Olympics Visitor or General Tourist? The London You Thought Was There is a Different Place Entirely, Sort Of

The 2012 Olympics in London are not that far off. What about London?

At the New York Times, A.A. Gill in A Profile of London writes inter alia:

"No city’s exported image lags so far behind its homegrown veracity than London’s, so let’s start with what you’re not going to find...."

Of course, there is also a lot written there about what you will find, e.g.

"I suppose I ought to recommend places to eat, as London has such a Babel of palates and lexicon of digestions. It boasts the most diverse cuisines of any city.... "

This is a delightful "very English" review of the city by a Londoner.

It is soft understatement cast in self-critical appreciation, sort of.

Read it here.

Hat tip to CaryGEE.