What a delight it was to be in London on Wednesday. Travelling from St Albans to Kings Cross St Pancras with the morning commuters and then on to Oxford Circus on the Victoria Line.
On one level it felt so familiar. I realised that it had been 10 years since I used to commute across London on a regular basis. This time was really quite different though. I was in no real hurry. I wasn’t following an imaginaery channel that my feet had worn over several months. Dare I say it; I was ambling! I was enjoying. I was fascinated just watching everyone else. No one ever looked back at me and I remembered that eye contact is (probably) illegal on the underground.
Once in Oxford Circus there was time for breakfast before my 10 O’clock appointment. A warmed ham and cheese panini, a Cappuccino and no change from a tenner. Not that I’m much of a money-watcher these days. Time once again to sit and people-watch. Much more fun than the unread copy of Metro that accompanied me.
The point of my journey was for a gathering at Tiscali’s head office. A relaxed and informal exchange of ideas about the launch of the new Pipex business products.
It looks like we’ll be doing it all again soon.
Tags: commute, London, Oxford Circus, Pipex, Tiscali, Underground