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Post by Deleted on Feb 1, 2018 18:42:47 GMT 7
Take the strain. First Class travel Glasgow to Euston with Virgin Trains, nice, relaxing, table service, decent food, free alcohol too. Five hour journey time. Realistically air travel is four hours including the peripherals. Woryh yhe extra hour? Yup - cos you can work, communicate, and see the country. Cost? £60 pre-booked.
I'm heading on a six week trip to London, Rio, Uruguay, Argentina, and Chile. El SMOKIE us convinced I'm going to be eaten by an Amazonian tribe or something, so I'll keep you updated here if you don't mind.
First - London. Easily the greatest city in the world. This afternoon, going to plan, I'll be at the Imperial War Museum. This weekend is devoted to London museums. I'm thinking after today, the Victoria & Albert, The British Museum, The Natural History Museum, and The Royal Mint. I think I have space for two more - any suggestions?
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Post by oldie on Feb 1, 2018 19:56:14 GMT 7
"The train museum" if such exists.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 1, 2018 20:45:51 GMT 7
I've just noticed the Household Cavalry Museum and Florence Nightingale Museum - added to the list.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 1, 2018 21:14:25 GMT 7
Prince Arthur pub, Euston. Pint of lager, £4.50. Girl just walked in, pint of diet coke, £5.00
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Post by rgs2001uk on Feb 1, 2018 21:49:58 GMT 7
Prince Arthur pub, Euston. Pint of lager, £4.50. Girl just walked in, pint of diet coke, £5.00 Probably southern shandy drinkers p**s water, if it was stella or kronie, no problems, if sold in some BR naff cafe, Skol or Harp lager. |
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Post by Deleted on Feb 1, 2018 21:55:23 GMT 7
Prince Arthur pub, Euston. Pint of lager, £4.50. Girl just walked in, pint of diet coke, £5.00 Probably southern shandy drinkers p**s water, if it was stella or kronie, no problems, if sold in some BR naff cafe, Skol or Harp lager. Am step, in this case |
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Post by smokie36 on Feb 1, 2018 23:43:02 GMT 7
Prince Arthur pub, Euston. Pint of lager, £4.50. Girl just walked in, pint of diet coke, £5.00 Coach and Horses in Soho. |
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Post by siampolee on Feb 2, 2018 5:12:28 GMT 7
Supped an ale or three there in my time.
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Post by smokie36 on Feb 2, 2018 8:12:26 GMT 7
I recommend you cross Westminster Bridge...kick a left and walk all the way along the south bank to tower bridge then go and visit the tower of london.
Fascinating history that place.
A few good spots to stop off on the way too like the tate gallery which is free btw.
Great eats at Borough Market...decent burgers for a fiver etc.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 2, 2018 8:58:56 GMT 7
The Fusilier Museum at the Tower of London. www.hrp.org.uk/tower-of-london/explore/the-fusilier-museum/#gs._Z_yP74The Tower of London is the regimental HQ of The Royal Regiment of Fusiliers and this year is their 50th anniversary, so probably the best time to visit. BTW, the link wrongly states that the Royal Regiment of Fusiliers was formed on 20th June 1685. This date was when the London fusiliers were given the title of 'The Royal Fusiliers'. The title of Royal Regiment of Fusiliers was used when four Fusilier battalions amalgamated on 23rd April 1968 (St. Georges Day). |
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Post by Deleted on Feb 2, 2018 9:09:55 GMT 7
Hi Blether,
I have just recalled that in the late 70s I traveled extensively over the London region (especially the museums) and I’ve just realized that I had a hole in the pocket of the trousers that I was wearing back then.
Therefore, if you find any money on the ground then it’s mine, so please keep any found money safe and I will collect it off you when you get back to Thailand.
If you don’t find my money I might have to start a ‘gofundme’ web page, so that I can get my 99 Baht breakfast.
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Post by oldie on Feb 2, 2018 9:16:37 GMT 7
I visited some old hospital in London a while back full of hacksaws and hand drills. Scary.
The Tower Bridge had some gory wax figures of people getting eaten by rats.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 2, 2018 9:30:48 GMT 7
I visited some old hospital in London a while back full of hacksaws and hand drills. Scary. The Tower Bridge had some gory wax figures of people getting eaten by rats. That might be the Black Museum, also worth a visit. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_MuseumMany years ago I used to visit the 'private' Black Museum in Birmingham University's Medical School. Also spent quite a bit of time chatting with Ben Davies and Richard Whittington (real name honestly), where were both head coroners of Birmingham (both now probably long gone), as they used to teach at the med school. Fascinating characters both of them, they would show me pictures of crime scenes and instead of talking about the crimes they would boast about the photos, "that one was taken on a Zenith-E with a F150 stop on black and white Fuji Film 36mm ASA 240, just look at the focus on that shot", etc. All I could see was a battered body covered in stab wounds. |
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