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First Impressions of London | Cheng-Wei Hu

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Last year, I had the opportunity to travel to Europe for the first time. During my trip, I spent about a month exploring the continent and stayed in three different cities: Paris, Berlin, and London. Inspired by Paul Graham's Cities and Ambition, I consciously tried to jot down my first impressions of each city, trying to guess the unique message each one was trying to convey to me. This third note is about London and also includes what initially made me want to travel to Europe. I've also shared my preferred way of traveling and how you should interpret my opinions on these cities in my note about Paris and Berlin. Below is a log of my first impressions of London, along with some photos I took with Fuji C200, and iPhone. London strikes me as a more picturesque version of New York City that cares more about society and less about technology and possibly money. Very first impression: riding a London tube from Heathrow Airport to King Cross can be overwhelmingly humid and packed, especia

Last year, I had the opportunity to travel to Europe for the first time. During my trip, I spent about a month exploring the continent and stayed in three different cities: Paris, Berlin, and London. Inspired by Paul Graham's Cities and Ambition , I consciously tried to jot down my first impressions of each city, trying to guess the unique message each one was trying to convey to me. This third note is about London and also includes what initially made me want to travel to Europe. I've also shared my preferred way of traveling and how you should interpret my opinions on these cities in my note

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