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From: James Silverton on 21 Apr 2008 12:33
Mimi wrote on Mon, 21 Apr 2008 09:23:17 -0700:


M> "Jan" <jan(a)freeinternet.co.uk> wrote in message
M> news:6730d0F2mj408U1(a)mid.individual.net...
??>> Buena wrote:
??>>> Hi Guys,
??>>>
??>>> I am flying to London for 9 days this second week of May.
??>>> I've been to London twice, so I did already all the tours
??>>> around the city. Was planning to visiting some
??>>> neighboring cities nearby London. Any suggestions which
??>>> cities? or attractions? Thanks a lot
??>>
??>> Portsmouth - HMS Victory & Mary Rose
??>>
M> I second Jan's recommendation -- though I don't know how to
M> get there by public transportation

M> Other possibilities:

M> Oxford and Cambridge (colleges, riverside walks, museums
M> in Oxford)
M> Brighton (seashore, the Royal Pavilion)
M> York (the medieval town inside the walls, museums,
M> minster),
M> Bath (Roman baths, Georgian houses and terraces).

M> Do you plan a day trip or will you stay overnight?

I don't know whether you include these in "standard tours" but
have you taken a boat from Westminster and visited Kew Gardens
( a guided walk is very worthwhile) or taken the train to
Hampton Court or Windsor? They are well worth doing if the
weather is good. I would expect that an overnight stay would be
needed for York. I don't know what things are like these days
but I certainly enjoyed visiting Stonehenge and Salisbury.

James Silverton
Potomac, Maryland

E-mail, with obvious alterations:
not.jim.silverton.at.verizon.not

From: Buena on 21 Apr 2008 19:54
On Apr 21, 11:23 am, "Mimi" <j...(a)doe.com> wrote:
> "Jan" <j...(a)freeinternet.co.uk> wrote in message
>
> news:6730d0F2mj408U1(a)mid.individual.net...
>
> > Buena wrote:
> >> Hi Guys,
>
> >> I am flying to London for 9 days this second week of May. I've been to
> >> London twice, so I did already all the tours around the city. Was
> >> planning to visiting some neighboring cities nearby London. Any
> >> suggestions which cities? or attractions? Thanks a lot
>
> > Portsmouth - HMS Victory & Mary Rose
>
> I second Jan's recommendation -- though I don't know how to get there by
> public transportation
>
> Other possibilities:
>
> Oxford and Cambridge (colleges, riverside walks, museums in Oxford)
> Brighton (seashore, the Royal Pavilion)
> York (the medieval town inside the walls, museums, minster),
> Bath (Roman baths, Georgian houses and terraces).
>
> Do you plan a day trip or will you stay overnight?
>
> Marianne

thanks... an overnight stay is possible:)
From: Buena on 21 Apr 2008 19:58
On Apr 21, 11:33 am, "James Silverton" <not.jim.silver...(a)verizon.not>
wrote:
> Mimi wrote on Mon, 21 Apr 2008 09:23:17 -0700:
>
> M> "Jan" <j...(a)freeinternet.co.uk> wrote in message
> M>news:6730d0F2mj408U1(a)mid.individual.net... ??>> Buena wrote:
>
> ??>>> Hi Guys,
> ??>>>
> ??>>> I am flying to London for 9 days this second week of May.
> ??>>> I've been to London twice, so I did already all the tours
> ??>>> around the city. Was planning to visiting some
> ??>>> neighboring cities nearby London. Any suggestions which
> ??>>> cities? or attractions? Thanks a lot
> ??>>
> ??>> Portsmouth - HMS Victory & Mary Rose
> ??>>
> M> I second Jan's recommendation -- though I don't know how to
> M> get there by public transportation
>
> M> Other possibilities:
>
> M> Oxford and Cambridge (colleges, riverside walks, museums
> M> in Oxford)
> M> Brighton (seashore, the Royal Pavilion)
> M> York (the medieval town inside the walls, museums,
> M> minster),
> M> Bath (Roman baths, Georgian houses and terraces).
>
> M> Do you plan a day trip or will you stay overnight?
>
> I don't know whether you include these in "standard tours" but
> have you taken a boat from Westminster and visited Kew Gardens
> ( a guided walk is very worthwhile) or taken the train to
> Hampton Court or Windsor? They are well worth doing if the
> weather is good. I would expect that an overnight stay would be
> needed for York. I don't know what things are like these days
> but I certainly enjoyed visiting Stonehenge and Salisbury.
>
> James Silverton
> Potomac, Maryland
>
> E-mail, with obvious alterations:
> not.jim.silverton.at.verizon.not

How long is York from London? I think i wanna try this one...
From: Mark A.Meggs on 21 Apr 2008 21:31
On Sun, 20 Apr 2008 14:42:32 -0700 (PDT), Buena
<bonbon.montero(a)gmail.com> wrote:

>On Apr 18, 9:08�pm, "Glen" <tengle...(a)hotmail.com> wrote:
>> "Buena" <bonbon.mont...(a)gmail.com> wrote in message
>>
>> news:df17f99b-182a-4cc9-bbc4-898410179e19(a)d1g2000hsg.googlegroups.com...
>>
>> > Hi Guys,
>>
>> > I am flying to London for 9 days this second week of May. I've been to
>> > London twice, so I did already all the tours around the city. Was
>> > planning to visiting some neighboring cities nearby London. Any
>> > suggestions which cities? or attractions? �Thanks a lot
>>
>> I did the Cadbury Chocolate Factory Tour just a short walk from Bournville
>> Railway Station near Birmingham.
>> .http://www.birminghamuk.com/cadburyhistory.htm
>
>thanks a lot... I'll look into this :)

Canterbury and Salisbury are both nice day trips. If you want to do
some walking outside the town, Salisbury's probably better. Don't
know if you hit Greenwich on your other trips - I enjoyed it (enjoyed
Kew too at the other end). I hear St. Albans makes a nice day trip,
but I haven't been there yet. I'll second Oxford, though I haven't
been there yet.

I'm envious! I won't be able to think about going back until the
credit card's paid off.

- Mark
From: Mark A.Meggs on 21 Apr 2008 21:35
On Mon, 21 Apr 2008 09:23:17 -0700, "Mimi" <john(a)doe.com> wrote:

>
>"Jan" <jan(a)freeinternet.co.uk> wrote in message
>news:6730d0F2mj408U1(a)mid.individual.net...
>> Buena wrote:
>>> Hi Guys,
>>>
>>> I am flying to London for 9 days this second week of May. I've been to
>>> London twice, so I did already all the tours around the city. Was
>>> planning to visiting some neighboring cities nearby London. Any
>>> suggestions which cities? or attractions? Thanks a lot
>>
>>
>> Portsmouth - HMS Victory & Mary Rose

>>
>
>I second Jan's recommendation -- though I don't know how to get there by
>public transportation


The train takes you right to the port. I believe from Victoria
station (or was it Waterloo? - one of the south bank stations).


>
>Other possibilities:
>
> Oxford and Cambridge (colleges, riverside walks, museums in Oxford)
> Brighton (seashore, the Royal Pavilion)
> York (the medieval town inside the walls, museums, minster),
> Bath (Roman baths, Georgian houses and terraces).
>
>Do you plan a day trip or will you stay overnight?
>
>Marianne
>

- Mark
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