Ah, the night bus. Tis the only mode of public transportation left for a Londoner once the Tube has stopped running. And as the buses run from the hours of 1am to 5am, they tend to be filled with a fun and crazy bunch of characters.
For instance, there’s the weepy drunk girl and her group of equally drunk yet sympathetic friends trying to convince her that “he’s just not worth it”. You also have the crazed guy/woman whose either talking or swearing loudly at their imaginary friend. Or there are the girls who decide to take the fight that started in the club, to the bus stop and continue on the bus.
Last but not least, no trip on the night bus is complete without that one person who is completely oblivious to the fact that they have vomited on their clothes. God I love this city!
Another charm of the night bus is that it runs every 30 or even in some places every 60 minutes. And seeing how it is the only mode of public transportation in the wee hours of the night, well technically morning, these buses fill up fast. So it’s not at all unusual for you to miss a bus because it’s jammed pack with drunk/crazed/weepy/violent/pukey Londoners.
Taking all of this into consideration, the night bus is not to be experienced sober. Because lets be honest, if you weren’t drunk, you’d probably have had enough sense to take a cab or to leave in time to catch the last Tube.
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