[Sca-cooks] OT: Visiting London

[Elaine Koogler]

I agree...the Museum of London is an incredible place.

On the matter of money changing...use your credit card wherever and whenever
possible.  That way you don't have to worry about figuring out the exchange
rate...and you get the best rates.

Kiri

On Thu, Sep 10, 2009 at 5:46 PM, Pixel, Goddess and Queen <
pixel at hundred-acre-wood.com> wrote:

>
> 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
>>
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