London on foot

[serpentstar]

In the early 90s, when I ran an occult bookshop, I had a friend called Steve, aka Crystal Steve, who ran one of those Gaia-despoiling crystal shops, as well as selling jewellery.

Although Steve never got back to me about the £40 ring he sold me, that I returned to him for repair, I figure it was worth the lost £40, because he did give me two great

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[terminal_ennui]

Tate Modern is hands down the most finely curated museum I have ever been to, in the most spectacular space, and with the most delightful gift shop. As someone who only likes to do three things on vacations, eat, walk around, and look at things, this is a day I cannot stop envying!

[the_megstress]

The first couple of times I went, I took the train everywhere. Then the last time, I just started walking and Hey! Discovered that things were close together and I could walk from Trafalgar Sq. up to Piccadilly and over to Covent Gardens. (That was a long time ago... and I also managed to walk from the nearest train stop to the Tate Modern without a cell phone. That was the second day it was open...)

[venta]

The Turbine Hall sunflower seeds thingy opened with much pomp, but then promptly closed again after someone realised the dust from visitors crunching over ceramics was a health hazard :(

I think it's open again now, but I think you have to walk round the upper walkways and just look at the seeds rather than playing about in them.

[sarah_mum]

Firstly, I "Loled" at your description of crystal shops - I've always found the whole hippy-pagan-crystalhugger thing a bit contradictory, but never had it voiced so sussinctly as that. Thank you.

Walking London is indeed the way to see it as one of the finest cities. I remember rising early one Sunday in Mayfair and walking the deserted shopping streets. The oportunity to look up without being mown down by busy pedestrians is fantastic. Last Christmas we took the young 'uns to London and walked through the City in the late evening. The lack of people made it spookily fascinating. Just us and the street foxes.

[inulro]

St Paul's at 1 am on a Saturday night. It's all lit up and there's *nobody* there - amazing!

I do as much walking in London as I can manage. I've also got better at taking buses instead of the Tube so I can see where I'm going!

[ed_fortune]

One of the few things I miss about London is walking round it. The buidlings are a crazy but glorious mish-mash of ideas and history. Much like the people.