London: In Summary

I'm glad I got to see London. Having already seen Berlin, New York City and Winnipeg it was nice to add this to the tally.

I find it remarkable that block after block seems to sustain crowds of people, cars and buildings. Certainly other cities have similar districts but London is huge. Very impressive.

It also seems like a pretty cool place to live for a short while. I feel the same about Manhattan. It would be interesting to spend 2 years there and then move on. It is also a pretty cool place to visit if you are casual about it.

The one real downside is something that even the locals apparently gripe about- the tourists. Every city needs tourists to help pay the freight but it seems a little overboard in London and I really can't tell why. The tourists have become such a huge part of the fabric of London that they actually shape the very culture that they are there to see. Oh well. As the French say, "That's Life."