Got off the bus at Leicester Square because the traffic just wasn't moving. Found out why once we arrived at Westminster and saw a sit-in by Sri Lankan folks trying to draw attention to their plight. Admittedly, I know next to nothing about Sri Lanka, why they're slaughtering each other and all that, but I have a weird attraction to demonstrations, as the last time I joined any I was at school and would bunk off to go marching in the streets behind some banner or other. At the time any excuse was good to bunk off school, but demonstrations were particularly good fun as you'd always end up meeting new people and hearing various shite from different parties.
So I could have quite happily hung around Parliament Square for a while but, alas, my friend wanted to move on. We crossed the bridge and stopped at the Eye so she could have a ride while I waited on the ground and did a spot of people watching.
After a lovely lunch in Gabriel's Wharf, we walked across a photographic exhibition of Polish wildlife - stunning pictures, although I'm not quite sure I see the link between wolves, blue turtles and the Thames (I could understand the insects though, as they were feasting on me!).
We then met two friendly birds down by the river. Their friendliness soon turned to complete disinterest when they realised we weren't food-bearers :)
Got to say, I don't like people and crowds. I was only too happy when I walked past my favourite tree, which meant I was back home!
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I'm not a fan of crowds either. There's a certain appeal to London a la 28 Days Later. Perhaps that's why I liked the walks home after lock-ins - the place was empty - just me and the occassional fox.
Oh boy, I love 28 Days Later, for that very reason. I was watching the beginning thinking "I wish...".
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