taxis in London are a popular icon they're called cabs the driver is called a cabbie or cab driver and they're usually black when you see a cab put out your arm to stop the driver tell him or her where you want to go and sit and relax remember to give the cabbie a small tip when you pay the cycling around London is healthy but a bit dangerous traditional red double-decker buses give you a good view of the city but they can be a bit slow in the morning or evening traffic you pay the driver when
you get on or you can use your day or weekly travel car there's always an underground or tube station nearby in London and it's the quickest way to get around the only problem is it's always full of people buy your ticket at the ticket office and then check there are no problems with your line there sometimes closed for works or problems finding your way around is easy with the underground map there are 12 lines and each line has a different color the Circle Line is yellow for example and the District Line green the tube in
London's expensive if you don't pay with an oyster card for example children under 16 pay just 1 pound all day you have to insert your ticket into the machine or touch the Oyster card on the pad make sure you get the right ticket it can be expensive if not the escalators save you walking up and down the stairs in some stations there are lives but these get very crowded at busy times remember to stand on the right as people walking down on the left are probably in a hurry and will get annoyed if you don't
as you can see the platform curves but the trains are straight this creates a space that people could fall into so a recorded voice says mind the gap over and over in case you forget it's also written on the platform be careful of the closing doors you can get a seat if you're lucky but be prepared to stand up in the morning and evening rush hours the tube is very popular among London's listen for the announcements on the train they'll tell you the name of the next station and any connections available
