Перевести taxiing in the uk i know that the first thing anyone should do when you visit any city is to get out and walk the streets and avenues to get a genuine feel for what the city has to offer, right? but i'm not going to say that. instead, i say don't get out, make sure you get in - a taxi that is. for a true visceral experience, make an effort to take a load off those tired, tourist-worn feet and experience taxiing the way it should be done, by professionals. now if you're from the states as i am, the thought of taking a taxicab sends your pulse racing about as much as a trip to the supermarket, but that's because a ride in a cab for us is being cramped sideways in back of smelly car while being ignored by the driver who is on the cell-phone to his girlfriend. the only qualification you need to be a cab driver in the states is to just have a face. this is why i was so taken aback by the experience my wife and i had this summer while traveling through the uk. as soon as we were free of the congested heathrow traffic, our driver, terry, as we soon found out, engaged us in conversation. by the time we reached our b& b, we were old friends. he told us that we must try yorkshire pudding but keep away from any shepherd's pie that wasn't homemade, like his wife's. at the hotel terry, didn't walk, but ran our luggage up to the front door. i wouldn't have been surprised at all if he would have checked us in and carried our bags straight up to our room. on a separate afternoon, we went on a hunt for catalogs from some local magic shops to give to my dad, who dabbles in conjuring. when i asked the driver, wallace, to take me to a shop i had found in the phone book, he asked me if i was in the "brotherhood of magicians? i know where they meet every week." after i told him my reason, he answered, "oh no, davenport's is where you want to go. if your dad knows anything about magic, he'd have heard of davenport's." dad was quite jealous that i had been to davenport's. and i was jealous of london for having wallace. if you travel to london, there is definitely one thing that you must do. tour the tower of london? certainly. see buckingham palace? of course. let yourself be covered with pigeons in trafalgar square? that goes without saying. but above all, ride the taxis - a tip rarely found in the travel brochures.

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