Warning to UK Dwellars: MaggieL visits in July

MaggieL · 06-11-2006, 10:32 PM

I'll be in Muggles, Swansea for a few days in the first week of July for my daughter's wedding at Oystermouth Castle, likely followed by a day or two in London.

You have been warned. :-) Further details on request by PM or email.

Touristy recommendations welcomed; It irks me to spend so much money to stay such a short while; I know I shall not see even a tiny fraction of what I'd like to, but vacation and funds availability are what they are. The kid's getting married in the UK because her beau's parents live there; they will be moving to Denver shortly after.

And there no damned way I'm going to miss this.

skysidhe · 06-11-2006, 10:42 PM

yay for you! If you have the money to spend , spend it and don't be irked. Yes, no dammed way you could miss it!!

Bring LOTS of pictures. I am sincerly thrilled for you.

xoxoxoBruce · 06-12-2006, 03:51 AM

You go Maggie....that'll teach them to try and tax our tea.

MaggieL · 06-12-2006, 05:36 AM

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Originally Posted by skysidhe

yay for you! If you have the money to spend , spend it and don't be irked.

Truthfully, I'd rather give the money to the kids to get started on and have them have it someplace closer to home. The trip will put a dent in my plastic for a while.

When I married my ex-, we had it in my daddy's church (with him officiating) and served Pepperidge Farm cookies and Hawaiian Punch after...the immediate wedding party decamped to Chinatown for dinner afterward after quitting the formal clothes.

But Daughter[0] knows what she wants, and I'm pleased to honor her desires; you only get married (for the first time) once. :-)

xoxoxoBruce · 06-12-2006, 07:30 AM

I'd like a nickel for every time I've heard that story.

Guys at work, offering their kids $15k to $30k, for getting their life on track, only to be rebuffed in favor of the big wedding.

Trilby · 06-12-2006, 09:28 AM

the place looks postively killer! Wow!
*jealous, jealous me*

DanaC · 06-13-2006, 06:13 PM

Ooooh. Looks gorgeous.

footfootfoot · 06-13-2006, 09:20 PM

I'd take the 15-30k, buy mint milanos, and I frickin love hawaiian punch. As for Oystermouth, I hear gargling with lemon juice takes care of that.

Really beautiful place though, your daughter must be a romantic.

Have fun over there, plastic be damned!

MaggieL · 06-14-2006, 12:48 PM

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Originally Posted by footfootfoot

Really beautiful place though, your daughter must be a romantic.

Indeed she is.

Sundae · 06-16-2006, 06:19 AM

That certainly is a beautiful place for a wedding! Make sure she has a photographer who is familiar with the location, so that he knows the best place for photos.

London tourist tips are well covered on all sorts of websites - the off-the-beaten track places I could suggest wouldn't be worthwhile on a tight schedule.

Definitely go on the London Eye. The better the day, the better the experience, but even on a dull day it's a wonderful sensation to be on a feat of modern engineering that dwarfs the Houses of Parliament and Big Ben below.

Check out London.walks.com if you don't mind pounding the pavement. Even my parents (both brought up in London) discovered things when they came to see me & we decided to play tourist.

I can't think of any reason your trip would involve coming to Leicester, but if you did I'd be happy to buy you a couple of pints of Stella & treat you to the best Southern Indian All-You-Can-Eat buffet this side of Chennai. Can't say fairer than that.

MaggieL · 07-09-2006, 03:36 PM

Posting from London tonight. The wedding was spectacular; more photos to follow soon.

Ibby · 07-09-2006, 03:51 PM

If I had money I would pay you to snap some shots of Heddon Street for me.

MaggieL · 07-09-2006, 03:54 PM

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Originally Posted by Ibram

If I had money I would pay you to snap some shots of Heddon Street for me.

There's no Heddon Street in my AZ of London. Where is it?

MaggieL · 07-09-2006, 04:04 PM

Oh...my actual plans for tomorrow are: walk from Kings Crioss to th ePier at embankment, take the water taxi down the Thames from there to Greenwich, then to the Observatory and maybe the Maritime Museum....then boat back to embankment; I have a ticket for Blue Man Group at the New London Theater tomorrow night.

Then fly home the next morning...

I'm trying to attach pix but nothings happening; I think I may be up against a quota.

Ibby · 07-09-2006, 04:13 PM

Heddon Street is about two blocks away from Piccadilly Circus. It's something of a holy spot to Ziggy fans, it's the street that the album photos for TRaFoZSatSfM were taken.

06-11-2006, 10:32 PM	#1
MaggieL in the Hour of Scampering Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Jeffersonville PA (15 mi NW of Philadelphia) Posts: 4,060	Warning to UK Dwellars: MaggieL visits in July I'll be in Muggles, Swansea for a few days in the first week of July for my daughter's wedding at Oystermouth Castle, likely followed by a day or two in London. You have been warned. :-) Further details on request by PM or email. Touristy recommendations welcomed; It irks me to spend so much money to stay such a short while; I know I shall not see even a tiny fraction of what I'd like to, but vacation and funds availability are what they are. The kid's getting married in the UK because her beau's parents live there; they will be moving to Denver shortly after. And there no damned way I'm going to miss this. __________________ "Neither can his Mind be thought to be in Tune,whose words do jarre; nor his reason In frame, whose sentence is preposterous..."

06-12-2006, 03:51 AM	#3
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	You go Maggie....that'll teach them to try and tax our tea. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

06-12-2006, 07:30 AM	#5
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	I'd like a nickel for every time I've heard that story. Guys at work, offering their kids $15k to $30k, for getting their life on track, only to be rebuffed in favor of the big wedding. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

06-12-2006, 09:28 AM	#6
Trilby Slattern of the Swail Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 15,654	the place looks postively killer! Wow! jealous, jealous me __________________ 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

06-13-2006, 09:20 PM	#8
footfootfoot To shreds, you say? Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: in the house and on the street-how many, many feet we meet! Posts: 18,449	I'd take the 15-30k, buy mint milanos, and I frickin love hawaiian punch. As for Oystermouth, I hear gargling with lemon juice takes care of that. Really beautiful place though, your daughter must be a romantic. Have fun over there, plastic be damned! __________________ The internet is a hateful stew of vomit you can never take completely seriously. - Her Fobs

06-11-2006, 10:42 PM	#2
skysidhe ~~Life is either a daring adventure or nothing.~~ Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 6,828	yay for you! If you have the money to spend , spend it and don't be irked. Yes, no dammed way you could miss it!! Bring LOTS of pictures. I am sincerly thrilled for you.

06-13-2006, 06:13 PM	#7
DanaC We have to go back, Kate! Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Yorkshire Posts: 25,964	Ooooh. Looks gorgeous.

06-16-2006, 06:19 AM	#10
Sundae polaroid of perfection Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 24,185	That certainly is a beautiful place for a wedding! Make sure she has a photographer who is familiar with the location, so that he knows the best place for photos. London tourist tips are well covered on all sorts of websites - the off-the-beaten track places I could suggest wouldn't be worthwhile on a tight schedule. Definitely go on the London Eye. The better the day, the better the experience, but even on a dull day it's a wonderful sensation to be on a feat of modern engineering that dwarfs the Houses of Parliament and Big Ben below. Check out London.walks.com if you don't mind pounding the pavement. Even my parents (both brought up in London) discovered things when they came to see me & we decided to play tourist. I can't think of any reason your trip would involve coming to Leicester, but if you did I'd be happy to buy you a couple of pints of Stella & treat you to the best Southern Indian All-You-Can-Eat buffet this side of Chennai. Can't say fairer than that.

07-09-2006, 03:36 PM	#11
MaggieL in the Hour of Scampering Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Jeffersonville PA (15 mi NW of Philadelphia) Posts: 4,060	Posting from London tonight. The wedding was spectacular; more photos to follow soon. __________________ "Neither can his Mind be thought to be in Tune,whose words do jarre; nor his reason In frame, whose sentence is preposterous..." Last edited by MaggieL; 07-09-2006 at 03:51 PM.

07-09-2006, 03:51 PM	#12
Ibby erika Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: "the high up north" Posts: 6,127	If I had money I would pay you to snap some shots of Heddon Street for me. __________________ not really back, you didn't see me, i was never here shhhhhh

07-09-2006, 04:04 PM	#14
MaggieL in the Hour of Scampering Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Jeffersonville PA (15 mi NW of Philadelphia) Posts: 4,060	Oh...my actual plans for tomorrow are: walk from Kings Crioss to th ePier at embankment, take the water taxi down the Thames from there to Greenwich, then to the Observatory and maybe the Maritime Museum....then boat back to embankment; I have a ticket for Blue Man Group at the New London Theater tomorrow night. Then fly home the next morning... I'm trying to attach pix but nothings happening; I think I may be up against a quota. __________________ "Neither can his Mind be thought to be in Tune,whose words do jarre; nor his reason In frame, whose sentence is preposterous..."

07-09-2006, 04:13 PM	#15
Ibby erika Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: "the high up north" Posts: 6,127	Heddon Street is about two blocks away from Piccadilly Circus. It's something of a holy spot to Ziggy fans, it's the street that the album photos for TRaFoZSatSfM were taken. __________________ not really back, you didn't see me, i was never here shhhhhh

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