Why did I bring sunglasses?
Why are there not more blind Britons? On a rainy day (and there seems to be lots), 1/3 of the people have umbrellas and the other 2/3 are trying to dodge the umbrellas. Maybe it is a game (see below).
Mind the gap.
Joe is a lousy tour guide.
Europeans like playing games. Here in London a few games in particular stand out, such as 'Find the Loo' (perhaps it is fun to watch tourists looking frantically for a public washroom), or 'Wheres the Litter Bin' (Joe and I walked around for about 2 hours with empty pizza boxes looking for a garbage can).
The left is dangerous. Londoners not only drive on the left, they walk on the sidewalk on the left, go up/down stairs on the left, pass on the left. Everything on the left. We were constantly going against the flow when walking or going down to the Tube. Also, you have to look the opposite directions when crossing the street. Almost got me killed my first day here.. Thankfully, some thoughtful chap put "LOOK RIGHT" and "LOOK LEFT" right on the pavement at every crossing in London. Even with the tips, it was hard to remember. Given all that.. I still consistently forgot, and I plan to start driving on the left today! What was I thinking?
It rains a lot.
Joe is all things to all people, at least in accents.
It is a small world. One of the first people we met in our room at a hostel in north London was from Calgary, 45 min south from home.
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