The BLUES Brothers Posted July 11 Posted July 11 Heading 7/16 - 7/28 with wife to celebrate our 60 birthdays this summer...We will be with EF Tours, but will have some free time while in London, Edenborough/Scotland, back to Liverpool, then Dublin and Kearny, Ireland. No soccer/football games coincide, and can't swing it to St Andrews, but would appreciate restaurants, etc as our first time there. Go Bills! Quote
Augie Posted July 11 Posted July 11 8 minutes ago, LeGOATski said: Drink some room-temperature beer. Ahh, memories of waking up thirsty in college! I kid, as far as you know. Quote
4merper4mer Posted July 12 Posted July 12 Bring a lot of extra u’s. They put them in words for no reason. 1 Quote
BritBill Posted July 12 Posted July 12 5 hours ago, 4merper4mer said: Bring a lot of extra u’s. They put them in words for no reason. We do it to annoy lazy foreign counts. 1 Quote
BritBill Posted July 12 Posted July 12 8 hours ago, The BLUES Brothers said: Heading 7/16 - 7/28 with wife to celebrate our 60 birthdays this summer...We will be with EF Tours, but will have some free time while in London, Edenborough/Scotland, back to Liverpool, then Dublin and Kearny, Ireland. No soccer/football games coincide, and can't swing it to St Andrews, but would appreciate restaurants, etc as our first time there. Go Bills! Edinburgh Castle is worth a visit. The views from up there over to the firth are excellent. Have a walk up and down Princes Street then a lovely walk up to the castle. Walk back down via the Royal Mile. London is London. Get a guide book and pick a few things. Always something to suit everyone and so easy to get around. I'm not a fan of Liverpool so not been too many times other than for soccer. I did go to The Beatles museum at Albert Dock once. That was quite cool. Restaurants is of course, dependant on your tastes. The internet, especially Trip Advisor is your friend there. 1 Quote
sherpa Posted July 12 Posted July 12 Regarding restaurants, Churchills Arms Pub in Kensington is good. It's a famous old pub but serves very good Thai food. The menu is very descriptive, so no risk of getting something you don't like. My wife always insists we go there whenever we were in London. 119 Kensington Church St. 1 Quote
The BLUES Brothers Posted July 12 Author Posted July 12 7 hours ago, 4merper4mer said: Bring a lot of extra u’s. They put them in words for no reason. At first i thought it was telling me to bring extra u's like bring extra euro until i saw the rest of the sentence lol Quote
sherpa Posted July 12 Posted July 12 Another plus in London is the quality and selection in the ready to eat sections of their large grocery stores. If you don't have time or not in the mood to sit at a restaurant, Sainsbury's and Waitrose have great stuff and good wine selections to take back to your hotel, or eat while walking. That was my standard lunch while walking in the daytime. 1 Quote
LewPort71 Posted July 12 Posted July 12 If you can schedule a trip to Stonehenge, I would recommend that 1 Quote
Fleezoid Posted July 12 Posted July 12 When you're crossing the streets at crosswalks, look right! 4 Quote
coloradobillsfan Posted July 12 Posted July 12 Westminster Abbey was my favorite place to visit in all of London, so hopefully it's on your tour 2 Quote
ExiledInIllinois Posted July 12 Posted July 12 So you ain't going to Kentucky? Crap, I had a whole itinerary planned! @Gugny just shouted there's some big diary goat event going on in Louisville!😉 1 Quote
\GoBillsInDallas/ Posted July 12 Posted July 12 17 hours ago, The BLUES Brothers said: Requesting any tips for trip to UK next week... What's so great about the University of Kentucky? 2 Quote
The BLUES Brothers Posted July 12 Author Posted July 12 4 hours ago, coloradobillsfan said: Westminster Abbey was my favorite place to visit in all of London, so hopefully it's on your tour It is on the list- wasn't aware it was this cool though- so more excited about it now - Thank you for the gust of enthusiasm! 1 Quote
Augie Posted July 12 Posted July 12 3 hours ago, \GoBillsInDallas/ said: What's so great about the University of Kentucky? Calipari is no longer there? 🤷♂️ Quote
sherpa Posted July 13 Posted July 13 The Churchill War Rooms, aka the Cabinet War Rooms is well worth a visit. Cabinet War Rooms It is where Churchill and staff ran the war from. Evidently they just walked out after WWII, and the rooms are exactly as they were then. In the Whitehall District, I believe under the Treasury Building. Very easy to get to. 1 1 Quote
US Egg Posted July 15 Posted July 15 Recently booked 16 nights in London, 1st time as well. Rented an apartment in West End, told it’s the area to stay, hoping that’s the case. Much of what we want to see is hours away one way and apparently full day jaunts, Beatles tour, Windsor, Downton Abbey. Churchill childhood castle, which is supposed to be amazing. Anyone done these? Also, Paris wasn’t in the conversation upon booking, now, wife wants to go to Paris for an overnight whirlwind visit. Is that enough time to get the Paris vibe? Quote
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