Harvey V wrote:

    > On Thu, 23 Jan 2003 22:39:40 GMT, Peter J Lusby wrote
    > > vjc wrote:
    > >> Calloo!
    > >
    > > Callay!
    > Which was engraved on Mary's(?) heart and now sells oceans of cheap
    > booze to day-trippers.......

No, this isn't Jabberwoggy.

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Peter J Lusby
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On Thu, 23 Jan 2003 23:29:02 GMT, Peter J Lusby wrote

    >
    >
    > Harvey V wrote:
    >
    >> On Thu, 23 Jan 2003 22:39:40 GMT, Peter J Lusby wrote
    >>> vjc wrote:
    >>
    >>>> Calloo!
    >>>
    >>> Callay!
    >>
    >> Which was engraved on Mary's(?) heart and now sells oceans of cheap
    >> booze to day-trippers.......
    >
    > No, this isn't Jabberwoggy.



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Dave Hatunen writes:
    > The Imperial War Museum Air Museum at Duxford is a must.

Just to make it clear: Duxford is near Cambridge, not London. What *is*
in London is the RAF Museum, on the old Hendon air base.
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    > Harvey V wrote:
    >On Thu, 23 Jan 2003 17:18:46 GMT, Barbara Vaughan wrote
    >> "Miss L.Toe" wrote:
    >-snip re: Harrod's-
    >>> 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.

You mean to say that you'd consider "buying" something at Harrods????
Aside from a small little token?
I'd rather treat Harrods as "just another amusing place to visit"...
The quality is good, but the prices are just too outrageous!
And they have wonderful displays, but they won't allow you to take
pictures, that's a shame. They do sell a couple postcards of place,
but it doesn't show all the wonderful ceilings... and of course, none
of the current displays.

And how often were you planning on using that Harrods-brand tea pot...
or sweat shirt???

I do enjoy a couple of the fresh food items, as a treat.
I found the thought that they have pay-toilets to be amusing... what
are they thinking? That the loo is a national treasure
The pay-loos is almost as amusing as their regulation that says you
can bring in your backpack, but you can't carry it on your shoulder.

- - - - other places to visit....
I do agree that the Science Museum is wonderful!
The Shakespeare Glode Tour (and show) are great, but don't miss the
Rose Theatre around the corner for a bit of history!
The Golden Hind (ship) nearby has a great tour, if you're interested
in history and walking stooped over

221B Baker Street is a nice re-creation!

Mad Tussaud's wasn't all that great shakes, but a good place to get
out of the rain. There were a couple heard I'd hoped to see, and there
were even name-plates for the people... but the heads were missing.
Like Bob Hope. And when I asked about it, the staff shrugged and
didn't have a clue where he'd gotten to!

The Tate Modern was a hot house (high humidity, not 'good/hot'), which
is a rotten environment for works of art. And it's hard to get find
anything interesting in some place that's muggy!

The V&A is a wonderfu museuml!!!

Oh, by the way, did the original poster mention preferences &
interests?

Portobello & Camden Town Open Air Markets are fun! And very different
in styles.

How touristy do you want to get? How many or what flavor of museums do
you want to see?

The Southwark Church is small but interesting.

Fustanella wrote:
    >
    > > Calloo!
    >
    > Callay, callay.

You could do a day trip there too and have some burgers [sic].

In article , [email protected]
writes
    >I found the thought that they have pay-toilets to be amusing... what
    >are they thinking? That the loo is a national treasure
    >The pay-loos is almost as amusing as their regulation that says you
    >can bring in your backpack, but you can't carry it on your shoulder.


There are reasons for both.

The loos are very lovely (the ladies' at any rate) and have free
supplies of expensive perfumes, etc.

If you eat or drink in any of the cafes or restaurants you get a free
admission ticket to the loos. I have a Harrods account so I use the
card then hand it on to anyone I am with.

And yes, I do buy things in Harrods. Their perfumes and cosmetics, for
example, are no dearer than anywhere else.

The reason for not carrying a backpack on one's shoulder is, as any
teacher will tell you, that they become offensive weapons, knocking into
people and displays. You may be very careful not to, but many others
are careless about this.

Incidentally, the same rule applies at Scotty's Castle in Death Valley.


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On Thu, 23 Jan 2003 17:06:26 GMT, [email protected] (Irwell) wrote:

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

The coffee shops really aren't much to write home about. Though there
is quite a good one just over Waterloo Bridge Road from Somerset
House.
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On Thu, 23 Jan 2003 22:07:16 GMT, Harvey V
wrote:

    >On Thu, 23 Jan 2003 21:31:31 GMT, Irwell wrote
    >> On Thu, 23 Jan 2003 20:26:10 +0000, vjc
    >> wrote:
    >
    >>> Which is why I already apologised for over-reacting to your
    >>> initial post a few hours ago. What are you seeking, here?
    >> THE LAST BLOODY WORD!!!!!
    >In the OED (first edition), that'd be Zxyt -- an obsolete Kentish word
    >for "sight".

I think that's how they still spell it in Zomerzet.
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    > Yes, Fustanella does seem to be possibly the most clued up tourist
    > ever to visit these shores, I think! :¬)

*curtsey*

    > You could do a day trip there too and have some burgers [sic].

Arr Oh Tee Eff comma Ell.

[email protected] blurted:

    >221B Baker Street is a nice re-creation!

Wasn't it fictional? Would make it a vreation, I suppose, or at least
a concretisation ..... anyway, what I meant to ask, was - what
exactlly is it?
-
vanessa

Rasputin used to keep a small tabby kitten in the
shelter of his beard. This bizarre relationship
came about when Rasputin was doing work experience
in a cattery.

Peter J Lusby blurted:

    >> >No. I'm trying to leacture you on the nature of the medium you don't
    >> >seem to udnerstand.
    >> Gooaud fuer yuo.
    >Shood eye now lecher hymn on how to youse a speling cheker?

I daont thonk ouy shud leckchur nowan, hees nat thot wee inkliyiend
-
vanessa

Rasputin used to keep a small tabby kitten in the
shelter of his beard. This bizarre relationship
came about when Rasputin was doing work experience
in a cattery.

[email protected] (Paul Louis) blurted:

    >On Thu, 23 Jan 2003 17:06:26 GMT, [email protected] (Irwell) wrote:
    >>Somerset House, for the buildings, court yard and Thameside
    >>coffee shops, plus the art exhibitions at Courtaulds.
    >The coffee shops really aren't much to write home about. Though there
    >is quite a good one just over Waterloo Bridge Road from Somerset
    >House.

Noooo, all the serving staff there are gone went mental defective!

"Can I have some cake, please?"
"Cake..?"
"Yes, some cake please. Taht one, there."
"ca......?"
"Some cake. CAN I HAVE SOME CAKE. PLease. I;d like that one."
[shakes head]
"You want c......offee."
-
vanessa

Rasputin used to keep a small tabby kitten in the
shelter of his beard. This bizarre relationship
came about when Rasputin was doing work experience
in a cattery.

vjc wrote:
    > [email protected] blurted:
    >>221B Baker Street is a nice re-creation!
    >Wasn't it fictional? Would make it a vreation, I suppose, or at least
    >a concretisation ..... anyway, what I meant to ask, was - what
    >exactlly is it?
    >vanessa

It is a building that got it's address modified so that it matches
Holmes' fictional address. The true 221 Baker Street is a corner
building, that had a financial institution in it. The location of this
museum to fiction is, I believe, a former residence of Sir Doyle. And
it has been restored to a victorian style home, with a lot
modifications to match descriptions of Holmes' home.

[email protected] wrote

    > The location of this
    > museum to fiction is, I believe, a former residence of Sir Doyle.



That'll be "Sir Arthur", which is the correct form - the surname is only
used for peers, for example Lord Archer *spit*.



Ian