I had been in London for quite awhile. Too long in fact. There are many things about the city that I love, however it is a massive city where everyone is in a hurry to get wherever. Without going into detail about the stresses of metropolitan cities, it was time for me to leave, and NOW!
I hit an Internet café and made a list of places that I’d like to hit. From there, I went through the list and searched for accommodation in each place. It was Friday night however, and people were coming to town to party. My results were less than encouraging. At this point it was nearly 7:00pm, and I had yet to figure out where I was going, or where I was staying. The place I had been staying near Piccadilly (where my packed and ready to go bag was stored) was booked as well. I started looking elsewhere in London, admitting defeat in that I would not be leaving London after all. (more…)