Business people in their dark suits run around with fashion victims with their builders boots and geek chic glasses. Occassionally there is a break in the uniform. A man with a red bucket full of his window cleaning kit stands at the platform edge among the suits, a couple stop for a kiss as the world rushes past them.
At the minute, I am spending a lot of time in London, Soho to be exact, and one of the best things about London is all the pretty places to sit down and take in the world away from the busy (and I mean ridiculously busy!) streets.
The main feature of Soho Square is a small tudor style cottage where Snow White would be quite at home.
Two multicoloured elephants sit at opposite ends of the square. It's wicked to see something so funky and colourful.
Sitting in the square I watched a woman do three laps with her massive dog (which to me looked more like a pony!), a Japanese woman sits on a bench looking as if she is waiting for something, staring in to space. The next bench is being used as a bed by a man tucked up in his tartan blanket.
Three others sit in the corner of the square sharing a bottle of wine. 9am, that's a perfectly reasonable time to start drinking...right?The bench I'm sitting on has a small plaque that reads:
"A King returns to the square
Florence Alice King 1917- 2004
Born and bred in Theatre Land
All the world's a stage and we are merely players."
Florence Alice King 1917- 2004
Born and bred in Theatre Land
All the world's a stage and we are merely players."
Usually I find these plaques a bit pointless, but this one seems sincere and beautifully sentimental. It could be my soft spot for Shakespeare, or maybe just that whoever wrote this dedication put some genuine thought in to it.
So this is where I will be spending some of my time for the next few weeks. Hopefully I will make it out of the park and explore the area a little bit more, but for now I am happy just sitting in the sunshine taking in London town. 
