Showing posts with label Picadilly. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Picadilly. Show all posts

Friday, 25 July 2008

I am officially bored to death of London...

...and, to my great sadness, of Picadilly Circus. I used to love it, but I have been there too often and now it is really getting me. I spent an hour there today, and while I used to enjoy it's frantic atmosphere, I now can't stand its crowd, its tourists and its tacky souvenirs shops. It's out of price, it's stinks and it's worse when it's hot like today. I need to take a long holiday from London before I reconciliate myself with it. Give me Liverpool any day, but London will be off the radar for a while for me now.

Thursday, 29 May 2008

Picadilly

I spent all day in London today, most of it around Picadilly Circus. I am exhausted, but happy. It is a change from here and it's a nice city to visit (to live in, I don't know, but I am curious). Some observations about today:

1)London is nice both in the sun and in the rain.
2)It is a city plagued with tourists. I guess it's normal that the city attracts people and I was a tourist myself, but still, it makes London tacky. There are lots of gift/souvenir shops around, selling very cheap items and lousy postcards.
3)Londoners are often rude. I saw at least two arguments today.
4)Witnessed a rehearsal of Trooping the Colours. It felt like the whole army was rehearsing, but not the Queen. The monarchy is like London: often tacky.
5)There are so many restaurants I want to try there, especially burger places.
6)It's not original, and it is probably the most recognizable place for a tourist in London to go, but Picadilly is probably my favorite place in London.