I was in London the past two days for work and although it was a short time and I couldn't do the museums there (I love the Tate Modern and the National Portrait Gallery!), I had a blast. The office is on the 21st floor of a tower at Canary Wharf, so the view there was unbelievable, they had Nespresso machines everywhere, and the weather (mostly) cooperated.
I staid at this swanky little place called the Sanderson - and it is brilliant, smashing, major and wicked. The place was designed by Philippe Starck and is all a big study in transparencies and textures. Below are some photos of my room. The bed was amazing!
Now, a few things about London (after 48 hours there, I am fully qualified to make sweeping generalizations):
I staid at this swanky little place called the Sanderson - and it is brilliant, smashing, major and wicked. The place was designed by Philippe Starck and is all a big study in transparencies and textures. Below are some photos of my room. The bed was amazing!
Now, a few things about London (after 48 hours there, I am fully qualified to make sweeping generalizations):
- It is crowded - almost worse than New York!!
- The bar scene is kinda awesome - hung out with Chicago friends Cassie and Mike and had a jolly good (drunken) time
- People ain't pretty - quite a stark contrast with Paris!
- They sure love their CCTV
- The Tube was designed by, and for, midgets - if I don't stand in the middle of the car I have to bend my neck
- They have the worst beef
- The Eurostar is so cool - it's the second or third time I take it and I am still amazed that it's a train that goes under the sea - wtf!
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