Posts Tagged: London

£13,192 – that’s a large amount of money isn’t it? Well, that’s roughly what I’ve spent commuting to London over the last 34 months. That’s an average of £388 a month and that excludes taxis to and from the station and other travel related expense. What is most galling about such a significant expenditure isContinue Reading ›

London was again a victim of bomb attacks today. Three tubes and a bus were targeted, but this time the terrorists were even bigger amateurs and did not successfully detonate one of the bombs. Warren Street tube station was targeted; a station I pass through everyday on my way to work. I had to walkContinue Reading ›

We were finally allowed out of the building around 15:30 shortly after the news that Euston station had reopened. There was no other way across London other than to walk which is what I did. Clutching my A to Z I walked past Buckingham Palace and the Mall decked out in Union Jack flags toContinue Reading ›

I’m feeling sick at the moment. My geography of London is rather poor and I was actually quite proud to have found my way almost to where I work. I’ve just seen a news report showing where the bomb blasts were. I could of easily walked out of Euston and straight down towards Russel SquareContinue Reading ›

I commute into London on a daily basis. I arrived at Euston station just after 9am this morning to find them shutting the underground station access and telling us that the main underground lines are shut for the day. I realised from this that it might be a big problem or alert but wished thatContinue Reading ›

I caught the train to Brighton from London the other day and was struck by the Victoriana that one sees on this journey. Ironically, despite its name, Victoria Station is the least Victorian feeling part of the trip. Victoria is a very average station not a Victorian masterpiece like St Pancras with it’s amazing glassContinue Reading ›