tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1165773290907101242.post302533807769254168..comments2024-01-24T11:41:28.022+00:00Comments on A Cuban In London: Urban DiaryA Cuban In Londonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16423293358605007539noreply@blogger.comBlogger28125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1165773290907101242.post-38153089565550953622020-04-15T19:39:48.237+01:002020-04-15T19:39:48.237+01:00I'm enjoying reading posts written before life...I'm enjoying reading posts written before life seemed to change so dramatically. I like this vivid evocation of riding a bike in traffic. Some days I find it exhilarating, other days a bit scary. Jenny Woolfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16881781466502273314noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1165773290907101242.post-82742857256938082752020-03-19T04:35:48.838+00:002020-03-19T04:35:48.838+00:00I loved reading your writeup!! I don’t know why I ...I loved reading your writeup!! I don’t know why I love watching those Hermes and Mercury squirming around. It might be because of my obsession with cycling. I appreciate your observation and meticulous writing. Happy writing!!Please visit us at https://www.bloghasting.com/Arun https://www.blogger.com/profile/14517705650767752362noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1165773290907101242.post-79710944868696435912020-03-06T18:46:57.915+00:002020-03-06T18:46:57.915+00:00I know there is a picture in your post, but your w...I know there is a picture in your post, but your words paint one too :)<br /><br />All the best Jan Lowcarb team memberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07961199165290289611noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1165773290907101242.post-34489905260551258132020-02-24T09:34:28.522+00:002020-02-24T09:34:28.522+00:00Fantastic description. Thank you.Fantastic description. Thank you.Theresahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08071740989565033354noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1165773290907101242.post-12192239348228795702020-02-23T07:59:44.055+00:002020-02-23T07:59:44.055+00:00Thanks for sharing your urban diary, you should yo...Thanks for sharing your urban diary, you should you see cyclists in Amsterdam.Love Affair with Foodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11289037062991825917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1165773290907101242.post-6679839754448081772020-02-22T11:24:40.224+00:002020-02-22T11:24:40.224+00:00Oh happy day.
A post that is a pleasure to read.
C...Oh happy day.<br />A post that is a pleasure to read.<br />Cyclists? They're fine as long as they know their place...<br />The bike lane!<br />Alphie<br />Alphie Souphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17041492283753978975noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1165773290907101242.post-43333844800239482882020-02-20T08:54:53.179+00:002020-02-20T08:54:53.179+00:00Hi ACIL - oh I can see it all, even though I don&#...Hi ACIL - oh I can see it all, even though I don't come to London that often. Here cyclists that annoy are the ones with only their own self-importance as they scatter anyone deigning to walk around, the serious ones gravitate to the roads away from the town centre ... but London does take us back over time - and your history reminders are good for the thought passages. Great to see a post from your urban diary ... HilaryHilary Melton-Butcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17596532480645510678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1165773290907101242.post-75853238952763491342020-02-18T07:53:11.900+00:002020-02-18T07:53:11.900+00:00it's not just other cyclists who feel like tha...it's not just other cyclists who feel like that about Uber and Deliveroo cyclists. They're a nightmare in spaces shared with pedestrians (eg underpasses), they never use their bells (do they even know what bells are?) and become a danger to everyone. Crafty Green Poethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02486633917197181851noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1165773290907101242.post-14152075024747395492020-02-17T12:15:28.264+00:002020-02-17T12:15:28.264+00:00Thank you for letting us "feel" what it&...Thank you for letting us "feel" what it's like living in London.<br />Stay safe!Sara - Villa Emiliahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17402655388283396110noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1165773290907101242.post-49131697280414680772020-02-17T08:12:27.591+00:002020-02-17T08:12:27.591+00:00cool thoughts. Never before compared a cyclist wit...cool thoughts. Never before compared a cyclist with a dagger :) <br /><br />Nice seeing you again. NatureFootstephttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01340635075481959029noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1165773290907101242.post-14993822031738627882020-02-17T04:50:37.967+00:002020-02-17T04:50:37.967+00:00Wonderful description. I love the way you leave th...Wonderful description. I love the way you leave the colour up to us!Lady Fihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16181866510595193667noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1165773290907101242.post-50860713997506232822020-02-15T08:46:51.674+00:002020-02-15T08:46:51.674+00:00Evocative post: space and water. Two commodities t...Evocative post: space and water. Two commodities that, in the future, will be worth a king's ransom.Judy Croome | @judy_croomehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17455755011354905278noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1165773290907101242.post-14067245915917998302020-02-14T01:04:49.576+00:002020-02-14T01:04:49.576+00:00Wonderful, evocative post. You put smack dab on th...Wonderful, evocative post. You put smack dab on the road, watching out for cyclists.Sandra Coxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03814573408898140885noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1165773290907101242.post-70250341313202660752020-02-13T22:04:02.596+00:002020-02-13T22:04:02.596+00:00My idea of cycling is a leisurely ride through sce...My idea of cycling is a leisurely ride through scenic rural areas. As much as I love cities, I don't believe I've ever had the fortitude to ride a bike in the hustle-bustle of a crowded city. Your writing, however, paints a very vivid image of the scurrying people and bikes. I can see the scene in my mind's eye, and that suits me just dandy. Better than being in the midst of it in reality. :)Susan Flett Swiderskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09425315552148200073noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1165773290907101242.post-7024382298921342172020-02-13T19:52:30.451+00:002020-02-13T19:52:30.451+00:00Nice writing.Nice writing.Christinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15720030744345215307noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1165773290907101242.post-45216192495616940102020-02-13T17:51:25.236+00:002020-02-13T17:51:25.236+00:00I live in a rural area outside of a small town, so...I live in a rural area outside of a small town, so crowds of any variety are foreign to me. I'd probably be a nervous wreck trying to navigate the sea of pedestrians and bicycles! <br /><br />So good to see a new post from you. :)Kellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00859017153454691633noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1165773290907101242.post-80860195992000092462020-02-13T17:04:44.614+00:002020-02-13T17:04:44.614+00:00Well-written!
Beautiful photo!Well-written!<br />Beautiful photo!Evi Erlindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15013412353670682615noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1165773290907101242.post-33020826007681555992020-02-13T16:43:09.643+00:002020-02-13T16:43:09.643+00:00In Maine I bike more than drive except during our ...In Maine I bike more than drive except during our long winter. During UK sabbaticals, I cycled around Oxford with trepidation, but I never had the courage to cycle in London. I love your imagery in this post: great capture! Sarah Laurencehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00423008641739156182noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1165773290907101242.post-51957426882146983222020-02-13T15:30:55.752+00:002020-02-13T15:30:55.752+00:00Great to see you back😊I have been thinking of whe...Great to see you back😊I have been thinking of where did you go..<br />Very nice post.We love bicyckles over here..Most of is do it..it is easy and free..Flowers..hmm.I just got a buquet of roses today since its Valentine..But I prefer those yellow ones growing everywhere..For me it means..We give never up..We come again and again..(symbol working class hero flower)<br />Ok have a nice week to you and your family😘Anitahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16296393166114580709noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1165773290907101242.post-3378012715542100512020-02-13T13:55:08.094+00:002020-02-13T13:55:08.094+00:00Haha, sounds really amusing to me...but then, livi...Haha, sounds really amusing to me...but then, living out here in the "sticks", cyclists are something of a rarity! My other half is the only one I know!!<br />Oh I'd love to see for myself this picture you so vividly paint here with your words...and I think I'd avoid sporting a rose at all. Would be too risky!! Lol<br />A fabulous post. I really enjoyed! <br />Thank you so much.😊😊Ygrainehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00300519608303898969noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1165773290907101242.post-37918166179178257212020-02-13T12:51:35.307+00:002020-02-13T12:51:35.307+00:00Interesting vignette.Interesting vignette.Anvilcloudhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07974744042579564912noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1165773290907101242.post-79177723745604471312020-02-13T12:49:09.732+00:002020-02-13T12:49:09.732+00:00Lovely post..Great read..
And..the previous one..L...Lovely post..Great read..<br />And..the previous one..Loved it...<br />I'm afraid l don't do bicycles or cities<br />for that matter..Only been to London 6 <br />times in my whole life, and 3 of those was <br />on a school trip with my daughter..! :). <br /><br />But, l know all there is to know about Blackfriars<br />Bridge..Oh! Yes! <br />The bridge attracted some international attention in June 1982, <br />when the body of Roberto Calvi, a former chairman of Italy's <br />largest private bank, was found hanging from one of its arches <br />with five bricks and around $14,000 in three different currencies <br />in his pockets...Calvi's death was initially treated as suicide, <br />but he was on the run from Italy accused of embezzlement and in <br />2002 forensic experts concluded that he had been murdered by the <br />Mafia, to whom he was indebted. In 2005, five suspected members of <br />the Mafia were tried in a Rome court for Calvi's murder, but all <br />were acquitted in June 2007 for lack of evidence...! <br />✨ 🎼✨🎶 ✨ 🎼✨🎶 ✨ 🎼✨🎶 ✨ 🎼✨🎶 ✨ 🎼✨🎶✨ 🎼WILLIE...! =(^..^)=https://www.blogger.com/profile/14862273578655424772noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1165773290907101242.post-8160226868861941912020-02-13T08:09:20.653+00:002020-02-13T08:09:20.653+00:00Yes, we have our GrabFood and Food Panda cyclists ...Yes, we have our GrabFood and Food Panda cyclists here too and I supposed it is more chaotic here than in your London. :)<br />Enjoyed your delightful post. dsnake1https://www.blogger.com/profile/08724264906690080704noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1165773290907101242.post-3262931626241806912020-02-13T06:15:15.890+00:002020-02-13T06:15:15.890+00:00I´m a pedestrian. A cyclist at times, or a car dri...I´m a pedestrian. A cyclist at times, or a car driver. I understand each one, yet... ring at me, by golly! I drive a bike at times myself, I will not suddenly jump in front of you - yet.. how are you supposed to know? I understand. And you go on my nerves ;-)<br />I can hear you driving up to me. And if I was deaf what good would ringing at me be? Alas, it´s a tricky world!<br /><br />The Gherkin???<br /><br />Oh, back to the roses, or... is that a good idea?Iris Flaviahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11147576380055530230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1165773290907101242.post-2498037941161835862020-02-13T03:33:52.647+00:002020-02-13T03:33:52.647+00:00Your writing always paints such vivid mind picture...Your writing always paints such vivid mind pictures. Thanks. <br /><br />www.thepulpitandthepen.com Jeffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18339789596944683688noreply@blogger.com