If you had a free 24 hours in London, what would you do. Sometime in late October.
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If you had a free 24 hours in London, what would you do. Sometime in late October.
Avi: Eighty-six carats.
Rosebud: Where?
Avi: London.
Rosebud: London?
Avi: London.
Avi's Colleague: London?
Avi: Yes, London. You know: fish, chips, cup 'o tea, bad food, worse weather, Mary fucking Poppins... LONDON.
Ace cafe.
Finding the quickest way out of London.
Buy some funky chicken from Willbur's van
Just don't get lured into a Soho strip bar, no matter how good the deal sounds.
Are you speaking from experience?
I was really young and naive.
This.Quote:
Originally Posted by Lucothefish
1. Buy an umbrella. Seriously, it rains every day this time of year.
2. Natural history museum (or if you prefer, another museum more to your tastes - there are at least five or six that are world class).
3. Tower of London.
4. Buckingham Palace.
Things I would not visit: London Eye, Trafalgar Square, Big Ben/Houses of Parliament.
EMIRATES FUCKING STADIUM WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
And a fishfinger buddy from borough market. And then walk back to the top of St Paul's for that great view.
I like borough market around Christmas time.
Really does depend what you're into - I would do the tourist things, then go to a cool gastro-pub and drink some good drinks and eat some good food.
A great place for this is The Anchor and Hope on The Cut, near Waterloo. Seriously good food and good wines and beers. You're also near the Southbank then, so can head up there to enjoy the Thames at night - more good bars/pubs to hit up.
If you do want some more in depth advice drop me a PM. I'm a born and bred Londoner so can direct you to some cool places to eat drink a bit more of the tourist trail.
Well plans changed and now I'm "stuck" in London from 25-29 of Oct. I now can spend one day in a museum. But I'm not a big fan as I get bored easily. I will be in central London. I appreciate the suggestions.
Go to train station and leave as fast as possible, head for the South coast.Quote:
Originally Posted by !Luck
Aw fuck off beating me to it.Quote:
Originally Posted by eugmac
Honestly if you don't go find Wilburs' funky chicken truck and eat a fucking sandwich then nothing you do there has any meaning.Quote:
Originally Posted by !Luck
This x 1mQuote:
Originally Posted by supa
meet m2m for a pint?
so putting 2 and 2 together, m2m is going to be in europe?
I've been itching to go back since my first visit. eugmac you able to get to london? I haven't been to england yet and its on my bucket list. the more folks I can meet over there gives me more incentive to hop on a plane and just leave my life at home for a couple weeks. I really want to meet luck too because I love russians, and you an I have had our chats in #ftr before it died.
bucket list?Quote:
Originally Posted by Micro2Macro
what is it please the bucket list?
From the movie called "The Bucket List" starring Jack Nicholson and Morgan Freeman.Quote:
Originally Posted by DoubleJ
Two old men are diagnosed with terminal illness and decide to do all of the things they dreamed of doing, but never did.
A bucket list is a metaphor for all of things you would do in this life if money and courage were not an issue. Impractical notions are generally excluded from the list.
Train to either Oxford or Cambridge - 2 hours.Quote:
Originally Posted by !Luck
Stonehenge -2 hours but need a car because it is in the middle of nowhere
Windsor Castle - 1 hour
Salisbury Cathredal - 2 1/2 hours
Come visit me in Bristol and drink lots!
Lol no I don't have any plans on going there. I think I've expressed my opinion of that place in this thread already pretty clearly.Quote:
Originally Posted by Micro2Macro
This is shaping up better than expected. I'll have confirmed tickets by EOW.
Booked. Oct 24-nov2. Free oct 26-oct 30
It'll be quite some time before I make it over there but future plans are being penciled in. When I do I expect the same invitation and expect we will drink LOTS. Start preparing.Quote:
Originally Posted by Pascal
Of course the invitation is open to you supa! and everyone else :)
Hoping to meet up with Luck in a few weeks!
Curry in Brick Lane, followed by some real ales in a Shoreditch strip pub (if those places are still open). Plus the usual museums and shows and some English football.
Thinking about it, isn't it about time Pascal organised an FTR-UK event, maybe with honorary guests from overseas?
Crazy talk...You're in one the worlds most famous cities for a few days and you head out to the middle of nowhere!!!Quote:
Originally Posted by Poopadoop
Yeah that's crazy. Everything worth seeing in the world is in a major metropolis.
Just saying if you're only here for a few days, there's plenty to see in London....
wasn't it Samuel Pepys who said if you tire of London, you tire of life?
hard to do London justice in just 24 hours but I would do some mix of Borough Market, Notting Hill, Soho, Camden... just explore.
A few years of commuting into London is enough to make you tire of life.Quote:
Originally Posted by pantherhound
Night one, starts with Waxy's o'Connor's pub and a delicious pint of caffry's. An old Irish tree dating to before the yanks beat the pants off the Brits surrounds me. In essence its like dining in a tree house, with dungeonesq lighting. but instead of a cold and dreary place it lively, yet not obnoxiously loud. People watching is great . Young, old, everyone is here. Feels more like an early Friday afternoon, than just a regular ole Monday. I patiently await my half dozen oysters sipping on the delicious nectar of the gods. One good pint deserves another. Cheers and goodnight.
Get down to Camden on Tues if you can and I'll serve you up some funky flavours!
just been pinting with luck and got back in, he skipped his train and is sleeping in my living room and heading back tomorrow. great day!
nice!
spent 8 hours for a flight connection at heathrow. bad day.
Great times.