London

Missing Green

by verbal on 2008/06/17

For the last couple of months I’ve had the urge to start running. I was never much of a runner. My lack of endurance only allowed for short sprints. But I think all the walking Farrah and I did in England, France, and New York has made me realize you can get far on your [...]

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Can We Stay A Little Longer?

by verbal on 2007/05/19

Early this morning we went through a list of sights we still haven’t seen in London. The list was long. We asked ourselves, “Out of the places we still have yet to see, what would be our biggest regret if we didn’t see it?” From there we prioritize our goals. Not making the list of [...]

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The Friday Squeeze

by verbal on 2007/05/18

We arrived in sunny London from Paris by mid-day. Luckily we gain an hour since France is one hour ahead. The Tube ride back to the flat got us back there around 12:30 pm. We planned to eat, rest and shower before squeezing a few more sights. I can’t believe we’ll be heading home soon. [...]

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Paris is a No Go

by verbal on 2007/05/16

I have two phobias I am keenly aware of – a fear of heights and of enclosed places. Fear sucks. When the Irrational fear becomes debilitating it sucks even more. An irrational debilitating fear hit hard this morning when we tried to get on the Eurostar to Paris. When we were first planning our trip [...]

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London Lite

by verbal on 2007/05/15

We made today a light day since we are heading to Paris tomorrow. In Paris we need to cram in as much in once day and I know we’ll be tired. This morning we did a dry run to the Eurostar station where we are catching the train to Paris. We started the day off [...]

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The Big Four

by verbal on 2007/05/14

Today was my first experience with Tube congestion. It’s Monday so people are off to work. Plus we got a little late start in getting out of the flat. We needed to catch two lines to reach our destination: the Jubilee line and then the Circle / District line. Unfortunately, when we got to our [...]

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