Pip pip, cheerio and all that!

Nothing But Net · 06-24-2005, 12:42 AM

plt alluded to it already, but I am soon going to the UK and France for 2.5 weeks. Perhaps some of you redcoats would like to share a pint with this old Yank while I'm there.

I will post further later, but my basic itinerary is this:

3 Jul: Depart Houston.
4 Jul: Arrive Heathrow 9am. Pick up car, drive on the left to Stonehenge, thence to Bath for the afternoon.
5 Jul: Long drive from Bath through the Cotswolds, then on to Liverpool, staying in Lancaster for the night.
6 Jul: The Lake District for the day, on to Dumfries, Scotland.
7 Jul: Short hop to Edinburgh for a good day.
8 Jul: Leave Edinburgh late, another long drive down the motorway to Wakefield.
9 Jul: Wakefied to Coventry, Stratford-on-Avon, Oxford, to the London suburb of Hemel-on-Hempstead.
10-13 Jul: Three days in the Bayswater area of London, then on to Paris and environs for a week.

Any suggestions from you locals are welcome.

Oh yes, I will taking pictures. Our first full day in Paris is Bastille Day!

cowhead · 06-24-2005, 12:56 AM

if for some reason youy find yourself held over at KCI gimmie a call.. I'll come up and have a drink with you

Nothing But Net · 06-24-2005, 01:06 AM

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Originally Posted by cowhead

if for some reason youy find yourself held over at KCI gimmie a call.. I'll come up and have a drink with you

Actually, we're flying thru Newark on the way, but if I ever do get to KCI you're on.

(Assuming KCI means "Kansas City International" and not "Kansas Correctional Institution")

LabRat · 06-24-2005, 09:29 AM

Have an awesome time, looking forward to the pics...safe travels!

Trilby · 06-24-2005, 11:08 AM

Lucky bastard! I am hoping to go to England/Ireland/Scotland somewhere between Jan. '06 and June '06. Have an AWESOME time and please, loads of pics!!

jaguar · 06-24-2005, 11:19 AM

Sounds like a rounded trip, prepared to be underwhelmed by stonehenge however. If you do inner london drop me a line, I'm usually to be found in or near the square mile if I'm in town.

limey · 06-24-2005, 12:34 PM

Just curious, but why Edinburgh? Dumfries is about the nearest you'll get to me. From there you could come to my little island for a day instead ... Are you a city or a country person?
limey

Nothing But Net · 06-24-2005, 06:44 PM

jag: I have nearly 4 full days in London, so if we can manage it let's try to get together. As for Stonehenge, I have to see it, but probably just from the road. I'm not paying 7 quid if I can't even get near it.

limey: Because Edinburgh is cool! Unless you know something I don't. You live on the Isle of Man, right?

richlevy · 06-24-2005, 09:49 PM

NBN, you could perform a valuable service for your country - tell them you're Canadian.

I'm trying to buy a Hilton timeshare in the US. If I get it, I have the option of staying at one of three locations in Scotland in March, May, or September.

Coylumbridge at Aviemore

Craigendarroch at Royal Deeside

Hilton Dunkeld at Perthshire

That's assuming they are available.

Of course, if 12 Cellarites clubbed together, they could rent a lodge at Balmoral Castle, when the Royal Family isn't visiting.

jaguar · 06-25-2005, 02:02 PM

at the moment it looks like I'll be in London around then so sure, lets catch up!

limey · 06-25-2005, 06:43 PM

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Originally Posted by Nothing But Net[b

limey[/b]: Because Edinburgh is cool! Unless you know something I don't. You live on the Isle of Man, right?

Nope, the Isle of Arran (nowhere near Inverness, despite the web page name!).
limey

xoxoxoBruce · 06-26-2005, 01:07 AM

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A large ferry leaves Ardrossan which is nearly 40 miles by road from Glasgow (allow 1 and a half hours to drive) or one hour by train.

Holy cow...40 miles, 90 minute drive. Must be some pretty sheep along the way.

limey · 06-26-2005, 02:51 AM

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Originally Posted by xoxoxoBruce

Holy cow...40 miles, 90 minute drive. Must be some pretty sheep along the way.

You haven't seen the roads, narrow (one lane each way), twisty and ... we drive on the left

. But, yes, the sheep are very pretty

.

Elspode · 06-26-2005, 09:47 AM

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Originally Posted by limey

Nope, the Isle of Arran (nowhere near Inverness, despite the web page name!).
limey

My band plays "Arran Boat Song"...now I can say I sort of know someone who lives there!

be-bop · 06-26-2005, 06:27 PM

Here is a nice Edinburgh skyline for NBN

06-24-2005, 12:42 AM	#1
Nothing But Net Professor Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Spring, Texas Posts: 1,481	Pip pip, cheerio and all that! plt alluded to it already, but I am soon going to the UK and France for 2.5 weeks. Perhaps some of you redcoats would like to share a pint with this old Yank while I'm there. I will post further later, but my basic itinerary is this: 3 Jul: Depart Houston. 4 Jul: Arrive Heathrow 9am. Pick up car, drive on the left to Stonehenge, thence to Bath for the afternoon. 5 Jul: Long drive from Bath through the Cotswolds, then on to Liverpool, staying in Lancaster for the night. 6 Jul: The Lake District for the day, on to Dumfries, Scotland. 7 Jul: Short hop to Edinburgh for a good day. 8 Jul: Leave Edinburgh late, another long drive down the motorway to Wakefield. 9 Jul: Wakefied to Coventry, Stratford-on-Avon, Oxford, to the London suburb of Hemel-on-Hempstead. 10-13 Jul: Three days in the Bayswater area of London, then on to Paris and environs for a week. Any suggestions from you locals are welcome. Oh yes, I will taking pictures. Our first full day in Paris is Bastille Day!

06-24-2005, 12:56 AM	#2
cowhead halve your cake and eat it too. Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Georgia.. by way of Lawrence Kansas Posts: 1,359	if for some reason youy find yourself held over at KCI gimmie a call.. I'll come up and have a drink with you __________________ no my child.. this is not my desire..I'm digging for fire.

06-24-2005, 09:29 AM	#4
LabRat twatfaced two legged bumhole Join Date: Jun 2004 Posts: 3,143	Have an awesome time, looking forward to the pics...safe travels! __________________ Strength does not come from how much weight you can lift, or how many miles you can run. It comes from knowing that you set a goal, and rose to the challenge. Strength comes from within.

06-24-2005, 11:08 AM	#5
Trilby Slattern of the Swail Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 15,654	Lucky bastard! I am hoping to go to England/Ireland/Scotland somewhere between Jan. '06 and June '06. Have an AWESOME time and please, loads of pics!! __________________ In Barrie's play and novel, the roles of fairies are brief: they are allies to the Lost Boys, the source of fairy dust and ...They are portrayed as dangerous, whimsical and extremely clever but quite hedonistic. "Shall I give you a kiss?" Peter asked and, jerking an acorn button off his coat, solemnly presented it to her. —James Barrie Wimminfolk they be tricksy. - ZenGum

06-24-2005, 11:19 AM	#6
jaguar whig Join Date: Apr 2001 Posts: 5,075	Sounds like a rounded trip, prepared to be underwhelmed by stonehenge however. If you do inner london drop me a line, I'm usually to be found in or near the square mile if I'm in town. __________________ Good friends, good books and a sleepy conscience: this is the ideal life. - Twain

06-24-2005, 12:34 PM	#7
limey Encroaching on your decrees Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: An island within the south-west coast of Scotland Posts: 7,016	Just curious, but why Edinburgh? Dumfries is about the nearest you'll get to me. From there you could come to my little island for a day instead ... Are you a city or a country person? limey __________________ Living it up on the edge ... of civilisation, within the southwest coast of

06-24-2005, 06:44 PM	#8
Nothing But Net Professor Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Spring, Texas Posts: 1,481	jag: I have nearly 4 full days in London, so if we can manage it let's try to get together. As for Stonehenge, I have to see it, but probably just from the road. I'm not paying 7 quid if I can't even get near it. limey: Because Edinburgh is cool! Unless you know something I don't. You live on the Isle of Man, right?

06-24-2005, 09:49 PM	#9
richlevy King Of Wishful Thinking Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Philadelphia Suburbs Posts: 6,669	NBN, you could perform a valuable service for your country - tell them you're Canadian. I'm trying to buy a Hilton timeshare in the US. If I get it, I have the option of staying at one of three locations in Scotland in March, May, or September. Coylumbridge at Aviemore Craigendarroch at Royal Deeside Hilton Dunkeld at Perthshire That's assuming they are available. Of course, if 12 Cellarites clubbed together, they could rent a lodge at Balmoral Castle, when the Royal Family isn't visiting. __________________ Exercise your rights and remember your obligations - VOTE! I have always believed that hope is that stubborn thing inside us that insists, despite all the evidence to the contrary, that something better awaits us so long as we have the courage to keep reaching, to keep working, to keep fighting. -- Barack Hussein Obama Last edited by richlevy; 06-24-2005 at 10:00 PM.

06-25-2005, 02:02 PM	#10
jaguar whig Join Date: Apr 2001 Posts: 5,075	at the moment it looks like I'll be in London around then so sure, lets catch up! __________________ Good friends, good books and a sleepy conscience: this is the ideal life. - Twain

06-26-2005, 06:27 PM	#15
be-bop Operations Operative Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: scotland/uk Posts: 664	Here is a nice Edinburgh skyline for NBN Attached Images

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