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I remember the first time I saw London. I was twenty-one. I walked out of Paddington Station into a city bigger than any I had ever seen. It was a gray, cold rainy afternoon.
I loved the place immediately.
I did the typical touristy things. I ... 
I remember the first time I saw London. I was twenty-one. I walked out of Paddington Station into a city bigger than any I had ever seen. It was a gray, cold rainy afternoon.
I loved the place immediately.
I did the typical touristy things. I visited Westminster Abbey and went book shopping on Charing Cross Road, but mostly I just walked around. I had read about this city my entire life. I could hardly believe I was finally there.
I’ve been back a few times since, and the city only gets better. I love
London not just for all there is to see—one of the world’s finest art galleries, one of the first and greatest modern museums, world-renowned theater—but also to savor the fantastic, sprawling vastness of the place. Over 7 million people speaking more than 300 languages call London home.
In our Top 10 London sources, Here I’ve collected voices that reflect the pleasures, problems and variety of life in the city, including that of an expatriate Nigerian poet and a Labour councillour in Southwark. We've also got feeds on London news and nightlife. A poignant online journal begun in the aftermath of the 7/7 bombings provides a perspective on British politics, and the musings of an amiable crank keeps us abreast of events such as National Cheese on Toast Day. Perhaps you came to this site because of an interest in London’s storied past: Shakespeare, Bloomsbury, the Blitz. You’ll stay because its present is even more compelling.
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