I'm in London and safe

I took the Eurostar from Paris to London late this morning. The main bombings happened before I left Paris, and I didn't hear about them until well after the train departed from Paris. All the information I had was gained by eavesdropping on some phone calls of a British couple in the seats in front of me.

All public transportation in Central London is closed, and the streets are flooded with people walking and trying to catch taxis. I had to queue for nearly 90 minutes (at the train station) for the taxi I took to my hotel.

One of my friends here in London went through one of the bombed tube stations less than an hour before it was bombed. My hands were shaking when I got off the phone with him.

It's such a bittersweet day, as yesterday was so full of jubilation because London won the bid for the 2012 Olympic games.

Long Live London!