Matty, I should have listened to you. To get around London, you do need a map. A compass would help too. The New Yorker in me was embarrassed by the idea of walking around looking like a tourist, but after wandering for an hour and half trying to find the Goldman office I finally broke down and bought a street map.
The first problem is that London doesn’t use a grid system – all of the streets are named and most of them have split personality disorder. Streets change names on you without notice. You’re walking along on Charing Cross and all of the sudden it decides it wants to be called St. Martins Way. This happens frequently, often in the middle of the block.
Secondly, building numbers are not sequential. Goldman’s office is located at 10-15 Newgate Street, in between 10 Newgate and 7 Newgate, directly opposite 100 Newgate and diagonally across from 63 Newgate. Someone please explain this to me.
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Hey Chrystalle! Nice blog!
I do think you may want to consider changing it’s name to “Chrystalle’s 'Not So' Excellent Adventure”.
Have you had a chance to enjoy one of the finer delicacies - “warm beer”. Yes, the Brits sure know how to serve up some of the most revolting tidbits one can imagine. I don’t believe there is an ice cube in the entire country. Oh well, how many famous “English” restaurants do we have in the States. (Last count – none!)
Well at least you’ve found the office and the apartment and you’ve experienced first class travel. All you need is the cereal and the cottage cheese and things will be almost perfect.
Good luck with the corporate challenge facing you. Let’s hope the “British” staff you’ll be dealing with is a bit more personable then the receptionist “witch” back at the apartment.
Looking forward to daily updates.
Good Luck,
Rich (“what’s his names” old man)
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