hit more spots on the other side. We don't necessarily want to stay in
Glasgow, we just figured that would be the general vicinity that our travel
would take us on that day.
--
marlon
"And Bobby you are right, I am being selfish, but the last time I checked,
we don't have a whole lot of songs that feature the cowbell!"
> -----Original Message-----
> From: dana tierney [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Sent: Wednesday, March 24, 2004 2:46 PM
> To: CF-Community
> Subject: Re: Trip to England
>
> my .o2 on this:
>
> Why Glasgow? Unless you need to be in the area to catch that ferry to
> Belfast, it's really worth a miss. It's a great dirty industrial city.
> Nothing special at all, unless you are into ports. I'd spend the time
> looking for Nessie, myself. If you don't like crowds, I'd give Buckingham
> palace a miss also, but unless things have changed you can make a quick
> stop in St James' Park right behind the palace and feed the ducks. A short
> walk from Big Ben and a nice place to take a break. Wave in case the queen
> looks out a window :) Personally, I would consider Stonehenge worth the
> aggravation, but it depends on your interests, I suppose. In any event I
> remember liking the Glastonbury area quite a lot.
>
> Dana
>
> >Ok, after quite a bit of drinking over the weekend. My brother and I
> have
> >hashed out a preliminary itinerary. We've poured over the "Fodor's
> England"
> >book and found quite a few things to do, but we have some questions.
> >
> >
> >
> >First here's the schedule:
> >
> >All Dates are in May
> >
> >5/5 Arrive in London @7:00 am
> >
> >
> >
> >Night of:
> >
> >5th Leeds/York area
> >
> >6th Edinburgh
> >
> >7th Glasgow
> >
> >8th Belfast
> >
> >9th Liverpool
> >
> >10th Bristol
> >
> >11th London
> >
> >12th Leave @12pm
> >
> >
> >
> >Our plan is to rent a car, preferably something sporty and convertible :-
> )
> >and head out from London on the first day. The cities listed above are
> the
> >approximate distances we'd like to go each day.
> >
> >
> >
> >Questions:
> >
> >
> >
> >Is this possible to make this trip in this time?
> >
> >Is it possible to rent a car in London and keep it the whole trip
> including
> >a trip into Northern Ireland?
> >
> >Where would be the best place to ferry to/from Northern Ireland?
> >
> >Aside from what Fodor's lists in their book, can you recommend
> interesting
> >places/things to see near these destinations?
> >
> >Most importantly, are there any 'must visit' pubs along our route?
> >
> >
> >
> >So far, our list of things to see includes:
> >
> >
> >
> >The Tower of London
> >
> >Big Ben
> >
> >Stowe-in-wold?
> >
> >Stonehenge
> >
> >Loch Ness
> >
> >Castle Ur-something :-) (Any other recommendations?)
> >
> >We'd like to do some biking/hiking also
> >
> >And pubs, pubs, and lastly pubs
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >Thanks
> >
> >
> >
> >Marlon
>
>
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