The greyness sets in
14 July 2019
A grey walk along the Thames exploring Southbank
Of course, when I woke up, it was raining in London, because that is what London does. Thankfully it did not last long, after some real rain it ju....
There is no traffic in London
13 July 2019
The area north of Kings Cross is now completely gentrified
Like the title says, the first thing I noticed tonight, no traffic. The daily consumption tax thing for crossing the red line and entering the cit....
Escaping the continent
13 July 2019
Taking the Eurostar from Paris to London
Now I am in London, England, formerly part of Europe, currently part of limboland. Escaping was not without incident, quite fittingly, just befor....
British queues of madness
29 May 2016
Taking the tube to Heathrow
Bonus update because I got to Heathrow way too early and have time to kill before my flight, also because I have an amusing tale to tell. Getting ....
Victory lap
29 May 2016
Buckingham Palace and Hyde Park
This afternoon and evening I am going to Munich. After almost missing my train in Manchester, and experiencing and hearing about hilarious delays ....
Olympic food court
28 May 2016
The enormous shopping centre at Stratford
I was last in London in 2010, the Olympics were held here in 2012, better go see the Olympic site then. It is located east of the city at Stratfor....
Washing and walking
28 May 2016
Exploring Southbank in London
My day started at 6am as always, bright and early to do my washing. Having done my research and collected my change, this went off without a hitch....
London is quite familiar
27 May 2016
The familiar shops and streets of Oxford
2 updates today. I set off for a long walk, first of all I had to find a laundry to do my clothes washing tomorrow morning. I found one I used yea....
Trafficus horribilus
27 May 2016
From Manchester to London by train
Today was my last day up north, and a lot of driving was required. After completing my work for the day, I had left myself 3 hours to make a journ....