London Underground

Things i like about the Tube:

1) "Poems on the Underground" - I'm not sure when this was started, but nearly all of the subway carriages have poems displayed next to some of the advertisements and maps. The City of London sponsors this, and i think they switch them out every 2 months or so. I think there is a group of 6-8 poems displayed for each two pmonth period. What a great program, because i always forget to bring something to read on the Tube. Yesterday i saw one that was an Ezra Pound tanslation of an old Chinese poem:
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Blue, blue is the grass about the river
And the willows have overfilled the close garden.
And within, the mistress, in the midmost of her youth,
White, white of face, hesitates, passing the door.
Slender, she puts forth a slender hand;

And she was a courtesan in the old days,
And she has married a sot,
Who now goes drunkenly out
And leaves her too much alone.
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I really like that one. And to think, I'd have never known it existed without the poetry program. Props to London. "Blue, blue is the grass about the river" - what a wonderful line.

2) Whate else do I like....well, I like how they have "Busking Stations" set up in the pedestrian areas between the trains and exits, where people perform music. They section off these little areas and guys sign up to play their guitar or piano or fiddle or even just sing. How great is that? Really great, that's what. This dude yesterday was rocking out so hard on his keyboard, and he had the biggest smile on his face.

3) So Efficient and Clean

4) People Watching