Excellent, I appreciate the effort! On Fri, Feb 10, 2012 at 8:34 AM, Erika L. Rich <elr...@ruwebby.com> wrote:
> > London suburbs are like no other IMO. Very busy, and you're often next door > to a pub, so no worries. :) > > I'm waiting on a friend who's actually in the industry over there to email > me back. :) He just sold his B&B and is currently renovating rental > properties I think. He's also a chef, so knows all the good spots. :) > > > > On Thu, Feb 9, 2012 at 7:59 PM, Ray Champagne <r...@raychampagne.com> > wrote: > > > > > Cool, thanks! I have stayed in a B&B exactly once, in Ireland, in the > late > > 90s. I did not care much for it. Maybe it was the one I stayed in, but I > > really felt like I was staying in a home, with other strangers, and it > was > > kinda awkward. We really like the anonymity of a hotel. Did I just have > a > > weird experience, or am I too introverted to enjoy a stay like a B&B? > > > > Also, being in a suburb sounds like a hassle, but I never ventured > outside > > London downtown when I was there last (only stayed 48 hours and hardly > > remember it). Are the burbs the same type of thing they are here in the > > states? Call me weird, but I like being in a busy city, minutes away > from > > a deli or pub, or museum. > > > > On Thursday, February 9, 2012, Erika L. Rich <elr...@ruwebby.com> wrote: > > > > > > Don't stay in London center. Go into a suburb, stay in a B&B. If you > give > > > me a few days, I have a bunch of friends over there ... I can get a few > > > good recommendations. > > > > > > Plenty of B&B spots in the suburbs close to the rail system. :) > > > > > > You'll have a blast! :) > > > > > > On Thu, Feb 9, 2012 at 1:03 PM, Ray Champagne <r...@raychampagne.com> > > wrote: > > > > > >> > > >> So the wife and I bought tickets to see the Patriots/Rams game in > London > > in > > >> October, kind of on a whim. We go to an away game every year and > > decided > > >> this was too good of an opportunity to pass up. But, sticker shock > set > > in > > >> when trying to book a hotel in the city. Central London (or whatever > > they > > >> call it) is pretty expensive at $300+ a night. > > >> > > >> So, looking for advice as to areas to stay - we like to be in the > heart > > of > > >> the action, with bars, pubs, restaurants, and public transportation > > nearby. > > >> The game is at Wembley, but it doesn't really matter if we're close > to > > it, > > >> since it sounds like the tube goes right there. We're pretty much a > > high > > >> 3+ star couple when it comes to accommodations. > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> -- > > >> Ray Champagne > > >> r...@raychampagne.com > > >> > > >> > > >> > > > > > > > > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Order the Adobe Coldfusion Anthology now! http://www.amazon.com/Adobe-Coldfusion-Anthology/dp/1430272155/?tag=houseoffusion Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/message.cfm/messageid:346616 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/unsubscribe.cfm
