Sorry,Roger. I meant to send to Henry direct. Kit Teather
----- Original Message ----- From: "Roger Hui" <[email protected]> To: "Programming forum" <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, June 14, 2009 11:13 PM Subject: Re: [Jprogramming] [Off-topic] Vacation ideas for London, Brussels, Amsterdam? Please check the list of receipients before sending such msg. (That is, don't send such msgs to the forum.) ----- Original Message ----- From: Kit Teather <[email protected]> Date: Sunday, June 14, 2009 15:07 Subject: Re: [Jprogramming] [Off-topic] Vacation ideas for London, Brussels, Amsterdam? To: Programming forum <[email protected]> > Henry, > I'm sorry to have to tell you we have other commitments in the > period you > describe. I had thought from your appeal you were going to > arrive in June. > I'm v.sorry. > > Kit Teather > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Henry Rich" <[email protected]> > To: "Programming forum" <[email protected]> > Sent: Sunday, June 14, 2009 10:29 PM > Subject: Re: [Jprogramming] [Off-topic] Vacation ideas for > London, Brussels, > Amsterdam? > > > > Kit, > > > > Thanks for the suggestions (especially the curry > zone - Indian food > > is one of my best memories of my last trip to England). > > > > Thanks much for the offer to take us to Kew > Gradens. I think we'll > > probably take you up on that. Our stay in London will be > July 13-20; > > I'll give you a call. > > > > Henry > > > > Kit Teather wrote: > >> Henry, > >> I'm not sure of your tastes but here are some suggestions in > London:>> > >> Westminster Abbey and Hall and perhaps the Houses of Parliament, > >> > >> London Eye, which is a giant wheel with passenger cupolas on > the South > >> Bank, > >> > >> British Museum(antiquities), > >> > >> Victoria & Albert Museum(applied arts), > >> > >> National Gallery and Nat. Portrait gallery(both in Trafalgar Sq.), > >> > >> Courtauld Gallery(inSomerset House on the Strand east of > Waterloo > >> Bridge), > >> > >> Docklands Light Railway,which starts near Tower Hill metro > station, to > >> Woolwich, walk under Thames in the Victorian tunnel and visit > the > >> Maritime > >> Museum at Greenwich, > >> > >> boat trip from Westminster down to the Thames Barrage, > >> > >> boat or rail to Hampton Court, palace built by Cardinal > Wolseley and > >> taken > >> over by Henry VIII, > >> > >> Harrods department store, if only to marvel at the food hall, > >> > >> Brick Lane in the East End, a street full of excellent curry > restaurants,>> > >> a day visit by rail to Oxford or Cambridge, > >> > >> Kew Botanic Gardens(Metro District Line to Kew Gdns.). This > is a bit > >> pricey; > >> if you want to do this give me a ring on 020-8940-2428 and > I'll take you > >> in > >> as guests on my season ticket. > >> > >> Hope there is something here to interest you and ring if you > need advice > >> or > >> info. > >> > >> Yours, > >> Kit Teather > >> > >> ----- Original Message ----- > >> From: "Henry Rich" <[email protected]> > >> To: "Programming forum" <[email protected]> > >> Sent: Sunday, June 14, 2009 7:07 PM > >> Subject: [Jprogramming] [Off-topic] Vacation ideas for London, > >> Brussels,Amsterdam? > >> > >> > >>> (Please forgive my use of the list for private purposes, but > this is the > >>> most cosmopolitan group that I have access to) > >>> > >>> My wife & I are going to be around London for 2 weeks, & in > Brussels & > >>> Amsterdam for two weeks, starting in about a week. > Does anyone have > >>> ideas for sights worth seeing? Please send replies > directly to me (i. > >>> e. not to the list). > >>> > >>> Henry Rich ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For information about J forums see http://www.jsoftware.com/forums.htm ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For information about J forums see http://www.jsoftware.com/forums.htm
