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So, my last day in London was supposed to be amazing. No class, homework, or finals, go to the park followed by a $5 show and then pack and go to bed. Well, that's not what London itself wanted me to do. The Tube (subway) drivers decided to go on strike. Here that means that the whole city shuts down and goes crazy. I changed plans and went to the Victoria and Albert Museum around the block and every busstop had about 25 people waiting to get on. NUTS! And when it came time for me to start heading to the show (I gave myself and hour and a half before I was supposed to meet my friend an hour before the show started) I waited for the bus for 20 min then started walking. Every stop that I came to I'd stop and wait for a minute and 3 completely full and overflowing buses would pass and not allow anyone to get on. When I finally got on a bus I felt like a sardine. I got to the theater at show time - 2 1/2 HOURS LATER. The show is so popular (Phedre starring Helen Mirren) that even the standing tickets were sold out (those were the ones I was going for) and they wouldn't let anyone in. So, I headed home reaching my destination 20 min later. THAT's what made me mad. It took 2 1/2 hours to get there and 20 min to get home. STUPID TUBE!!!!
Thursday, June 11, 2009
Stupid Tube
So, my last day in London was supposed to be amazing. No class, homework, or finals, go to the park followed by a $5 show and then pack and go to bed. Well, that's not what London itself wanted me to do. The Tube (subway) drivers decided to go on strike. Here that means that the whole city shuts down and goes crazy. I changed plans and went to the Victoria and Albert Museum around the block and every busstop had about 25 people waiting to get on. NUTS! And when it came time for me to start heading to the show (I gave myself and hour and a half before I was supposed to meet my friend an hour before the show started) I waited for the bus for 20 min then started walking. Every stop that I came to I'd stop and wait for a minute and 3 completely full and overflowing buses would pass and not allow anyone to get on. When I finally got on a bus I felt like a sardine. I got to the theater at show time - 2 1/2 HOURS LATER. The show is so popular (Phedre starring Helen Mirren) that even the standing tickets were sold out (those were the ones I was going for) and they wouldn't let anyone in. So, I headed home reaching my destination 20 min later. THAT's what made me mad. It took 2 1/2 hours to get there and 20 min to get home. STUPID TUBE!!!!
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Did you walk home, or just get on a bus sooner?
ReplyDeleteYou know, this morning on the way to work, NPR did a piece about the Tube strike. Did you know there's a Brazilian guy out there who is enjoying the opportunity to roller blade to work? Yep, that was one of their interviewees.
ReplyDeleteMatt - I just caught a bus. I wandered around the city for awhile then took the bus. They were running better later which made a big difference.
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