RE: Heading for Ireland & the UK
The Church of Lost Time > -Original Message- > From: PDML On Behalf Of Steve Cottrell > Sent: 25 April 2019 09:49 > To: pentax list > Subject: Re: Heading for Ireland & the UK > > On 25/4/19, Brian W, discombobulated, unleashed: > > >Thanks for that great advice, Bob. I only wish we could have organised > >more time in London. > > Every time I've asked Bob for advice on where to go in London he takes me > into a dark, dingy room heaving with loud people and gets me inebriated. > > > -- > > > Cheers, > Cotty > > > ___/\__UK Shoot / Edit and > || (O) |Live Broadcast News > -- > _ > > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and > follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Heading for Ireland & the UK
On 25/4/19, Brian W, discombobulated, unleashed: >Thanks for that great advice, Bob. I only wish we could have organised more >time in London. Every time I've asked Bob for advice on where to go in London he takes me into a dark, dingy room heaving with loud people and gets me inebriated. -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__UK Shoot / Edit and || (O) |Live Broadcast News -- _ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Heading for Ireland & the UK
If you have an interest in medicine and pharmacy, the Wellcome Foundation, on Euston Road, has an excellent small museum. > On 24 April 2019 at 08:36 Bob Pdml wrote: > > > P.s. I forgot to mention the Royal Academy, which is superb. I would also > mention the Courtauld Gallery, which is my favourite in London, but it's > closed at the moment; it's situated in Somerset House, which is well worth a > visit in its own right. > -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Heading for Ireland & the UK
Thanks, Mike. We might reconsider our trip south from Llandudno :-) Cheers Brian > On 24 April 2019 at 15:08 mike wilson wrote: > > > > On 24 April 2019 at 00:28 Brian W wrote: > > > > > > > > > On 24 April 2019 at 02:39 mike wilson wrote: > > > > > > Missed this response at first. Depending on your choice of coast, your > > > route > > > south from Ediburgh will take you within about 300 yards of me or 60 > > > miles. > > > The former means a chance of a fleeting meetup, that latter not. > > > > > > We're leaving Edinburgh on 28 May, heading to Kendal for 2 nights, then into > > Wales (Llandudno and Cardiff) before heading south to Exeter. > > I would pass up the Lake District for Northumbria in a heartbeat; it has > 1/10th the mountain scenery but 1/100th the tourists. If you must, I > recommend the A68/A69/M6 route to Kendal. It's two sides of a triangle but > the scenery is much better. > > There is a route directly south from Llandudno to Cardiff, through Snowdonia > and the Brecon Beacons, but be repared for it to take you closer to six hours > driving than whatever Google tells you. The northern part will be infested > with grockles and the rest will have farm machinery moving on it. > > Although you never know; Dorset at Easter was deserted. > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Heading for Ireland & the UK
Thanks for that great advice, Bob. I only wish we could have organised more time in London. The hop-on/hop-off buses are a great idea - we plan to do something similar in Dublin. I was aware of the Oyster card (similar, I think, to Sydney's Opal card) so we'll be looking into that. I'll keep 8 June in mind although I expect to be totally buggered most evenings after being dragged around (willingly!) to all the galleries/museums by my wife :-) Cheers Brian > On 25 April 2019 at 05:03 Bob Pdml wrote: > > > Thanks. > > Another thing I forgot to mention is getting around, other than by boat or > open-top bus. On public transport you can't use cash. You can use a > contactless credit/debit or an Oyster card, which you will need to put money > on. You need a separate card for each person, you can't pay more than one > person's fare at a time. There is a daily maximum fare. > https://tfl.gov.uk/travel-information/visiting-london/getting-around-london/best-ways-for-visitors-to-pay?intcmp=27718 > > You'll probably want to experience the tube, and possibly the DLR, which is > driverless, but the best way to get around is on foot or by bicycle, and the > best way to find your way around, if you haven't lived here for nearly forty > years, is the Citymapper app, which you can use for multi-modal transport. > https://citymapper.com/london?lang=en > Or you could ask a policeman. > > > On 24 Apr 2019, at 18:54, Daniel J. Matyola wrote: > > > > I agree with everything Bob says and recommends about London. That is just > > about what we did when we had a week there. We might even have been > > traveling with the be4nefit of his guidance way back then. > > > > Dan Matyola > > http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola > > > > > >> On Wed, Apr 24, 2019 at 3:33 AM Bob Pdml wrote: > >> > >> For a first-time visitor I would recommend all the usual top tourist > >> sites, otherwise you may feel you haven't really seen London. > >> > >> I can strongly recommend the open-top bus tours which, on a nice day, give > >> you a very good and enjoyable overview of central London and the main > >> sights, and is a nice hop-on/hop-off way to travel between them. There is a > >> small cluster of sights which are easy to walk between - Saint Paul's, over > >> the Millennium Bridge to Tate Modern and the Globe, then a walk downstream > >> to Tower Bridge and the Tower of London. > >> > >> If you have time take a boat trip on the river in either direction. > >> Downstream brings you to Greenwich, which is stunningly beautiful; upstream > >> it's a good way to travel between Tate Modern and Tate Britain, and beyond > >> that to Kew Gardens and Richmond, which are also superb. You probably won't > >> have time to go to Hampton Court Palace, sadly. > >> > >> The best museums and galleries are generally also the best-known: the > >> Tates, National Gallery, National Portrait Gallery, British Museum, Natural > >> History Museum. But they are also the busiest. > >> > >> If you like theatre try and go to the Globe, but get a seat rather than > >> stand in the yard, and if you get a seat, take cushions as they are > >> authentically hard wooden benches. The restaurant at the Globe is quite > >> good, and there are numerous others in the area, mostly mid-range chains. > >> > >> If you get some free time on the evening of Wednesday 8th let me know and > >> we can maybe catch up for a beer. Because of work and previous commitments > >> that is the only spare time I have during your trip. > >> > >> Enjoy your trip! > >> Bob > >> > >> > > -- > > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > > PDML@pdml.net > > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and > > follow the directions. > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Heading for Ireland & the UK
Some of the unexpected treasures in the British Library (in addition to the great sculpture of Newton): https://www.thewanderblogger.com/british-library-london/ Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Wed, Apr 24, 2019 at 3:20 PM Daniel J. Matyola wrote: > I found London very friendly to navigate on foot, in the tube or by the > Open-Top Tour Buses. The latter are quite nice, as then generally stop at > the places a tourist wants to see. The Tube is not quite up to the Moscow > Subway system or the Paris Metro, but quite user-friendly, once one gets > accustomed to the strange pronunciation used for some of the stops, like > Southwark. > > The museums and galleries are great. I especially like the British Museum > and the British Library. The Tate Modern had nasty "art," but a 7th floor > restaurant with excellent fish and chips and a view to die for. > > Dan Matyola > http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola > > > On Wed, Apr 24, 2019 at 3:03 PM Bob Pdml wrote: > >> Thanks. >> >> Another thing I forgot to mention is getting around, other than by boat >> or open-top bus. On public transport you can't use cash. You can use a >> contactless credit/debit or an Oyster card, which you will need to put >> money on. You need a separate card for each person, you can't pay more than >> one person's fare at a time. There is a daily maximum fare. >> >> https://tfl.gov.uk/travel-information/visiting-london/getting-around-london/best-ways-for-visitors-to-pay?intcmp=27718 >> >> You'll probably want to experience the tube, and possibly the DLR, which >> is driverless, but the best way to get around is on foot or by bicycle, and >> the best way to find your way around, if you haven't lived here for nearly >> forty years, is the Citymapper app, which you can use for multi-modal >> transport. >> https://citymapper.com/london?lang=en >> Or you could ask a policeman. >> . >> > -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Heading for Ireland & the UK
I found London very friendly to navigate on foot, in the tube or by the Open-Top Tour Buses. The latter are quite nice, as then generally stop at the places a tourist wants to see. The Tube is not quite up to the Moscow Subway system or the Paris Metro, but quite user-friendly, once one gets accustomed to the strange pronunciation used for some of the stops, like Southwark. The museums and galleries are great. I especially like the British Museum and the British Library. The Tate Modern had nasty "art," but a 7th floor restaurant with excellent fish and chips and a view to die for. Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Wed, Apr 24, 2019 at 3:03 PM Bob Pdml wrote: > Thanks. > > Another thing I forgot to mention is getting around, other than by boat or > open-top bus. On public transport you can't use cash. You can use a > contactless credit/debit or an Oyster card, which you will need to put > money on. You need a separate card for each person, you can't pay more than > one person's fare at a time. There is a daily maximum fare. > > https://tfl.gov.uk/travel-information/visiting-london/getting-around-london/best-ways-for-visitors-to-pay?intcmp=27718 > > You'll probably want to experience the tube, and possibly the DLR, which > is driverless, but the best way to get around is on foot or by bicycle, and > the best way to find your way around, if you haven't lived here for nearly > forty years, is the Citymapper app, which you can use for multi-modal > transport. > https://citymapper.com/london?lang=en > Or you could ask a policeman. > . > -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Heading for Ireland & the UK
Thanks. Another thing I forgot to mention is getting around, other than by boat or open-top bus. On public transport you can't use cash. You can use a contactless credit/debit or an Oyster card, which you will need to put money on. You need a separate card for each person, you can't pay more than one person's fare at a time. There is a daily maximum fare. https://tfl.gov.uk/travel-information/visiting-london/getting-around-london/best-ways-for-visitors-to-pay?intcmp=27718 You'll probably want to experience the tube, and possibly the DLR, which is driverless, but the best way to get around is on foot or by bicycle, and the best way to find your way around, if you haven't lived here for nearly forty years, is the Citymapper app, which you can use for multi-modal transport. https://citymapper.com/london?lang=en Or you could ask a policeman. > On 24 Apr 2019, at 18:54, Daniel J. Matyola wrote: > > I agree with everything Bob says and recommends about London. That is just > about what we did when we had a week there. We might even have been > traveling with the be4nefit of his guidance way back then. > > Dan Matyola > http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola > > >> On Wed, Apr 24, 2019 at 3:33 AM Bob Pdml wrote: >> >> For a first-time visitor I would recommend all the usual top tourist >> sites, otherwise you may feel you haven't really seen London. >> >> I can strongly recommend the open-top bus tours which, on a nice day, give >> you a very good and enjoyable overview of central London and the main >> sights, and is a nice hop-on/hop-off way to travel between them. There is a >> small cluster of sights which are easy to walk between - Saint Paul's, over >> the Millennium Bridge to Tate Modern and the Globe, then a walk downstream >> to Tower Bridge and the Tower of London. >> >> If you have time take a boat trip on the river in either direction. >> Downstream brings you to Greenwich, which is stunningly beautiful; upstream >> it's a good way to travel between Tate Modern and Tate Britain, and beyond >> that to Kew Gardens and Richmond, which are also superb. You probably won't >> have time to go to Hampton Court Palace, sadly. >> >> The best museums and galleries are generally also the best-known: the >> Tates, National Gallery, National Portrait Gallery, British Museum, Natural >> History Museum. But they are also the busiest. >> >> If you like theatre try and go to the Globe, but get a seat rather than >> stand in the yard, and if you get a seat, take cushions as they are >> authentically hard wooden benches. The restaurant at the Globe is quite >> good, and there are numerous others in the area, mostly mid-range chains. >> >> If you get some free time on the evening of Wednesday 8th let me know and >> we can maybe catch up for a beer. Because of work and previous commitments >> that is the only spare time I have during your trip. >> >> Enjoy your trip! >> Bob >> >> > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Heading for Ireland & the UK
I agree with everything Bob says and recommends about London. That is just about what we did when we had a week there. We might even have been traveling with the be4nefit of his guidance way back then. Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Wed, Apr 24, 2019 at 3:33 AM Bob Pdml wrote: > For a first-time visitor I would recommend all the usual top tourist > sites, otherwise you may feel you haven't really seen London. > > I can strongly recommend the open-top bus tours which, on a nice day, give > you a very good and enjoyable overview of central London and the main > sights, and is a nice hop-on/hop-off way to travel between them. There is a > small cluster of sights which are easy to walk between - Saint Paul's, over > the Millennium Bridge to Tate Modern and the Globe, then a walk downstream > to Tower Bridge and the Tower of London. > > If you have time take a boat trip on the river in either direction. > Downstream brings you to Greenwich, which is stunningly beautiful; upstream > it's a good way to travel between Tate Modern and Tate Britain, and beyond > that to Kew Gardens and Richmond, which are also superb. You probably won't > have time to go to Hampton Court Palace, sadly. > > The best museums and galleries are generally also the best-known: the > Tates, National Gallery, National Portrait Gallery, British Museum, Natural > History Museum. But they are also the busiest. > > If you like theatre try and go to the Globe, but get a seat rather than > stand in the yard, and if you get a seat, take cushions as they are > authentically hard wooden benches. The restaurant at the Globe is quite > good, and there are numerous others in the area, mostly mid-range chains. > > If you get some free time on the evening of Wednesday 8th let me know and > we can maybe catch up for a beer. Because of work and previous commitments > that is the only spare time I have during your trip. > > Enjoy your trip! > Bob > > -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Heading for Ireland & the UK
P.s. I forgot to mention the Royal Academy, which is superb. I would also mention the Courtauld Gallery, which is my favourite in London, but it's closed at the moment; it's situated in Somerset House, which is well worth a visit in its own right. > On 24 Apr 2019, at 08:32, Bob Pdml wrote: > > For a first-time visitor I would recommend all the usual top tourist sites, > otherwise you may feel you haven't really seen London. > > I can strongly recommend the open-top bus tours which, on a nice day, give > you a very good and enjoyable overview of central London and the main sights, > and is a nice hop-on/hop-off way to travel between them. There is a small > cluster of sights which are easy to walk between - Saint Paul's, over the > Millennium Bridge to Tate Modern and the Globe, then a walk downstream to > Tower Bridge and the Tower of London. > > If you have time take a boat trip on the river in either direction. > Downstream brings you to Greenwich, which is stunningly beautiful; upstream > it's a good way to travel between Tate Modern and Tate Britain, and beyond > that to Kew Gardens and Richmond, which are also superb. You probably won't > have time to go to Hampton Court Palace, sadly. > > The best museums and galleries are generally also the best-known: the Tates, > National Gallery, National Portrait Gallery, British Museum, Natural History > Museum. But they are also the busiest. > > If you like theatre try and go to the Globe, but get a seat rather than stand > in the yard, and if you get a seat, take cushions as they are authentically > hard wooden benches. The restaurant at the Globe is quite good, and there are > numerous others in the area, mostly mid-range chains. > > If you get some free time on the evening of Wednesday 8th let me know and we > can maybe catch up for a beer. Because of work and previous commitments that > is the only spare time I have during your trip. > > Enjoy your trip! > Bob > >> On 24 Apr 2019, at 00:29, Brian W wrote: >> >> >>> On 23 April 2019 at 08:20 pdm...@gmail.com wrote: >>> >>> >>> Have you been to London before? >> >> No - first time. >> >> >> Cheers >> Brian >> >>> - >> G'day all >> >> My wife and I will be travelling around Ireland & the UK during >> May/June, starting in Dublin and ending in London where we'll be >> from 7 June (leaving on >> 10 June). Sadly, our time is pretty limited there (only two full >> days and my wife has a full program of galleries & museums to >> visit!) but if anyone has an hour or so to catch up for a beer or a >> coffee, let me know. >> >> This trip has been a long time coming. Should be fun! >> >> Cheers >> Brian >> -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Heading for Ireland & the UK
For a first-time visitor I would recommend all the usual top tourist sites, otherwise you may feel you haven't really seen London. I can strongly recommend the open-top bus tours which, on a nice day, give you a very good and enjoyable overview of central London and the main sights, and is a nice hop-on/hop-off way to travel between them. There is a small cluster of sights which are easy to walk between - Saint Paul's, over the Millennium Bridge to Tate Modern and the Globe, then a walk downstream to Tower Bridge and the Tower of London. If you have time take a boat trip on the river in either direction. Downstream brings you to Greenwich, which is stunningly beautiful; upstream it's a good way to travel between Tate Modern and Tate Britain, and beyond that to Kew Gardens and Richmond, which are also superb. You probably won't have time to go to Hampton Court Palace, sadly. The best museums and galleries are generally also the best-known: the Tates, National Gallery, National Portrait Gallery, British Museum, Natural History Museum. But they are also the busiest. If you like theatre try and go to the Globe, but get a seat rather than stand in the yard, and if you get a seat, take cushions as they are authentically hard wooden benches. The restaurant at the Globe is quite good, and there are numerous others in the area, mostly mid-range chains. If you get some free time on the evening of Wednesday 8th let me know and we can maybe catch up for a beer. Because of work and previous commitments that is the only spare time I have during your trip. Enjoy your trip! Bob > On 24 Apr 2019, at 00:29, Brian W wrote: > > >> On 23 April 2019 at 08:20 pdm...@gmail.com wrote: >> >> >> Have you been to London before? > > No - first time. > > > Cheers > Brian > >> >>> - > G'day all > > My wife and I will be travelling around Ireland & the UK during > May/June, starting in Dublin and ending in London where we'll be > from 7 June (leaving on > 10 June). Sadly, our time is pretty limited there (only two full > days and my wife has a full program of galleries & museums to > visit!) but if anyone has an hour or so to catch up for a beer or a > coffee, let me know. > > This trip has been a long time coming. Should be fun! > > Cheers > Brian > -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Heading for Ireland & the UK
> On 24 April 2019 at 00:28 Brian W wrote: > > > > > On 24 April 2019 at 02:39 mike wilson wrote: > > > > Missed this response at first. Depending on your choice of coast, your > > route > > south from Ediburgh will take you within about 300 yards of me or 60 miles. > > The former means a chance of a fleeting meetup, that latter not. > > > We're leaving Edinburgh on 28 May, heading to Kendal for 2 nights, then into > Wales (Llandudno and Cardiff) before heading south to Exeter. I would pass up the Lake District for Northumbria in a heartbeat; it has 1/10th the mountain scenery but 1/100th the tourists. If you must, I recommend the A68/A69/M6 route to Kendal. It's two sides of a triangle but the scenery is much better. There is a route directly south from Llandudno to Cardiff, through Snowdonia and the Brecon Beacons, but be repared for it to take you closer to six hours driving than whatever Google tells you. The northern part will be infested with grockles and the rest will have farm machinery moving on it. Although you never know; Dorset at Easter was deserted. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
RE: Heading for Ireland & the UK
> On 23 April 2019 at 08:20 pdm...@gmail.com wrote: > > > Have you been to London before? No - first time. Cheers Brian > > > -Original Message- > > From: PDML On Behalf Of Brian W > > Sent: 21 April 2019 01:03 > > To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List > > Subject: Re: Heading for Ireland & the UK > > > > > On 20 April 2019 at 16:37 mike wilson wrote: > > > > > > > > > Do you have a more detailed itinerary - so we can tell you where > > > you've gone wrong? > > > > OK > > > > Flying into Dublin on 3 May. Four nights there, then car hire and heading > to > > south west coast, up the west coast via Galway to Donegal, back to Dublin. > > > > Flying into Inverness from Dublin on 17 May for a few nights, then up to > the > > Orkneys, back down to Edinburgh. Another car hire on 28 May, travelling > to > > the south coast via Wales ending up in Salisbury on 5 June. Then train to > > London, arriving (Waterloo) on 7 June. > > > > As I said, we only have a short time in London so suggestions on places > not to > > be missed would be gratefully accepted. > > > > > > Cheers > > Brian > > > > ++ > > Brian Walters > > Western Sydney Australia > > http://lyons-ryan.org/southernlight/ > > https://500px.com/supera1000/galleries > > > > > > > > > > > On 20 April 2019 at 00:36 Brian W wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > G'day all > > > > > > > > My wife and I will be travelling around Ireland & the UK during > > > > May/June, starting in Dublin and ending in London where we'll be > > > > from 7 June (leaving on > > > > 10 June). Sadly, our time is pretty limited there (only two full > > > > days and my wife has a full program of galleries & museums to > > > > visit!) but if anyone has an hour or so to catch up for a beer or a > > > > coffee, let me know. > > > > > > > > This trip has been a long time coming. Should be fun! > > > > > > > > Cheers > > > > Brian > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > > > PDML@pdml.net > > > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > > > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and > > > follow the directions. > > > > -- > > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > > PDML@pdml.net > > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and > > follow the directions. > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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> On 24 April 2019 at 02:39 mike wilson wrote: > > Missed this response at first. Depending on your choice of coast, your route > south from Ediburgh will take you within about 300 yards of me or 60 miles. > The former means a chance of a fleeting meetup, that latter not. We're leaving Edinburgh on 28 May, heading to Kendal for 2 nights, then into Wales (Llandudno and Cardiff) before heading south to Exeter. Cheers Brian -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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> On 21 April 2019 at 01:03 Brian W wrote: > > > > On 20 April 2019 at 16:37 mike wilson wrote: > > > > > > Do you have a more detailed itinerary - so we can tell you where you've gone > > wrong? > > OK > > Flying into Dublin on 3 May. Four nights there, then car hire and heading to > south west coast, up the west coast via Galway to Donegal, back to Dublin. > > Flying into Inverness from Dublin on 17 May for a few nights, then up to the > Orkneys, back down to Edinburgh. Another car hire on 28 May, travelling to > the > south coast via Wales ending up in Salisbury on 5 June. Then train to London, > arriving (Waterloo) on 7 June. > > As I said, we only have a short time in London so suggestions on places not to > be missed would be gratefully accepted. Missed this response at first. Depending on your choice of coast, your route south from Ediburgh will take you within about 300 yards of me or 60 miles. The former means a chance of a fleeting meetup, that latter not. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
RE: Heading for Ireland & the UK
Have you been to London before? > -Original Message- > From: PDML On Behalf Of Brian W > Sent: 21 April 2019 01:03 > To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List > Subject: Re: Heading for Ireland & the UK > > > On 20 April 2019 at 16:37 mike wilson wrote: > > > > > > Do you have a more detailed itinerary - so we can tell you where > > you've gone wrong? > > OK > > Flying into Dublin on 3 May. Four nights there, then car hire and heading to > south west coast, up the west coast via Galway to Donegal, back to Dublin. > > Flying into Inverness from Dublin on 17 May for a few nights, then up to the > Orkneys, back down to Edinburgh. Another car hire on 28 May, travelling to > the south coast via Wales ending up in Salisbury on 5 June. Then train to > London, arriving (Waterloo) on 7 June. > > As I said, we only have a short time in London so suggestions on places not to > be missed would be gratefully accepted. > > > Cheers > Brian > > ++ > Brian Walters > Western Sydney Australia > http://lyons-ryan.org/southernlight/ > https://500px.com/supera1000/galleries > > > > > > > On 20 April 2019 at 00:36 Brian W wrote: > > > > > > > > > G'day all > > > > > > My wife and I will be travelling around Ireland & the UK during > > > May/June, starting in Dublin and ending in London where we'll be > > > from 7 June (leaving on > > > 10 June). Sadly, our time is pretty limited there (only two full > > > days and my wife has a full program of galleries & museums to > > > visit!) but if anyone has an hour or so to catch up for a beer or a > > > coffee, let me know. > > > > > > This trip has been a long time coming. Should be fun! > > > > > > Cheers > > > Brian > > > > > > > -- > > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > > PDML@pdml.net > > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and > > follow the directions. > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and > follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Heading for Ireland & the UK
> On 21 April 2019 at 10:23 "Daniel J. Matyola" wrote: > > > WOW, that is a great agenda. It should be a really great experience. Hi Dan We're certainly hoping so :-) Thanks also for your recommendations in Ireland. Cheers Brian ++ Brian Walters Western Sydney Australia http://lyons-ryan.org/southernlight/ https://500px.com/supera1000/galleries > > > On Sat, Apr 20, 2019 at 8:04 PM Brian W wrote: > > > > On 20 April 2019 at 16:37 mike wilson wrote: > > > > > > > > > Do you have a more detailed itinerary - so we can tell you where you've > > gone > > > wrong? > > > > OK > > > > Flying into Dublin on 3 May. Four nights there, then car hire and heading > > to > > south west coast, up the west coast via Galway to Donegal, back to Dublin. > > > > Flying into Inverness from Dublin on 17 May for a few nights, then up to > > the > > Orkneys, back down to Edinburgh. Another car hire on 28 May, travelling > > to the > > south coast via Wales ending up in Salisbury on 5 June. Then train to > > London, > > arriving (Waterloo) on 7 June. > > > > As I said, we only have a short time in London so suggestions on places > > not to > > be missed would be gratefully accepted. > > > > > > Cheers > > Brian > > > > ++ > > Brian Walters > > Western Sydney Australia > > http://lyons-ryan.org/southernlight/ > > https://500px.com/supera1000/galleries > > > > > > > > > > > On 20 April 2019 at 00:36 Brian W wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > G'day all > > > > > > > > My wife and I will be travelling around Ireland & the UK during > > May/June, > > > > starting in Dublin and ending in London where we'll be from 7 June > > (leaving > > > > on > > > > 10 June). Sadly, our time is pretty limited there (only two full days > > and > > > > my > > > > wife has a full program of galleries & museums to visit!) but if > > anyone has > > > > an > > > > hour or so to catch up for a beer or a coffee, let me know. > > > > > > > > This trip has been a long time coming. Should be fun! > > > > > > > > Cheers > > > > Brian > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > > > PDML@pdml.net > > > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > > > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and > > follow > > > the directions. > > > > -- > > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > > PDML@pdml.net > > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and > > follow the directions. > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Heading for Ireland & the UK
WOW, that is a great agenda. It should be a really great experience. Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Sat, Apr 20, 2019 at 8:04 PM Brian W wrote: > > On 20 April 2019 at 16:37 mike wilson wrote: > > > > > > Do you have a more detailed itinerary - so we can tell you where you've > gone > > wrong? > > OK > > Flying into Dublin on 3 May. Four nights there, then car hire and heading > to > south west coast, up the west coast via Galway to Donegal, back to Dublin. > > Flying into Inverness from Dublin on 17 May for a few nights, then up to > the > Orkneys, back down to Edinburgh. Another car hire on 28 May, travelling > to the > south coast via Wales ending up in Salisbury on 5 June. Then train to > London, > arriving (Waterloo) on 7 June. > > As I said, we only have a short time in London so suggestions on places > not to > be missed would be gratefully accepted. > > > Cheers > Brian > > ++ > Brian Walters > Western Sydney Australia > http://lyons-ryan.org/southernlight/ > https://500px.com/supera1000/galleries > > > > > > > On 20 April 2019 at 00:36 Brian W wrote: > > > > > > > > > G'day all > > > > > > My wife and I will be travelling around Ireland & the UK during > May/June, > > > starting in Dublin and ending in London where we'll be from 7 June > (leaving > > > on > > > 10 June). Sadly, our time is pretty limited there (only two full days > and > > > my > > > wife has a full program of galleries & museums to visit!) but if > anyone has > > > an > > > hour or so to catch up for a beer or a coffee, let me know. > > > > > > This trip has been a long time coming. Should be fun! > > > > > > Cheers > > > Brian > > > > > > > -- > > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > > PDML@pdml.net > > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and > follow > > the directions. > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and > follow the directions. > -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Heading for Ireland & the UK
Ireland is a glorious country to visit. I highly recommend that you avoid the over-hyped monuments to Norman English rule, such as St Patricks Cathedral, Powerscourt, and Dublin Castle, and overcrowded tourist traps like the Guinness plant, Blarney Castle and the Ring of Kerry. The Irish experience is best felt in places like Kilmainham Gaol, a moving remembrance of English oppression with exhibits relating to the Irish fight for independence and the Great Hunger. Cobh has a memorable emigration museum, and exhibits on the Titanic, the Lusitania and the famine. The Hill of Tara and the Rock of Cashel are important to Irish History, as is the Book of Kells at Trinity College. The passage tombs at Newgrange are more impressive than Stonehenge, while the Cliff of Moher and the Causeway Coast are as scenic as anything in Europe. The music and craic in country pubs are also essential to experiencing the island. Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Sat, Apr 20, 2019 at 2:38 AM mike wilson wrote: > Do you have a more detailed itinerary - so we can tell you where you've > gone wrong? > > > On 20 April 2019 at 00:36 Brian W wrote: > > > > > > G'day all > > > > My wife and I will be travelling around Ireland & the UK during May/June, > > starting in Dublin and ending in London where we'll be from 7 June > (leaving on > > 10 June). Sadly, our time is pretty limited there (only two full days > and my > > wife has a full program of galleries & museums to visit!) but if anyone > has an > > hour or so to catch up for a beer or a coffee, let me know. > > > > This trip has been a long time coming. Should be fun! > > > > Cheers > > Brian > > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and > follow the directions. > -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Heading for Ireland & the UK
> On 20 April 2019 at 16:37 mike wilson wrote: > > > Do you have a more detailed itinerary - so we can tell you where you've gone > wrong? OK Flying into Dublin on 3 May. Four nights there, then car hire and heading to south west coast, up the west coast via Galway to Donegal, back to Dublin. Flying into Inverness from Dublin on 17 May for a few nights, then up to the Orkneys, back down to Edinburgh. Another car hire on 28 May, travelling to the south coast via Wales ending up in Salisbury on 5 June. Then train to London, arriving (Waterloo) on 7 June. As I said, we only have a short time in London so suggestions on places not to be missed would be gratefully accepted. Cheers Brian ++ Brian Walters Western Sydney Australia http://lyons-ryan.org/southernlight/ https://500px.com/supera1000/galleries > > > On 20 April 2019 at 00:36 Brian W wrote: > > > > > > G'day all > > > > My wife and I will be travelling around Ireland & the UK during May/June, > > starting in Dublin and ending in London where we'll be from 7 June (leaving > > on > > 10 June). Sadly, our time is pretty limited there (only two full days and > > my > > wife has a full program of galleries & museums to visit!) but if anyone has > > an > > hour or so to catch up for a beer or a coffee, let me know. > > > > This trip has been a long time coming. Should be fun! > > > > Cheers > > Brian > > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Heading for Ireland & the UK
Do you have a more detailed itinerary - so we can tell you where you've gone wrong? > On 20 April 2019 at 00:36 Brian W wrote: > > > G'day all > > My wife and I will be travelling around Ireland & the UK during May/June, > starting in Dublin and ending in London where we'll be from 7 June (leaving on > 10 June). Sadly, our time is pretty limited there (only two full days and my > wife has a full program of galleries & museums to visit!) but if anyone has an > hour or so to catch up for a beer or a coffee, let me know. > > This trip has been a long time coming. Should be fun! > > Cheers > Brian > -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
