Tooj 17 Posted August 8, 2014 Share Posted August 8, 2014 Borough Market on a Saturday is far too busy like Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gemmill 34425 Posted August 8, 2014 Share Posted August 8, 2014 You're talking to a man who likes the Sunderland Air Show and the North Yorkshire Show. There's a good chance that Borough Market won't be busy enough . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meenzer 14031 Posted August 11, 2014 Share Posted August 11, 2014 Just booked up for exactly the same December Gran Canaria trip that we did last year (a week earlier this time), since the complex and the town were nice and quiet and the local restaurants were very decent. Officially getting old, I think. CT, London-wise based on my findings from the weekend just gone, I can recommend a stomp around the Olympic park in Stratford if the weather is decent and you fancy going over to that side of town - they've tarted it up nicely post-Games and there's all sorts of kid-friendly goodies dotted around it, like mini-climbing walls and things. Failing that, if you'd rather stay central, you should at the very least go and pay your respects to Thatcher at the National Portrait Gallery. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Gloom 19817 Posted August 11, 2014 Share Posted August 11, 2014 (edited) Just booked up for exactly the same December Gran Canaria trip that we did last year (a week earlier this time), since the complex and the town were nice and quiet and the local restaurants were very decent. Officially getting old, I think. CT, London-wise based on my findings from the weekend just gone, I can recommend a stomp around the Olympic park in Stratford if the weather is decent and you fancy going over to that side of town - they've tarted it up nicely post-Games and there's all sorts of kid-friendly goodies dotted around it, like mini-climbing walls and things. Failing that, if you'd rather stay central, you should at the very least go and pay your respects to Thatcher at the National Portrait Gallery. Nowt wrong with that. I'm off to the same part of Crete I went to last year for a week in September. Edited August 11, 2014 by Dr Gloom Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christmas Tree 3997 Posted August 11, 2014 Author Share Posted August 11, 2014 Just booked up for exactly the same December Gran Canaria trip that we did last year (a week earlier this time), since the complex and the town were nice and quiet and the local restaurants were very decent. Officially getting old, I think. CT, London-wise based on my findings from the weekend just gone, I can recommend a stomp around the Olympic park in Stratford if the weather is decent and you fancy going over to that side of town - they've tarted it up nicely post-Games and there's all sorts of kid-friendly goodies dotted around it, like mini-climbing walls and things. Failing that, if you'd rather stay central, you should at the very least go and pay your respects to Thatcher at the National Portrait Gallery. I can't wind down because I haven't completed my itinerary. Going to have to finish on the train in the morning. Art galleries won't be on it though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christmas Tree 3997 Posted August 12, 2014 Author Share Posted August 12, 2014 Must just say lads and lasses, this apartment we've booked in London is a real find. Roomy, on Leicester square itself, full kitchen with all appliances, free WiFi, free chocolate, nipping clean, soundproof from outside noise and free chocolate. All cheaper than a Travelodge. And free chocolate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Howmanheyman 26789 Posted August 12, 2014 Share Posted August 12, 2014 He's probably taken more pics of his room than the brochure/Web page had in it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meenzer 14031 Posted August 12, 2014 Share Posted August 12, 2014 That's two minutes' walk from the Thatcher portrait. Two minutes' walk! I expect a selfie with your hero at the very least. Hat optional. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Howmanheyman 26789 Posted August 12, 2014 Share Posted August 12, 2014 That's two minutes' walk from the Thatcher portrait. Two minutes' walk! I expect a selfie with your hero at the very least. Hat optional. Couldn't be bothered to walk it, looked at this painting instead. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Park Life 70 Posted August 12, 2014 Share Posted August 12, 2014 In Wolfsburg, Austria (3000m) it's raining and mist all over the place. Nice change from the heat of Croatia. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christmas Tree 3997 Posted August 12, 2014 Author Share Posted August 12, 2014 That's two minutes' walk from the Thatcher portrait. Two minutes' walk! I expect a selfie with your hero at the very least. Hat optional. If it's in that national art place it's not happening. Longest five minutes of my life last time I got dragged in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christmas Tree 3997 Posted August 12, 2014 Author Share Posted August 12, 2014 Our lass is beside herself that 15 feet from our front door is the wok in a box shop. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meenzer 14031 Posted August 12, 2014 Share Posted August 12, 2014 If it's in that national art place it's not happening. Longest five minutes of my life last time I got dragged in. It's at the National Portrait Gallery, as I said about eight posts back. Next-door to but not the same as what I'm assuming must be "that national art place". First floor, near the front. You might have to pass Tony Blair on the way though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christmas Tree 3997 Posted August 12, 2014 Author Share Posted August 12, 2014 It's at the National Portrait Gallery, as I said about eight posts back. Next-door to but not the same as what I'm assuming must be "that national art place". First floor, near the front. You might have to pass Tony Blair on the way though. Portrait gallery or London's pride in Covent garden? Tough choice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gemmill 34425 Posted August 12, 2014 Share Posted August 12, 2014 Send the wife and kid to the gallery and you go and be with your people at Pride. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Christmas Tree 3997 Posted August 12, 2014 Author Share Posted August 12, 2014 This smells delicious. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christmas Tree 3997 Posted August 12, 2014 Author Share Posted August 12, 2014 And these guys can knock a tune out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Renton 17748 Posted August 12, 2014 Share Posted August 12, 2014 Fucking hell, it's like I'm on my own London break, virtual CT style. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christmas Tree 3997 Posted August 12, 2014 Author Share Posted August 12, 2014 Fucking hell, it's like I'm on my own London break, virtual CT style. And 3 days to go Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kid Dynamite 5904 Posted August 12, 2014 Share Posted August 12, 2014 Does your wife not mind you spending more time posting pictures on here whilst walking around London than actually experiencing and enjoying the holiday with her? Most people post a few pictures when they get back, not give a running commentary while they are there Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Gloom 19817 Posted August 12, 2014 Share Posted August 12, 2014 Yeah but not everyone has toontastic on tenterhooks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christmas Tree 3997 Posted August 12, 2014 Author Share Posted August 12, 2014 Does your wife not mind you spending more time posting pictures on here whilst walking around London than actually experiencing and enjoying the holiday with her? Most people post a few pictures when they get back, not give a running commentary while they are there That's a no. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ayatollah Hermione 12767 Posted August 12, 2014 Share Posted August 12, 2014 CT, pack it in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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