Tired of London, Tired of Life
Jan 15th 2011, 10:58 pm
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Jan 15th 2011, 11:06 pm
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Jan 15th 2011, 11:48 pm
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Jan 15th 2011, 11:57 pm
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Re: Tired of London, Tired of Life
I was in London in December and went to Oxford Street just before Chrimbo. There was so much to take it my head nearly exploded.
I generally don't consider myself to be a city person, but for me London truly is one of the world's great cities.
I dare say I'll walk the 'lympics; but it's not a patch on the World Cup.
I generally don't consider myself to be a city person, but for me London truly is one of the world's great cities.
I dare say I'll walk the 'lympics; but it's not a patch on the World Cup.
Jan 16th 2011, 12:23 am
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Jan 16th 2011, 12:27 am
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Jan 16th 2011, 3:00 am
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Re: Tired of London, Tired of Life
Jan 16th 2011, 7:39 am
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Re: Tired of London, Tired of Life
Avoided it like the plague when I lived in the UK so I'm not going to be rushing back anytime soon to check it out.
Jan 16th 2011, 7:46 am
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Re: Tired of London, Tired of Life
LOVE London, and love it even more now that I can only snatch visits than when I lived there aeons ago. It's a fabulous city.
Probably wont be following the Olympics although the son and about-to-be-daughter-in-law have both said that we can have a room at their place if we want to attend (it will be nice to have a London base again since the DS moved on a few years ago).
Probably wont be following the Olympics although the son and about-to-be-daughter-in-law have both said that we can have a room at their place if we want to attend (it will be nice to have a London base again since the DS moved on a few years ago).
Jan 16th 2011, 8:21 am
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Re: Tired of London, Tired of Life
Unlikely, I'm delighted to be moving before they're on...
Not if I can help it...
Never loved it in the first place, it was a means to an end (to get to Oz) and it's worn me down, I'm completely fed up of the place. There are bits I like (South Bank for one) but generally it's noisy, overcrowded and miserable.
Not if I can help it...
Never loved it in the first place, it was a means to an end (to get to Oz) and it's worn me down, I'm completely fed up of the place. There are bits I like (South Bank for one) but generally it's noisy, overcrowded and miserable.
Jan 16th 2011, 10:05 am
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Jan 16th 2011, 10:06 am
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Re: Tired of London, Tired of Life
[QUOTE=RedT;9106300]Unlikely, I'm delighted to be moving before they're on...
Not if I can help it...
Never loved it in the first place, it was a means to an end (to get to Oz) and it's worn me down, I'm completely fed up of the place. There are bits I like (South Bank for one) but generally it's noisy, overcrowded and miserable.[/QUOTE]
That's Londoners for ya.
Not if I can help it...
Never loved it in the first place, it was a means to an end (to get to Oz) and it's worn me down, I'm completely fed up of the place. There are bits I like (South Bank for one) but generally it's noisy, overcrowded and miserable.[/QUOTE]
That's Londoners for ya.
Jan 16th 2011, 10:12 am
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Re: Tired of London, Tired of Life
London has some great sights, but though I lived at the end of the tube line, I rarely went as I am not a fan of big crowds of people. Was back in the UK in July, and went to the Imperial War Museum on my 50th birthday, and that was fun/interesting.
In no hurry to go back though.
In no hurry to go back though.
Jan 16th 2011, 1:46 pm
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Re: Tired of London, Tired of Life
Great place to visit, shit place to live (unless you are fabulously wealthy).
