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The humility and grace of it's inhabitants.
Why I love London
- Thread starter zenie
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The humility and grace of it's inhabitants.
Indeed. A hassle-free alternative to the bus/DLR/train. Do you use it?
cesare
shady's dreams ♥
Nice pub that is Cesare
Yer tis. And there's another couple of similar ones within a few minutes walking distance of it, the Town of Ramsgate and the Prospect of Whitby.
cesare
shady's dreams ♥
I haven't yet, no. Keep meaning to but never got around to it. Like zenie, I haven't got around to the London Eye yet either.
Biddlybee
making knots with sticks
oooh, I like that pub... am up in Wapping on Sunday so might pop in
cesare
shady's dreams ♥
oooh, I like that pub... am up in Wapping on Sunday so might pop in
They've changed the menu, still reasonably cheap but a bit more choice. The food at the Ramsgate's better though and better value. Gets a bit packed mind.
Private Storm
Smell The Glove
Driving across one of the bridges late at night/early in the morning and looking down the river and seeing the city in its illuminated glory. Love it.
Cid
Proper break this time
Millennium bridge at sunrise with a headfull of acid.
Watching a storm build up over the city from Parliament hill... er... On acid.
The British museum, the best way to kill a boring afternoon ever, been there hundreds of times and still find something new on each visit. Haven't tried it on acid yet though.
Watching a storm build up over the city from Parliament hill... er... On acid.
The British museum, the best way to kill a boring afternoon ever, been there hundreds of times and still find something new on each visit. Haven't tried it on acid yet though.
maximilian ping
Grrrrr
where is that. i want to go there now
teuchter
je suis teuchter
scifisam
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The Tower
The Globe theatre, especially on Shakespeare's birthday
The fact that there is always, always something interesting going on for free somewhere a bus ride away
My daughter's school
The little 'beach' near Gideon's Wharf
The availability of tons of work for both me and my partner
Being able to walk to work
Being able to walk to most places I need to visit
The number of people meaning that you're more likely to be able to find people you click with
Within twenty minutes' walk from my door, I can eat at a restaurant of pretty much every cuisine in the world
Cheap markets and local shops
Excellent public transport in comparison to most of the country
How surprisingly quiet some of the roads can be, even at 'rush hour,' even in Central London
The City farm near me
The adventure playgrounds near me
Epping Forest
Vicky Park
St James' Park
London Field's Lido
All the free or cheap classes for my daughter (and some for me)
Being able to put friends up when they come to visit the city
The open-air ice-rinks in Winter
Broadway Market
Greenwich Royal Observatory and National Maritime Museum
The Science Museum and Natural History right next door to each other
All the little museums, like Ragged School and John Wesley's house
Feeling in touch with history, by seeing all those blue plaques, or a remaining house from centuries ago, but not being stuck in the past
The sense that there are hundreds of lives going on around you, hundreds of people working and loving and laughing and dreaming
Easy connections to the seaside
Knowing exactly the right place to stand on tube platforms and other such parochial pleasures
The lack of ghettoisation - council estates right next door to millionairres' penthouses
Walking along the South Bank, with so much to entertain you
Looking up at the view as the bus crosses the river at London Bridge
Sitting at the front of the DLR
The way no-one really stands out as odd, because there is no norm
My local cafe and corner shop
How chatty and friendly people can be at times (perhaps I just look really approachable, or something, because strangers are always smiling at me or chatting, and I don't just mean the weirdoes)
Streetcar
Walking past film crews pretty frequently
Being able to go to lots of parties and gigs and plays (well, when I have babysitting, of course)
My flat.
These don't all apply to everyone in London, and some of them apply to other cities too, of course.
The Globe theatre, especially on Shakespeare's birthday
The fact that there is always, always something interesting going on for free somewhere a bus ride away
My daughter's school
The little 'beach' near Gideon's Wharf
The availability of tons of work for both me and my partner
Being able to walk to work
Being able to walk to most places I need to visit
The number of people meaning that you're more likely to be able to find people you click with
Within twenty minutes' walk from my door, I can eat at a restaurant of pretty much every cuisine in the world
Cheap markets and local shops
Excellent public transport in comparison to most of the country
How surprisingly quiet some of the roads can be, even at 'rush hour,' even in Central London
The City farm near me
The adventure playgrounds near me
Epping Forest
Vicky Park
St James' Park
London Field's Lido
All the free or cheap classes for my daughter (and some for me)
Being able to put friends up when they come to visit the city
The open-air ice-rinks in Winter
Broadway Market
Greenwich Royal Observatory and National Maritime Museum
The Science Museum and Natural History right next door to each other
All the little museums, like Ragged School and John Wesley's house
Feeling in touch with history, by seeing all those blue plaques, or a remaining house from centuries ago, but not being stuck in the past
The sense that there are hundreds of lives going on around you, hundreds of people working and loving and laughing and dreaming
Easy connections to the seaside
Knowing exactly the right place to stand on tube platforms and other such parochial pleasures
The lack of ghettoisation - council estates right next door to millionairres' penthouses
Walking along the South Bank, with so much to entertain you
Looking up at the view as the bus crosses the river at London Bridge
Sitting at the front of the DLR
The way no-one really stands out as odd, because there is no norm
My local cafe and corner shop
How chatty and friendly people can be at times (perhaps I just look really approachable, or something, because strangers are always smiling at me or chatting, and I don't just mean the weirdoes)
Streetcar
Walking past film crews pretty frequently
Being able to go to lots of parties and gigs and plays (well, when I have babysitting, of course)
My flat.
These don't all apply to everyone in London, and some of them apply to other cities too, of course.
mrsfran
Well-Known Member
Knowing exactly the right place to stand on tube platforms and other such parochial pleasures
One of life's greatest pleasures
Walking off the tube, straight out of the exit, being perfectly placed. You're a Londoner, you belong here, you know where you're going 
ATOMIC SUPLEX
Member Since: 1985 Post Count: 3
Did you just make that out of lego or is that real?
ATOMIC SUPLEX
Member Since: 1985 Post Count: 3
Don't bother it's really shit (but not as shit as tower bridge).
scifisam
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Agreed. Though Tower Bridge isn't so much shit as not worth anything like the entrance fee.
ATOMIC SUPLEX
Member Since: 1985 Post Count: 3
What's really annoying is that underneath it is absolutely amazing but the public can't go there. I was lucky enough to stand under it one day as the counter weights came down. Hundreds of tones coming towards you with only about a meter of space before it stops. I nearly shit myself even though i knew they would stop.
Numbers
an ting!
I absolutely Love London for all the reasons already mentioned. I'm a resident 19 years now and I still feel like it's fresh.
I like the familiarity of knowing where to stand at tube stations, seeing the same people on the work run, all very small town, but still walking around in awe and the people and surroundings.
I love knowing how London works so I love standing on the right on escalators, I love using my Oyster and watching tourists try to swipe their paper card on the reader.
There's nothing in my life I desire that I can't get here, sometimes just at the top of the road.
I love being able to go somewhere and have a choice of hash, go to a pals and have a choice of other fine substances.
I love being a Londoner who's come from somewhere else, people come here to live, they want to live here. How many places can say they draw people because they absolutely want to live there.
Innit.
I like the familiarity of knowing where to stand at tube stations, seeing the same people on the work run, all very small town, but still walking around in awe and the people and surroundings.
I love knowing how London works so I love standing on the right on escalators, I love using my Oyster and watching tourists try to swipe their paper card on the reader.
There's nothing in my life I desire that I can't get here, sometimes just at the top of the road.
I love being able to go somewhere and have a choice of hash, go to a pals and have a choice of other fine substances.
I love being a Londoner who's come from somewhere else, people come here to live, they want to live here. How many places can say they draw people because they absolutely want to live there.
Innit.
cesare
shady's dreams ♥
Definitely not worth the money, very expensive. But the bridge is the most beautiful of those on the river, lit up with blue at night.
gaijingirl
Well-Known Member
Running over the crest of Brockwell Park, just as you reach the peak of a good pumping track, watching the sun come up over Canary Wharf!
Talkie Toaster
New Member
I love walking across the bridges in central London. Looking left and right and admiring the skyline. I've been to a few cities but the London skyline still wows me every time.
scifisam
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That's the beach I was thinking of. People seem to think you can't go down there unless it's an organised event. I took my daughter down with a bucket and spade last Summer, on a whim.
The people. They are so creative, thats all I have to say.
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