was eagerly waiting for the coach bus to arrive; we had wished that the bus would arrive sooner! After a short wait, the massive coach bus slowly parked next to the sidewalk curb. It towered very high in the air, and it looked amazing! However, the inside of the bus was truly the most interesting feature of the bus. The seats were certainly amazing; they were upholstered with a vivid and colorful soft carpet. We all placed our suitcases and bags in the side of the bus, and we were then instructed to
explosives attacked central London, killing 52 people and injuring hundreds more. Three of the bombs exploded simultaneously, in three different London Underground trains. One hour later, another bomb was detonated, but this time on top of a double-decker bus. The bombings left three different London underground trains in ruins. This was the worst single terrorist atrocity on British soil. The seventh of July 2005 London bombings (often referred to as 7/7), were a series of coordinated suicide bomb
three taking place on the Underground and one on a double-decker bus. The first bomb located on a westbound Circle Line train that happened to be heading towards Paddington. As a result the bomb had killed 6 people. Shedzad Tanweer had set off the second device on the eastbound Circle Line train between Liver Pool Street and Aldgate. Because of this bomb 7 people had lost their lives. The third explosive was detonated on a double-decker bus in Tavistock Square. Hasib Hussain had taken 13 people
Another interesting activity New York City has to offer is the Big Apple Double-decker Tour. First, the tour bus takes you to the lower part of New York City, where you will see the business area. An interesting part of that area is Wall Street, where all the stocks are traded. Next, you go on to midtown, where they will make a stop at Central Park. You can stay longer than the 5 minute break, and catch the next double-decker if you choose. The tour then continues on to uptown, pointing out interesting
From the video observation, the two three-year old children, Thomas and Riley set off on a bus journey along with their childminder; it is observed that both the children speak about their journey, in which they are able to identify various features, which include the passengers; various buildings and different types of buses. Both children observe many of the features by taking photographs to highlight what they have observed on their journey. From observation, the video looks at the way the childminder
Comparing Two Poems about Prejudice The poems "Telephone Conversation", by Wole Soyinka and "You Will Be Hearing From Us Shortly", by U A Fanthorpe are both about prejudice. The former poem is to do with racial prejudice and the latter is to do with social prejudice. The two poems are different in many ways. The first poem is an application for accommodation and the second poem is a job interview. Soyinka's poem is a Dialogue within a monologue where as Fanthorpe's poem is just a monologue
Stonehenge. The trip there was even longer than to Bath, which seemed impossible. Once we were there, we waited on a shuttle bus to take us to the site. We walked the path around the structure and learned about its history. I took in its beauty and snapped many pictures to show my family. The trip lasted long enough to go around the stones twice and then we were back on the bus. We had an early dinner that day because our teacher had planned a special tour for us. We were going on a Jack the Ripper
A few minutes before we landed at the airport, I looked at the screen in front of me and it showed ‘33°C’. It had been a year since I last experienced that kind of heat and I couldn’t bear it last time, so I wondered how I would cope with the heat this time. As the plane began to slow and turn into terminal, I could hear people around me start to get there belongings together so that they could get off the plane first. People returned the magazines to the rack on the back of the chair in front of
Executive Summary This brand analysis offers a brief company history and overview of Coach USA bus lines. The analysis then focuses on the Coach USA and its’ cheaper subsidiary Megabus through a branding lens and ends with insights and set of recommendations. Methodology We first looked in the company history, its organization and its current ownership by UK based company Stagecoach Group llc. We then used this background information to inform our investigation of the Coach USA and Megabus brands
States and the war in Iraq. On July 7th, 2005, London suffered an attack by Al Qaeda. The attack was the worst attack since World War II that they have experienced. Four bombs exploded in three different subway stations, and another exploded in a double-decker bus. The bombing killed fifty two people and injured more than seven hundred people. Al Qaeda then said that the attacks were rebellion and revenge for Britain’s involvement with the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq. After the 9/11 attack, Al Qaeda has
near the holiday’s. After reviewing some hotels that were near Times Square, I chose to go with a three star hotel at the rate of $184.00 a night. For a total of three nights it would cost $552.00 tax included. That cost would include a room with two double beds, television, high speed internet access, a full kitchen, and a great view of Times Square. There are a wide variety of restaurants in New York City. You can eat cheap at places like Arturo’s Pizzeria, McHales, Hi Life, and Zen Palate just
shell jewelry, porcelain figures and garments that feature images of the ocean, turtles or seagulls. Most cities also have their own landmarks and sports teams that can be featured on souvenirs. For instance, London shops can do well selling double-decker bus models, while Los Angeles shops would have more success with mini
National Identity in Julian Barnes' England, England “The finest tax-deductible minds were brought in to address the Project’s Co-ordinating Committee. The French intellectual was a slight, neat figure in an English tweed jacket half a size too big for him; with it he wore a pale blue button-down shirt of American cotton, an Italian tie of flamboyant restraint, international charcoal wool trousers, and a pair of tasselled French loafers” (54). Julian Barnes uses his postimperial novel, England
Within the United Kingdom there are two categories that are often involved in major incidents. Category one responders are the emergency services which are also known as the ‘core responders’; category one responders consist of the Police, Fire and Ambulance and other emergency services. These responder’s main priority is to deal with the immediate consequence of the incident; they are there for short term as category two help support and repair the community and environment in long term. The category
We witness and appreciate the world around us through our own perception; however our perception is intensely affected and formed by the world around us. How much of the world forms our perception and how much of the world do we form through our perception? The world outside us as having existence independent of our own perception, but there is no way to get rid of our own perception from the equation in regulating the display that it does. The instruments to record the actions of the "Real World"
Police Story 3: Super Cop is the third installment of the Police Story franchise, where Jackie Chan, playing Chan Ka-Koey, stars as a Hong Kong-based police who is working undercover for the Chinese police to arrest a drug warlord. The story contains Jackie Chan’s usual hair-raising gamut of death-defying stunts, flights, and explosions. He battles against the villains atop moving motorcycle, train, cars, speed boat, trucks, and helicopter. This exhibits the concept of masculinity of Chen. However
When the Innocent are Murdered It was a rainy day, and the city of London appeared to be lifeless. I observed the short menu in front of me as I sat in a small, blue booth at the back of ‘Monmouth Coffee and Crepes’. The door of the rustic coffee shop swung open, and the jingle of the bells attached to the door handle made me look up. A tall, blond man wearing dark jeans and a red hoodie, walked past the waitress who nearly swooned at the sight of his sharp jawline. Keeping his head down, the young
Rock climbing is an exciting, but dangerous, sport. Since the 70's, climbing equipment has become more reliable and more safe. The physical laws behind rock climbing have not changed, but engineers have found ways to make safer and more reliable gear to help prevent a climber from falling. Rock climbing is all about physics. The main aspect of rock climbing is gravity. Gravity is what every rock climber faces every time they scale a wall. There are several forces involving rock climbing and they
London is a place where there’s not a shortage of anything, much less coffee shops. The Starbucks are aplenty, but the true Londoners know that where there’s a mass produced White Chocolate Mocha, there’s likely a much better locally roasted option right around the corner. If you’re lucky enough to be in London, as I was over the summer, one of the best things you could do would be to spend a day wandering from coffee shop to coffee shop enjoying the atmosphere of the vibrant city and it’s lively
What is an insider threat? Insider threat has been defined as a malicious hacker who is an employee of office of a business, institution or agency. There can also be outsider threats by a person who poses as an officer or employee by gaining access to false credentials. An insider threat can also go by the term of a cracker or a black hat. Insider threats have damaged the United States for a long time. Today the threat is much easier to pull off due to the fact that we have newer technologies; such