A taste of London

It was Samuel Johnson who famously explained, "When a man is tired of London, he's tired of life". There is no arguing from the good doctor.. London is a beautifully illogical, sprawling city that remains mysterious to even most of its longtime residents. Those who drive the city's famous black cabs spend two years studying its street until they have attained what's caleed "the Knowledge", which allows them to confidently navigate its countours. Unlike New York City, London was laid out by chance ,not on a grid. From its days as a Roman outpost, it has grown outward haphazardly, surging in all directions during the Victorian era. It has weathered plagues, fires and the bombs of War World 2, and has always emerged, if not unscathed then at least optimistic and always ready for the next challenge.