Frozen in Time

As we passed the entrance to the Oxford Circus tube line, I thought I was caught in my first-ever flash mob experience.  The steps were clogged with unmoving commuters.  Everyone was frozen in place.

A photo doesn't do it justice, but these people were all standing, silently, for at least three minutes.  They were a zombie mob of commuters (without the Romero-esque groaning).

Then I remembered seeing a posting about there being huge delays at Oxford Circus tube station.  I’m not sure what the cause of the delays was, but everyone was quietly patient, waiting for their turn to walk down the steps.  After a minute, the people on the stairs shuffled down, layer by layer, step by step.  After 20 seconds of movement and the freeze began again.  Such a weird slice of urban London life.

I snapped a photo and headed to the bus.