London Double deckers
by csordila
Wherever in the world you see a double decker, you immediately think of London. It is almost impossible to imagine London without them! Indeed, these red buses are one of the symbols of London.
Its advantage is very simple, the typical red double-deckers can transport more passengers than single-decker buses.
Another great thing is that they have an open entry/exit door at the rear which makes it possible to jump on or off whenever the bus stops; you do not need any bus-stop.
Once inside, sitting at the front of the top is a perfect place to look the streets passing by.
Despite the effective tube system, the red double decker will remain my favourite for ever. The London Double deckers are officially no longer in regular service since 2005, although they still run on two so called "heritage" routes; the route 9 from Royal Albert Hall via Piccadilly Circus to Aldwych and the route 15 from Trafalgar Square via Strand to Tower Hill.
The double deckers in service have been modernized, but the prototype was the classic old model.
take a walk with The Original...
by ellenron
take a walk with The Original London Walks. No matter which one you take, you'll enjoy great stories in beautiful streets and pubs. My favorites are 'Spies & Spy-Catcher's London', 'The Bloomsbury literary pub walk', 'Ghousts of the old city' & 'Oscar Wilde's London'.
My suggestion for a Saturday: Go for the 'Oscar Wilde walk' in the morning, and go to an Oscar Wilde play (You should find something almost anytime) in the Evening. The english people. The nicest people around, with the best sense of humor & the best taste in music & theatre.
Pigeons
by alycat
Pigeons are something you would have found all over London, but lately they have been made to go hungry by Mr. Ken Livingstone. Spikes and electronic devices are being used to cut the cleaning costs of bird droppings and get the city of London rid of pigeons. These devices only maim and cause great suffering to the birds, which can be seen limping around.
Until a few years ago selling food for these pigeons was big business with people buying pots of feed for the birds.
. Now that feeding of these birds is banned, I request visitors going to London to feed these birds whatever they can as they are one of the reasons for people coming to London and most of the Londoners want these birds to stay
Life in the big cities
by iandsmith
It could have been a scene from urban Africa, suburban America or any number of places. Instead, it was simply in the back blocks of London. I reflected that on my first visit to London that I couldn't help but notice from my base at Maida Vale that it seemed as though the Indians and Pakistanis were running the railways. The tube would certainly grind to a halt without them.
This time I sort of saw an irony in black people being booked by another black person for a parking infringement. When you consider that this scenario would have been virtually unthinkable 50 years ago I thought it was a reflection on how things had changed globally.
Look out !
by tvor
Everyone knows that the driving is done on the opposite side of the road to what most of the world is used to. Many intersections where there are pedestrian crossings have warnings painted on the road to make you remember which way to look. There are also light change signals with green men that signal it's ok to walk. But the locals will often go anyway if the traffic is clear. Me, i will only go on the lights or if there's a crowd going, i'll go with them. If i'm going to die, at least i'll have company :)
Then there's the famous "Mind the Gap" warning in the underground. The trains don't come right up close to the platform quite often so there may be a bit of a space to walk over. Just watch where you're going.
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The London Eye
Petticoat Lane Street Market
By Camden Lock Market.
Fairground viewed from the Beerhouse.
