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...in a night in a busstop full of people knowing there won't be place for everyone waiting. Screaming, fighting, elbowing. We saw those all in a full busstop when a bus to the destination arrived. Boxing Day underground strike caused a traffic chaos beyond all imagination. And in that chaos, all the manners were forgotten. In a boxing day I spent around £150 to taxis. They were also hard to get, but easier than getting in to the busses. The video gives you a picture of the rush: These photos are from the earlier point when it was still possible to get in to the Regent Street/Oxford Street. Gradually the most populated Boxing Day rush in Britain combined with the underground strike pulled aggressions in the surface. After watching the full buses to go by the stop and people idiotically fighting the place in the ones which stopped, we headed to hunt the taxi.

The most famous sale in the world. Harrods' Xmas sale starting on the Boxing Day. I've seen many stories and clips on the sale and while in London on a very same day this sales-madness was definetly something to catch. Incidently, London underground was striking on a sales start day, but it seemed not to affect to the crowd in the front of the department store. The queue was long. Stretching over the facade of the Harrods. And when doors opened on 10 AM people were applauding and screaming began. In five minutes everyone was in (then the doors were closed again because the luxury & parfume departments were stackfull of shoppers. All that can be seen on a video above. The best sight? A young lady walking by me with five designer bags on her elbows just few minutes after the door had been opened. Me? I did not buy anything. It was for the show and it was worth of it. UPDATE 5PM. ITV news reports the Xmas sales been 22% higher than last year bringing £4Billio...