Moving to London
Our arrival in London was a leisure-oriented and this was noticeable by everyone we crossed path with, they looked envious, but would smile back at us anyway. We were trying at adapt to a completely new city, a city that was not like the other cities with which we previously visited. It wasn’t like our home city and London was an interesting place. We found it very friendly, and we particularly paid strict attention to the traffic being on the left rather than on the right, that includes the stairs leading out of the Underground and looking right instead of left when crossing the street, it’s deadly if you don’t, London even has signs for us right side people, warning us to ‘Look Right!’
We were here to find a job, but first we wanted to play tourist, so we booked a London hotel for a few nights and ride the Underground all day. That’s an expensive journey, the Underground transportation system in London isn’t cheap. It cost us 20 pounds in a single day, that’s like $45 USD! All in all, after our day out using the tube and going back and forth from Harrow to London, we both were starting to get the feel of this big city. It’s still a big unfamiliar city, but it’s seems to offer a realm of comfort, maybe because they speak English. The city is amazingly beautiful, old and historical. There are many cultures here, sometimes it was hard to tell we were in the UK. The streets are clean and the architecture is stunning. The newer buildings don’t seem to fit in, they seem so out of place.
While we were playing at being tourist, we were walking along Victoria street and found a decent Exchanger. Even though we were losing money, we thought we got the best deal in the city. We were amazed at how it gets dark around 4:30pm! Short days in London and it’s not even winter here yet.
After a few days, we’ll contact our friends who live here and stay with them until we find a flat of our own. We’re hoping to rent a house soon and not become the unwelcome visitors from hell.
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