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Help me! My first trip to London HELP ME!!
I'm going to London next week on business, my first trip to the capital, usually I prefer to stay in the North, but I don't have a choice this time Anyway, I'll be in the Euston / Bloomsbury / Holborn sort of area. And I've got most of Monday to myself. So can anyone recommend: Places to go for my tea Any decent record shops in the area (that might have Rare/unusual/interesting stuff ) Anything worth seeing Any other decent shops Unless I get any better offers, I plan on having a look round the British Museum. But I still need somewhere to eat! Thanks in advance PS I'm obviously totally gutted that I'll be away from my computer while Musicology drops - can anyone think of a way around this? If not, it'll be NEXT FRIDAY NIGHT before I get to hear it! Arghhh! | |
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Don't drink the water! | |
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2the9s said: Don't drink the water!
Thanks - I've had me jabs. | |
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1p1p1i3 said: 2the9s said: Don't drink the water!
Thanks - I've had me jabs. btw I like the fact that the first thing you ask for is a place to have your tea! My kinda guy! | |
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ah damn...Edgewear Road is THE fucking place to be! | |
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ArdeoTheMerciless said: ah damn...Edgewear Road is THE fucking place to be!
Hmm.. don't think I can walk that. And I don't want to be messing about with the tube, just to get some food or some records. Unless you really think it's worth it??? | |
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1p1p1i3 said: ArdeoTheMerciless said: ah damn...Edgewear Road is THE fucking place to be!
Hmm.. don't think I can walk that. And I don't want to be messing about with the tube, just to get some food or some records. Unless you really think it's worth it??? Oh wait. I get you! I won't need any of that | |
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I've been here for the past 6 months, and stayed near the Euston station the first week after I flew in. There's really not much to do there except hop on a bus or the tube up to Camden and hit up the stores and open-air markets. There are some cool, retro-style record shops up there too... and an awesome Chinese food place with really decent food (plus HUGE portions!) down the road. It's called the Wok-Inn and right across the street from Pizza Hut.
The British Museum is totally overrated. I love the Tate Modern and have been meaning to go to the Saatchi Gallery (also modern art) for ages now. The Imperial War Museum, at the Lambeth North tube stop, is fucking amazing. We accidentally spent 5 hours there a few days ago. Portabello Road Market (Notting Hill tube stop I think) is cool. I went there ages ago, last September, but we had a good time. I think there are some good record stores there as well, but I've only heard that through the grapevine. As for food... hmm. I went to an amazing Indian restaurant on Brick Lane a while back. But if you manage to get over there, any place will do - it's FULL of Indian eats. Skip Leicester Sq, Piccadilly Circus, and Oxford Circus - SO OVERCROWDED AND OVERRATED! Pick up a Time Out if you need some entertainment, or the London guidebook put out by Time Out for really great recommendations and descriptions of everything to do in London. Good luck and have fun! I mean, like, where is the sun? | |
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Natsume said: The Imperial War Museum, at the Lambeth North tube stop, is fucking amazing. We accidentally spent 5 hours there a few days ago.
All your advice sounds good, Natsume. The Imperial is a treasure - even though you'd be pleased if there was no reason for it to exist. Whatever your convictions, try to visit the Holocaust exhibition there. Once you've visited, you'll understand why I haven't the words to explain why you should go there. . ALT+PLS+RTN: Pure as a pane of ice. It's a gift. | |
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Natsume said: I love the Tate Modern and have been meaning to go to the Saatchi Gallery (also modern art) for ages now.
haha..i went to Saatchi!! and you havent...lalalalallala Space for sale... | |
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langebleu said: Whatever your convictions, try to visit the Holocaust exhibition there. Once you've visited, you'll understand why I haven't the words to explain why you should go there.
Thanks, lange! The Holocaust exhibit was heart-wrenching... I've been to both Auschwitz and the Holocaust Museum in Washington DC, as well as the museum in Hiroshima and it never gets easier. But, it's important. Also don't miss the Crimes Against Humanity exhibit (which isn't really an 'exhibit' at all, just a 30 minute video, but great just the same) up on the top floor. And the Trench and Blitz experiences downstairs next to the bathrooms are awesome... I mean, like, where is the sun? | |
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sosgemini said: Natsume said: I love the Tate Modern and have been meaning to go to the Saatchi Gallery (also modern art) for ages now.
haha..i went to Saatchi!! and you havent...lalalalallala How'd you find it?? That giant rat-ball in the front made me crap myself... and the wax people look SO DAMN REAL! I mean, like, where is the sun? | |
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Ex-Moderator | Natsume said: I love the Tate Modern
I agree! I was glad we didn't miss it last time I was in London. |
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Don't eat the food! Seriously!!! "It's better 2 B hated 4 what U R than 2 B loved 4 what U R not."
My IQ is 139, what's yours? | |
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SpcMs said: Don't eat the food! Seriously!!!
Ohmygod, it's not THAT bad! Just people don't come to England specifically for the food, that's all. I mean, like, where is the sun? | |
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Natsume said: SpcMs said: Don't eat the food! Seriously!!!
Ohmygod, it's not THAT bad! Just people don't come to England specifically for the food, that's all. They will tell you it is chicken. IT IS NOT CHICKEN!!! "It's better 2 B hated 4 what U R than 2 B loved 4 what U R not."
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SpcMs said: Natsume said: Ohmygod, it's not THAT bad! Just people don't come to England specifically for the food, that's all. They will tell you it is chicken. IT IS NOT CHICKEN!!! Chicken, bacon, goat, it's all the same! I mean, like, where is the sun? | |
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Natsume said: sosgemini said: haha..i went to Saatchi!! and you havent...lalalalallala How'd you find it?? That giant rat-ball in the front made me crap myself... and the wax people look SO DAMN REAL! it was a bit...much...the chapman brothers need help!! seriously..but beyond that i found everything to be very intense and interesting...a wonderfully spent evening... Space for sale... | |
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Natsume said: And the Trench and Blitz experiences downstairs next to the bathrooms are awesome...
Sorry, nat ... in all seriousness, I agree , I visited the trench experience many years ago and it's very effective .... but somehow, the way you have expressed this makes it sound .... honestly, I'm not trying to laugh but ... that is one of the funniest lines I've read on prince.org . ALT+PLS+RTN: Pure as a pane of ice. It's a gift. | |
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langebleu said: Natsume said: And the Trench and Blitz experiences downstairs next to the bathrooms are awesome...
Sorry, nat ... in all seriousness, I agree , I visited the trench experience many years ago and it's very effective .... but somehow, the way you have expressed this makes it sound .... honestly, I'm not trying to laugh but ... that is one of the funniest lines I've read on prince.org . It doesn't help that the museum put them dead next to the toilets does it? I dunno, I'm a big horror fan, and the whole trench experience - though harrowing - was more pure entertainment value than anything else. I didn't think it was 'effective' as you say - effective how? To see what the soldiers went through and to identify with them? I would argue it was put together more for the Haunted House effect than to be horrified at what happened in the trenches. Then again, maybe I'm just from the wrong generation to fully experience it as it's properly meant to be? I mean, like, where is the sun? | |
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Thanks for your advice everyone - so that's chicken and water I have to avoid
Cheers Natsume - I might head over to Camden and check out that Chinese. | |
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Natsume said: langebleu said: Sorry, nat ... in all seriousness, I agree , I visited the trench experience many years ago and it's very effective .... but somehow, the way you have expressed this makes it sound .... honestly, I'm not trying to laugh but ... that is one of the funniest lines I've read on prince.org . It doesn't help that the museum put them dead next to the toilets does it? I dunno, I'm a big horror fan, and the whole trench experience - though harrowing - was more pure entertainment value than anything else. I didn't think it was 'effective' as you say - effective how? To see what the soldiers went through and to identify with them? I would argue it was put together more for the Haunted House effect than to be horrified at what happened in the trenches. Then again, maybe I'm just from the wrong generation to fully experience it as it's properly meant to be? I think I found some of the exhibits helpful in trying to capture something of the experience at the time. I drew on the source for something I was writing back then and I found some of the written stuff presented (diary entries) rich in detail and thought-provoking, as well as the opportunity - for example - to smell the different types of gases that were used to begin (and that's all) to understand what perhaps it might have been like for some people there. My parents both traced lost relatives back to the trenches and I found their curiosity a little morbid and self-serving at the time, but the experience did help me begin to understand. I can see how the experience comes across like a Haunted House effect and i wonder if the Museum has ever thought about dealing with feedback like that? . ALT+PLS+RTN: Pure as a pane of ice. It's a gift. | |
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Don't go to the New Experience massage parlour on Euston Road, it's totally overpriced. Get yourself up to Edgware Road for that, like your man said earlier. | |
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ConsciousContact said: Don't go to the New Experience massage parlour on Euston Road, it's totally overpriced. Get yourself up to Edgware Road for that, like your man said earlier.
There you go - doing yourself out of business again!!!! You're a fool to yourself sometimes. . [This message was edited Sat Mar 27 16:21:45 2004 by langebleu] ALT+PLS+RTN: Pure as a pane of ice. It's a gift. | |
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langebleu said: ConsciousContact said: Don't go to the New Experience massage parlour on Euston Road, it's totally overpriced. Get yourself up to Edgware Road for that, like your man said earlier.
There you go - doing yourself out of business again!!!! You're a fool to yourself sometimes. . [This message was edited Sat Mar 27 16:21:45 2004 by langebleu] Ouch! | |
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Have a great time and say hi to Bridget Jones for me! | |
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Natsume said: I've been here for the past 6 months, and stayed near the Euston station the first week after I flew in. There's really not much to do there except hop on a bus or the tube up to Camden and hit up the stores and open-air markets. There are some cool, retro-style record shops up there too... and an awesome Chinese food place with really decent food (plus HUGE portions!) down the road. It's called the Wok-Inn and right across the street from Pizza Hut.
The British Museum is totally overrated. I love the Tate Modern and have been meaning to go to the Saatchi Gallery (also modern art) for ages now. The Imperial War Museum, at the Lambeth North tube stop, is fucking amazing. We accidentally spent 5 hours there a few days ago. Portabello Road Market (Notting Hill tube stop I think) is cool. I went there ages ago, last September, but we had a good time. I think there are some good record stores there as well, but I've only heard that through the grapevine. As for food... hmm. I went to an amazing Indian restaurant on Brick Lane a while back. But if you manage to get over there, any place will do - it's FULL of Indian eats. Skip Leicester Sq, Piccadilly Circus, and Oxford Circus - SO OVERCROWDED AND OVERRATED! Pick up a Time Out if you need some entertainment, or the London guidebook put out by Time Out for really great recommendations and descriptions of everything to do in London. Good luck and have fun! | |
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