[Sca-cooks] OT: Visiting London

[Pixel, Goddess and Queen]

London is a nifty place.

Get most of your money from ATMs--that way you get the interbank rate as 
opposed to the usurious rates that moneychangers charge.

Remember that the pound is like the dollar, so a sandwich in a pub might 
run you 7.95 GBP.

London is full of restaurants, and many of them post their menus by the 
door.

The British Museum, the V&A, the Museum of London, the British Library, 
all have good web sites on which you can check hours and whether a given 
gallery is open or not. The MoL is free. The British Library is also free. 
Many historic places have entrance fees. Check 
http://www.britishheritagepass.com/ to see if buying it will save you 
money--they have a London-specific pass that might be what you're looking 
for.


YIS,

Margaret FitzWilliam

It is likely to be a bit chilly and damp, since it's October.

On Thu, 10 Sep 2009, Robin Carroll-Mann wrote:

> I am going to be spending a week's vacation in London next month, and
> would appreciate some tips.  This is my first trip out of the country
> in 8 years, and my first ever traveling alone.*  I have a package deal
> with airfare and hotel, but my time is my own to spend.  I was in
> London eons ago, when I was in high school, and plan to skip some of
> the traditional tourist sites, like the Tower and the Changing of the
> Guards.  OTOH, I've never been to the V&A, and plan to remedy that.
>
> What I would like are suggestions for lesser-known places to visit,
> cheap eats, and stupid tourist tricks to avoid.  And answers to the
> questions that I don't know enough to ask.  :-)
> Apologies to those who see this more than once; I'll probably
> cross-post to another list or two.
>
> Brighid ni Chiarain
>