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From: Hatunen on 22 Apr 2008 18:14 On Tue, 22 Apr 2008 22:30:30 +0200, Martin <me(a)address.invalid> wrote: >If William means Cliffords Tower is the centre it might cause problems. It might baffle someone new to York, being up on that little hill by itself. Maybe the Shambles of Old Jorvik for the "centre"... -- ************* DAVE HATUNEN (hatunen(a)cox.net) ************* * Tucson Arizona, out where the cacti grow * * My typos & mispellings are intentional copyright traps *
From: Hatunen on 22 Apr 2008 18:40 On Tue, 22 Apr 2008 15:14:16 -0700, Hatunen <hatunen(a)cox.net> wrote: >On Tue, 22 Apr 2008 22:30:30 +0200, Martin <me(a)address.invalid> >wrote: > > >>If William means Cliffords Tower is the centre it might cause problems. > >It might baffle someone new to York, being up on that little hill >by itself. > >Maybe the Shambles of Old Jorvik for the "centre"... Let me try that again: Maybe the Shambles OR Old Jorvik for the "centre"... -- ************* DAVE HATUNEN (hatunen(a)cox.net) ************* * Tucson Arizona, out where the cacti grow * * My typos & mispellings are intentional copyright traps *
From: Gareth on 23 Apr 2008 07:51 On 22 Apr, 00:58, Buena <bonbon.mont...(a)gmail.com> wrote: > 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...- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - Can I put in a word for Chester rather than York? about 2hr45min from London (have to change at Crewe). Not quite so much on the tourist trail and the cathedral isn't as impressive, but the Roman remains and City Walls are.
From: Buena on 23 Apr 2008 17:21
On Apr 23, 6:51 am, Gareth <ghughesa...(a)aol.com> wrote: > On 22 Apr, 00:58, Buena <bonbon.mont...(a)gmail.com> wrote: > > > > > > > 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...- Hide quoted text - > > > - Show quoted text - > > Can I put in a word for Chester rather than York? about 2hr45min from > London (have to change at Crewe). Not quite so much on the tourist > trail and the cathedral isn't as impressive, but the Roman remains and > City Walls are.- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - THANKS THANKS... appreciate it a lot;) Leaving this 13th... :) |