My last urban ramble/adventure was: An epic hike from the climbing wall I climb at (near London Bridge, in one of the beautiful railway arches) to my home (Bayswater), via many interesting museums and parks. My next urban ramble/adventure will probably be: Impromptu. I am very prone to "... I wonder if I can walk there from here?" Favourite type(s) of urban environment: Ones that can be reached on the London Underground. Or escaped from on the London Underground, if it turns out I can't walk all the way there from here. Favourite type(s) of constraint (for those who like putting constraints on their rambles): Mostly it's "start point" and "end point". Occasionally, it's "... I wonder if I can find my way there without a map?" Cities/towns I've explored (and how): London, on foot. London, by Tube. London, swimming. If I get braver, I want to get some buildering in ... Cities/towns I want to explore (and why): London, more. I have to feel very confident that I've got my bearings in a city before I'm willing to risk losing them completely. *g* And there's an awful lot of London to explore. Three things I tend to notice when I'm wandering through a city: Bookshops, especially second-hand ones (I have difficulty passing them). Things that could, potentially, be climbed (climbing does terrible things for the way you look at architecture, not to mention statues and monuments). Unexpected rivers and waterways, cats, foxes, and other urban nature (see: common_nature). Anything else relevant: I'm very fond of obscure, "secret" museums. Favourites: the Petrie and the Hunterian.
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My next urban ramble/adventure will probably be: Impromptu. I am very prone to "... I wonder if I can walk there from here?"
Favourite type(s) of urban environment: Ones that can be reached on the London Underground. Or escaped from on the London Underground, if it turns out I can't walk all the way there from here.
Favourite type(s) of constraint (for those who like putting constraints on their rambles): Mostly it's "start point" and "end point". Occasionally, it's "... I wonder if I can find my way there without a map?"
Cities/towns I've explored (and how): London, on foot. London, by Tube. London, swimming. If I get braver, I want to get some buildering in ...
Cities/towns I want to explore (and why): London, more. I have to feel very confident that I've got my bearings in a city before I'm willing to risk losing them completely. *g* And there's an awful lot of London to explore.
Three things I tend to notice when I'm wandering through a city: Bookshops, especially second-hand ones (I have difficulty passing them). Things that could, potentially, be climbed (climbing does terrible things for the way you look at architecture, not to mention statues and monuments). Unexpected rivers and waterways, cats, foxes, and other urban nature (see:
Anything else relevant: I'm very fond of obscure, "secret" museums. Favourites: the Petrie and the Hunterian.