on May 15th i moved outside London and i'm living in Bletchley to be precise. however this post won't be describing Bletchley, but the nearest larger town called Milton Keynes.Milton Keynes incorporates a few other little towns, like Bletchley for instance, and it has about 200.000 inhabitants. Milton Keynes Central is where a train takes you to. there is about 20 minutes walk till you get to the town's main attractions: a massive shopping centre and a theatre district with a Milton Keynes Theatre (where most of West End productions are played), pubs, restaurants, fitness club and.. Milton Keyens's London Eye :) it is also home to National Hockey Stadium.
i only visited it briefly, but my observations are that Milton Keynes is a modern and mainly industrial town. there are plenty of offices, hotels and car parks. the town's transport infrastructure has been perfectly designed for motorized and cyclists. the central area is very spacious with many good roads and cycle routes.
here you can park your bike, leave your lagguage and take a shower before you go to work
in my opinion the town lacks charm and mystery though. i only noticed big chain pubs and bars. everything is there for you – so obvious and well planned. however, there are a few good points to add.
there is some interesting, modern architecture
Milton Keynes is very clean as well and there are many green areas that have been very thoughtfuly combined in between omnipresent concrete.
glass and green
i also spotted a few pieces of street art. they were some misshapen human figures.
i decided to make them look even more surreal
there is one more thing worth mensioning and visiting too i believe - Xscape Entertaintment Centre with Europes's largest indoor 'real snow' ski slope, indoor rock climbing wall, Airkix skydiving tunnel (aparently the Beckhams have hired it once for themselves and their kids for one day;), 16 screen cinema multiplex, 20 lane bowling alley, health and fitness centre, bars, restaurants, cafes and God knows what else one could enjoy in that artefact of capitalists pleasures.
3 comments:
i usually don't like this saturation effect, but this one looks cool. well done, i like it :)
Hello Gosia,
I have just finished my exams.
Dou think that in the future all the cities will be like that?
Personally I like the part about the bikes because I am cycling a lot and the cardrivers don't care about me, it's very dangerous, especially in old cities.
Hopefully not all cities will look like that. And only yesterday, while I was strolling in MK with Balint and his cousin Peter, I became aware that all streets in MK are like a grid, regular and perpendicular and they have very American names: Midsummer Boulevard, 2nd Upper Street or Sth Avenue ;P
Yes, I love cycling too! Just would need a company here, so you are very welcome Julie! :)
Post a Comment