"Martin" wrote in message
news:98st841qtoqrro85j8ri44n6k5qbf6i3rv@4ax.com...
> On Tue, 29 Jul 2008 15:58:11 +0530, "grusl"
> wrote:
>
>>
>>"David Horne, _the_ chancellor (*)" wrote in message
>>news:1iku7hu.ar1de081h4ycN%d4g4h4@yahoo.co.uk...
>>> Martin wrote:
>>>
>>>> On Tue, 29 Jul 2008 11:12:55 +0100, d4g4h4@yahoo.co.uk (David Horne,
>>>> _the_
>>>> chancellor (*)) wrote:
>>>>
>>>> > wrote:
>>>> >
>>>> >> Hi
>>>> >>
>>>> >> I am visiting London on business (have been here once before on
>>>> >> vacation and did the standard sights, except hyde park), and will be
>>>> >> finishing up business sometime Friday afternoon, flying back to the
>>>> >> US
>>>> >> on Sunday at 3 pm, so have about 2 days to do something else.
>>>> >>
>>>> >> Question
>>>> >>
>>>> >> 1. Any good day trips from London (have heard Lake country is good),
>>>> >> I
>>>> >> like good food, drink, some sightseeing and meeting people
>>>> >
>>>> >If you mean the Lake District, that's not a practical day trip from
>>>> >London IMO. If you're thinking of taking the train there, there's
>>>> >extensive engineering works on that train line on weekends throughout
>>>> >the summer anyway.
>>>> >
>>>> >There's a wealth of day trips from London- depending on what your
>>>> >interests are. For a train trip, my limit us usually 2 hours each way,
>>>> >as the train is relaxing, but get a reservation as the trains can be
>>>> >very busy on weekends.
>>>> >
>>>> >Popular day trips from London include Cambridge, Oxford, even York is
>>>> >only 2 hours away. Something less urban, consider the Cotswolds
>>>> >(Stroud
>>>> >is 90 minutes away as one example), Suffolk (Saxmundham is 2 hours)
>>>>
>>>> There are closer places that are worth a visit.
>>>> By boat
>>>> Greenwich
>>>> Hampton Court
>>>>
>>>> Windsor
>>>
>>> I was thinking of places outside the boroughs (well, Windsor is)! :)
>>>
>>> But yes, worth a visit.
>>>
>>
>>I thought Bruges was a nice day trip from London.
>
> I've never quite seen the point of visiting a place like London and it's
> surroundings and spending the day getting to a place like Bruges which has
> far
> less to offer.
True but sometimes if you've come a long way - i.e. from the US or India -
you think, golly, when will I get another chance to see Bruges. Also, I like
the Eurostar.
Cheers,
George W Russell
Bangalore
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