A quote from Only In London

"Back home people thought that London was walking in the mist wrapped in a heavy coat and furry pair of boots (as indeed he had when he arrived) and that London was Piccadilly Circus, Oxford Street, Big Ben, and Buckingham Palace. London was freedom. It was your right to do anything, anytime. You didn't need to undergo a devastating war in order to be freed to do what you wanted, and when you did do what you wanted, you didn't have to feel guilty or embarassed... and ultimately end up frustrated."