18 Apr 07 The journey
Travel is something I’ve developed patience for in London. Going places by tube can be time-consuming, but I no longer consider distance as a factor in deciding if I want to go someplace. If the tube stops near a destination then there’s no good excuse whatsoever not to go. I will happily, and now regularly do, travel across the city to meet someone or just go see something that I haven’t seen before.
Walking is also just a requirement of living in a large urban environment. A quick walk ‘around the corner’ might take 15 minutes, while a ‘long’ walk in the city is likely to take two hours or more. Walking a different way each time out is a fun way to discover such an intricately laid-out city, and to realise new things about what’s familiar in the well-trod routes. I appreciate seeing unexpected views of the architectural landscape from snickleways, and take pictures of them with my mind (or often in camera too).
Patience is easy to cultivate when you keep your eyes and mind open, with interest. The journey is the destination.
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