It's hot.
Despite the many reminders on the lead-up to our departure along the lines of "ooh, it's gonna be cold over there" and "pack your jumpers and jackets; it doesn't get very hot in the UK"; it's hot.
It's not Perth hot by any means. It's not that dry, relentless 30-40 degree heat that melts car interiors and kills skin cells. It's worse.
And it's worse for one fundamental reason; London is not built for heat. This place simply can't handle it. The population density; the cramped living spaces; the complete absence of domestic air-conditioning.
This is compounded by the fact that the primary mode of transport in the city limits is walking/cycling and trains/trams and buses - meaning you are always active or crammed into an unventilated; un-air-conditioned train car with numerous other commuters as deep as 50 metres underground. It's hot.
But having lived in a giant stone pizza oven for the past five years, it's nothing I can't handle.
In all honesty, I just wanted to let people know in cold, wet WA, that it's beautiful and sunny over here.
Much love.
Despite the many reminders on the lead-up to our departure along the lines of "ooh, it's gonna be cold over there" and "pack your jumpers and jackets; it doesn't get very hot in the UK"; it's hot.
It's not Perth hot by any means. It's not that dry, relentless 30-40 degree heat that melts car interiors and kills skin cells. It's worse.
And it's worse for one fundamental reason; London is not built for heat. This place simply can't handle it. The population density; the cramped living spaces; the complete absence of domestic air-conditioning.
This is compounded by the fact that the primary mode of transport in the city limits is walking/cycling and trains/trams and buses - meaning you are always active or crammed into an unventilated; un-air-conditioned train car with numerous other commuters as deep as 50 metres underground. It's hot.
But having lived in a giant stone pizza oven for the past five years, it's nothing I can't handle.
In all honesty, I just wanted to let people know in cold, wet WA, that it's beautiful and sunny over here.
Much love.