Blogs from Greater London, England, United Kingdom, Europe - page 817

Hi All, Another day .... Finished the last of the Original Bus Tour. The red line, got better pics less people in the way. One good thing about digital is that you can take as many pics are you like and do not have to worry about developing them. I am getting better about using the digital camera. It has weakness, but strengths far out weigh any most of the weaknesses. I did see Tate Modern, loved it. I liked some better than others. I wanted to see the Dali specific exhibition at another museum but they wanted too much. I will try to get pics up tomorrow. The exhibit in the main space was phenomenal. It really mixed your senses up to standing in them middle of tha... read more

Hi All, Well, I guess I will start by an explanation of MIND THE GAP - gotta find a T-shirt with that. I bought a tube pass, so I could save a little time on the feet. As a train is approaching you hear over the speakers, mind the gap. They have such formal, but cute, sayings for things over here. Mind the Gap (watch the space or something like that). Take away = to go, learned this one at Starbucks - Carmel Marchiato's are almost universal. Much stronger over here - not so sugary - I like them much better. Dad would even get used to the fufu drinks!! Yea before I forget QUE = line - gotta love it. On Monday not much luck with site seeing - just kind of wonder aimlessly around ... read more

HI all, Well to get here was a task in itself, United screwed up a group booking earlier in the day and tried to fix it throughout. Which landed me on a flight to Amsterdam. Which was not so bad - got bumped up to first class for the longest leg of the trip. They have excellent service - now need to meet Mr. RICH so I can fly that way to Europe all the time ... lol. But was smacked back into reality on the way to London, flew BMI, which is an economy line, in very cramped quarters. But it was only a 50 minute flight. Because of the mix up with my flight my bagage did not make either connection. And it got here six hours after I did, but they could not ... read more

Geo: 51.4969, -0.144464Our poor hostess had overslept (her clock was off by an hour). So after having a lovely chat with the other guests (2 Australian ladies and a Birmingham lady), we headed back into town for some sightseeing. Only trouble was, it was Sunday, and most things weren't open until 1:00. Since we didn't have that much time to spare, and didn't have a guide as to what all the interesting buildings were that we were ambling by, we decided to cut our losses and head out. I popped back into <a href="http://bookshop.blackwell.co.uk">Blackwell's</a> for a quick souvenir while the others went to have a spot of tea.We then drove to <a href="http://www.blenheimpalace.com/">Blenheim Palace</a>, which was really spectacular. Beautiful estate, home to the current Duke of Marlborou... read more

The Generator youth hostel is a wonderful establishment. Dirt cheap and safe accommodation in central London. With a late night bar. Generous prices in the bar, gaming activities, big screen TV, and pool tables. What else is do you need? This bar naturally attracts the better part of the clientele visiting the hostel. Would almost be a crime not to honor its activities with a couple of beers. The crowd is split up into the groups in which they arrived. We have the Scandinavian guys joining in on the trivia games. We have the American high school kids chatting around the table. We have the gang playing a game of pool. We have the group of French high school kids drinking and smoking. We have the more quiet crowd chatting over a late bite to eat ... read more