Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/12/06
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]KPeters, I think the replies to your inquiry have been excellent advice. Bill E's in particular hits the main points. In addition.. London: I would suggest the light rail trip through Canary Wharf to the end of the line at the walking tunnel to Greenwich. The Naval Observatory and Naval Museum are very interesting as is walking around the old town of Greenwich. Catch a Thames boat back to the heart of London. See Oxford or Cambridge. If time is short, no need to do both. Across the street from King's College Chapel in Cambridge there is a camera shop that has so many old Zeiss folding cameras that they have them tied up in bundles. British Museum is a must. Sometimes you can escape the lines by using the back door around the block. Camera collector's shops around the district also. I like the War Museum reached at the Elephant & Castle tube station. Wax museum and London Dundgeon are tacky tourist traps. Consider using trains instead of driving if you are mainly interested in cities. Or, take a train out of London and pick up and return a car in the hinterlands. Drop in to an afternoon prayer and music service (Matins) at any Anglican Church, any day, for a moving experience. Amazon U.K. can get British books to you a few days. Black cabs in London are the most professional in the world. The other guys are a bit chancy. Eat Indian food anywhere. In Summer, there are steam engines restored and operating all over the country on Sundays if you have an interest in them. Drink some draft cider in addition to "real ales". Do spend a few days in the country and walk around the villages and fields. Bon Voyage, Bill Lawlor - --