October 19, 2007

• misc.

  i have noticed that everyone in london seems to smoke. it's maddening. with the sidewalks being crowded, i hate that the possibility exists of being burned by someone's cigarette butt as it dangles between their fingers.

  anyhow, the cabs in london are quite charming. take a look:
  
  
  
  the great thing about london and europe in general is that they take the old and modify it for modernity. the classic feel is retained as much as it is possible. that cab for example, the outside looks old but you step in and it's perfectly modern with automatic locks and windows and the like. the same thing goes for the telephone booths. they've retained the classic red booths but inside, it's high tech. i'll have to snap a pic of the phone booths too. they're quite charming.

  but, leaving work yesterday, i decided to explore a bit. i came across trafalgar square where they were screening hitchcock's blackmail on a huge screen. for context's sake, behind the screen is nelson's column which is 169 feet tall. the screen itself had to be a good 35 feet tall. take a look:
  
  
  
  the screenign was especially cool as they had a live piano accompaniment to the film being blasted on speakers. it was a nice little treat to come upon. as suspected, time is flying here. i can't believe i'm on day three and coming upon my first weekend. i'm thrilled that my first visitor arrives tomorrow. i've missed him terribly although it's just been a few short days. i can't wait!
  

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