Landschlacht, Switzerland, 13 November 2017 Maybe it´s the endless days of grey skies outside or being restless with being confined indoors by illness that has got me feeling morbid of late. Perhaps my ghastly mood has been affected by the topics I have written about recently: ghosts and corpses on the London Tube (Canada Slim Underground) and the… Continue reading Canada Slim and the Outcast
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Canada Slim Underground
Landschlacht, Switzerland, 9 November 2017 I don´t drive. I never learned how. (I know….strange for a Canadian adult to say that, eh?) We own a car. My wife drives it. My work takes me to places well outside of reasonable walking distance, so I spend a lot of time on buses and trains. And as much… Continue reading Canada Slim Underground
Canada Slim and the Street Walked Too Often
Landschlacht, Switzerland, 1 November 2017 Within a week, last week, spent in London we crossed Praed Street at least a dozen times, a street “not at any time one of London´s brighter thoroughfares”. (John Rhode, The Murders in Praed Street) Above: Praed Street, Paddington district, London “I´ve walked this street in far too many towns…. Same scraps… Continue reading Canada Slim and the Street Walked Too Often
Canada Slim and the Paddington Arrival
Landschlacht, Switzerland, 30 October 2017 Yesterday evening I returned home after spending an intense week in London with my wife, aka She Who Must Be Obeyed. It is important that my wife is mentioned, for it must be admitted that travelling as a pair is significantly different than travelling by oneself. And if one of… Continue reading Canada Slim and the Paddington Arrival
Canada Slim and the Danger Zone
Landschlacht, Switzerland, 22 October 2017 Tomorrow, we fly to London. My wife is concerned. 2017 has been a bad year for London. 22 March: Attack on Westminster Bridge – 6 dead, 40 injured 3 June: Attack on London Bridge – 11 dead, 48 injured 19 June: Attack on Finsbury Park Mosque – 1 dead, 11 injured Above: The… Continue reading Canada Slim and the Danger Zone