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| posted by asiangirl 209 days ago |
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right...off to London for two weeks starting January, am a "london-virgin" so i've no idea what's fun to do on those days and so far all i've been hearing is that the weather around that time is hideous...
does this mean- forget the london eye as i'd probably see nothing due to fog?
does this mean- no partying at night lest i wanna end-up like a popscicle?
does this mean- i should hop over to Paris since the weather would probably be better?
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| posted by smog 209 days ago |
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Fog isn't that common in January. Rain is. But in two weeks you should get a few days clear enough to make the London Eye worth a trip.
Partying is fine, if binge-drinking and passing out or beating the place up is your thing. Almost all bars have bouncers there for a reason.
The weather isn't much different in Paris, but the bars are better. (But they speak French - do you?)
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| posted by asiangirl 209 days ago |
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shjah, whatever made you assume that I binge-drink?
I know how to say "Sorry, I don't speak French" in French pretty well...
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| posted by Paps of Jura 209 days ago |
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Basically wrap up real warm and you can enjoy London fine...
January sales will be on too
Clubbing no probs.. have a look online at Time out
Make sure you get to one of the museums in west london... The V&A, Natural History, Science museum etc... amazing things to see
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| posted by Mr Benn 209 days ago |
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And take loads of dosh ag. Now that the Eurostar runs from St Pancras, it's now only a couple of hours to gay Paree so it would be rude not to go while you have the chance. As smogo says, weather will be the same anyhow ie. enough to freeze the balls off a brass monkey!!
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| posted by AKA 209 days ago |
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Go to Greenwich while you are there, in fact why not take the Thames River Cruise after the London Eye, just walk across the bridge towards Big Ben and take a right at Boadicea
Greenwich market really nice and the park is very lovely for a Winter's walk in the afternoon
Get off at Southwark Pier on the way back and spend a couple of hours in the Tate Modern, then walk along the river towards Waterloo, and head straight to Cubana in the cut for some very nice drinks and music
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| posted by Paps of Jura 209 days ago |
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Ahhh sounds lovely AKA.. can we go now ??
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| posted by EmilyBronte 209 days ago |
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What I don't get is why someone would fly all the way to london, ignore the rest of the country and then go to Spain or france. Why not fly to Spain or France to start with.
The Uk has some of the most amazing places you will find anywhere, regional food, accents, different countryside with loads of culture. You could even go to Scotland or Wales. ( ok, maybe not Wales)
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| posted by Mr Benn 209 days ago |
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Wales is closed in January anyway, tsk, everyone knows that.
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| posted by EmilyBronte 209 days ago |
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Wales should be closed most of the year.
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| posted by AKA 209 days ago |
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Originally posted by Paps of Jura
Ahhh sounds lovely AKA.. can we go now ??
do you know, straight after I posted that I realise how much I miss London, or bits of it anyway
Would love to head out to The Cut now and gallavant
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| posted by EmilyBronte 209 days ago |
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I could do a pint in the Kings Head in Clerkenwell about now.
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| posted by Paps of Jura 209 days ago |
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I love the UK this time of year.. the Christmasy feel... and then I wanna leave after about 10 days max
I could do a walk about now tho through Roundhay park round the lake with loads of layers on a hat scarf & gloves arm in arm with Span.. skimming stones on the lake and then off for a hearty slap up at the Roundhay Fox
Ahhhhhhh
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| posted by Mr Benn 209 days ago |
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Hahahaha, spanners turning into foth
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| posted by Paps of Jura 209 days ago |
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Like f**k he is
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| posted by Mr Benn 209 days ago |
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It all starts with the lovey bear............
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