\u00a0martial arts<\/a>. I didn’t know that martial arts were invented by a woman. One of the guys on stage explained that may be the reason why many movements aren’t based on strength.<\/p>\nSome of the toys I referred to. There were also food stalls around Trafalgar and many of the Chinese restaurants were selling food outdoors too. Yes, people were actually eating on the street despite the rain.<\/p>\n
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The main stage was on Trafalgar Square. I really felt for the artists, as the performances were amazing, but the attendance was not that great after the rain started.<\/p>\n
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It was interesting to see Nelson and co surrounded by Chinese lanterns.<\/p>\n
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The one thing that I disliked were the political references. Labour had one big stall near Leicester Sq tube station, which I hadn’t seen below. Chinese Telecom was also present, and I couldn’t help feeling like they might be as important as BT in the near future.<\/p>\n
Thanks for checking my post, and good luck all during this year!<\/p>\n
A Londoner from Afar<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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