Fings ta doo in Lahndahn

[GrumpyGregry]

There's an imprsssionist exhibition on at the Tate if that's your thing

Carnaby and Regent streets also have good lights if you're that way

Christmas market thingy on the south bank if you're looking for Gluhwein

right up tlh's street.

 

[GrumpyGregry]

What's that got to do with sightseeing in central London?
I'll hazard a guess that @GrumpyGregry is going to get the train from Horsham and then use public transport

Correct, train to London Bridge, walk to the Monument and then go on from there.

 

[GrumpyGregry]

Cycle along the embankment, get annoyed by the delays through Parliament Square, then past Buckingham palace and through Hyde Park (is the winter wonderland there again?) and dock near Marble arch for Oxford Street.

tlh no ride in Lahndahn. And certainly not in winter!

 

[Racing roadkill]

Ride the mail rail system.

https://www.postalmuseum.org/discover/attractions/mail-rail-ride/

Go on a duck tour.


https://www.londonducktours.co.uk/

Have one of the superb ales / beers at the Wenlock Arms, in front of a real fire.

http://wenlockarms.com/

Go to Look Mum no hands for a bite to eat, and watch some cycling.

http://www.lookmumnohands.com/

That should be good for a day out in Laaaaandan.

 

[Racing roadkill]

And remember that it’s often quicker to walk from place to place, than to use the tube constantly, you’d be surprised how close some things are to each other, that take a chunk of time if you tube between them.

 

[vickster]

tlh no ride in Lahndahn. And certainly not in winter!

what's tlh?

 

[mjr]

And remember that it’s often quicker to walk from place to place, than to use the tube constantly, you’d be surprised how close some things are to each other, that take a chunk of time if you tube between them.

It also lets you keep your winter coat on, instead of having to choose between the vulnerable experience of disrobing on the tube and melting in too warm clothes (at least on the tube lines - some sections of the cut-and-cover lines can get a bit nippy). Cycling is often tons quicker, even after faffing with the docks.

 

[mjr]

what's tlh?

I'm really hoping it's not "Thick Lower Half" https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=TLH

 

[Shadow]

what's tlh?

tlh=the lovely helen; aka mrs greg.

 

[Shadow]

I was going to suggest a boris bike ride between a couple of places but that is now obvs not on the agenda.

My suggestion if you are going to Oxford St is to visit the Wallace Collection. One of the best museums in the smoke, highly underrated, incredibly varied, rarely jam-packed and free! Do not try to see the whole thing, decide what interest you most of the various sections and concentrate on those.

 

[Shadow]

The daughter of a distant rellie has just returned to the great white north having spent 2 years in the smoke and she spent almost every waking moment while not at work visiting 'sights' - mindful of Jonson's (I think it was he) dictum. She intends to publish her findings in a book, so it will be a minimum of 365 entries. This is obvs not soon enough for you Greg, nor is the notice you gave us!

 

[GrumpyGregry]

tlh=the lovely helen; aka mrs greg.

Shadow knows.

 

[GrumpyGregry]

Ride the mail rail system.

https://www.postalmuseum.org/discover/attractions/mail-rail-ride/

Go on a duck tour.


https://www.londonducktours.co.uk/

Have one of the superb ales / beers at the Wenlock Arms, in front of a real fire.

http://wenlockarms.com/

Go to Look Mum no hands for a bite to eat, and watch some cycling.

http://www.lookmumnohands.com/

That should be good for a day out in Laaaaandan.

Have done three from four of those.

Dukw water based tours are sadly no more....

 

[GrumpyGregry]

It also lets you keep your winter coat on, instead of having to choose between the vulnerable experience of disrobing on the tube and melting in too warm clothes (at least on the tube lines - some sections of the cut-and-cover lines can get a bit nippy). Cycling is often tons quicker, even after faffing with the docks.

I find the blood curdling screams and the constant "I'm getting off and walking" to mean the boris bike becomes a complete encumbrance in town with tlh. And I think I still have the bruises from our only tandem foray there.

 

[mjr]

I find the blood curdling screams and the constant "I'm getting off and walking" to mean the boris bike becomes a complete encumbrance in town with tlh.

Even sticking to the new superhighways? Wow