7/7/05 - Remembered
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Five years ago today my husband and I were in our hotel in London when news of the first bomb reached us. We were due to return home that morning, but within hours the whole of central London had come to a complete standstill. The usually full of life Covent Garden was completely empty, and the city felt like a ghost town. My family and friends were frantic with worry, but it was impossible to communicate with the outside world for quite a few hours, as the phone lines were jammed, and the very little internet access our hotel had was constantly in use by people trying to contact their loved ones.
It was terrifying. We didn't know if or when another attack would happen, so after briefly trying (and failing - we only got as far as Covent Garden) to make our way across central London (what were we thinking?!), we decided to stay where we were until it was safe to travel across the city to where our car was parked.
I will never forget that feeling for as long as I live.
But we were the lucky ones.
Today we remember everyone who lost their lives on that devastating day in London. And our thoughts are also with those whose lives were changed forever by the horrifying events that took place on 7/7/05.
I leave you with the words of George Psaradakis, the driver of the No. 30 bus in Tavistock Square:
"You will not defeat us. You will not break us."
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One Week On
Five years ago today my husband and I were in our hotel in London when news of the first bomb reached us. We were due to return home that morning, but within hours the whole of central London had come to a complete standstill. The usually full of life Covent Garden was completely empty, and the city felt like a ghost town. My family and friends were frantic with worry, but it was impossible to communicate with the outside world for quite a few hours, as the phone lines were jammed, and the very little internet access our hotel had was constantly in use by people trying to contact their loved ones.
It was terrifying. We didn't know if or when another attack would happen, so after briefly trying (and failing - we only got as far as Covent Garden) to make our way across central London (what were we thinking?!), we decided to stay where we were until it was safe to travel across the city to where our car was parked.
I will never forget that feeling for as long as I live.
But we were the lucky ones.
Today we remember everyone who lost their lives on that devastating day in London. And our thoughts are also with those whose lives were changed forever by the horrifying events that took place on 7/7/05.
I leave you with the words of George Psaradakis, the driver of the No. 30 bus in Tavistock Square:
"You will not defeat us. You will not break us."
