Terror on The Tube

I went to Starbucks on South Kensington at the time of the dreadful bombings in London today. Once I got back to my hotel room I turned on the TV to watch the BBC and SKY news and learned about the explosions. First, the message was that these explosions at the Aldgate tube station derived from a power surge but soon after came reports of more explosions around London. It then became clear that these were acts of terrorism. The tube was suspended and shortly after all the buses. The only means of transportation were cabs but impossible to get.

It was pretty clear to me that walking to the office which is about 2 hours away from my hotel wasn't to think about. I also felt that the city didn't need more people crowding the already packed center of London. And who knowns if they terrorists had planned more bombings. But I had to leave the hotel to check-in to another so unfortunately I had to leave the safe and comfortable haven of my hotel room. It took about 45 minutes to walk - with luggage - across most of South Kensington into the center of Knightsbridge. Man, was I happy I had booked the new hotel room for a few days. The reception had a long queue of people wanting to check-in or prolong stays due to the bombings. Many were denied.

Yesterday London was a fantastic open party, celebrating winning the Olympic Games in 2012. Today it's a chocked, angry and sad city with hundreds of casualities and over 30 fatalities. Makes you realize how fragile success is and how short happiness can be. Enjoy while you can cause tomorrow is always another day.