Friday, January 8, 2010

The Ten Commandments (of London)


I know I have been only here for less than 24 hours, but I have observed some things in my short stay:

1. Thou shall always remember a scarf, beanie and gloves on thou travels.
2. Thou shall still find it funny and try hard not to laugh when someone slips over on ice.
3. Thou shall think it is funny when told to "Mind the gap" before boarding or exiting the tube.
4. Thou shall live the life of a rat when travelling from station to station underground. It is amazing how people know where to go.
5. Thou shall ALWAYS find Australians no matter where thou is.
6. Thou shall enjoy a pint or two every night.
7. Thou shall try to stay up as late as possible in a different time zone as to not wake up in the wee early hours of the morning.
8. Thou shall learn to appreciate skype when chatting to loved ones back home. It is so cheap.
9. Thou shall always find it amazing that so many people have travelled around London and have a great stories to share.
10. Thou shall always take a tube map and the A to Z Street Directory when taking a tour of London.

2 comments:

Unknown said...

Ha ha - love it Anthony and I can tell you that you will be adding a few more to the list in within the month such as

Thou shalt adopt the greeting "you alright" when meeting people

Thou shalt shop in Primark at least once

Thou shalt be able to explain the tube to a stranger sooner than you think

Thou shalt wish to never see gumtree again

Thou shalt visit the Walkabout pub at least once

Anonymous said...

I like #7 - I remember falling asleep at 2pm and waking up at 4am everyday for at least a week!