Saturday, 7 March 2009

London


London. A world-wide city.

London. A financial capital.

London. A multi-media home.

London. A historical treasure.

Everyone knows London. If you don't you need to revise your geography.

But it's mostly known for it's present, for what it is today. Sometimes, we seem to forget that these very same streets, some even kept their original name, were walked, trampled and danced on more than 200 years ago by the people called londonners under the eye of the one, the only, the great Queen Victoria.

Obviously, since then, things have changed: some places were destroyed, others built. The city doesn't work the same way. People can leave their homes without the constant fear of diseases, rats as big as cats and crazy habitants today, whereas in the 19th century, if you were sensible and held dearly to your life, you wouldn't open your door after the sun had set…

There are, however, some habits, some traditions, that remain.

Roxana

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