Pavlos Posted July 22, 2011 Share Posted July 22, 2011 Okay, you just jogged my memory a little, Astor. Now that I think about it, it was the Godiva festival that I was at. Not sure why I thought it was a County fair, unless somebody at one time tried to make a slight camparison for me. But it was definitely better than any County fair from my experience. And that probably explains were I first heard about or maybe even seen Lady Godiva. Because I could of swore I saw a woman, back then, dressed in a tight spandex suit, flesh colored, riding around on a white horse at that festival. Or maybe that was just my six year old mine hallucinating, from a caffeine high I got from all the tea I drank that day. Hey! The public nudity of Lady Godgifu is a matter of no small insignificance to the folk of England. We don't take too kindly to that sort of mockery. On a similar note, I'd like to visit Tadcaster as well. It grieves me to say it, coming from the other side of the Pennines as I do, but the East Midlands and Yorkshire have some of the best beer on tap. Of the breweries that are (probably) large enough to export, but whose beer you may not have tried, Castle Rock springs to mind. Especially their 'Screech Owl' IPA: I'm no great shakes when it comes to London, although I'm actually going down there myself for a few weeks in September, but if you can you may want to set aside some time to visit the 'provinces', Oxford and Cambridge have already been mentioned, but York and Durham on the east coast and Liverpool on the west are all well worth a visit, and Edinburgh too (you may catch some of the festival there, as well). There should be relatively fast rail links to all of those (though Durham may require a change at York). Then again, I suppose you're unlikely to exhaust London in the space of a month, so exploring other parts of the country may be spreading yourself too thinly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jae Onasi Posted July 24, 2011 Share Posted July 24, 2011 I love stained glass windows/art, so I'd be checking every cathedral, old church, and castle I could find for it. Look into a Fodor's guide to London--it'll give you great tips on places to visit. I'm sure there are books out there on visiting UK on a budget, too--I'm just not sure what they might be called. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darth Avlectus Posted July 27, 2011 Share Posted July 27, 2011 Never been to England myself, do let us know about your trip good man. Personally I'd like to visit either Austria, or Amsterdam if I ever go to Europe. Maybe Italy or Cicily, though I haven't a drop of either blood. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ctrl Alt Del Posted August 2, 2011 Author Share Posted August 2, 2011 Well, I may do just that quick update good GTA up there asked for. Really quick because I've been walking the whole day and feel wasted. So far I've followed most of DI's tips of where to go and I'm having a blast. I'm actually staying Whelpley Hill, in Buckinghamshire, just about half an hour from London by train. London is crowded and it's simply so cosmopolitan that I hear five different languages every time I turn at a corner. I have taken an incredible amount of pictures so far (dunno if anyone wants to see them, if that's the case drop a message or just take a look at my Facebook profile) and have been enjoying the weather (which has been very sunny thus far) and nightlife. Jagerbombs are evil, goes down so easily and you don't notice how drunk you are until it's too late - actually, all English seem to drink alcohol like it's water so I don't want to fall behind. I'll probably be hitting Liverpool this weekend. Got a friend there that'll show me around. If you have suggestions, however, keep'em coming! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adamqd Posted August 3, 2011 Share Posted August 3, 2011 If you do the Beatles experience make sure to stick with the group, its no place for an outsider trust me! a lot of the Beatles old haunts and houses are in very rough areas of the city Have fun Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taak Farst Posted August 3, 2011 Share Posted August 3, 2011 If you do the Beatles experience make sure to stick with the group, its no place for an outsider trust me! a lot of the Beatles old haunts and houses are in very rough areas of the city Have fun LOL that's encouraging!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Isaac Clarke Posted August 7, 2011 Share Posted August 7, 2011 That's funny. I just came back from a trip there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lynk Former Posted August 7, 2011 Share Posted August 7, 2011 That's funny. I just came back from a trip there. hahahahahAAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH... hey, that is funny. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adamqd Posted August 7, 2011 Share Posted August 7, 2011 ouch Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Astor Posted August 7, 2011 Share Posted August 7, 2011 I can't see why you would want to go there, CAD, but obviously now you might want to consider avoiding Tottenham if you'd made plans for that area. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ctrl Alt Del Posted August 7, 2011 Author Share Posted August 7, 2011 I can't see why you would want to go there, CAD, but obviously now you might want to consider avoiding Tottenham if you'd made plans for that area. I have a friend there that is willing to show me the nice places over Liverpool. I might hit Salisbury and Oxford before, which are much more closer. And BTW why should I steer clear of Tottenham, if I may ask? Never made plans for going there but now I'm curious. ...and keep in mind that the tube closes rather early and so do the pubs, especially for someone from BrazilAnd that is so true. All the shops are closing when I'm still halfway through it. Except for Thursdays on Westfield Mall, which are really great. Plus the long days confused me a lot. Took me a while to get used to them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Astor Posted August 7, 2011 Share Posted August 7, 2011 And BTW why should I steer clear of Tottenham, if I may ask? Never made plans for going there but now I'm curious. There were massive riots and looting there last night, a lot of shops have been burnt out. It's definitely a no-go area now. It wasn't a big tourist spot anyway, from what I could tell, but it won't be now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ctrl Alt Del Posted August 7, 2011 Author Share Posted August 7, 2011 Oh right, I heard something about this but I wasn't sure where they did they took place. A shame. It was intended to be peaceful from what I understood but the vandals can easily mix with the others. Not going near there, anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adamqd Posted August 9, 2011 Share Posted August 9, 2011 yea be careful CAD, its spread to Birmingham, Liverpool, Nottingham and Bristol now, bad times, the scum of England are costing the tax payer yet more money, although instead of for benefits, its for all the Shops that have been looted and vandelised, and the extra 1600 police on duty in London alone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ctrl Alt Del Posted August 9, 2011 Author Share Posted August 9, 2011 I heard it's going to hit a place ten minutes away from where I am. Some people I know and I will try to get some footage of the possible riot, at a safe distance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sabretooth Posted August 9, 2011 Share Posted August 9, 2011 Despite living in Mumbai, I'm not a PhD on Riot Studies, but I'm really not sure if ten minutes away is a very safe distance. Well, unless you're a Skull. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salzella Posted August 9, 2011 Share Posted August 9, 2011 yea be careful CAD, its spread to Birmingham, Liverpool, Nottingham and Bristol now, bad times, the scum of England are costing the tax payer yet more money, although instead of for benefits, its for all the Shops that have been looted and vandelised, and the extra 1600 police on duty in London alone. People are destroying other people's livelihood, burning buildings, and generally being senseless idiots... and you're most concerned about a couple of extra pence at the end of everyone's tax invoice? Nice prioritizing there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ctrl Alt Del Posted August 9, 2011 Author Share Posted August 9, 2011 Despite living in Mumbai, I'm not a PhD on Riot Studies, but I'm really not sure if ten minutes away is a very safe distance. Well, unless you're a Skull. Well, they have no reason to hit this place, Sabre. There're just... houses over here. Still, I'm probably looking for trouble by doing that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adamqd Posted August 9, 2011 Share Posted August 9, 2011 People are destroying other people's livelihood, burning buildings, and generally being senseless idiots... and you're most concerned about a couple of extra pence at the end of everyone's tax invoice? Nice prioritizing there. Yea maybe my priorities aren't in the order most peoples are... But a Drug Dealing Gangster carrying a loaded pistol gets shot by police so the country has the kind of widespread violence, looting, protesting and arson not seen since the Brixton Riots. there are buildings that survived the Blitz that have succumbed to this scum uprising. I'm just sad that I belong to this degenerate Nation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salzella Posted August 9, 2011 Share Posted August 9, 2011 These protests have long since stopped having anything to do with Duggan being shot, it's just a 'me too' attitude, maybe with a bit of anger about cuts mixed in. Hardly justifies it though. 'degenerate nation' though? No. Spoilt, yes, and to a certain extent repressed. And yet, I have no patience with people who would blame it on 'this generation'. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lynk Former Posted August 10, 2011 Share Posted August 10, 2011 Blame it on video games. Those darn kids and their murder simulators. We never had violence before video games!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darth Avlectus Posted August 10, 2011 Share Posted August 10, 2011 @C.A.D.: I would personally say that what you're considering doing is ultimately unwise, tempting such a fate, speaking as someone who has fended off hostiles before. However, I will not say what you should or should not do, so if you should journey out there, just please proceed with greatest of caution. Come back to us safely. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sabretooth Posted August 10, 2011 Share Posted August 10, 2011 @Lynk: Nah, there was violence before video games, but it was because of heavy metal and dark rock n' roll music. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lynk Former Posted August 10, 2011 Share Posted August 10, 2011 Lies @ Sabre Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Negative Sun Posted August 10, 2011 Share Posted August 10, 2011 Despite living in Mumbai, I'm not a PhD on Riot Studies I am 10 minutes is a safe distance if you can run faster than a 13 year old weed smoking delinquent Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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