Just spent the weekend in london....

Car99 · 09-05-2016 08:00PM

Tilikum wrote: »

And do you know what the best thing about the city was?

It wasn't the beautiful sunny weather, it wasn't the amazing transport system, nor was it the very polite people I met everywhere I went.

It was the fact the whole beard/man bun thing has already gone over there.

My three year old girl always asks me when she sees one " why does the man have a Balerina bun" . Cracks me up.

09-05-2016 08:00PM

LordSutch wrote: »

Incedentilly Candie, re the Borismaster, which camp are you in?
http://d1ptninktvvbva.cloudfront.net/www.boriswatch.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/20130713_135145.jpg

Love em, or hate em?

I never answered you!

LOVE!

namloc1980 · 09-05-2016 08:21PM

smash wrote: »

It cost me twice as much to get from Stansted to London city centre than it cost me to get from Dublin to London!

Think you are getting the wrong tickets tbh. You can get the Stansted Express train for £8 each way to Liverpool Street. And you could've used your contactless debit card on the tube. Bit of preparation goes a long way.

The Backwards Man · 09-05-2016 08:58PM

I haven't been in London as a touristy type sightseeing person since I was in my teens, been a few times working but it was just in and out wham bam thank you Mam. Too many relations about the place and if they heard I was about town I'd have to visit the bastards. Actually ran into one of them in Southwark of a Friday morning and put on a funny accent and pretended I wasn't me. Got away with it too.

maudgonner · 09-05-2016 09:12PM

The Backwards Man wrote: »

been a few times working but it was just in and out wham bam thank you Mam.

Oh my God, you're Deuce Bigalow Male Gigolo! It makes so much sense now...

The Backwards Man · 09-05-2016 09:19PM

maudgonner wrote: »

Oh my God, you're Deuce Bigalow Male Gigolo! It makes so much sense now...

Well, I've emptied quite a few loads in places varying from Camden Town and Erith to Godalming in my time, I have to admit.:P

Shint0 · 09-05-2016 09:26PM

The Backwards Man wrote: »

I haven't been in London as a touristy type sightseeing person since I was in my teens, been a few times working but it was just in and out wham bam thank you Mam. Too many relations about the place and if they heard I was about town I'd have to visit the bastards. Actually ran into one of them in Southwark of a Friday morning and put on a funny accent and pretended I wasn't me. Got away with it too.

I just snorted through my nose laughing at that. The Incognito Backwards Man.

You're right. London can have a very different feel if your're there for non-tourist related stuff.

KingBrian2 · 09-05-2016 09:34PM

Been to London a few years ago. Trafalgar Square and Buckingham Palace lovely places, people very nice.

nacho libre · 09-05-2016 10:29PM

I have found Londoners to be polite for the most part, except when in Brixton, on a Saturday night:pac:, where i have been threatened with having acid thrown in my face, and being shot on another occasion. I also met fellow Irish people in Brixton - much to their surprise.
to counterbalance the crappy times, i remember being lost late at night, when i was new in London town, and a woman, who i stopped to ask for directions, insisted on driving me the five miles home. She said it was too late to get the tube, and i was her good deed for the day, after she had a bad day. She refused my offer of money afterwards for the lift.

mfceiling · 09-05-2016 10:31PM

I worked there for a couple of months a few years back.
Most local pubs (Wimbledon) did dinners for less than a fiver. One sports bar did a 12 inch pizza and a pint for a fiver.
Oyster card was a must.

Came home and went to work in Galway. Stopped outside a bar to look at the food menu on the first night. The cheapest dinner choice was €14.95...

09-05-2016 10:36PM

Elessar wrote: »

I really want to visit London for a weekend soon - is it good for solo travellers? Anyone any experiences of doing a few days in London solo?

I decided to do my first solo trip to London. Not too far away, speak the same language etc.
I went for four days & had a brilliant time, I could've done another four!
Now I didn't sample the night life, as a woman alone, I didn't feel comfortable, but tbh I think you could do it, next time I might.
I met people so much friendlier than I expected & I was invited out so the next time I would.
There's so much to see & do, totally recommended for single travellers

The_B_Man · 09-05-2016 10:37PM

Anyone know the best way to get from Gatwick to waterloo in the morning?

Pinch Flat · 09-05-2016 10:49PM

The_B_Man wrote: »

Anyone know the best way to get from Gatwick to waterloo in the morning?

Train from Gatwick to Victoria (then tube to Waterloo) or change at Clapham Junction direct to Waterloo. Options on link below.

Book tickets at https://www.thetrainline.com/buytickets/combinedmatrix.aspx?Command=TimeTable and pick up at the ticket dispensers in Gatwick - located on the right as you head for the train station.

Tilikum · 10-05-2016 06:45AM

The_B_Man wrote: »

Anyone know the best way to get from Gatwick to waterloo in the morning?

Download the app 'city mapper'. You put in your location & destination and it will tell you the quickest way. Buses, tubes & trains. When you route picked hit the star button and it will save it for you, allowing you to use it offline. It's an amazing app. It will also tell you how long it will take and how much it will cost.

Also make sure you buy an 'oyster card'. It's just a prepaid travel card. You can buy them in most shops or stations. £5 deposit but you get that back when you want to return it. The card allows for cheaper travel.

This Fat Girl Runs · 10-05-2016 07:14AM

Elessar wrote:

I really want to visit London for a weekend soon - is it good for solo travellers? Anyone any experiences of doing a few days in London solo?

I'm in London right now on my own. Having a blast! I'm staying in an airbnb apartment so I don't have to eat out.

I've been to London more times than I can count. One of my favourite cities to visit, especially on my own.

10-05-2016 08:36AM

London is too expensive go to Manchester a great city.

Shint0 · 10-05-2016 09:39AM

mariaalice wrote: »

London is too expensive go to Manchester a great city.

Have to say I really didn't feel comfortable in Manchester. It's the one place out of anywhere I've been that I was glad to get out of. Was supposed to stay for three days and left after the first.

MRnotlob606 · 10-05-2016 09:41AM

London is full of **** castles

The_Kew_Tour · 10-05-2016 09:56AM

Love England but hate London.

Pure Rat race

FTA69 · 10-05-2016 11:13AM

London is a fantastic place to visit but many tourists simply land in the city centre and stay solely in Zone 1 for days. The West End and city centre is a largely homogenous commercial zone and the vast majority of pubs and businesses are identikit chain outfits and in general prices are sky high.

If people use the Tube more and get out of the immediate city centre there is wealth of interesting places to see, neighbourhoods to visit and stuff to do that won't cost you the earth. Prices are indeed high but people spending twelve quid on a Tube tickets is just the result of not doing a small bit of research before they go.

LordSutch · 10-05-2016 11:24AM

The_Kew_Tour wrote: »

Love England but hate London.

Pure Rat race

I understand where you're coming from, but I love London all the same 'in small doses'.

Keane2baMused · 10-05-2016 11:35AM

Brighton is a great place. Bloody expensive also but has a good buzz about it.

Only problem is a bit of heat and all the chavs from the city arrive in their flocks.

tayto lover · 10-05-2016 11:37AM

Tilikum wrote: »

I was actually shocked at how polite people were.

People in Dublin, Belfast, Galway, Derry etc are just as polite.
Try looking at the positives at home instead of the negatives.

LordSutch · 10-05-2016 11:40AM

What negativity did he say about the people of Dublin, Belfast, Galway etc?

10-05-2016 11:42AM

FTA69 wrote: »

London is a fantastic place to visit but many tourists simply land in the city centre and stay solely in Zone 1 for days. The West End and city centre is a largely homogenous commercial zone and the vast majority of pubs and businesses are identikit chain outfits and in general prices are sky high.

If people use the Tube more and get out of the immediate city centre there is wealth of interesting places to see, neighbourhoods to visit and stuff to do that won't cost you the earth. Prices are indeed high but people spending twelve quid on a Tube tickets is just the result of not doing a small bit of research before they go.

Yeah I second that there is lots of free stuff to do if you search it out, I love the Geffrye Museum and its free. Go to a Marks and Spencer and get the making of a picnic and take away coffee, they will have free plastic forks and napkins if you ask. We did that on a fabulous sunny day and eat the food in the gardens of a little church which had benches. If you search it out you will find cheap food for example go to Greggs for Breakfast. If you a foodie go to the borough market and eat from the stalls, after you have paid

Dr Crayfish · 10-05-2016 12:30PM

The_Kew_Tour wrote: »

Love England but hate London.

Pure Rat race

Do you like Kew Gardens? It's lovely on a sunny day, although a bit ruined by the constant planes flying low to Heathrow

Dr Crayfish · 10-05-2016 12:31PM

Kew Gardens just reminded me of this old chestnut

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ctG3mHQkA_o

qo2cj1dsne8y4k · 10-05-2016 12:48PM

Just encountered a ginger with a douchebag knot and a pubey beard.

Can we sticky this thread in a public place in real life??

Mint Sauce · 10-05-2016 01:15PM

FTA69 wrote: »

London is a fantastic place to visit but many tourists simply land in the city centre and stay solely in Zone 1 for days. The West End and city centre is a largely homogenous commercial zone and the vast majority of pubs and businesses are identikit chain outfits and in general prices are sky high.

If people use the Tube more and get out of the immediate city centre there is wealth of interesting places to see, neighbourhoods to visit and stuff to do that won't cost you the earth. Prices are indeed high but people spending twelve quid on a Tube tickets is just the result of not doing a small bit of research before they go.

District Line out to Richmond, and explore Richmond Park, or out to Wimbledon. Northern Line to Camden, and visit the Markets. Central or DLR to Stratford and see the Olympic Park. Or get out of London altogether and take Southern Rail from Victoria to Brighton for the day. Plenty more than that as well.

Dr Crayfish · 10-05-2016 02:29PM

Hastings is lovely too and a short train ride. Oh Merry England, how I miss thee...

Just spent the weekend in london....

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