I swear, no country in the world has air conditioning like the U.S. I am roasting away at the airport, waiting for a gate assignment, using the last of my T-Mobile wi-fi that I picked up at a Starbucks. And London has almost as many Starbucks as NYC. This is truly an international airport. No one anywhere near me is speaking English. Lise is home-- left this morning while I had meetings.
I cannot believe the diversity in London. It is far more a melting pot than the U.S. Granted, London is a unique city. But I cannot imagine any American city that has as many different nationalities all jammed together. Almost everyone I encountered in the service industy appeared to be of foreign origins-- English was definitely not their first language.
I hated our hotel. I was ambivalent until I asked the desk manager to call a taxi for Lise. He called a gypsy cab-- no meter. He only overcharged her by £3-- but it is the principle of the matter. That is inexcusable. Otherwise, it was a wonderful trip. We shall return.
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sorry for the heat, bro. Its downright stifling in the central plains. Weekend rains have the air like soup. You remember the central US summers and the state bird ... the mosquito...
I can say there is nary a thing that makes me NOT want to ride more, is to walk out the door with the bike and be blanketed in a layer of warm mist and its not even raining or misting.... gnats stick to you... you sweat like a freaking pig... ugh.
Yes, air conditioning is nice. Glad you enjoyed your trip.
No pity from me!
Greetings from Houston
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