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amazonvThursday September 17
woke up 6:30am
got dressed and popped off to find tower bridge underground stop
took the underground and some trains and busses to get to LON3
went through paddington in the process and could only think of the bear
Slightly spiffier than the older DCs in the US
nice people
hitched a ride with a security racker back to HQ
got badge activated and worked from HQ
HQ has a mini cooper IN the office
they also have awesome nerf ammo dumps to keep the floor from being littered with darts (like US HQ)
Another cool feature is a card with 10 facts about each racker on the wall
had lunch in the canteen - giant burrito
they have fancy automatic drink machines (grind beans make espresso)
the campus is large and spreads over a few buildings
ran away a touch after 5pm - trains and underground back to the city
went to twinings shop - stopped through traflagar square on the way, they had tea samples, a knowledgeable girl explaining about tea serving the samples, and a selection of quality full leaf loose leaf! which they don't sell in stores other than theirs
they have a mini history bit in the back, i liked it
tons of old neat architecture along the way, and churches, and oddly shaped buildings on triangular street corners (as in not 90degree corners)
snapped pic of a double decker bus
planned to do dinner at sherlock pub - it was too crowded
wandered to the london eye, too expensive
wandered past big ben and over 2 bridges (a pedestrian bridge and westminster)
baker street was too far to go see, so was the police box and everything else had closed earlier
got hungry tried to find food - everything's kitchens were closed. it was before 9pm
found a place Z? and had wild boar ragu, berry cyder, and a tasty chocolate cake
went back to hostel, popped down to get water then to sleep, tossed and turned and didn't sleep well (hot, light, noise)
woke up 6:30am
got dressed and popped off to find tower bridge underground stop
took the underground and some trains and busses to get to LON3
went through paddington in the process and could only think of the bear
Slightly spiffier than the older DCs in the US
nice people
hitched a ride with a security racker back to HQ
got badge activated and worked from HQ
HQ has a mini cooper IN the office
they also have awesome nerf ammo dumps to keep the floor from being littered with darts (like US HQ)
Another cool feature is a card with 10 facts about each racker on the wall
had lunch in the canteen - giant burrito
they have fancy automatic drink machines (grind beans make espresso)
the campus is large and spreads over a few buildings
ran away a touch after 5pm - trains and underground back to the city
went to twinings shop - stopped through traflagar square on the way, they had tea samples, a knowledgeable girl explaining about tea serving the samples, and a selection of quality full leaf loose leaf! which they don't sell in stores other than theirs
they have a mini history bit in the back, i liked it
tons of old neat architecture along the way, and churches, and oddly shaped buildings on triangular street corners (as in not 90degree corners)
snapped pic of a double decker bus
planned to do dinner at sherlock pub - it was too crowded
wandered to the london eye, too expensive
wandered past big ben and over 2 bridges (a pedestrian bridge and westminster)
baker street was too far to go see, so was the police box and everything else had closed earlier
got hungry tried to find food - everything's kitchens were closed. it was before 9pm
found a place Z? and had wild boar ragu, berry cyder, and a tasty chocolate cake
went back to hostel, popped down to get water then to sleep, tossed and turned and didn't sleep well (hot, light, noise)
