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--></style></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink="#954F72" style='word-wrap:break-word'><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal>Asalamu alaykum wa Rahmatullah, </p><p class=MsoNormal>Oh yes, I forgot about the silent guards but, the bobbies are very helpful especial when your tube stop is closed and your not exactly Shure where the next one is for your trip. Or some annoying dude is harassing you, the bobbies are always good to have around. Also, when you use the tube, at the tube station, there is a help desk, if you want you can request some meet you at the station you are traveling too. I only mention this as some of the stations are quite large and no one wants to be lost in them. The Paddington and the Victoria come to mind. And please do “mind the gap.” If they have not fixed this one, yet. Someone might lose a cane tip if they do not pay attention. Salaam wa-nor Heather </p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Sent from <a href="https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=550986">Mail</a> for Windows</p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div style='mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal style='border:none;padding:0in'><b>From: </b><a href="mailto:nfb-muslims@nfbnet.org">Ronza Othman via NFB-Muslims</a><br><b>Sent: </b>Monday, August 1, 2022 8:25 AM<br><b>To: </b><a href="mailto:nfb-muslims@nfbnet.org">NFB Muslims Group list</a><br><b>Cc: </b><a href="mailto:rothmanjd@gmail.com">Ronza Othman</a><br><b>Subject: </b>Re: [NFB-Muslims] Have any of you folks traveled alone to London Uk?</p></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Salam,</p><p class=MsoNormal>I visited London in 2005 and am heading out there again next week. I found it very accessible as a blind person, and the attitude in London is very similar to those of Americans. One challenge is that it is a very old city, which means that it is not always easy to navigate areas that have things like cobblestones, or sign posts or light poles in the middle of sidewalks, trees and tree roots growing out of sidewalks, like an old Baltimore or Boston. But, if you are good with your cane, you should be fine. They actually were much better than the Americans were with regard to audio described tours and activities. For example, I took a tour of the London tower that had an audio sound track that read all of the plaques and such and it was very good. The castles also had audio tours and even though I don’t think those were originally intended for blind people, they worked very well for me. The one area that was not super blind friendly was Westminster Abby, but they actually gave me a human who provided me a narrated tour. One other thing to keep in mind that if you are visiting any of the castles and you ask a question to one of the liveried guards, they often cannot answer you. And you don’t always know why they are ignoring you. The reason is that if they are standing guard, particularly when a royal is in residence, they are not allowed to speak. When that happened though, other tourists were pretty helpful. </p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Ronza Othman, President</p><p class=MsoNormal>National Federation of the Blind of Maryland</p><p class=MsoNormal>443-426-4110</p><p class=MsoNormal>Sent from my iPhone</p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>> On Aug 1, 2022, at 8:33 AM, ibrahim abedrabbo via NFB-Muslims <nfb-muslims@nfbnet.org> wrote:</p><p class=MsoNormal>> </p><p class=MsoNormal>> Salam friends,</p><p class=MsoNormal>> I have a tentative plan to visit London with another blind friend of mine at the end of August.how difficult do you think it will be for us to navigate its attractions, streets, and its public transportation systems? Have any of you made such an adventure?</p><p class=MsoNormal>> Please, if you have any tips or suggestions, do not hesitate to share with me here or in private if you feel more comfortable. </p><p class=MsoNormal>> Salam,</p><p class=MsoNormal>> Ibrahim</p><p class=MsoNormal>> </p><p class=MsoNormal>> Sent from my iPad</p><p class=MsoNormal>> _______________________________________________</p><p class=MsoNormal>> NFB-Muslims mailing list</p><p class=MsoNormal>> NFB-Muslims@nfbnet.org</p><p class=MsoNormal>> http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/nfb-muslims_nfbnet.org</p><p class=MsoNormal>> To unsubscribe, change your list options or get your account info for NFB-Muslims:</p><p class=MsoNormal>> http://nfbnet.org/mailman/options/nfb-muslims_nfbnet.org/rothmanjd%40gmail.com</p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>_______________________________________________</p><p class=MsoNormal>NFB-Muslims mailing list</p><p class=MsoNormal>NFB-Muslims@nfbnet.org</p><p class=MsoNormal>http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/nfb-muslims_nfbnet.org</p><p class=MsoNormal>To unsubscribe, change your list options or get your account info for NFB-Muslims:</p><p class=MsoNormal>http://nfbnet.org/mailman/options/nfb-muslims_nfbnet.org/kd5cbl%40gmail.com</p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>