Escaping London public bus woes

The DLR, as photograhed by The Evening Standard, when it was first launched in 2008

Yesterday I decided to skip the daily frustration and hassle of buses. I opted for the alternative

to London public bus inconvenience – the underground. A few tube and DLR stops later, I returned unscathed, and with a whole 30minutes to spare! Highlight of the journey? Woman sitting next to me on the DLR was reading – reading – a copy of the English dictionary. She was shaking her head, not happy with the definition of “already”, brandished a pencil and started making notes.

If tube fares weren’t so expensive I’d be on it everyday. But alas….

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