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Yesterday was weird. London, the city that never sleeps, slept.
I went out to meet a few friends last night and the tubes were
empty. Completely empty, and so were the streets. Weird.
In all my life I have never encountered London to look so dead.
It was quite nice in a way as I began to notice things I had never
noticed before. Have you noticed how many pods the London Eye has?
32. I have lived here for 19 years, born and raised but only just
realized this last night. Its funny. So many people miss the little
things in life because theyre to busy looking at the big things.
This may not be the correct contrast but you know what I mean.
Another thing I noticed was how long it takes for London Bridges
crossing to go down again. I was sitting on a wall near the London
Eye staring at how calm the Thames was when the bridge began to
descend. I counted. 1,2,31 minute 36, 1 minute 374 minutes 527
minutes 14. It was so chilled just watching. But what I dont
understand is why the bridge was up to begin with. There were no
boats. No people. No atmosphere.
I had time to think last night, about my parents. I dont know
how to tell them I dont like the course Im doing at Uni. They
always tell me how proud they are of me for doing business and
maths but I dont want to do it anymore. My dad is sorting out a job
for me right now for when I finish my education. I finish my
education in three weeks. Well, two weeks six days twenty three
hours and 57 seconds. The way London was last night it described
how I felt. I wish time would slow down.
Come to think of it, there was nothing last night. It was like
the whole city was standstill, like there was no time.
