Slow down

[seanandruby]

One morning just pulling into london bridge station, engrossed in my first of 5 daily newspapers. Sat next to me was a smart looking woman. as she got up, so did i. Waiting for her to move out the way she stood looking me in the eye and then raising her eyes repeatedly. I thought o f*** she fancies me and the panic set in. After what seemed like an eternity of hot sweats and palpitations, i asked " what do you want." She just looked at me, like something the cat dragged in, then pointed up to the luggage rack. The bloody relief as i realised her bag was there, (even tho' she could'nt bring herself to ask me, the low life for it) and she did'nt want my body was ....phew!! :laugh: So i got off a few minutes behind time and thought i would take my time walking to tower bridge. On my way i thought id look at the buildings, thames etc, it was an eye opener. I've been commuting on and off to london bridge or victoria for years and always in a rush to work then home. Now if i have the time walk slowly and have a look around and get into work relaxed. i recommend it wherever you are to try it

[lutonlagerlout]

i find you see a lot more if you walk, i walked a route i normally drive (its ramadan and i couldnt get a taxi)
started noticing weird little details on houses and saw a footpath that i never even knew existed.
its surreal
LLL

[Bob_A]

I get the train to London Bridge but I'm either packed in like a sardine or on quieter days I read the paper
One day I didn't have time to get a newspaper so I sat looking out of the window.
I couldn't believe the amount of changes that had been going on in the last year or so.

People all over the world come here to visit the Tower of London yet I used to do some work in their on a fairly regular basis but not once did I take the time to have a look around.
Daft innit

[msh paving]

last saturday we got 7am train to kings cross,underground to waterloo, south bank then went on london eye walked to westminster ,downing street (Murphy are doing some great paving in that area) ,the mall,buck palace,horse guards parade, trafalger square back over river boat to london bridge, london bridge experence,southwork market ,
by 6pm we was totally knackered i guess we walked 6 miles but saw some fantastic buildings, walked over the river 3 times there is some fantasic buildings in westminster and the area ,first time in my life iv walked around london great day out,
its not till you look around and see the sights you realise what we have in this country MSH

[seanandruby]

I go there 5/6 days a week on train, then get swallowed up in the tubes. Could be elephants, tower hill, south kensington, marleybone, canada waters, canary wharf etc. Every where has something to offer, if you have time to look. Was up st pauls one day last week eating sarnies. Amazing sights.

[Bob_A]

Only been there once but I went to the Empress State Building last year.
http://www.skyscrapernews.com/buildings.php?id=80
Got some incredible sights, I can't remember them all but buidings like Wembley Stadium, St Pauls, BT Tower, Gherkin, Canary Wharf and then the natural landscapes like the Thames, Hampstead Heath (I think?)
Another good view is from Keybridge House near Vauxhall, just a shame that Keybridge itself is a dump of a building.

[flowjoe]

Priced a job at Chelsea Royal Hospital a couple of years back and was lucky enough to be shown around the site by a guy who loved his job and place of work, he asked if i had an hour spare and took me on a grand tour of the great hall, hospital wings etc........real living history all around the place.

Met some of the old boys and had a chat, very enjoyable morning and yet strangely it is not a place i would of dreamed of visiting on one of there organised tours.

[seanandruby]

I like visiting old buildings, gardens etc, am a member of national trust and its good value for the money a yearly subscription that gives free parking to.

[ilovesettsonmondays]

thamk you msh i work for murphy

[ilovesettsonmondays]

thank you even

[Pablo]

I like visiting old buildings, gardens etc, am a member of national trust and its good value for the money a yearly subscription that gives free parking to.

Me too and if you join the Scottish NT it's cheaper than that English membership but gets you access to all the same spots. I do it online from Ireland every year. The amount of times I've used it this year would have cost the equivelent of about £500 so it's great value. They get it back from me in bloodthough I do a some volunteering and consulting for them for free I enjoy the big gardens so much it's a great place to be.

[rab1]

walked around a cemetery today at lunch time.drive past it every day but never took the time to visit. for those that know Glasgow its the one at the back of the royal. john knox, lord lithgow etc are all buried there, some of the tombs are bigger than a 4 bedroom house. i`m planing to take the wife for lunch and a look this weekend, some quality time. thanks for the hint sean, would never have thought off this.