The tube

My ol' buddy AM sent me through a very amusing link in relation to Travelling in London. At first I was slightly confused thinking it was a story about discovering London. Looking deeper into it it was all about 'Tube types' and what's your place on the tube. Its funny because the story is completely true, I see people who display all these 'tube types' every morning on the peak hour train. And to make matters worse I think I notice it even more now!
I have to say without even realising I am a bandit for a few of these types, especially the aisle stander...however lately I have become the staunch stander.

Check out the story here - www.now-here-this..timeout.com

I have to say the tube always intrigues me - I absolutely love watching people on the tube falling asleep, I think its hilarious watching them drift away and start to fall on other people while the other person sits there pretending it is not happening. My fascination with the tube lead me to search around on line and I found a blog called Going Underground. Its all about daily life on the tube from a commuter - the funny things that happen, misspelt (that always make me laugh), celebrity sightings and just plain old interesting facts and quizzes.

Check it out for yourself at www.london-underground.blogspot.com

Happy tubing Londoners!

just touched down in London-town

So here we are - in London-town!
Officially the adventure now begins. The start of a new English life - a life of travel, a life of of learning, a life of new and exciting things.

Our first day followed a bumpy, cold and very long plane ride where I managed to make a new friend - ok, so she was like 3 years old and didn't want to tell me her name, but a new friend nonetheless.

Once we touched down and settled in, we searched for food. The place that came to my mind was Del Aziz in Fullham, this place sells the most amazing pastries and Turkish inspired cuisine. Of course in true fashion we brought a lot of food and extra, super large coffees.
To work off all the food we ate we walked and walked for the next few hours. Our places of interest were Hyde Park and Buckingham Palace.
Hyde Park is a magical place, the grounds are eerie, yet inviting and the trees whimsical.After walking along to Buckingham Palace our tiredness had started to grow.

Our tube ride home wasn't the most successful having to switch lines quite a few times (I blame the plane ride) but finally we made it.

All in all I thoroughly enjoyed my first day. Thanks London!