It’s been a while since I raved about a new blog on the site. Going Underground’s Blog is not only wonderfully specific (a blog about travelling on the London Tube) but also very well written with a good turn of phrase. No mean feat either when you consider how dull it could be.
Today I was unfortunate enough to get on the Piccadilly Line that had come in from Heathrow, where there seemed to be the annual convention of backpackers from Oz reunion. I have never seen such large backpacks and they proceeeded to congregrate on the floor in front their owners taking up the space of four adults or at least ten small children.
One of the owners of the backpacks whistled to it and it leapt upon his shoulders as he left the train proceeding to stamp heavily on my foot as he left. I left after him and watched him nearly concuss half a dozen people as he made his way upstairs.
The image of a large Austrailan whistling to his obedient Afgan Hound of a rucksack will stay with me for a while…
(link via LMG, because I’m lazy…)