Tuesday, May 12, 2009
London
When I was young, my Mum used to take me and my sister to London several times a year; sometimes to stay with my cousins, and sometimes just for day trips. Being a country lad, it was always quite exciting, even when I got older and had to be a typical teenage boy and pretend not to care.
My earliest memories of London are bomb scares and police at all stations; grey concrete everywhere; beggars and homeless people; and Dr Who. We used to visit MOMI so that I could see the regular Dr Who exhibitions they held there. Whenever we went on the train there were always police around, and I remember several bomb scares and station closures (usually IRA-related). Plus there were homeless people EVERYWHERE (or so it seemed to me, the impressionable country boy!).
Now, my thoughts of London are food, music, art, and seemingly endless free exhibitions and festivals. Y and I don't go out drinking and clubbing much these days, but we do eat out a LOT, and I'd say we're fairly cultural; we'll see an exhibition or performance or something most weeks, as there's just so many free things available in London, and it's a fascinating place just to walk round as there's so much variety, in terms of both architecture and culture.
So, basically, 3 years on I'm still loving living in London :-)
My earliest memories of London are bomb scares and police at all stations; grey concrete everywhere; beggars and homeless people; and Dr Who. We used to visit MOMI so that I could see the regular Dr Who exhibitions they held there. Whenever we went on the train there were always police around, and I remember several bomb scares and station closures (usually IRA-related). Plus there were homeless people EVERYWHERE (or so it seemed to me, the impressionable country boy!).
Now, my thoughts of London are food, music, art, and seemingly endless free exhibitions and festivals. Y and I don't go out drinking and clubbing much these days, but we do eat out a LOT, and I'd say we're fairly cultural; we'll see an exhibition or performance or something most weeks, as there's just so many free things available in London, and it's a fascinating place just to walk round as there's so much variety, in terms of both architecture and culture.
So, basically, 3 years on I'm still loving living in London :-)
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