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PrintableJon said: Things to see in London:
Tower Bridge. (The bridge that America THOUGHT it was buying). Crown Jewels. (Just to remind you of Britain’s vast unspendable wealth) London Eye (to demonstrate that not every city should be laid out in grid form) West End (not to be confused with the East End) Oxford Street (to experience the true meaning of human grid-lock) Black Cab (to experience the true meaning of extortionate grid-lock) Unlicenced Cab (to experience TRUE multiculturalism… Oh…. And to get lost) Buckingham Palace (Next to the Beckham’s, see the second grandest palace in England) Stamford Bridge (See THE lowest common denominator in football) Highbury (See the second lowest common denominator in football) White Hart Lane (Now we’re talking!) You should go and see our great collection of wax in human form. Oh…. And Cricklewood! Just don’t forget your brolly…. Now you're just scaring me.  "I saw a woman with major Hammer pants on the subway a few weeks ago and totally thought of you." - sextonseven | |
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BinaryJustin said: Tate Modern
Ummmm... Canary Wharf is sort of intriguing. It's very clean compared to the rest of London. It sort of looks like Metropolis in the Superman movies. Old Compton Street and Soho It doesn't look like much upon first view but the bars here are good. Nice picks! I forgot about the Tate Modern  that was round my neck of the woods as well. ..... BULLSEYE!  | |
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Taureau said: Other places you should really visit if you're in London:
- the various museums in Kensington (particularly the Nat. Hist. and Science) - the Parks round that ways as well (Hyde particularly) - Camden Market - Borough Food Market (my old woods) 
- 'Lunchenette' sandwich bar down borough hight street 
- for live music a safe bet is jazz cafe in camden - for clubbing, NOWHERE off leicester square  if you're not really into clubbing, go to Fabric  or if you want a particular type of music let me know 
 now I feel home sickThanks.
I'm not really into hardcore clubbing (at least not anymore, and certainly not by myself). I'd love to see some bands play though. I feel it's a safe thing to do when you're a female traveling by yourself. Because then you can go out in the evening, and still have something to watch while you have a drink. I'd rather not be bothered by any meat-market sorts of places.  "I saw a woman with major Hammer pants on the subway a few weeks ago and totally thought of you." - sextonseven | |
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RocknRollDave said: Jon said: Things to see in London:
Tower Bridge. (The bridge that America THOUGHT it was buying). Crown Jewels. (Just to remind you of Britain’s vast unspendable wealth) London Eye (to demonstrate that not every city should be laid out in grid form) West End (not to be confused with the East End) Oxford Street (to experience the true meaning of human grid-lock) Black Cab (to experience the true meaning of extortionate grid-lock) Unlicenced Cab (to experience TRUE multiculturalism… Oh…. And to get lost) Buckingham Palace (Next to the Beckham’s, see the second grandest palace in England) Stamford Bridge (See THE lowest common denominator in football) Highbury (See the second lowest common denominator in football) White Hart Lane (Now we’re talking!) You should go and see our great collection of wax in human form. Oh…. And Cricklewood! Just don’t forget your brolly…. WHITE HART FUCKING LANE?!!?!?! 
You could go to Lords, though..? Jimmy Page being a cricket fan, he's bound to have visited Lords a fair few times..... None of this means anything to me (White Hart Lane?  ) but oooh Jimmy goes there?  Maybe I can stalk him. 
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BinaryJustin said: Tate Modern
http://www.tate.org.uk/modern/ It's bloody huge. 
Ummmm... Canary Wharf is sort of intriguing. It's very clean compared to the rest of London. It sort of looks like Metropolis in the Superman movies. http://www.canarywharf.co...rea=Estate 
Old Compton Street and Soho http://www.urban75.org/vi...tonst.html It doesn't look like much upon first view but the bars here are good.  Cool. "I saw a woman with major Hammer pants on the subway a few weeks ago and totally thought of you." - sextonseven | |
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minneapolisgenius said: Jon said: Things to see in London:
Tower Bridge. (The bridge that America THOUGHT it was buying). Crown Jewels. (Just to remind you of Britain’s vast unspendable wealth) London Eye (to demonstrate that not every city should be laid out in grid form) West End (not to be confused with the East End) Oxford Street (to experience the true meaning of human grid-lock) Black Cab (to experience the true meaning of extortionate grid-lock) Unlicenced Cab (to experience TRUE multiculturalism… Oh…. And to get lost) Buckingham Palace (Next to the Beckham’s, see the second grandest palace in England) Stamford Bridge (See THE lowest common denominator in football) Highbury (See the second lowest common denominator in football) White Hart Lane (Now we’re talking!) You should go and see our great collection of wax in human form. Oh…. And Cricklewood! Just don’t forget your brolly…. Now you're just scaring me. Fear thee not... Whilst walking our streets you will no doubt hear many forms of our alien languages... Just remember... when someone asks you "Alright?", it is not a question, it is a greeting. The response should be "Alright?", and then go on your way about your business lest you end up conversing... | |
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Honestly... youll love London.... | |
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Jon said: minneapolisgenius said: Now you're just scaring me. Fear thee not... Whilst walking our streets you will no doubt hear many forms of our alien languages... Just remember... when someone asks you "Alright?", it is not a question, it is a greeting. The response should be "Alright?", and then go on your way about your business lest you end up conversing... *writing this down* "I saw a woman with major Hammer pants on the subway a few weeks ago and totally thought of you." - sextonseven | |
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Jon said: Honestly... youll love London....
I know I will. And one night in particular. At least I have THAT night planned because I am going to the Cream reunion concert at Royal Albert Hall!  It's the whole reason I'm going to London in the first place. "I saw a woman with major Hammer pants on the subway a few weeks ago and totally thought of you." - sextonseven | |
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Cloudbuster said: XxAxX said:  is that how cloudbuster looks? for real? he's cute
since this is a london thread i'll use london money so i bid a gajillion squid for cloudbuster   or is that 'quid'????? no way! that's just silly, calling a measure of monetary exchange 'quid'. i think i will use that other unit of london money, and bid a gigajillion pants for cloudbuster. or is that 'pence'????? | |
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minneapolisgenius said: Jon said: Honestly... youll love London....
I know I will. And one night in particular. At least I have THAT night planned because I am going to the Cream reunion concert at Royal Albert Hall! It's the whole reason I'm going to London in the first place. oh.. my.. god! I had no idea that was on. If I did Id have gotten tix aswell ..... BULLSEYE! | |
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Taureau said: minneapolisgenius said: I know I will. And one night in particular. At least I have THAT night planned because I am going to the Cream reunion concert at Royal Albert Hall! It's the whole reason I'm going to London in the first place. oh.. my.. god! I had no idea that was on. If I did Id have gotten tix aswell No you wouldn't have. Not unless you were EXTREMELY lucky. The internet was completely jammed on all the sites selling tix for this the day they went on sale. They're doing 4 shows, and they all sold out in about and hour. I didn't even get a ticket at first because even with 4 internet windows open, I couldn't even get to the site it was so busy.
I just happened to be contacted a week later by someone who was willing to sell me a ticket they had.  People are paying up to almost 1,000 pounds to get the best seats. 
Anyway, I am so excited! "I saw a woman with major Hammer pants on the subway a few weeks ago and totally thought of you." - sextonseven | |
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minneapolisgenius said: Taureau said: oh.. my.. god! I had no idea that was on. If I did Id have gotten tix aswell People are paying up to almost 1,000 pounds to get the best seats. WHY?! It'll only get filmed and milked to death as a CD/DVD spin-off. People are worried that they'll miss out? Fret not, you'll have every chance to see Cream's performance, I guarantee it  | |
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Go to The Dream Temple in Camden
Greatest place ever. If you're in that kinda mood. | |
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RocknRollDave said: minneapolisgenius said: People are paying up to almost 1,000 pounds to get the best seats. WHY?! It'll only get filmed and milked to death as a CD/DVD spin-off. People are worried that they'll miss out? Fret not, you'll have every chance to see Cream's performance, I guarantee it Yeah, well I WILL see them. Live. Becuse I got a ticket. It's a once in a lifetime chance to be there, because they broke up in 1968 and haven't played at the Royal Albert Hall since '68.
Cream edit [Edited 3/24/05 8:39am] "I saw a woman with major Hammer pants on the subway a few weeks ago and totally thought of you." - sextonseven | |
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Spookymuffin said: Go to The Dream Temple in Camden
Greatest place ever. If you're in that kinda mood. What is that? "I saw a woman with major Hammer pants on the subway a few weeks ago and totally thought of you." - sextonseven | |
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minneapolisgenius said: RocknRollDave said: WHY?! It'll only get filmed and milked to death as a CD/DVD spin-off. People are worried that they'll miss out? Fret not, you'll have every chance to see Cream's performance, I guarantee it Yeah, well I WILL see them. Live. Becuse I got a ticket. It's a once in a lifetime chance to be there, because they broke up in 1968 and haven't played at the Royal Albert Hall since '68.I meant the people who are getting all worked up and paying £1000 for a ticket - could ANY gig possibly be worth that much? Especially in this day and age of live DVDs. | |
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RocknRollDave said: minneapolisgenius said: Yeah, well I WILL see them. Live. Becuse I got a ticket. It's a once in a lifetime chance to be there, because they broke up in 1968 and haven't played at the Royal Albert Hall since '68.I meant the people who are getting all worked up and paying £1000 for a ticket - could ANY gig possibly be worth that much? Especially in this day and age of live DVDs. I don't know who would pay that much. I do know that a lot of Japanese fans were bidding on the high price ones though. "I saw a woman with major Hammer pants on the subway a few weeks ago and totally thought of you." - sextonseven | |
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minneapolisgenius said: Spookymuffin said: Go to The Dream Temple in Camden
Greatest place ever. If you're in that kinda mood. What is that? I think it's a record shop in Camden market ..... BULLSEYE! | |
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Taureau said: minneapolisgenius said: What is that? I think it's a record shop in Camden market Record shop. "I saw a woman with major Hammer pants on the subway a few weeks ago and totally thought of you." - sextonseven | |
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minneapolisgenius said: Taureau said: I think it's a record shop in Camden market Record shop. if you like lootbeggage or ecclectic and rare stuff then definitely go to Camden market then. Plenty of Princey-related stuff there aswell! ..... BULLSEYE! | |
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Taureau said: minneapolisgenius said: What is that? I think it's a record shop in Camden market
Go up one floor and there's a tea bar with snacks and shishas  | |
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Taureau said: minneapolisgenius said: Record shop. if you like lootbeggage or ecclectic and rare stuff then definitely go to Camden market then. Plenty of Princey-related stuff there aswell! Very cool."I saw a woman with major Hammer pants on the subway a few weeks ago and totally thought of you." - sextonseven | |
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Spookymuffin said: Taureau said: I think it's a record shop in Camden market
Go up one floor and there's a tea bar with snacks and shishas Thanks. "I saw a woman with major Hammer pants on the subway a few weeks ago and totally thought of you." - sextonseven | |
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This is such a great thread. People helping people.
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2the9s said: This is such a great thread. People helping people.
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XxAxX said: Cloudbuster said: or is that 'quid'????? no way! that's just silly, calling a measure of monetary exchange 'quid'. i think i will use that other unit of london money, and bid a gigajillion pants for cloudbuster. or is that 'pence'????? Pants! | |
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2the9s said: This is such a great thread. People helping people.
What the fuck is that avatar?
You blew it, man. 
back to a crap avatar and a crap name.  | |
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TheFrog said: 2the9s said: This is such a great thread. People helping people.
What the fuck is that avatar?
You blew it, man.
back to a crap avatar and a crap name. So, are we going to have pizza?  "I saw a woman with major Hammer pants on the subway a few weeks ago and totally thought of you." - sextonseven | |
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