No kidding about the English being pussies with respect to weather.
I was in Canterbury, England in late January or early February this year. I finished doing the tourist thing and headed for Canterbury West train station. Didn't quite know my way, couldn't quite find a map, and the weather wasn't quite pleasant. But I didn't mind about an hour walking around in rain & wind, and caught the train back to London.
Upon returning to Victoria station, I discovered transit chaos. Tube lines were jammed. Reports came in of motorway pileups. This was all due to a bit of wet snow or something, that hardly bothered me (a former Ottawan). Eventually I made it to Paddington station(I could not get to Bayswater where my hotel was). So I walked another 45 min, in dark, sleet and wind, but really it wasn't that uncomfortable.
I guess the weather made me homesick for North America. So instead of crawling into bed, I went to the nearby mall for sushi (reminds me of my neighbourhood) and a movie (Chicago). It was great!
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I was in Canterbury, England in late January or early February this year. I finished doing the tourist thing and headed for Canterbury West train station. Didn't quite know my way, couldn't quite find a map, and the weather wasn't quite pleasant. But I didn't mind about an hour walking around in rain & wind, and caught the train back to London.
Upon returning to Victoria station, I discovered transit chaos. Tube lines were jammed. Reports came in of motorway pileups. This was all due to a bit of wet snow or something, that hardly bothered me (a former Ottawan). Eventually I made it to Paddington station(I could not get to Bayswater where my hotel was). So I walked another 45 min, in dark, sleet and wind, but really it wasn't that uncomfortable.
I guess the weather made me homesick for North America. So instead of crawling into bed, I went to the nearby mall for sushi (reminds me of my neighbourhood) and a movie (Chicago). It was great!