Thursday 19 December 2013

Postcards from London

Walking around London is just lovely. It was blustery and cold along the river, but I love the fact most of the museums are free here and despite the fact that it is an enormous, sprawling city, it's a great place to walk around. I feel like it's more New York than Paris in some respects, especially the really decent ethnic foods you can get on the cheap.

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You can just spend all day hopping from one museum to the next, if only to get the sensation back in your be-gloved fingertips.

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I have been to London a few times in the past, and even from ten years ago, the place seems changed. They seem to be embracing the new much more readily than most.

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I walked on back to the fantastic Borough Market. With a pastie in hand to keep the mitts warms, I browsed the various cheese and vegetable stands.

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France has me so spoiled on markets. It's nice to see other cities stepping up their game.

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The days here in winter are short. Like, over before your coffee is cold it seems.

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But, oh, there's a real chinatown too? In love, I am.

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That settles it.

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