Pottering down the Thames

The teaser trailer for the next Harry Potter film was released yesterday: with some trepidation in fear of disappointment I waited for the download.

Any anxiety was quickly put to one side with scenes of broomsticks chasing down the Thames, past Canary Wharf and Parliament. Not sure whether it'll trump the opening scene from 'The World is not Enough' but it can't be a bad addition to the film.

Up the drain

Ended up on the Waterloo & City line the other day: that most maligned of lines, shuttling sardined suits from their suburban commutes to the city via a 5 minute long sewer.

In the olden days you arrived at your destination with back and legs aching and bones shattered thanks to the clickety clack of the rickety track... assuming you hadn't fallen on the Metro-covered floor from the sharp bends.

No more. The recent upgrade means the ride is now as smooth as a, well, ride on the Jubilee Line extension. If memory serves I probably wouldn't have had the same glow had I joined the sardines at rush hour.