First Week of June Languish London Meet MEGATHREAD

[Richard Hakluyt]

My plan is to travel down on the 4th getting to London in the early afternoon. Not quite sure how long I'll stay, probably till Sunday evening.

[garbon]

I should be about at least those Thursday and Friday eves. Likely will be leaving the city on the 6th for some weekend trip with my mother and stepfather.

[capturedfairy]

Have any of you heard of "The London pass"? it includes Tower of London and museums for 22 Euros... does this sound reasonable. im so lost....

[capturedfairy]

So RH, we are planning to see you on June 4th in the afternoon right? So is this a good day for everyone to go to dinner?? following day we are hitting the city, like St Paul and city... any ideas?

[Richard Hakluyt]

Have any of you heard of "The London pass"? it includes Tower of London and museums for 22 Euros... does this sound reasonable. im so lost....

Hi CF 

I checked their website and the prices were a lot higher than 22 Euros, but maybe you get a discount if you buy the pass in the States? Anyway, if the pass is only 22 Euros you should certainly buy it, you make your money back just with one visited site and save a lot if you visit two or more. If it is the price I saw quoted (£52 or so) then it would make sense if one was putting together a frenetic tourist schedule but I'd not get it, one would end up feeling guilty relaxing in the park or visiting a free museum.

I can act as a sort of guide while I'm down if you want, I'm overdue a visit to a lot of the places that tourists like. I don't know much about the restaurants though, the best places are constantly changing.

[capturedfairy]

Thank you. What about an Oyster card for transportation?

[Tamas]

Thank you. What about an Oyster card for transportation?

There might be a daily ticket for tourists that would be better for you (I am not sure). If there isn't, then an Oyster card is certainly the cheapest and most convenient alternative.

[Richard Hakluyt]

Oystercard is certainly the way to go if you are using public transport. Central London is very small though, so a lot of the time it is just as easy to walk. Watch out for those central London tube stations especially; the tube map is not to scale and the central stations are very close to each other, sometimes you end up walking hundreds of yards in tunnels, catching a train, a few more hundred yards in tunnels and then emerging half a mile from where you started.

[capturedfairy]

  thank you guys

[lustindarkness]

Oyster card? Clams don't have pockets to carry a card.

[Richard Hakluyt]

Wiki says  :

"The Oyster name was agreed on after a lengthy period of research managed by TranSys and agreed by TfL. Several names were considered, and Oyster was chosen as a fresh approach that was not directly linked to transport, ticketing or London. According to Andrew McCrum, now of Appella brand name consultants, who was brought in to find a name by Saatchi and Saatchi Design (contracted by TranSys), Oyster was conceived and promoted because of the metaphorical implications of security and value in the component meanings of the hard bivalve shell and the concealed pearl, the association of London and the River Thames with oysters, and the well-known travel-related idiom "the world is your oyster"."

So there it is 

[Martinus]

Oyster card? Clams don't have pockets to carry a card.

Some people prefer oysters and some people prefer snails.

[lustindarkness]

Weirdos

[Martinus]

We need a death march and pubs itinerary.

[Richard Hakluyt]

I'm staying at the Strand Palace after all, eldest daughter of my in-laws has moved back in temporarily so the spare room has gone 

However, I do love the location of the hotel, so it'll probably be better (apart from the cost).