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mcgillianaireIn my last pictorial post, I had promised to share photos from Shanghai. But after what's happened the past week, I've decided to put that promise on hold. Instead, I've decided to share some of the most awesome sights in this city: London! It all began last week, when a fellow McGill graduate friend of mine, asked me if I could host her traveling friend, and show him around the city. I'd never met this guy before, but I didn't refuse the request for three reasons: he was also a McGillian (but not yet a graduate), his visit would be my golden opportunity to become a tourist and see the sights, not just drive past them or read about it all the time, and last but not least, I felt like I owed my friend big time. Without her notes in two of our year-long compulsory Economics courses, I would've failed at least one of them, and therefore not graduated from McGill. :) This post is dedicated to last minute arrangements, and the world's greatest city! If before last week I thought London was the greatest, everything that I have seen and experienced in the last week has done nothing but reinforce that belief, at least a million times over. Hope you enjoy the pictorial journey!
The map is not to scale but click on it to get an idea of what there is to see in Central London, and what I saw last week.
The interior and platforms @ London Liverpool Street Railway Station. The name has nothing to do with the place of the same name, it is in fact named after the street it is on, which in turn was named after a former British Prime Minister, Lord Liverpool. And despite the name, the station does not serve trains to the Merseyside port. That honour belongs to Euston Station.
This is one of the few remaining mechanical "flapper board" displays at a British railway station. Unfortunately, it is being replaced with an electronic one later this year. There are at least 18 platforms in this terminus alone!
The station was the first place in London to be bombed during WWI, but luckily it escaped the Germans in WWII. The station was rebuilt, and then further extensively modified in the 80s. This picture is pointed in the direction of the platforms and shows the rows of shops built in the foyer towards the front of the station.
I like the interior of the station. It sometimes feels unreal, like a life-size model construction.
This is a memorial for the Great Eastern Railway employees that died in the Great War.
If you look at the bottom of the last picture, you'll see two individual memorials. This one is for the chap on the RHS. Zoom into the picture and you'll see that it reads: "To the memory of Field Marshal Sir Henry Wilson Bart (etc), whose death occurred (etc), within two hours of his unveiling the adjoining memorial." Oh dear!
This bronze sculpture just in front of the station, was designed by Israeli artist, Frank Meisler, and represents the many Jewish refugee children that arrived in the station in the 1930s, as part of the Kindertransport.
The station from outside and on the actual Liverpool Street. Those of you who play the London version of Monopoly, can now put a bunch of pictures to just a name on a board. Gimme a few weeks and I'll put together a post dedicated to the London Monopoly.
This is Tower 42, the tallest building in the City, and the 5th tallest in London (at 183m). It was originally built for NatWest Bank (hence its old name, NatWest Tower) but it is now used by a variety of companies, and is named after its number of floors. It was the tallest building in the land for 10 years between 1980 & 1990, until One Canada Square came up in Canary Wharf.
The Royal Exchange was founded in 1565, officially opened by Queen Elizabeth I in 1571, destroyed by the Great Fire in 1666, rebuilt & destroyed by another fire in 1838, was rebuilt again by Sir William Tite, and is currently a luxurious shopping centre. Like many other prominent buildings of its time, it is a classical example of Greek Revival architecture.
I didn't realize they made signs for speeds so low! (To be fair, it was at a construction site)
If you ever visit London, DO NOT waste your money on this; even if the weather's good & you want a upper-deck view. I'll show you around for free and it's way more exciting on foot. It's also good for your health.
If you look carefully to the left, there's a CCTV making sure you don't vandalize The Green Man! As I'm sure some of you know, the UK is reported to have the most surveillance cameras in operation, something like 4 million of them. 1 for every 14 people. 400,000 alone are reported to function in London, many of them illegally. Apparently on an average day's travel around Central London, each person is captured by 300 different cameras! (Source - PDF)
I don't know what building this is, but it's an interesting one. I've often wondered why there are so few skyscrapers in London. It now seems obvious: extremely tough building regulations, which until 1960 included a maximum height of 60m. There are several protected views that prevent the Manhattanization of beloved London, though a few biggies are on their way.
Again, I don't know what church this is but it seems pretty old. It's also in the City of London, aka the Square Mile, aka the Financial District of London, aka the oldest part of the city.
The first glimpse of Sir Wren's masterpiece, St. Paul's Cathedral.
Another example of Greek Revival architecture. Don't know the building though.
This is St Mary-le-Bow, whose latest design was provided by Sir Wren, another among the 53 churches he designed across the city in the late-17th & early-18th century. The Great Fire was a blessing in disguise for London (as people began using stonework for construction, like the Romans) and for Wren, as it afforded him a golden opportunity to show off his wares. The Bow bells were once used to signal curfew in the City and before modern traffic noise, they could be heard as far away as Hackney Marshes. Tradition has it that to be a true cockney, you must be born within earshot of bell sound.
A view of the River Thames, west towards Big Ben. Some of you may not be aware that the Thames is tidal in London (as far up as Kingston-upon-Thames). In this picture taken at 5pm, it is low-tide and there's even somebody standing on the "beach".
I will dedicate another post to street names in London but they are fascinating because they offer lots of clues about the city's history. This is High Timber Street on Broken Wharf with clear instructions for which direction Visitors & Goods must travel.
Good for you.
A lobster shaped phone in the same office as the place that proudly brews Starbucks. I wonder if it actually works.
An amusing thing in the Thames.
The Tate Modern is Britain's national museum of international modern art. It is housed in the former Bankside Power Station, hence the tall chimney. I haven't had a chance to check it out yet but apparently there's a Dalí exhibition running right now.
Along Thames Path, is this sundial presented to the City by the Worshipful Company of Tylers & Bricklayers to mark the beginning of the 3rd Millenium. It's not one of the London's finer artefacts. There are also no cafes along Thames Path, like in Europe. A tragedy.
I tested the protected views of St. Paul's on foot and it is indeed visible from almost any corner of the City. It's astonishing to think that the version that existed before the current one was nearly 200ft taller, esp. for its day!
The City of London School was founded in 1834. It has since changed location and this building is now used by JP Morgan.
Don't know what church/building this is but it's along the Thames, in a different shade to others around it and quite decent looking.
Another view West of the Thames, this time with the first glimpse of the London Eye.
The Brits celebrate everything! A plaque dedicated to bridgehead improvement. You'll see it all and more in London.
I wouldn't mind joining that party on the Thames! The food smelled good too.
And then the first glimpse of Big Ben, the Palace of Westminster & the London Eye.
It's easy to miss out on the smaller details while focusing on the bigger picture. Here's an Egyptian-inspired bench handle. I didn't take a picture of the camel head on some benches downstream.
The designs on the lamp posts are inspired by the City of London's coat of arms. The dragons were a 17th century addition.
Amidst all the history and beauty is this. At least it's on the southern bank.
More Egypt in London. This is part of London's Cleopatra's needle. It's in the City of Westminster, so we're not in the City of London anymore. The boundaries don't mean as much today as they once did but it wasn't too long ago, in the long history of this great city that the two were considered distinctly separate entities.
The more than 3000 year old obelisk is 92ft long and 15ft in diameter. It was erected on the Victoria Embankment in August 1878.
It was gifted in 1819 by Mehemet Ali, the Albanian-born viceroy of Egypt to the UK, in commemoration of Lord Nelson's victories at the Battle of the Nile (in 1798) and Sir Ralph Abercromby's victory at the Battle of Alexandria (in 1801). Interestingly, though the British welcomed the gift, they refused to pay for its transport to London which explains why it didn't arrive until 1878!
There was a shocking amount of rubbish in the Needle area.
The noticeable scars on one of the two sphinxes were caused by fragments of a German WWI bomb in 1917.
The old, St. Paul's, and the new, the Gherkin. St. Paul's looks taller but rest assured, the Gherkin is actually taller by 70m. It also looks like I've taken the picture from across the river but that's due to the curvature of the Thames.
You come across quite a few memorials to famous people, and some you may never have heard of. I liked the epitaph on this one.
I don't know what building this is. It must be important.
The London Eye is the most paid for visitor attraction in the city with more than 3.5 million people taking the 30 minute journey annually. At 135m it is the world's largest observation wheel.
While being distracted by the London Eye, it is easy to forget about the County Hall located next to it. It used to house the London County Council, hence the name, but it is now home to Dalí Universe & the London Aquarium.
It is easy to lose count of all the WWI & WWII memorials. This one is for WWI.
And this memorial is for those who fought in WWII's Battle of Britain.
The other side of the Battle of Britain memorial and a quote from one of Britain's greatest PM's.
At the heart of the City of Westminster is the icon of London. This is where Anglo-Saxon, aka modern democracy began. And as most of you should know by now, Big Ben refers to the bell inside the clock tower, not the clock or tower itself.
The Palace of Westminster, aka the British Houses of Parliament. This is where the people who govern the country meet to conduct their business. At different times in history, the Palace has been used as a royal residence, court of law and for state ceremonies.
Gordon Brown is our new PM and the protestors have already started camping outside the Halls of Parliament.
And just behind them is this lone protestor. He seems to be enjoying himself?
The map is not to scale but click on it to get an idea of what there is to see in Central London, and what I saw last week.
The interior and platforms @ London Liverpool Street Railway Station. The name has nothing to do with the place of the same name, it is in fact named after the street it is on, which in turn was named after a former British Prime Minister, Lord Liverpool. And despite the name, the station does not serve trains to the Merseyside port. That honour belongs to Euston Station.
This is one of the few remaining mechanical "flapper board" displays at a British railway station. Unfortunately, it is being replaced with an electronic one later this year. There are at least 18 platforms in this terminus alone!
The station was the first place in London to be bombed during WWI, but luckily it escaped the Germans in WWII. The station was rebuilt, and then further extensively modified in the 80s. This picture is pointed in the direction of the platforms and shows the rows of shops built in the foyer towards the front of the station.
I like the interior of the station. It sometimes feels unreal, like a life-size model construction.
This is a memorial for the Great Eastern Railway employees that died in the Great War.
If you look at the bottom of the last picture, you'll see two individual memorials. This one is for the chap on the RHS. Zoom into the picture and you'll see that it reads: "To the memory of Field Marshal Sir Henry Wilson Bart (etc), whose death occurred (etc), within two hours of his unveiling the adjoining memorial." Oh dear!
This bronze sculpture just in front of the station, was designed by Israeli artist, Frank Meisler, and represents the many Jewish refugee children that arrived in the station in the 1930s, as part of the Kindertransport.
The station from outside and on the actual Liverpool Street. Those of you who play the London version of Monopoly, can now put a bunch of pictures to just a name on a board. Gimme a few weeks and I'll put together a post dedicated to the London Monopoly.
This is Tower 42, the tallest building in the City, and the 5th tallest in London (at 183m). It was originally built for NatWest Bank (hence its old name, NatWest Tower) but it is now used by a variety of companies, and is named after its number of floors. It was the tallest building in the land for 10 years between 1980 & 1990, until One Canada Square came up in Canary Wharf.
The Royal Exchange was founded in 1565, officially opened by Queen Elizabeth I in 1571, destroyed by the Great Fire in 1666, rebuilt & destroyed by another fire in 1838, was rebuilt again by Sir William Tite, and is currently a luxurious shopping centre. Like many other prominent buildings of its time, it is a classical example of Greek Revival architecture.
I didn't realize they made signs for speeds so low! (To be fair, it was at a construction site)
If you ever visit London, DO NOT waste your money on this; even if the weather's good & you want a upper-deck view. I'll show you around for free and it's way more exciting on foot. It's also good for your health.
If you look carefully to the left, there's a CCTV making sure you don't vandalize The Green Man! As I'm sure some of you know, the UK is reported to have the most surveillance cameras in operation, something like 4 million of them. 1 for every 14 people. 400,000 alone are reported to function in London, many of them illegally. Apparently on an average day's travel around Central London, each person is captured by 300 different cameras! (Source - PDF)
I don't know what building this is, but it's an interesting one. I've often wondered why there are so few skyscrapers in London. It now seems obvious: extremely tough building regulations, which until 1960 included a maximum height of 60m. There are several protected views that prevent the Manhattanization of beloved London, though a few biggies are on their way.
Again, I don't know what church this is but it seems pretty old. It's also in the City of London, aka the Square Mile, aka the Financial District of London, aka the oldest part of the city.
The first glimpse of Sir Wren's masterpiece, St. Paul's Cathedral.
Another example of Greek Revival architecture. Don't know the building though.
This is St Mary-le-Bow, whose latest design was provided by Sir Wren, another among the 53 churches he designed across the city in the late-17th & early-18th century. The Great Fire was a blessing in disguise for London (as people began using stonework for construction, like the Romans) and for Wren, as it afforded him a golden opportunity to show off his wares. The Bow bells were once used to signal curfew in the City and before modern traffic noise, they could be heard as far away as Hackney Marshes. Tradition has it that to be a true cockney, you must be born within earshot of bell sound.
A view of the River Thames, west towards Big Ben. Some of you may not be aware that the Thames is tidal in London (as far up as Kingston-upon-Thames). In this picture taken at 5pm, it is low-tide and there's even somebody standing on the "beach".
I will dedicate another post to street names in London but they are fascinating because they offer lots of clues about the city's history. This is High Timber Street on Broken Wharf with clear instructions for which direction Visitors & Goods must travel.
Good for you.
A lobster shaped phone in the same office as the place that proudly brews Starbucks. I wonder if it actually works.
An amusing thing in the Thames.
The Tate Modern is Britain's national museum of international modern art. It is housed in the former Bankside Power Station, hence the tall chimney. I haven't had a chance to check it out yet but apparently there's a Dalí exhibition running right now.
Along Thames Path, is this sundial presented to the City by the Worshipful Company of Tylers & Bricklayers to mark the beginning of the 3rd Millenium. It's not one of the London's finer artefacts. There are also no cafes along Thames Path, like in Europe. A tragedy.
I tested the protected views of St. Paul's on foot and it is indeed visible from almost any corner of the City. It's astonishing to think that the version that existed before the current one was nearly 200ft taller, esp. for its day!
The City of London School was founded in 1834. It has since changed location and this building is now used by JP Morgan.
Don't know what church/building this is but it's along the Thames, in a different shade to others around it and quite decent looking.
Another view West of the Thames, this time with the first glimpse of the London Eye.
The Brits celebrate everything! A plaque dedicated to bridgehead improvement. You'll see it all and more in London.
I wouldn't mind joining that party on the Thames! The food smelled good too.
And then the first glimpse of Big Ben, the Palace of Westminster & the London Eye.
It's easy to miss out on the smaller details while focusing on the bigger picture. Here's an Egyptian-inspired bench handle. I didn't take a picture of the camel head on some benches downstream.
The designs on the lamp posts are inspired by the City of London's coat of arms. The dragons were a 17th century addition.
Amidst all the history and beauty is this. At least it's on the southern bank.
More Egypt in London. This is part of London's Cleopatra's needle. It's in the City of Westminster, so we're not in the City of London anymore. The boundaries don't mean as much today as they once did but it wasn't too long ago, in the long history of this great city that the two were considered distinctly separate entities.
The more than 3000 year old obelisk is 92ft long and 15ft in diameter. It was erected on the Victoria Embankment in August 1878.
It was gifted in 1819 by Mehemet Ali, the Albanian-born viceroy of Egypt to the UK, in commemoration of Lord Nelson's victories at the Battle of the Nile (in 1798) and Sir Ralph Abercromby's victory at the Battle of Alexandria (in 1801). Interestingly, though the British welcomed the gift, they refused to pay for its transport to London which explains why it didn't arrive until 1878!
There was a shocking amount of rubbish in the Needle area.
The noticeable scars on one of the two sphinxes were caused by fragments of a German WWI bomb in 1917.
The old, St. Paul's, and the new, the Gherkin. St. Paul's looks taller but rest assured, the Gherkin is actually taller by 70m. It also looks like I've taken the picture from across the river but that's due to the curvature of the Thames.
You come across quite a few memorials to famous people, and some you may never have heard of. I liked the epitaph on this one.
I don't know what building this is. It must be important.
The London Eye is the most paid for visitor attraction in the city with more than 3.5 million people taking the 30 minute journey annually. At 135m it is the world's largest observation wheel.
While being distracted by the London Eye, it is easy to forget about the County Hall located next to it. It used to house the London County Council, hence the name, but it is now home to Dalí Universe & the London Aquarium.
It is easy to lose count of all the WWI & WWII memorials. This one is for WWI.
And this memorial is for those who fought in WWII's Battle of Britain.
The other side of the Battle of Britain memorial and a quote from one of Britain's greatest PM's.
At the heart of the City of Westminster is the icon of London. This is where Anglo-Saxon, aka modern democracy began. And as most of you should know by now, Big Ben refers to the bell inside the clock tower, not the clock or tower itself.
The Palace of Westminster, aka the British Houses of Parliament. This is where the people who govern the country meet to conduct their business. At different times in history, the Palace has been used as a royal residence, court of law and for state ceremonies.
Gordon Brown is our new PM and the protestors have already started camping outside the Halls of Parliament.
And just behind them is this lone protestor. He seems to be enjoying himself?
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Date: 2007-07-20 03:10 pm (UTC)Liverpool Station seemed like a nice place, except I remember it unhappily, because it was where I discovered I'd lost my Tube pass (expensive thing, being valid for the entire day) and the fare machines had long queues. Bah.
I went into the Dali exhibit by the London Eye, figuring I'd not get a chance to see something like that again for a long time. I wish it had more of his paintings; his sculptures, while interesting, aren't quite as memorable. Luckily for you, it seems like you have two different exhibits by my favorite painter within walking distance of one another. That's unlikely ever to happen in DC.
I read on Wiki the other day that planning permission for the Gherkin was only received after it was made clear the thing would be hard to see from the ground. Made it very annoying to find on the ground without a map, and the lack of space around it made it hard to photograph the entire building. Still, it's probably my favorite skyscraper in all of Europe.
At the heart of the City of Westminster is the icon of London. This is where democracy began.
This statement would be controversial enough if you said modern democracy. But democracy in general could probably be said to have started in Athens.
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Date: 2007-07-20 04:44 pm (UTC)Thanks. These pics are just from Day 1. I've got a long way to go before I get to Day 4!
>it was where I discovered I'd lost my Tube pass (expensive thing, being valid for the entire day) and the fare machines had long queues.
Damn, that does suck. There is actually a cheaper way to travel in London, even if you don't live here. There's a thing called the Oyster card which you might've seen being used in the stations (and buses, if you traveled on any) which you can swipe away credit from. It cuts costs quite significantly.
>That's unlikely ever to happen in DC.
That's the beauty of London. It's a political, economic and cultural metropolis all rolled into one. I've never really gotten into art but I've heard lots of good things about Dali, particularly from you. I wonder if they have tour guides who can explain the art when you check these places out. I'd really like to get into art and poetry while I'm in England. The friend who visited London wanted to see the Tate Modern and we only knew about the Dali exhibition because of an ad we saw on a bus. But unfortunately we ran out of time. He was here for only 3 days.
>planning permission for the Gherkin was only received after...
Yeh, I read that about that while making this post. I also remember you illustrating how difficult it was to try and get a photograph of the full building. I've since discovered that when you take the train out of Liverpool Street, you get a full view. I've yet to take a photo to prove it, but eventually I shall.
But democracy in general could probably be said to have started in Athens.
Thanks for pointing out the error. I've made the necessary corrections.
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Date: 2007-07-20 05:46 pm (UTC)Which helps explain why it gets accused of sucking the life out of the rest of the country.
I wonder if they have tour guides who can explain the art when you check these places out.
I got one of those audio guides- you hold it up to your ear, punch in the appropriate number, and voila!
The Tate Modern is worth a visit. I wish I could've spent more time there! (And that's not something you'll hear me say often about an art museum- I was unimpressed by the Louvre and the Prado.)
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Date: 2007-07-20 06:07 pm (UTC)Hmm, I'm not so sure about that one. There's a lot of life in the rest of Britain. Could you explain?
>I got one of those audio guides
Did you have to pay extra for it?
I'm definitely going to check out as many art galleries in London and the rest of Europe over the next few years and since I'm here, the Tate Modern is high on the list. I might start chronologically however and go to the National Gallery first. (Where's the Prado?)
Also, I forgot telling you about this link before but if you haven't checked it out yet, you may just enjoy its 3D views: http://maps.live.com/
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Date: 2007-07-20 07:51 pm (UTC)My understanding is that no city in England comes close to London in terms of the number of offerings. Birmingham and Manchester pale in comparison to Milan, Barcelona, Munich, St. Petersburg, etc., each of which can easily attract tourists, international businesses, and so on.
The Prado is the best known of Madrid's three major art galleries.
While that looks like a decent offering from MS, the interface has some way to go before it catches up with Google Maps. Sadly, the latter only has street-level coverage of five cities.
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Date: 2007-07-20 08:38 pm (UTC)This is true, then again, London is home to more than 1/6th of England's population, and it has been a political, financial/economic and cultural capital for longer than just about any other city in the Anglo & European spheres. In that sense, it has had a head start which other cities in Britain have not been able to compete with. Cities like Manchester and Birmingham grew only during and after the Industrial Revolution but they've still managed to create a cultural niche for themselves. (As opposed to the growth of some of those other cities you listed which grew the other way around). I think it's their (Manchester & B'ham) fault if they can't market themselves better, but from my own experiences, I absolutely loved both places. Manchester has an awesome music scene and the cultural offerings in B'ham are really worth it.
If you look at it in terms of absolute number of offerings, from a wide variety of sources, then I don't think you can deny that London has sucked the life out of other cities. But at the time same time, I don't think it mean there is not much life in those other cities.
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Date: 2007-07-20 08:45 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2007-07-21 11:13 pm (UTC)Ummm, what? London has certainly been around a while, but that's quite a claim. For one thing, the city declined after Roman rule, and only became capital again about 1000 years ago- and even then, it was the center of a state that wasn't particularly important at the time. Under Roman rule, it peaked at 45,000-60,000 people. As of 1100, the city had just 15,000 people.
Rome is almost a millennium older, and had a million people before Christ was around. Athens claims to have been continuously inhabited for 3000 years, with 300,000 people there 2500 years ago. And Istanbul was capital of 4 empires from 330 until 1922. I need hardly explain to you the political, economic, and cultural significance of any of those towns.
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Date: 2007-07-22 12:09 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2007-07-22 12:42 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2007-07-25 10:28 am (UTC)Well, yeah. Which is hardly surprising, since no other city in England comes close to London in terms of population. What is one to expect?
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Date: 2007-07-25 10:54 am (UTC)And thanks for introducing me to another link that will distract me from more important things for days to come. :) Do you have more links to sites along similar lines?
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Date: 2007-07-26 01:03 am (UTC)Hum. When I want such types of figures, my standard ports of call are (the above)
I suspect other countries may also make their census data available in the same manner as StatCan, however I don't know any URLs offhand, as it's rare I feel the need for such knowledge about other countries beyond the level of detail provided by the above sites.
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Date: 2007-07-29 05:17 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2007-07-25 11:47 am (UTC)Also, the size of cities would seem to lend itself to virtuous or vicious cycles- if something is small, there isn't as much to see and do and more importantly, enough economic activity around. Therefore tourists and big companies aren't interested in going there. And so there is no money to build more stuff that would attract people, and there aren't enough people to generate interesting diversity.
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Date: 2007-08-08 05:48 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2007-07-20 07:11 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2007-07-20 08:43 pm (UTC)Yeh, I'm thoroughly enjoying it here. Getting used to the sudden changes in the weather everyday, but I need a new rainjacket. The zipper on my favourite one has gone wonky and I don't like using an umbrella.
As for the tube, I try not to use it as much as possible. I prefer the overground trains and buses. I used to love traveling on the Tube, and I still love its history and everything, but I've become accustomed to using better metro systems in other parts of the world. It's too claustrophobic and I don't know if it's just me, but has it become really busy in recent years? I wonder if all those changes they're doing to it will make it any better. And it sucks how some lines are better than others.
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Date: 2007-07-20 09:07 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2007-07-22 12:54 am (UTC)I don't like the Northern or Picadally lines, except when I'm nearing my station on the latter - it's the 2nd to last one up north and there's hardly in the train by the time I get off. I can't remember which line it was but I took a train from Blackfriars/Embakment recently and the station was new with both platforms under the same roof, which was a pleasant surprise, and the trains were bigger. The seating was different and it was a much more pleasant experience. The platform was also half-open to the sky which was also a nice surprise.
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Date: 2007-07-23 02:49 pm (UTC)It's ok to work here, it's not that big in the UK at the moment, massive in America I hear but still expanding in Europe. So the office isn't as busy as I imagine other places to be.
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Date: 2007-07-29 05:27 pm (UTC)I've since decided I don't want to work in insurance. :P
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Date: 2007-07-21 01:52 pm (UTC)no subject
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Date: 2007-07-22 12:21 pm (UTC)I think that's a train station, is that on the same side as the Thames as the Tower? I remember seeing that building and thinking "ooh, what is that?" and I did find out, but now I can't remember. For some reason, it's making me think of the DLR...
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Date: 2007-07-22 12:48 pm (UTC)no subject
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