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Don't expect anything fancy in London on a Christmas day. More or less everything is closed. Underground and bus lines are all cancelled. All underground lines and bus lines are closed. Also few taxis were driven. We didn't and therefore a larger apartment proved to be the best solution for holidays. Since only handful of the places are open and these are hard to find, you set price to the 1st class cooking facilities. After the lazy morning we headed to a walk around over the nearby Tower Bridge and back over the London Bridge. A decent walk and gorgeous site. Many people walking, mostly tourists. By the Queens Walk (south bank of Thames between the Tower Bridge and London Bridge) we found a waterhole which was open. Only couple pubs are open this day, so we went in. So, if you are a tourist in a Xmas day in London wanting decent food and drinks, head here. We noticed other spots open here as well. Hornimans at Hays is a big pub by the river. Two I.P.A.s and a cok...

Yesterday my hometown Turku was touched by a shocking news. A 8 year old boy was killed by a bus while he was crossing the street on a way to his school. The first school day after The Father's Day was his last one. My thoughts go for the parents and friends. My deepest condolances. Memory candles lit for the boy killed in Turku on 12th November 2011. Indifference is the word which describes us in the traffic. As a pedestrian, cyclist or as a driver I see dangerous situations every day. We do not follow rules and even argue that the reason why we do not follow the rules is the fact that nobody else does. Many drivers argument that the reason they do not stop in front of the zebra crossing is the danger that another car can drive by without stopping - and causing extremely dangerous situation. So, I can break the law because there's a risk that someone else is breaking it even more seriously. I do not get this. I am a driver who categorically stops in front of the cros...