London, step 1 : 31/08 to 04/09

Here we are, yes I know starting from London doesn´t sound so exotic, be patient !
Still since I´m now relaxing in Madrid before the real start on Thursday, I´m taking a moment to prepare a small resume about my British experience...

I liked :
1/ Really impressive parks : clean, green, beautiful and peaceful
2/ The museums are free, and I enjoyed partucilarly the Saatchi Gallery (I usually don´t like modern art, but this one was awesome)
3/ the weather...mostly sunny and not even a rain drop in 4 days !
4/ yes some english "clichés" are still there...such as the buses and phone boxes, the "look right" written on the road when you are to cross the street, and the pubs...
5/ Public transportation : on time, clean, safe and efficient
6/ by far the most cosmopolitan town I´ve ever seen, one good point is that you can eat very diverse food everywhere, so stay away from the shitty fish and chips and stews...
7/ I´ve to admit that the most of time Londoners behave really like gentlemen...polite, smiling, and easy to talk to
8/ Nando´s perfect hospitality, another example of how great couchsurfing is

I didn´t like:
1/Prices : another cliché but imposible to avoid it...20€ to enter a cathedral or 8€ to use the tube during the day....so shocking !
2/ the city size....far too big for me
3/ cosmopolitanism limits....I´ve never seen so many ghosts in Burqa, even one entering a Gucci store ! I did´nt know that Burqa became so fashionable and trendy
4/ the Thame´s banks. If in Paris the Seine´s banks are one of the nicest part of the city, in London it´s just the contrary
5/ the typical british pale and pinky skin....yes if they´re fat, they litterally look like ...
6/ more generally the "Ilive one of the most famous and influent capitals" way of live....which means, no money = nobody

to finish a few pics...