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| Posted by: supersi |
Friday, July 07, 2006 |
One year ago today, 4 suicide bombers killed 52 people in the London Underground system and on a double-decker bus. At noon today, the city observed two minutes of silence. Even the people and traffic outside stopped to think and show respect to the victims.
July 7, 2005 is a day that will forever be etched into my memory. Mel and I were quite excited in the days leading up to it. We hadn’t told anyone except for family, but it looked pretty certain that we were going to be moving to London later that year.
Even before we moved, we were beginning to feel like we were part of the city. We’d been reading up on areas to live in, I was getting Mel’s settlement visa and my British passport organized. It was neat to think we were going to move to the land where my family came from.
When we woke to the news that morning, it wasn’t to the familiar voice of Andy Barry on CBC. It was to the sound of sirens, and the announcement of terrorist bombs going off in London just hours earlier. My heart started pounding and my eyes were wide open. I felt such a mix of emotions. Like when you first heard about the 9/11 attacks, or the Challenger disaster way back when, it’s a moment I’ll never forget.
This city has withstood scores of IRA bombs and German air raids, something we know nothing of in Canada. Its people don’t give up easily, but there are many suffering the wounds even a year later. |
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Re: Remembering 7/7 |
By Anonymous on
Tuesday, July 11, 2006 |
| Having been in London at the time, it was very scarey.......especially since the bus bomb was a 2min walk from the hospital where my friends were on duty that day. Something i hope to never experince again, although sadly I think we will in the near future. |
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Re: Remembering 7/7 |
By Anonymous on
Wednesday, July 12, 2006 |
| It is sad to remember and even to see events like that still happening in Mumbai, India. |
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Re: Remembering 7/7 |
By Anonymous on
Sunday, August 06, 2006 |
I was in New York with Kelvin on that day, preparing to fly out to London when my mom called me at the hotel (which she'd never do unless it was an emergency) and told me to turn on the news...We didn't know whether we should cancel our plans or continue to go. We chose not to cancel our plans, and arrived in London the next day. To our surprise, as much as the city was in shock, everyone remained calm and bravely carried on with life, refusing to allow fear to dominate and drive them. We had a great time in London, and it is such a beautiful city, with great people! Oh, and not to mention...7/7/05 was also our 4th year anniversary! Well...we didn't quite celebrate it that much on that day...but it was certainly unforgettable.
Irene ("Ipster") ;b
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