Sunday, July 1, 2007

Under Construction



A driver picked me up at Heathrow and took me to my temporary apartment in South Kensington. South Ken, as it is known here, is the main shopping district – most famously home to Harrods. The driver had no difficulty finding my street but had a devil of a time finding my actual address: 39 B Queens Gate Gardens. Apparently 39B does not follow 39A which in turn does not follow 39. After circling the block for a few minutes, giving up, and seeking help from the landlord at 39A, we finally found my building… covered in green scaffolding. Apparently my new home is undergoing a complete gutting and remodeling, but it is still accepting tenants. As you might guess, things started to go bad as soon as I got out of the car.

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