“One Hyde Park squatted next to the Mandarin Oriental Hotel like a stack of office furniture, and with all the elegance and charm of the inside of a photocopier. Albeit a brand new photocopier that doubled as a fax and document scanner.” LondonModern Architecture Book:The Hanging Tree Source: The Hanging Tree
“...good-Samaritanism in London is considered an extreme sport - like base-jumping or crocodile-wrestling.” SportsExtremesLondonWrestlingJumpingCrocodilesExtreme Sports Book:Rivers of London Source: Rivers of London
“Being a seasoned Londoner, Martin gave the body the "London once-over" - a quick glance to determine whether this was a drunk, a crazy or a human being in distress. The fact that it was entirely possible for someone to be all three simultaneously is why good-Samaritanism in London is considered an extreme sport - like BASE jumping or crocodile wrestling.” HumansFactsBodyThreeSportsHuman BeingsCrazyDetermineExtremesLondonDrunkWrestlingDistressGlancesJumpingCrocodilesLondonersExtreme Sports Author:Ben Aaronovitch
“It's a sad fact of modern life that if you drive long enough, sooner or later you must leave London behind.” IfsLongEnoughFactsBehindsModernLondonSooner Or LaterModern Life Book:Moon Over Soho Source: Moon Over Soho
