> I think you have to pay a couple of quid to use the loo unless you're a
    > Harrods account holder or if you've eaten in one of their restaurants.
    > Elise
    > And don't forget to dress smart - blue jeans and trainers and they won't
let
    > you in !

That was a joke, right? I never had trouble getting in wearing
jeans/trainers/m'cycle jacket.
Maybe they just don't like you ;-)
Tim.

vjc wrote:
    >
    > Barbara Vaughan blurted:
    >
    > >I would suggest that the National Gallery instead of the National
    > >Portrait Gallery, or at least in addition to the latter. The National
    > >Gallery is one of the world's finest museums.
    >
    > OH no, I'd always go to the Portrait Gallery - more time and room to
    > appreciate the artworks, and downstairs always has hands on exhibits
    > that are beautifully done. Compare to the herds of tours and art
    > students clogging up the National Gallery, but never really looking at
    > anything (the IMpressionists rooms being the worst example.)

I didn't find any of these herds clogging up the National Gallery when
we were there in November. It is a beautiful museum with a world-class
collection, and one of the best-lit museums I've ever seen.

Barbara

    > Really? Isn't the CI housed in a 1960s' tower block in Kensington?

Possibly. I'm studying international-affairs at college now and they had
some information which would help.

    > > * The Museum Of
    > Hey: if you're forgetting which one it's supposed to be, that says
    > "too many museums"!!

Kidding? There's a museum by that name near the Oxo Tower, from what I've
read. I liked the idea of its randomness.

    > It's a long way to go for a short visit. I can't imagine anyone
    > spending more than half an hour there, unless you're a druid or a New

Yes, thanks.

    > How many months do you plan to spend in order to visit all this stuff?

Two weeks, and it is a wish-list that we're whittling down. We dropped
things like Madame Tussaud's before ever coming here...

    > I don't know if Speaker's Corner is worth it - the speakers resemble
    > people who've just got out of the loony bin more than firebrand
    > political agitators.

Excellent.

In article , Miss
L.Toe writes
    >And don't forget to dress smart - blue jeans and trainers and they won't let
    >you in !


Is this really so? I though it was just shorts and singlets they
objected to.
--
Marie Lewis

"Marie Lewis" wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
    > In article , Miss
    > L.Toe writes
    > >And don't forget to dress smart - blue jeans and trainers and they won't
let
    > >you in !
    > Is this really so? I though it was just shorts and singlets they
    > objected to.
    > --
    > Marie Lewis

Maybe they have relaxed the rules recently, but I'd still advise the OP to
dress reasonably smart - you get much better attention from the sales staff
then, and thats half the fun of the place - pretending to be super rich.
Especially if two of you go and one plays the role of really keen to buy
something big on the spot but the other eventually persuades the first to
wait and think. (But I'm just cruel to people).

Somerset House, for the buildings, court yard and Thameside
coffee shops, plus the art exhibitions at Courtaulds.

Marie Lewis wrote:
    >
    > In article , Miss
    > L.Toe writes
    > >And don't forget to dress smart - blue jeans and trainers and they won't let
    > >you in !
    >
    > Is this really so? I though it was just shorts and singlets they
    > objected to.

I heard of a family whose teenaged daughter was refused entrance because
she was wearing jeans with a rip in the leg. (The rip was part of the
design, not the result of wear.)

Barbara

"Miss L.Toe" wrote:
    >
    > "Marie Lewis" wrote in message
    > news:[email protected]...
    > > In article , Miss
    > > L.Toe writes
    > > >And don't forget to dress smart - blue jeans and trainers and they won't
    > let
    > > >you in !
    > >
    > >
    > > Is this really so? I though it was just shorts and singlets they
    > > objected to.
    > > --
    > > Marie Lewis
    >
    > Maybe they have relaxed the rules recently, but I'd still advise the OP to
    > dress reasonably smart - you get much better attention from the sales staff
    > then, and thats half the fun of the place - pretending to be super rich.

I actually think such a policy is a bit obnoxious. I'd rather shop where
they don't treat the super rich better than the rest of us. But maybe
that's too much to hope for these days.

Barbara

"Barbara Vaughan" wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
    > "Miss L.Toe" wrote:
    > >
    > > "Marie Lewis" wrote in message
    > > news:[email protected]...
    > > > In article , Miss
    > > > L.Toe writes
    > > > >And don't forget to dress smart - blue jeans and trainers and they
won't
    > > let
    > > > >you in !
    > > >
    > > >
    > > > Is this really so? I though it was just shorts and singlets they
    > > > objected to.
    > > > --
    > > > Marie Lewis
    > >
    > > Maybe they have relaxed the rules recently, but I'd still advise the OP
to
    > > dress reasonably smart - you get much better attention from the sales
staff
    > > then, and thats half the fun of the place - pretending to be super rich.
    > I actually think such a policy is a bit obnoxious. I'd rather shop where
    > they don't treat the super rich better than the rest of us. But maybe
    > that's too much to hope for these days.
Agreed - but really Harrods is full of either the super rich (not too many
of those around) or tourists looking for the cheapest thing just so they can
get the carrier bag. So I don't really blame them for trying to track down
those with some real money to spend.

Paul Louis wrote
    > "Fustanella" wrote:
    > >> Add Tower Bridge - I think you can get a tour of the workings.
    > >I did not know that. *ding* Added!
    > Oh, and if you're going to be in the Tower/Tower Bridge area take some
    > time to check out St Katherine Docks (a late lunch would be a good
    > idea, to miss the business lunch rush). Cannes on Thames.

The Design Museum is near there too (Shad Thames); it's not the best
value for money at GBP6 admission but is very good if you like that
sort of thing. Seem to remember the restaurant was nice-but-pricey.

www.designmuseum.org

Owain

...and is crap. I used to work in one of the concrete overlooking
buildings. Its hardly worth the indulgence if you are already there,
let alone a special trip. (about 20m circular).
Dave
    >
    > According to Time Out magazine there's an ice rink at Broadgate Arena
    > near Liverpool Street Station which is open until April.

Assuming you are going for more than a month, this list is fine.
Natural History Museum (next door to V&A). Tate Modern is
excellent.What are the hotels for ? To stay in or admire how Britons
live :-)
Dave

On Thu, 23 Jan 2003 01:28:42 +0000, vjc wrote:

    > "Fustanella" blurted:
    >Okay, I grew up in Wiltshire, so these are the areas I know about -
    >snipped the rest:
    >>* Hampton Court Palace
    >This is easily accessible by tube from London - i wouldn't bother
    >driving there like the others, myself.

Uh, no. Hampton Court is not accessible by Tube. But there is train
service from Waterloo Station.


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