hodges@gatech.CSNET (Laurie Hodges) (08/06/85)
During September I'll be in London, England, for a one week honeymoon. This will be a first trip to London for both of us, but I would appreciate any suggestions that wouldn't necessarily appear in the guidebooks. Specifically, can anyone recommend particular hotels, bed and breakfasts, restaurants, cafes, dance or jazz clubs, or anything special to do between the usual touristy things? Anything to avoid? Also, what should we expect weather-wise? Thanks in advance from me and my to-be. Laurie Hodges
2212zap@mhuxm.UUCP (putnins) (08/08/85)
> > During September I'll be in London, England, for a one week honeymoon. > This will be a first trip to London for both of us, but I would > appreciate any suggestions that wouldn't necessarily appear in > the guidebooks. Specifically, can anyone recommend particular hotels, > bed and breakfasts, restaurants, cafes, dance or jazz clubs, or > anything special to do between the usual touristy things? Anything to avoid? > Also, what should we expect weather-wise? > > Thanks in advance from me and my to-be. > > Laurie Hodges *** REPLACE THIS LINE WITH YOUR MESSAGE *** Avoid the so-called pizza. Watery tomato sauce, thin crust, no flavor. Movies are around 4 pounds, expensive. For the same price, you can see a play in the evening. If you wish to gamble in London, you have to register with the casino 48 hrs before you place your first bet. Do not be afraid to rent a car and drive on the wrong side. You get used to it fast. The Hard Rock Cafe is an interesting place to go, and the menu is a very nice souvenier (sp?). We spent a week for our honeymoon in London, and it went very fast. It took me 2 days to start to recover from the jet lag. If you are thinking of buying china, do it in London. As I recall, the prices were 1/2 of those in NY discount places. Harodds is a sight to see in the evening when they light it up. I believe we stayed at a place called the Kensington Inn, in Russell square. This is in the NE part of town, and the room rate may be a bit less than in the center. But it is very convenient to get around using the tubes. That is also the easiest way to get from Heathrow airport to the city.
doug@terak.UUCP (Doug Pardee) (08/12/85)
> If you are thinking of buying china, do it in London. As I recall, the prices > were 1/2 of those in NY discount places. If you're thinking of buying china in London, two notes: 1) do some basic research and learn your local prices. There are many good bargains, and some duds. Remember that you'll have to pay shipping and insurance (insurance on very fragile stuff, going half-way around the world, is not cheap). Shipping and insurance can add 50% to the cost. 2) be a pest about shipping dates. As I've previously noted on the net, I bought a full set of china in London at "Reject China Shops", the most reputable discount china operation around. The sales slip is dated October 1, 1984. I was told that they usually quoted "6-8 weeks" for delivery, but it was running about 8 weeks at the time, and that would be the Christmas postal rush, and so it'd probably be more like 10-12 weeks. I was persuaded to sign a "delivery delay accepted" notice. Friday I received a letter advising me that the bulk of my order was "despatched" July 24th, and the remaining items would be despatched whenever received from the manufacturer. My Mastercard was billed last November... -- Doug Pardee -- CalComp -- {seismo!noao,decvax!noao,ihnp4}!terak!doug