Everyone kept telling me that Heathrow is a nightmare and everything will only get better once I am done with it. I was excited as it could certainly give me enough material to write to you, but, somehow, Heathrow experience went really smoothly and uneventful. Maybe, it was just one of those easy days or so I thought...
British Midland Airlines (BMI) took me directly to good ol' terminal one. Easy airport signage lead me to London Underground and within an hour I was riding Piccadilly line all the way to central London. According to my perfect plan I was supposed to transfer to Circle line somewhere around South Kensington. That was when real fun started. On one of the transfer stations I got off the train, as planned, and followed very clear directions to Circle line. I had to go up and down the stairs, take long passages and even took an elevator... and finally I happily dragged my overstaffed suitcase and anxious myself to the Circle line stop only to discover a tiny postage above the metro map telling me that Circle line was not running on that particular day... I could not believe my eyes. Can anyone tell me the purpose of such sings at the end and not at the beginning of the transfer point? And when I was considering smashing ironic sing with my suitcase I heard a happy voice announcing that same message about the interruption of the Circle line service and offering me to contact station manager, read more information about London metro on the Internet or send SMS if I required any assistance. Damn I did. Was I tempted to send that SMS! I am just afraid that content of that message could not be disclosed on this blog...:) So I was left with no choice but to drag moody myself and my overstaffed suitcase up and down the stairs, along the never ending corridors back to Piccadilly line for a different transfer to get to Paddington- my destination...
My next day I spent apartment hunting and trying to stay alive crossing the roads or bumping into some remarkable animal monuments, but that is an entirely different story...
With this I'd like to salute to perfect signage and invite you to stay tuned to more discoveries.
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