Say NO to buses
Posted by anas on Oct 20, 2008 in London Diary | 3 commentsThe end of last week, precisely Sunday the 12th of October, we shifted from East to West London, from Walthamstow to Hammersmith (I think :S). The whole process was tiring, as is the case of any shifting event. But we did make it by about 9 p.m in the night. The next day was supposed to be important for me, as it marked my first official class at Imperial. I was made aware that a certain bus (number 70) goes from our place to Imperial directly, door-to-door. The tube stations (there are two nearby) are both at a walking distance of about 10 minutes, and then the additional walk of few minutes at South Kensington station to Imperial. So, I decided to take the bus which was supposed to reach the destination in about 45 minutes. I completely forgot the fact that the class was scheduled for 10 a.m and hence I was riding in rush hour. And every so often Murphy’s Law of things going wrong prove so true, when my bus got stuck in the London traffic jams at numberous places. I managed to get in the class, precisely 5 mintues late. No, there are no attendance rules but I wanted to be there on time. A lesson well learnt of not using buses in the mornings!
london is the only city in the whole of UK that has traffic jams, using thetube is the better option…perhaps that was one reason why I liked Manchester for studying purpose. and then there’s always sooo much to do in London that it can get difficult to concentrate on studies
Hammersmith is not in West London. Harrow and Sudburry hill are probably true blue west London areas.
anyways, as someone who went to Manchester precisely to avoid another big city after Karachi. I can only commiserate with you for getting stuck in traffic jams. You should only take buses for very short distances and never in zone 1 and 2
@karachiwali: i’ve realised the greatness of tube now
@Tazeen: really? then why does my post code start with W? :S i’m still not sure where I live, but the borough is Hammersmith & Fulham, and I’ve Hammersmith hospital opposite. I’m already in Zone 2, so buses are really not an option to travel to zone 1 – never!