I don’t know how else to put it, but London is Londoning. The city looks precisely as painted in books and movies. It gave me a sense of familiarity even though it was my first visit. To that point, the most surprising aspect was the weather or how it made the city look and feel characteristically gloomy. I had thought this was color grading when I watched movies set in England—like how they added the golden-brown filter in Hollywood movies to show that it’s Mexico. But it is indeed real. Unlike other European cities I’ve been to, London is alive and brimming with energy. It has the charm of old buildings and streets but the fast-pacedness of modern life. People seem to have things to do and places to be. Anyway, I was here for apidays London, where we ran a booth and a workshop. I stayed back after to be a tourist in what is perhaps the greatest city on Earth. Most of this time was spent wondering—and being rightfully pissed—how the British managed to rob every cool thing they found from every part of the world. There might be more mummies here than in all of Egypt and perhaps more Pyramids if it could have been magically teleported. Funnily enough, the British Museum asks for donations from visitors as it’s free, and I’m sure every visitor from former colonies will think, “Didn’t we donate enough?” But yeah, we are where we are. This is an incomplete photo dump. Team API7.aiSome bar in London - 16th September 2024 The British MuseumThe British Museum, London - 17th September 2024 Nataraja or a cool thing they stole from our landThe British Museum, London - 17th September 2024 I love LondonStreets of London - 17th September 2024 Big Ben is bigger than I anticipatedBig Ben, London - 17th September 2024 API7.ai booth at apidays LondonLiverpool Street, London - 18th September 2024 APISIX users talk about APISIXLiverpool Street, London - 19th September 2024 Crown Jewels inside the Tower of London but unfortunately, no photos inside!Tower of London - 20th September 2024 A Vincent van Gogh originalNational Gallery, London - 20th September 2024 I love Chinatowns!Chinatown, London - 20th September 2024 Perhaps the best subway system in the worldSome underground station, London - 20th September 2024 ExpatsThe Queen’s Walkway, London - 21st September 2024 Tower BridgeLondon Tower Bridge, London - 21st September 2024 Prime TimeGreenwich, London - 21st September 2024 The best part about being in London is the beerA Nando’s in London - 22nd September 2024 One of the first engines built by James WattNational Science and Technology Museum, London - 23rd September 2024 Stamford BridgeStamford Bridge Stadium, London - 23rd September 2024 HomeLord’s, London - 23rd September 2024 Elementary221b, Baker Street, London - 23rd September 2024