London

For my last day here, I was able to try out some biking in Central London. In the morning I set out to Primrose Hill to go along the Regent Canal. Once making it to the canal I found myself a JUMP, an electric assist bike, which I rode to a new area called Granary Square. Granary Square used to be an area where massive oil drums were kept up until the 1980s. This industrial area was revamped and now is a gathering place made up of shops, restaurants, apartments, Central Saint Martins, green spaces, and nearby King’s Cross train station. What I learned fast when I was finished with my ride is that many areas are off limits for parking the JUMP bike. This was not problematic, but later found out there are whole neighborhoods blocked out because of the fears of bikes piling up on sidewalks.  I moved from Granary Square to lunch for some amazing Indian food at a place named Darjeeling Express. Afterwards I found myself on the tube, this time going to the V & A to learn about the food and sustainability. The exhibit stressed a lot about the use of transportation in our food systems and how society is at this place where we don’t want to sacrifice some products, we can currently find at a grocery store. After the exhibit I decided it was time to come home, so to put the cherry on the top I took a double decker bus to finish off my whirlwind tour of London. Tomorrow I will be off to Copenhagen to meet with the rest of the group.

– Chip