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Ok. Fellow New Yorkers, let's review: When we cross the street, we ever so casually glance to our left and if we can gauge the distance x the speed, we can tell if its safe to cross. Then we look straight ahead and walk briskly (and confidently) to the other side. We don't pay attention to whether the pedestrian light actually says to Walk or not. We just go. OR, if we're feeling cautious, we take a glance at the traffic light FACING the oncoming traffic. In America, our light sequence goes as such: Red will turn automatically to green to GO and to stop, it will go from green, then BRIEFLY to yellow (slow down) and THEN to red for Stop.
Ok. Crossing the street in LONDON. For one inexplicable reason or another, the pedestrian light is almost always red. It's confusing because it takes far to long to turn green! Thus, here is my theory, which I DO use in practice. Take a glance at the traffic light for the oncoming traffic (which is to your RIGHT, NOT YOUR LEFT). As long as it's RED, you can cross. HOWEVER...DO NOT CROSS WHEN IT TURNS YELLOW. When approaching the corner, you may notice the light turn from Red to Yellow. Do not cross, because 2 seconds later, it will turn green and before you know it, a crazy red double-decker will be veering right towards you!
In short, cross when its red. Don't cross when its yellow. And obviously, don't cross when its green. Use common sense and learn to gauge distance x speed. But don't be overly cautious and end up waiting on a street corner for 10 minutes waiting for the pedestrian light to turn green and there are no cars moving. It's annoying, so save yourself the frustration. Leave a Comment Theme: Other
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| | | | Walking in London: Walking in london | Tip Rating: | | | | |
Walking in London is one of the best ways to get around, and it is so easy! You might want to get a map, just so you know exactly which streets you need to take, but once you are in the city centre, you can get almost anywhere by walking! It's feels like you are on a monopoly board!
You can easily walk from the museums at South Kensington (Science, Natural History and V&A) to Hyde Park then Harrods then to Marble Arch, then to Buckingham palace, and from there you can see the 'London Eye' in the distance as well as Big Ben and Westminster, and walk right to them! This saves you on public transport/taxi costs, as well as letting you soak up the atmosphere and justify an indulgent lunch!
There aren?t any enormous hills, so it?s an easy walk, not to mention in the city centre there are tubes and busses everywhere in case you get tired!
I would highly recommend walking in London ? and hopefully the infamous London weather will be on your side! Theme: Other
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| | | | Walking in London: FREE London - Greenwich Foot Tunnel | Tip Rating: | | | | |
Before the Docklands Light Railway was extended south of the river a few years back, it used to be that the only way across was by foot tunnel...
The Greenwich Foot Tunnel, running under the Thames from Greenwich to the Isle of Dogs, was opened in August 1902 and built by Sir Alexander Binnie, who also built the Blackwall Tunnel and Vauxhall Bridge.
This tunnel replaced the Greenwich ferry, which had operated there since the 17th century. The tunnel is 11 feet in diameter and 1,217 feet long. The shafts are about 650 feet deep, circular and with domed glass roofs over the stairs and lifts.
It is quite a surreal experience taking the tunnel and it has also been used as a backdrop in many ads, films and for TV.
These days it is far less important, although still an excellent way to cross over to Island Gardens from Greenwich to get great pictures of Sir Christopher Wren's fantastic masterpiece, The Royal Naval College building and a general panorama of Greenwich itself...
Of course the tunnel is an attraction in its own right - don't forget the detail... ;-)
Best of all: It's FREE! :-)
Map: www.streetmap.co.uk/newmap.srf?x=538296&y=178132&z=1&sv=538250,178250&st=4&ar=Y&mapp=newmap.srf&searchp=newsearch.srf Leave a Comment Theme: Subway/MetroWebsite: www.structurae.de/en/structures/data/str06912.php
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