From NZ to Heathrow April 1, 2006
Posted by CamdenKiwi in : Travel , trackbackMy parents arrived in England today. For my mother, its her first ever trip, and my father hasn't been back since he left as a child fifty years ago.
As we sat on the Picadilly and Victoria lines, wending our way up to Walthamstow, my own first impressions on that same trip through the above ground stations of west London came back. The backs of houses, all looking dour and dark in their brick rather than the painted weatherboard I was used to. The sheer size of the city stretching out forever. Giggling at the surreal experience of traveling through the monopoly board stations of Oxford Circus and Kings Cross. Being so tired I was almost awake again after the long, long trip here. A surprisingly mild and bright spring day.
Mum's blogging her trip over on Ruth's Reflections. Go and have a look
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