Holodoc Posted May 27, 2015 Posted May 27, 2015 As for the London trip - all ye who would like to go, please let me know what you would like to see or are generally interested in. You know my wishes - and that it means to see the usual places. Quote
Rolli Posted May 27, 2015 Posted May 27, 2015 What for? Rolli wants to be paypal-ed. Bank transfer is fine, too. I will PM everybody but I'm currently a bit pre-occupied with college affairs Quote
Aredhel Posted May 27, 2015 Posted May 27, 2015 Don't give away the lunch plans!! ;) Then I keep the name in mind til then ;) Quote
Peppermint_M Posted May 27, 2015 Posted May 27, 2015 'kay. It sounds like doing London with a fussy eating vegetarian means I have missed a lot... It also doesn't help that my friend who loves London and their local friend are unable to eat meat too... Peppy likes meat! Also, Sorry Doc! Got confused. First week in a new job so I am a little about the place in the head! Quote
Cecilie Posted May 28, 2015 Posted May 28, 2015 I've never been to London actually . Up for seeing anything interesting you locals want to show us there . We have a few hours in London on Sunday as well before our flight, so I don't mind doing some of the more obvious touristy places then. But I'm up for anything, as I've never been there And ace goes where I go Quote
Miss Kyle Posted May 28, 2015 Posted May 28, 2015 Okay cool, that helps a lot! I think I'll make it a mix of touristy and geeky things - everyone should have seen the Forbidden Planet, for example. :) And I suppose we can't go too wrong with a LEGO store as well? Quote
Quarryman Posted May 28, 2015 Posted May 28, 2015 I think I've seen most of the touristy things in London, so I'm not too keen on that, but Forbidden Planet and LEGO store sounds good. Also very much in favour of Peppy's pubs and beer idea, always up for that. I'm also fine with going off on my own while the rest of you do touristy stuff, so maybe it could be an option to group those together time-wise so those of us who're not interested can do something else? Quote
Holodoc Posted May 28, 2015 Posted May 28, 2015 Sure, we are all adults! Oh, except for my sons. Quote
MstrOfPppts Posted May 28, 2015 Posted May 28, 2015 I haven't been to Forbidden Planet and the Lego store somehow sounds cool. As for the rest I too wouldn't mind the pubs, I've seen the rest ... Quote
Holodoc Posted May 28, 2015 Posted May 28, 2015 Fine! It looks like we are all heading for London then! We can still split up there if there's need to do so. Plans are to go to the station in Slough by car and then take the train to Paddington. (Should be the cheapest and fastest solution). I believe my boys will love the forbidden planet! Quote
Miss Kyle Posted May 29, 2015 Posted May 29, 2015 Hi all, unfortunately, a rail strike was announced for the event Friday, which would either delay our journey to London or make it completely impossible - alternative schedules haven't been announced yet. Let's hope they sort things out in time, if not, we might need a plan B. :( Quote
Cecilie Posted May 29, 2015 Posted May 29, 2015 I'm not really interested in pubs But yey for Lego store unfortunately, a rail strike was announced for the event Friday, which would either delay our journey to London or make it completely impossible - alternative schedules haven't been announced yet. Let's hope they sort things out in time, if not, we might need a plan Noooo! Quote
Holodoc Posted May 31, 2015 Posted May 31, 2015 New information about the bowling-Thursday. We'll play in Maidenhead, close-by Windsor. The bowling center offers a special Thursday evening offer, which can be found here. (Two games with food and a beverage included for 10 GBP each). I'd like to book two lanes and because the offer is available online only I have to know what you'd like to drink (has to be specified with the order). Choose from the list: Smirnoff (25ml), Gordon's (25ml), Bells (25ml), Captain Morgans (25ml) with Pepsi or Lemonade mixer; Echo Falls red or white wine (125ml); bottle of San Miguel Fresca; Draught Pint of Carlsberg, Dry Blackthorn, Tetley's; Pepsi (16oz), Lemonade (16oz), bottle of J20 (Any). Cheers! Quote
Cecilie Posted May 31, 2015 Posted May 31, 2015 ace says he wants lemonade. I think I'll be totally crazy and ask for the same So, lemonade for the two of us please Quote
Holodoc Posted May 31, 2015 Posted May 31, 2015 Wow. Nobody ordered an alcoholic drink so far? I'm the one to drive... Quote
Quarryman Posted May 31, 2015 Posted May 31, 2015 I hope that doesn't mean I'll be drinking for everyone.. Anyway, I'd like the Tetley's. Quote
Miss Kyle Posted May 31, 2015 Posted May 31, 2015 No you won't. San Miguel for both of us, please! Quote
Peppermint_M Posted May 31, 2015 Posted May 31, 2015 Tetley's please. I can drive on a pint, no fear. Quote
Miss Kyle Posted June 1, 2015 Posted June 1, 2015 Hi guys, this is my suggestion for the London tour. At Paddington, we take the tube to Victoria. From there, we'll walk to Buckingham Palace, and if it's not too busy (which it will probably be), we might be lucky enough to see the Change of the Guards at 11.30. Afterwards, we walk up the Mall to Trafalgar Square and take a look around. Then, it will probably be time for lunch. There are a good number of lunch places on the Strand, from sushi at itsu to sandwiches at Prêt and the best (but, alas, not cheapest) hamburgers in the world at Byron. We could split up as we probably can't make everyone happy, and meet again later. After lunch, we walk towards the river to Westminster to see the Houses of Parliament (or how a dad I overheard there put it: "where all the mp's sit and shout at each other") and Big Ben. We'll cross the river and walk past the Big Wheel to Waterloo, where we take the tube to Soho to go crazy in the Forbidden Planet. To top it all off, we'll take another train to Westfields Shepherd's Bush, brave the shoppers and finish our tour at one of the London LEGO stores. From there it's only a short tube journey back to Paddington, where we take the train back to Slough at about 5 pm. Now, fortunately the strike was called off, so I'll give you a convenient train time soon. We'll hopefully be on that train, coming from Reading, and will meet you at Paddington. Of course, this itinerary is only one option - the one I am going to go with. It's perfectly fine for anyone to do their own thing and meet us at one of the landmarks, or even back at Paddington or Slough, if you know your way around trains. :) When you buy your train ticket, you should not take the cheaper off-peak ticket, as you can't take any train for the way back with it and might have to wait until it becomes valid. But do make sure you go for the Travelcard option when booking the tickets - we need zones 1-2, but there might only be the zone 1-6 option, which is fine, too. Quote
Aredhel Posted June 2, 2015 Posted June 2, 2015 This really sounds like a good route and plan - Byron :wub: that would definitely be my favourite for lunch Quote
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