We only moved to London for 11 weeks, but in that time, I managed to acquire some very British mannerisms. They say that it takes about four weeks for muscles to atrophy. So perhaps it shouldn’t have come as a surprise that it took that long to lose the habits I had picked up there. For example: 1)…
I was recently asked: Based on all of the places you’ve been…, which one has been the best of all? We have liked many of the places we’ve visited, so picking a single “best” one isn’t easy. I’ll consider the following criteria: People: Is the city diverse? Are the people interesting? Are they generally nice?…
Hi C, Thanks for reading our blog. I hope you liked it! The best place of all? That’s a very good question, a hard one to answer! In fact, your question led to an entire blog post! To sum it up, based only on this trip, we think that some of the best cities are…
We really enjoyed London, though the standard tourist to-do list had very little to do with that. Here are the things that made the biggest impressions on us: B’s List The subway system, and how frequently trains (and buses) came. It changes how you live your life in a city. Going to a party at a…
I love trivia. I’m not quite sure why: it’s not the competitive element, and I’m certainly not particularly good at it. But I love it. I’ve gone to bar trivia everywhere from NYC and Columbus to San Francisco and Milwaukee. Sometimes, I won’t go to bed before doing just one more Sporcle quiz (you’re welcome). And for…
The view from the upper deck of the double decker buses isn’t so amazing. I saw into one restaurant from above, in a cool way, but everything else is pretty much the same as at street level. People seem to primarily sit up there if they are going longer distances, and they seem to stay…
Neighborhood: Shoreditch Also Called: East End (part of it), Spitalfields, Hoxton Pros: Something is always happening; for example, we discovered a free stand-up comedy show inside a barber shop Fairly safe to walk around alone because there are so many other people out, at all hours of the day and night Lots of interesting graffiti/ street art Lots…
We were in London for 12 days. Piccadilly Circus [Square]: This is London’s Times Square, and I liked it only marginally more than the NYC one – and only because it’s smaller. Nothing exciting to see here. (Also, don’t expect animals or tightropes: in British English, a circus is just ‘an open circular place where…
We ate out more in London than we normally do because (a) we met a bunch of friends and (b) there was a mouse living in our kitchen. Ew. Dishoom (Shoreditch – and Covent Garden): This place calls itself a Bombay cafe, and they say that they specialize in street food. That attempt at casual is also why they…