"London is home to six of world's top restaurants"
Apr 25th 2007 | 2:01 am
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Re: "London is home to six of world's top restaurants"
On Wed, 25 Apr 2007 13:47:23 +0100, [email protected] (David Horne, _the_
chancellor (*)) wrote:
>The Reid <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>> On Wed, 25 Apr 2007 12:39:42 +0100, [email protected] (David Horne,
>> _the_ chancellor (*)) wrote:
>>
>> >> if its waiters, it will be a pretty girl from Poland or Lithuania. I
>> >> wonder if all the Spanish waiters, who have now disappeared, are still
>> >> as enthusiastic about the EU?
>> >
>> >Plenty of Spanish waiters around here, and not just Spanish restaurants.
>> >I've often spoken to them in Spanish as a way to get their attention-
>> >i.e. la cuenta!
>>
>> interesting, haven't seen one for a while here.
>
>Manchester is cheaper than London though...
Not many places aren't.
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chancellor (*)) wrote:
>The Reid <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>> On Wed, 25 Apr 2007 12:39:42 +0100, [email protected] (David Horne,
>> _the_ chancellor (*)) wrote:
>>
>> >> if its waiters, it will be a pretty girl from Poland or Lithuania. I
>> >> wonder if all the Spanish waiters, who have now disappeared, are still
>> >> as enthusiastic about the EU?
>> >
>> >Plenty of Spanish waiters around here, and not just Spanish restaurants.
>> >I've often spoken to them in Spanish as a way to get their attention-
>> >i.e. la cuenta!
>>
>> interesting, haven't seen one for a while here.
>
>Manchester is cheaper than London though...
Not many places aren't.
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Apr 25th 2007 | 2:08 am
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Re: "London is home to six of world's top restaurants"
Martin <[email protected]> wrote:
> On Wed, 25 Apr 2007 13:47:23 +0100, [email protected] (David Horne, _the_
> chancellor (*)) wrote:
>
> >The Reid <[email protected]> wrote:
> >
> >> On Wed, 25 Apr 2007 12:39:42 +0100, [email protected] (David Horne,
> >> _the_ chancellor (*)) wrote:
> >>
> >> >> if its waiters, it will be a pretty girl from Poland or Lithuania. I
> >> >> wonder if all the Spanish waiters, who have now disappeared, are still
> >> >> as enthusiastic about the EU?
> >> >
> >> >Plenty of Spanish waiters around here, and not just Spanish restaurants.
> >> >I've often spoken to them in Spanish as a way to get their attention-
> >> >i.e. la cuenta!
> >>
> >> interesting, haven't seen one for a while here.
> >
> >Manchester is cheaper than London though...
>
> Not many places aren't.
True. Oddly, there is less difference in restaurant prices, though there
aren't many really high end ones here like you find in London. Pubs are
much cheaper here though. Not a massive difference in public transport
costs either. I was accosted by some council workers promoting litter
awareness this morning while waiting for the expensive tram for a trip
outside the centre of the city. Boy, they picked the wrong person...
The main cost which affects people living in London (as opposed to
visiting) IMO is housing. I'd have to be extremely wealthy to have the
kind of flat I do here (in Manchester) if I was living almost anywhere
in London. If I had the money, I'd live in London though. It's such a
great city IMO.
--
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> On Wed, 25 Apr 2007 13:47:23 +0100, [email protected] (David Horne, _the_
> chancellor (*)) wrote:
>
> >The Reid <[email protected]> wrote:
> >
> >> On Wed, 25 Apr 2007 12:39:42 +0100, [email protected] (David Horne,
> >> _the_ chancellor (*)) wrote:
> >>
> >> >> if its waiters, it will be a pretty girl from Poland or Lithuania. I
> >> >> wonder if all the Spanish waiters, who have now disappeared, are still
> >> >> as enthusiastic about the EU?
> >> >
> >> >Plenty of Spanish waiters around here, and not just Spanish restaurants.
> >> >I've often spoken to them in Spanish as a way to get their attention-
> >> >i.e. la cuenta!
> >>
> >> interesting, haven't seen one for a while here.
> >
> >Manchester is cheaper than London though...
>
> Not many places aren't.
True. Oddly, there is less difference in restaurant prices, though there
aren't many really high end ones here like you find in London. Pubs are
much cheaper here though. Not a massive difference in public transport
costs either. I was accosted by some council workers promoting litter
awareness this morning while waiting for the expensive tram for a trip
outside the centre of the city. Boy, they picked the wrong person...
The main cost which affects people living in London (as opposed to
visiting) IMO is housing. I'd have to be extremely wealthy to have the
kind of flat I do here (in Manchester) if I was living almost anywhere
in London. If I had the money, I'd live in London though. It's such a
great city IMO.
--
(*) ... of the royal duchy of city south and deansgate
David Horne- http://www.davidhorne.net
(don't email yahoo address) usenet (at) davidhorne (dot) co (dot) uk
Apr 25th 2007 | 2:17 am
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Re: "London is home to six of world's top restaurants"
On Wed, 25 Apr 2007 13:47:24 +0100, [email protected] (David Horne,
_the_ chancellor (*)) wrote:
> but
>> they said "sssss" was OK. I have never heard it in Spain.
>
>Nor have I- I'll ask Oscar, but he's the first to admit there's a heck
>of a lot about Spanish Spanish he doesn't have a clue about.
thanks.
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_the_ chancellor (*)) wrote:
> but
>> they said "sssss" was OK. I have never heard it in Spain.
>
>Nor have I- I'll ask Oscar, but he's the first to admit there's a heck
>of a lot about Spanish Spanish he doesn't have a clue about.
thanks.
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Apr 25th 2007 | 2:20 am
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Re: "London is home to six of world's top restaurants"
On Wed, 25 Apr 2007 15:08:05 +0100, [email protected] (David Horne,
_the_ chancellor (*)) wrote:
>The main cost which affects people living in London (as opposed to
>visiting) IMO is housing. I'd have to be extremely wealthy to have the
>kind of flat I do here (in Manchester) if I was living almost anywhere
>in London. If I had the money, I'd live in London though. It's such a
>great city IMO.
If I had the money Id probably be in Helford but a LOndon riverfront
penthouse would be a nice second best, (you can have chez Reid for 1/2
a million if you like).
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_the_ chancellor (*)) wrote:
>The main cost which affects people living in London (as opposed to
>visiting) IMO is housing. I'd have to be extremely wealthy to have the
>kind of flat I do here (in Manchester) if I was living almost anywhere
>in London. If I had the money, I'd live in London though. It's such a
>great city IMO.
If I had the money Id probably be in Helford but a LOndon riverfront
penthouse would be a nice second best, (you can have chez Reid for 1/2
a million if you like).
--
Mike Reid
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Apr 25th 2007 | 2:23 am
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Re: "London is home to six of world's top restaurants"
The Reid <[email protected]> wrote:
> On Wed, 25 Apr 2007 15:08:05 +0100, [email protected] (David Horne,
> _the_ chancellor (*)) wrote:
>
> >The main cost which affects people living in London (as opposed to
> >visiting) IMO is housing. I'd have to be extremely wealthy to have the
> >kind of flat I do here (in Manchester) if I was living almost anywhere
> >in London. If I had the money, I'd live in London though. It's such a
> >great city IMO.
>
> If I had the money Id probably be in Helford but a LOndon riverfront
> penthouse would be a nice second best, (you can have chez Reid for 1/2
> a million if you like).
If I had the money, I'd have a London riverfront property _and_ a nice
cottage somewhere rural, but walking distance (2 miles would be fine) to
a train station. That might help answer another question you had
recently...
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> On Wed, 25 Apr 2007 15:08:05 +0100, [email protected] (David Horne,
> _the_ chancellor (*)) wrote:
>
> >The main cost which affects people living in London (as opposed to
> >visiting) IMO is housing. I'd have to be extremely wealthy to have the
> >kind of flat I do here (in Manchester) if I was living almost anywhere
> >in London. If I had the money, I'd live in London though. It's such a
> >great city IMO.
>
> If I had the money Id probably be in Helford but a LOndon riverfront
> penthouse would be a nice second best, (you can have chez Reid for 1/2
> a million if you like).
If I had the money, I'd have a London riverfront property _and_ a nice
cottage somewhere rural, but walking distance (2 miles would be fine) to
a train station. That might help answer another question you had
recently...
--
(*) ... of the royal duchy of city south and deansgate
David Horne- http://www.davidhorne.net
(don't email yahoo address) usenet (at) davidhorne (dot) co (dot) uk
Apr 25th 2007 | 2:23 am
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Re: "London is home to six of world's top restaurants"
"David Horne, _the_ chancellor (*)" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:1hx4sfv.14gb4fp7l5xu0N%[email protected]...
> True. Oddly, there is less difference in restaurant prices, though there
> aren't many really high end ones here like you find in London.
I find the 'high end' restaurants in London often don't deliver the sort of
wonderful food you expect because they're far too busy being fashionable.
They also come with rude staff, long waits and uncomfortable chairs that
look very nice.
I'll stick with the sort of provincial restaurant where the boss talks to
his customers and the food tastes good, even if they are cheaper and the
decor is straight out of a Milan design house...
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Barbeques on fire by the chalets past the castle headland
I watched the gift shops glitter in the darkness off the Newborough gate
All these moments will be lost in time, like icecream on the beach
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news:1hx4sfv.14gb4fp7l5xu0N%[email protected]...
> True. Oddly, there is less difference in restaurant prices, though there
> aren't many really high end ones here like you find in London.
I find the 'high end' restaurants in London often don't deliver the sort of
wonderful food you expect because they're far too busy being fashionable.
They also come with rude staff, long waits and uncomfortable chairs that
look very nice.
I'll stick with the sort of provincial restaurant where the boss talks to
his customers and the food tastes good, even if they are cheaper and the
decor is straight out of a Milan design house...
--
William Black
I've seen things you people wouldn't believe.
Barbeques on fire by the chalets past the castle headland
I watched the gift shops glitter in the darkness off the Newborough gate
All these moments will be lost in time, like icecream on the beach
Time for tea.
Apr 25th 2007 | 2:25 am
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William Black <[email protected]> wrote:
> "David Horne, _the_ chancellor (*)" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:1hx4sfv.14gb4fp7l5xu0N%[email protected]...
>
> > True. Oddly, there is less difference in restaurant prices, though there
> > aren't many really high end ones here like you find in London.
>
> I find the 'high end' restaurants in London often don't deliver the sort of
> wonderful food you expect because they're far too busy being fashionable.
I would confess I've never been to a high end restaurant there. I'm
tempted by Ramsay's though, and will probably go there on a special
occasion.
--
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> "David Horne, _the_ chancellor (*)" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:1hx4sfv.14gb4fp7l5xu0N%[email protected]...
>
> > True. Oddly, there is less difference in restaurant prices, though there
> > aren't many really high end ones here like you find in London.
>
> I find the 'high end' restaurants in London often don't deliver the sort of
> wonderful food you expect because they're far too busy being fashionable.
I would confess I've never been to a high end restaurant there. I'm
tempted by Ramsay's though, and will probably go there on a special
occasion.
--
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David Horne- http://www.davidhorne.net
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Apr 25th 2007 | 2:32 am
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Re: "London is home to six of world's top restaurants"
In article <[email protected]>, The Reid
<[email protected]> wrote:
> On Wed, 25 Apr 2007 15:08:05 +0100, [email protected] (David Horne,
> _the_ chancellor (*)) wrote:
>
> >The main cost which affects people living in London (as opposed to
> >visiting) IMO is housing. I'd have to be extremely wealthy to have the
> >kind of flat I do here (in Manchester) if I was living almost anywhere
> >in London. If I had the money, I'd live in London though. It's such a
> >great city IMO.
>
> If I had the money Id probably be in Helford but a LOndon riverfront
> penthouse would be a nice second best
I have long found it curious why it took so long for riverfront
development of high end housing to flourish in London....
jay
Wed Apr 25, 2007
mailto:[email protected]
> , (you can have chez Reid for 1/2
> a million if you like).
<[email protected]> wrote:
> On Wed, 25 Apr 2007 15:08:05 +0100, [email protected] (David Horne,
> _the_ chancellor (*)) wrote:
>
> >The main cost which affects people living in London (as opposed to
> >visiting) IMO is housing. I'd have to be extremely wealthy to have the
> >kind of flat I do here (in Manchester) if I was living almost anywhere
> >in London. If I had the money, I'd live in London though. It's such a
> >great city IMO.
>
> If I had the money Id probably be in Helford but a LOndon riverfront
> penthouse would be a nice second best
I have long found it curious why it took so long for riverfront
development of high end housing to flourish in London....
jay
Wed Apr 25, 2007
mailto:[email protected]
> , (you can have chez Reid for 1/2
> a million if you like).
Apr 25th 2007 | 2:36 am
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Go Fig <[email protected]> wrote:
> In article <[email protected]>, The Reid
> <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> > On Wed, 25 Apr 2007 15:08:05 +0100, [email protected] (David Horne,
> > _the_ chancellor (*)) wrote:
> >
> > >The main cost which affects people living in London (as opposed to
> > >visiting) IMO is housing. I'd have to be extremely wealthy to have the
> > >kind of flat I do here (in Manchester) if I was living almost anywhere
> > >in London. If I had the money, I'd live in London though. It's such a
> > >great city IMO.
> >
> > If I had the money Id probably be in Helford but a LOndon riverfront
> > penthouse would be a nice second best
>
>
> I have long found it curious why it took so long for riverfront
> development of high end housing to flourish in London....
It's been around for two decades.
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> In article <[email protected]>, The Reid
> <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> > On Wed, 25 Apr 2007 15:08:05 +0100, [email protected] (David Horne,
> > _the_ chancellor (*)) wrote:
> >
> > >The main cost which affects people living in London (as opposed to
> > >visiting) IMO is housing. I'd have to be extremely wealthy to have the
> > >kind of flat I do here (in Manchester) if I was living almost anywhere
> > >in London. If I had the money, I'd live in London though. It's such a
> > >great city IMO.
> >
> > If I had the money Id probably be in Helford but a LOndon riverfront
> > penthouse would be a nice second best
>
>
> I have long found it curious why it took so long for riverfront
> development of high end housing to flourish in London....
It's been around for two decades.
--
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Apr 25th 2007 | 2:50 am
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In article <1hx4tzt.1ultytjsxv4dmN%[email protected]>, David Horne,
_the_ chancellor (*) <[email protected]> wrote:
> Go Fig <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> > In article <[email protected]>, The Reid
> > <[email protected]> wrote:
> >
> > > On Wed, 25 Apr 2007 15:08:05 +0100, [email protected] (David Horne,
> > > _the_ chancellor (*)) wrote:
> > >
> > > >The main cost which affects people living in London (as opposed to
> > > >visiting) IMO is housing. I'd have to be extremely wealthy to have the
> > > >kind of flat I do here (in Manchester) if I was living almost anywhere
> > > >in London. If I had the money, I'd live in London though. It's such a
> > > >great city IMO.
> > >
> > > If I had the money Id probably be in Helford but a LOndon riverfront
> > > penthouse would be a nice second best
> >
> >
> > I have long found it curious why it took so long for riverfront
> > development of high end housing to flourish in London....
>
> It's been around for two decades.
Yet there is still quite a lot of riverfront space that has no
development on it.
jay
Wed Apr 25, 2007
mailto:[email protected]
_the_ chancellor (*) <[email protected]> wrote:
> Go Fig <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> > In article <[email protected]>, The Reid
> > <[email protected]> wrote:
> >
> > > On Wed, 25 Apr 2007 15:08:05 +0100, [email protected] (David Horne,
> > > _the_ chancellor (*)) wrote:
> > >
> > > >The main cost which affects people living in London (as opposed to
> > > >visiting) IMO is housing. I'd have to be extremely wealthy to have the
> > > >kind of flat I do here (in Manchester) if I was living almost anywhere
> > > >in London. If I had the money, I'd live in London though. It's such a
> > > >great city IMO.
> > >
> > > If I had the money Id probably be in Helford but a LOndon riverfront
> > > penthouse would be a nice second best
> >
> >
> > I have long found it curious why it took so long for riverfront
> > development of high end housing to flourish in London....
>
> It's been around for two decades.
Yet there is still quite a lot of riverfront space that has no
development on it.
jay
Wed Apr 25, 2007
mailto:[email protected]
Apr 25th 2007 | 3:19 am
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On Wed, 25 Apr 2007 15:23:13 +0100, [email protected] (David Horne,
_the_ chancellor (*)) wrote:
>> If I had the money Id probably be in Helford but a LOndon riverfront
>> penthouse would be a nice second best, (you can have chez Reid for 1/2
>> a million if you like).
>
>If I had the money, I'd have a London riverfront property _and_ a nice
>cottage somewhere rural, but walking distance (2 miles would be fine) to
>a train station. That might help answer another question you had
>recently...
heh heh heh. No train station in 2 miles of Helford, theres a ferry
across the passage and walkable pubs in two directions. Probably 5
mile walk to a decent sized shop?
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_the_ chancellor (*)) wrote:
>> If I had the money Id probably be in Helford but a LOndon riverfront
>> penthouse would be a nice second best, (you can have chez Reid for 1/2
>> a million if you like).
>
>If I had the money, I'd have a London riverfront property _and_ a nice
>cottage somewhere rural, but walking distance (2 miles would be fine) to
>a train station. That might help answer another question you had
>recently...
heh heh heh. No train station in 2 miles of Helford, theres a ferry
across the passage and walkable pubs in two directions. Probably 5
mile walk to a decent sized shop?
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Apr 25th 2007 | 3:20 am
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On Wed, 25 Apr 2007 07:50:16 -0700, Go Fig <[email protected]> wrote:
>> It's been around for two decades.
>
>Yet there is still quite a lot of riverfront space that has no
>development on it.
What? Richmond Park?
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>> It's been around for two decades.
>
>Yet there is still quite a lot of riverfront space that has no
>development on it.
What? Richmond Park?
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Apr 25th 2007 | 3:21 am
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On Wed, 25 Apr 2007 14:23:30 GMT, "William Black"
<[email protected]> wrote:
>I find the 'high end' restaurants in London often don't deliver the sort of
>wonderful food you expect because they're far too busy being fashionable.
>
>They also come with rude staff, long waits and uncomfortable chairs that
>look very nice.
Rude staff? Nowhere high end ive been. None of that relects my
expereince of high end restros.
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<[email protected]> wrote:
>I find the 'high end' restaurants in London often don't deliver the sort of
>wonderful food you expect because they're far too busy being fashionable.
>
>They also come with rude staff, long waits and uncomfortable chairs that
>look very nice.
Rude staff? Nowhere high end ive been. None of that relects my
expereince of high end restros.
--
Mike Reid
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Apr 25th 2007 | 3:24 am
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On Wed, 25 Apr 2007 15:25:29 +0100, [email protected] (David Horne,
_the_ chancellor (*)) wrote:
>I would confess I've never been to a high end restaurant there. I'm
>tempted by Ramsay's though, and will probably go there on a special
>occasion.
Ramsay is probably the best for "real" food. I'm not sure about
Gavaroche, keep considering it. The Ivy is of course excellent for
comfort food and all round pleasantness, if you can get a table.
I don't see any difference between high end London and provincial
restros, L'enclume could be in London once you are inside.
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_the_ chancellor (*)) wrote:
>I would confess I've never been to a high end restaurant there. I'm
>tempted by Ramsay's though, and will probably go there on a special
>occasion.
Ramsay is probably the best for "real" food. I'm not sure about
Gavaroche, keep considering it. The Ivy is of course excellent for
comfort food and all round pleasantness, if you can get a table.
I don't see any difference between high end London and provincial
restros, L'enclume could be in London once you are inside.
--
Mike Reid
UK walking, food, photos "http://www.fellwalk.co.uk" <-- you can email us@ this site
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Apr 25th 2007 | 3:33 am
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Re: "London is home to six of world's top restaurants"
Go Fig <[email protected]> wrote:
> In article <1hx4tzt.1ultytjsxv4dmN%[email protected]>, David Horne,
> _the_ chancellor (*) <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> > Go Fig <[email protected]> wrote:
> >
> > > In article <[email protected]>, The Reid
> > > <[email protected]> wrote:
> > >
> > > > On Wed, 25 Apr 2007 15:08:05 +0100, [email protected] (David Horne,
> > > > _the_ chancellor (*)) wrote:
> > > >
> > > > >The main cost which affects people living in London (as opposed to
> > > > >visiting) IMO is housing. I'd have to be extremely wealthy to have the
> > > > >kind of flat I do here (in Manchester) if I was living almost anywhere
> > > > >in London. If I had the money, I'd live in London though. It's such a
> > > > >great city IMO.
> > > >
> > > > If I had the money Id probably be in Helford but a LOndon riverfront
> > > > penthouse would be a nice second best
> > >
> > >
> > > I have long found it curious why it took so long for riverfront
> > > development of high end housing to flourish in London....
> >
> > It's been around for two decades.
>
> Yet there is still quite a lot of riverfront space that has no
> development on it.
So? There are very few places I can think of where the entire riverfront
has been developed. Point is that the development there is not new at
all- it goes back a few decades. There are still some spots along the
Thames not turned into flats, sure.
--
(*) ... of the royal duchy of city south and deansgate
David Horne- http://www.davidhorne.net
(don't email yahoo address) usenet (at) davidhorne (dot) co (dot) uk
> In article <1hx4tzt.1ultytjsxv4dmN%[email protected]>, David Horne,
> _the_ chancellor (*) <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> > Go Fig <[email protected]> wrote:
> >
> > > In article <[email protected]>, The Reid
> > > <[email protected]> wrote:
> > >
> > > > On Wed, 25 Apr 2007 15:08:05 +0100, [email protected] (David Horne,
> > > > _the_ chancellor (*)) wrote:
> > > >
> > > > >The main cost which affects people living in London (as opposed to
> > > > >visiting) IMO is housing. I'd have to be extremely wealthy to have the
> > > > >kind of flat I do here (in Manchester) if I was living almost anywhere
> > > > >in London. If I had the money, I'd live in London though. It's such a
> > > > >great city IMO.
> > > >
> > > > If I had the money Id probably be in Helford but a LOndon riverfront
> > > > penthouse would be a nice second best
> > >
> > >
> > > I have long found it curious why it took so long for riverfront
> > > development of high end housing to flourish in London....
> >
> > It's been around for two decades.
>
> Yet there is still quite a lot of riverfront space that has no
> development on it.
So? There are very few places I can think of where the entire riverfront
has been developed. Point is that the development there is not new at
all- it goes back a few decades. There are still some spots along the
Thames not turned into flats, sure.
--
(*) ... of the royal duchy of city south and deansgate
David Horne- http://www.davidhorne.net
(don't email yahoo address) usenet (at) davidhorne (dot) co (dot) uk
