. It is one to offer all its past and importance surrounded by parks and shops as well as sightseeing; it is also an area where numerous restaurants of a great range and cafes can be found. Paddington station holds 19th-century iron beams on its roof and is known for the large number of underground lines that pass through it, allowing direct transportation to several parts of London. In the broader area, St. Mary's Hospital was founded, a catalyst in the medicinal sector since Alexander Fleming, in 1928, who discovered penicillin at the premises. The station is located in the west of the city centre, very close to the famous neighbourhoods of Notting Hill and Little Venice. Widely recognised, the immense Hyde Park can be visited easily being in close proximity. Previously talked about the said park getting lost in it and walking along its rich green paths and beautiful well-maintained routes is worth beyond words.

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The statue of the now-internationally successful Paddington Bear stands still in bronze at the station, famous for appearing in several children's literature books and starring in movies aside the latest Queen. Created by the English writer Michael Bond, this small-bodied, well-mannered bear gained significant relevance in the United Kingdom and the whole world over the years, and his books which were translated in 30 languages. Fame has it, that Bond, while creating the character, was highly inspired by a teddy bear that resided in the window of a shop near Paddington station which couldn’t be but the reason why this classic literary adventurer lives there under a clock on platform 1.

Paddington is the seventh most transited station per passenger in the city of London and has belonged to the Great Western Railway company and its successors since 1838. Most of what’s the current station dates back to 1854, and since 1863 it has got one of the first underground stations in the world. From Paddington, trains operate to the west of England and south Wales and it also houses the Heathrow Express service, a shuttle that connects the station with Heathrow airport. Before the definitive construction, a temporary station was built on Bishop's Bridge Road, inaugurated in 1838. In 1854 the finalised station was introduced and was expanded between 1906 and 1915. Since then, it has continued to run to the present day without major changes. The station has 14 tracks of which the first 8 belong to the original station, 9 to 12 to the extension and 13 and 14 belong to London Underground.

As a declared colour-block fan myself, I am wearing a colourful, oversized bomber made of corduroy fabric with a grey jumper underneath. The white collar peeking out makes it more sleek-looking but the illustrative jumper with the boy fishing, relaxes the look adding more colour and making it more casual. I have tacked this in my high-waisted, navy trousers accentuating my figure. The navy loafers, the grey socks, and the leather pouch, follow obediently the main colour tones of the look.