I have been trying to cram as much London in as I can after “work”. Unfortunately, everything closes so early! Most ‘tourist’ sites close around 5....I get off around 4:30. Even many shops close up fairly early. I would have never thought that this would be the case. I seem to find myself rushing to run small errands everyday.
Relying on public transit is also a bit tricky and a brand new thing for me. I have to leave my home-stay around an hour or so early just to, hopefully, get to my placement on time. Depending on what I want to do and what is going on, I can take two tubes and a train, take a train and a tube, or a train and walk for 5 minutes. Of course the walk to the station is around 5-10 minutes from my home-stay.
I am so used to hopping in my car, driving wherever I need to, and going home. Not to mention putting purchases in your car instead of carrying them around with you. Let me just tell you, carrying groceries on a train and walking all over tarnation and back will make you REALLY think about what you purchase.
(Inner monologue: ‘Do I really need this....I’ll have to carry it on the train. I was thinking about going somewhere else after this.’)
I plan on doing a bit more exploring this weekend! My list of things I want to do is very long...I have a lot of work to do!
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