District. You can just walk all over the place from what I hear. Also I have
heard rave reviews of the Tate gallery. Depending on your interest I would
reserve lots of time for the Tate. I think the cultural attractions of
London must be never-ending.
I have heard it said that the symphony is much cheaper in the UK if you're
into that sort of thing. I would get my hands on a Let's Go book or
something of the kind and read up on ways to economise, as visiting can be
majorly pricey. Someone else told me that the cheapest way to go is to stay
in a B&B where they feed you an old-fashioned English Breakfast which will
stick to your ribs and keep you going for a good while and help you spend a
little less on lunch. Curry and chips is a good tummy filler that you can
find in many pubs.
I haven't been to England but I visited Bangor N Ireland once, where my ex's
sister lives and we went into a little Italian place called Gino's. I was
hooked on espressos at the time and suffering from major withdrawal! We said
to the dark-complected swarthy proprietor "hi are you Gino?" and he said in
a perfect N Irish accent "er well no, we were trying to come up with an
Italian-sounding name so we named after my sister's dog Gino...!" Though it
turned out the fellow's maternal grandmother was Italian. And the espresso
was WAYY watery... much like the proprietor's Italian blood I'm afraid!
I would pick a few choice restaurants before going, as apparently there are
some great ones, and make your reservation months ahead. When I was in Paris
I wanted to eat at Chez Androuet and it was impossible without reserving
months in advance.
Also I would plan on visiting Wales as apparently the countryside is
stunning, and I think there's some very good hiking there as well. Maybe
some of the islands as well like the Isle of Man or Jersey...
Another thing to consider: the UK is home to some fine musicians like
Richard Thompson, Dick Gaughan, Jez Lowe, Kate Rusby and tons of others of
more or less popular acclaim. I would check out their websites for
performance schedules and plan to hear something. There may also be
festivals happening at the time you are there.
Think I would also want to visit Stratford-upon-Avon and visit the Royal
Shakespeare Theatre. Here's a link I found that might be useful:
http://www.travelforkids.com/Funtodo/England/england.htm
<http://www.travelforkids.com/Funtodo/England/england.htm> .
Patrick
-----Original Message-----
From: Erika L Walker-Arnold [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: January 12, 2004 3:23 PM
To: CF-Community
Subject: RE: I'm going to England!
Aside from bumping up to first class which would make the trip more
comfortable .... depending on where you are flying from it's AT LEAST 5
hours ...
Stonehenge, yeah yeah yeah, big pile of rocks ... BUT AWESOME! and the
pubs and countryside you pass to get there, well worth the trip.
The Tower of London, skip the tour through Buckingham Palace, watch the
changing of the guards though, pretty cool.
Dover Castle! Leeds! For that matter, any castle! Even the derelict ones
are awesome.
Scotland:
Fort William. Glasgow is just dirty and polluted.
Fort William is in the middle of several lochs, and only 45 minutes from
Loch Ness and Castle Urqhart! (sp?) Which is BRILLIANT!!!!! you can also
visit the Ben Nevis Distillery which was a fab time.
Scotland is BEAUTIFUL!!!!
Ireland
Another beautiful destination. You will be amazed at some of the new
modern 2 story American-look-a-like executive house they have everywhere
there.
I can think of hundreds of more places to look and see and do .... but
I'm sure you won't be there for a year or more :D
Cheers,
Erika
-----Original Message-----
From: Marlon Moyer [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Monday, January 12, 2004 2:57 PM
To: CF-Community
Subject: I'm going to England!
Anyway, I know some of you people are from "across the pond" so I was
wondering if you had some "must go" destinations in mind. We'd like to
go
to England, Ireland, and Scotland. We like to do some pub hopping,
maybe
take in some castles, and whatever else might be good to see.
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