So, my long journey started in London. We didn't have much time in London, actually just a few hours, 6 to be more precise. But it is against my religion to just stay put and wait in an airport without taking a peek outside... So this was my first real incursion into London, a place where I've stopped before to catch flights to other places. It is a bit ironic that I first got to know the US and not a city that is so "close to home"... But it was very interesting to have this perspective of London, now that I have lived in the US for half a year. Things do make more sense now! Starting at the fact that people actually care for greater causes (like in the US)...
... going on to the "small pub culture"... never without fish and chips and burgers, of course!
Out of all of the places I've visited so far, the US and UK are still the only ones where you see men in suits riding bikes, wandering in the middle of the streets. An interesting and eco-friendly phenomenon!
You still get the feeling of being inside a movie... all the movies and shows really make you get a sense of familiarity with the place that you just don't get with other cities. All these places really ring bells inside my head...
... you also find small cozy corners, lost in the middle of the city...
... absolutely stunning Xmas decorations...
... and things that you ONLY find in UK!!!
... going on to the "small pub culture"... never without fish and chips and burgers, of course!
Out of all of the places I've visited so far, the US and UK are still the only ones where you see men in suits riding bikes, wandering in the middle of the streets. An interesting and eco-friendly phenomenon!
You still get the feeling of being inside a movie... all the movies and shows really make you get a sense of familiarity with the place that you just don't get with other cities. All these places really ring bells inside my head...
... you also find small cozy corners, lost in the middle of the city...
... absolutely stunning Xmas decorations...
... and things that you ONLY find in UK!!!
1 comment:
Hey Luisa nice London shots, I spent 2 years there and I dont think I ever saw it with so little traffic, although they have introduced the toll to drive into London now which I am sure puts a lot of people off. The traffic used to be too terrible.
England is not the only place that drives on the left hand side of the road and driver sits on the right hand side of the car. It is the only country in the Northern Hemisphere as far as I know, but in Southern Africa (Zimbabwe and South Africa) we drove the same as they do in England. That was one of the hardest things I had to adapt to when coming to the USA and even after 8 years here I still have to double check myself that I am on the correct side of the road LOL.
Post a Comment