Well, this is the end of my first day in London.

WOW.

This place is really huge. I feel pretty out of sorts.

I guess one of the more interesting things about this trip is that I've known London in various vicarious ways for quite a long time. I've read about, watched films about, known people from the city, etc... but I've never actually been there.

So, it's interesting to me to compare what I think (or rather, thought) London was like, to what I'm actually experiencing in the here and now of things.

Some initial thoughts:

• I can't understand half of the advertising slogans, even though they're written in English.
• This place is really, really big. I'm not sure if explore even a quarter of it in the time I'm here.
• Everything seems like it was either built during WWII, or in 2045.
• I heart The Underground
• Everything is either named for what street it's on, or what they're serving up. If it's not, then it's a trendy clothing shop.
• KFC does NOT taste like KFC.

I'll have a few pictures as soon as I can get a SD reader.

Cheers!