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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.

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...