We were on the bus, heading toward the marble arch. The tourist bus, because this would never happen on public.
Bus stops. Driver approaches: Misses, you were going to the Marble Arch, right? I just received a radio call, and I won't be driving that way because of a demonstration.
Us: Ok.
Driver: But if you walk straight up that for 10-12 minutes, you'll get there.
Us: Ok!
We exit the bus. We look at each other. ~Let's go see the demonstration! I bet it's the rioting students.~
So we go.
And walking down Park Avenue, sure enough, we foudn the demonstration. It was a bunch of people shouting on the other side of the road. With a wall of bobbies between them and the road. It seemed rather tame compared to previous news reports.
Apparently, we weren't the only ones who thought so. A report qutoes a protester as saying, ~I've never seen anything like it. It was very unreasonable, no-one did anything, no fireworks were lit, nothing happened...~
We were here: http://www.thesouthernreporter.co.uk/news/thousands_of_students_in_fees_protest_1_378173
We were in history. ;)
2 comments:
WOW! That's awesome you played a part in history and are experiencing some very interesting things in England. Have you gotten warm yet? :) Continue to enjoy your visit to that beautiful city!
Prayers & Blessings,
Kelly
Wow! I half expected to see a candid mugshot of you and Chrissy on the front page of that story ;-) That would not have surprised me at all
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