the city beckons.

Through my window it feels like the city beckons. My trip yesterday only added to the effect: it’s like a vast labyrinth is laid out before me, lying there, waiting for me to explore. There is just so much of it: every time I go out, I pass new buildings and streets, and I wonder ”what’s in there?” or ”what’s down there?” Even after six years living here, I know so little of it. Going up into the north-west of the city yesterday, it really struck home just how vast and complex the metropolis is, and how little I still know of it. Sat on the tube, looking at the map of the underground system, it felt as if something was beckoning me: each station, each point on the diagram, would be something new; new places and people, and the potential for something awesome. That is what I love about this city: London is a vast microcosm – the world in one spot. And, like the world, there will always be more of it to explore. That’s what I love about this incredible place.

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