"Doctor! Doctor!" - Thompson Twins, 1984

I must be very hungry today, as all I can think about at the moment is that John has a Subway shop near his office in London. I don't. And I'm craving a Subway today.

Actually, I think John has two Subways nearby!

I travel a lot for my job, running training courses for people in energy. One thing I really like is that almost everywhere in the world I've gone, I've found a Subway. I know I can get something fresh and tasty whether I'm in Houston or Calgary or Singapore or Dubai, if I get tired of "local cuisine" (which I sometimes do, given how long I'm away from home on some of my trips). But I can't get a Subway here in Oxford!

I've never looked up Subway's website before, but I just did. Most interesting to me is the history of the company, which you can find HERE. It's a good story...very "American"!

I also had no idea that the company which owns Subway is a private organization called "Doctor's Associates". It's owned by the two men who started the Subway brand -- Fred DeLuca and Dr. Peter Buck. That was all the way back in 1965. I'm not sure I even had my first Subway until I moved to New York City in 1986...when I was lucky enough to have one just around the corner from where I lived, near the UN headquarters.

Meanwhile, using a handy location finder on Subway's website, I have learned that there actually is a Subway shop here in Oxford after all. Unfortunately, it's not near my office but is in a student building, in Headington, on the Brookes University campus. That's too bad. I understand they are now featuring toasted subs, and wouldn't one of those be terrific on this cold day in Oxford.

Maybe John will have one for lunch today...and then I'll live vicariously through him!

Janet