{"id":821,"date":"2013-04-24T08:15:37","date_gmt":"2013-04-24T12:15:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.travelsizerobot.com\/?p=821"},"modified":"2013-10-24T08:26:39","modified_gmt":"2013-10-24T12:26:39","slug":"aaaaand-im-back-in-london","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.travelsizerobot.com\/aaaaand-im-back-in-london\/","title":{"rendered":"Aaaaand, I’m Back in London"},"content":{"rendered":"

Big surprise, huh? I can’t seem to stay away from this place.<\/p>\n

But I have an excuse! It was actually for “work” this time – Mercedes invited me to come drive a good selection of their cars, anything from the smart electric car to the monstrous 600 horsepower Mercedes SLS AMG supercar<\/a>. So really, was I about to pass that up? I don’t think so.<\/p>\n

\"Mercedes<\/a><\/p>\n

That’s the car I drove. Here’s me acting a fool in it:<\/p>\n

\"Me<\/a><\/p>\n

Aside from being generally terrified to be driving a $260,000 right-hand-drive car on the wrong side of the road, I had a blast.<\/p>\n

But of course I didn’t go JUST for the cars. I like London, and I really<\/em> like Mary, and I like the music and events. In fact, I discovered a new artist by accident while walking around Camden one night – Celt Islam. If you like electronic music, check out the Celt Islam Soundcloud page<\/a>. Amazing stuff, especially live.<\/p>\n

So, what are my plans in London? Whatevs.<\/p>\n

I have a couple of shows I want to go to in a couple weeks, but I can’t afford to stay long in London unless I’m couchsurfing. And couchsurfers that can host can be tough to find in this town.<\/p>\n

I also happened to come during World Pillow Fight Day, which was a pleasant surprise:<\/p>\n

\"World<\/a><\/p>\n

\"Me<\/a>
The aftermath – I went through 3 pillows<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

So, I’ll probably wander around some more, go to some shows and parties, maybe another museum and hopefully stumble across another flash mob or two.<\/p>\n

Should probably get some work done too. We’ll see how that goes.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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