| Date | Time | E v e n t |
|---|---|---|
| 15 May Wed | Evening |
**Dulles
- Depart for London on British
Airways Already purchased British Rail Flexi-Pass for rail
travel[Money advice from experience - best rate of exchange and cheapest is to use credit cards and get cash via ATMs, rather than American Express travelers checks. Barclays' ATMs were convenient in Russel
Sq (London)
and off Princess Street (Edinburgh) |
| ======================================== | ||
| 16 May Thursday | Morning | Airbus - Arrive London, change some money, Airbus to Thanet Bed & Breakfast at Bedford Place. Range 3 Hotels |
| Thurs | Morning | **British
Museum - Rosetta Stone, Elgin
Marbles. And Philip [phil=lover of ip=horses] with namesakeNever got into the BM Reading Room; Never got to the India Office [now, in 2002, part of the British Library] |
| Thurs | Evening | Drink at The Lamb [photo], and supper next door at the piano bar Italian resturant |
| ======================================== | ||
| 17 May Friday | Day | At Picadilly Circus bought
one-week TravelCard for easy London Tube and Bus travel ** William
Morris at the
Victoria & Albert
Museum. Some nice
rabbit [or
rabbit-bkgnd]
and
floral [or
floral-bkgnd] patterns
|
| Fri | Afternoon | Kew -
the **Rhododenron
Dell in the outdoor gardens. The
trees and a
closeup. Deej ringing up. |
| Fri | Evening | **
Greyhoud Pub - With Kew gang |
| Fri | Night | **Don Fernandos restaurant in Richmond, Surrey
w/ Maureen Long and Margaret Martindale. Did not get a chance to meet husband Derek Martindale |
| ======================================== | ||
| 18 May Saturday | Day |
Tate Gallery and Museum w/ **Blake,
(** +Video shots of the floor!)Some of
Deej's favorites |
| Sat | Afternoon | British Museum, and nearby **Trafalgar Square |
| Sat | Evening | India Club dinner (NOT near Blackfriars bridge) |
| ======================================== | ||
| 19 May Sunday | Morning | **Thanet's 2nd
Room
Nice tile
|
| Sun | Morn | Aldgate's street markets - **Petticoat Lane with the
Chestnut man, and **Brick
(Bangladeshi) Lane
|
| Sun | Afternoon | Tower **Thames Boat to and from 1) **Greenwich or 2) Greenwich There was even a
Millennium Cafe.Standing on both East
and West Hemisphers |
| Sun | Evening | Taxi
to move to
Euro/George B&B in Cartright Gardens |
| ======================================== | ||
| 20 May Monday | Day |
Trip to **Bath
Nice gargoyls and
bath.The God of the Bath.
|
| Mon | Evening | "Bucket" of Mussels Dinner at (Metro Italian Resturant) Tube station **Riverdance muscial at Hammersmith theater |
| ======================================== | ||
| 21 May Tuesday | Day | Trip through
countryside to Salisbury & **bus to
1)
**Avebury or 2)
Avebury
Both Philip and
Deej liked the sacred circle. |
| Tues | Evening | Pub food at Waterloo's Hole-in-the-Wall |
| Tues | Evening | Greyhound Pub - **Quiz Night |
| ======================================== | ||
| 22 May Wed | Day | Cartwright Gardens Hotels (**Euro & George, Tennis) |
| Wed | Day | Trip to
**Brighton. As a
tourist Nice reflections in the
pier windows. |
| Wed | Evening | Do
Laundary **Goodge's Cyberia Cafe (Also one in Edinburgh) Overnight tiny **sleeper to Edinburgh |
| ======================================== | ||
|
23 May Thursday | Day |
Edinburgh
- stay at Ben Doran
B&B,
located
at 11 Mayfield Gardens -
Location
Open-air bus tour of Edinburgh (Video camera not working) Saw the castle - gate and
chapel.Supper at Tandoori Land |
| ======================================== | ||
| 24 May Friday | Day | Day trip to **Glasgow - Museum,
** Hogshead Pub lunch,
[
Scottish Galleries]
**Gallery of Modern
ArtEdinburgh's Three Tuns pub supper of pakora/samosa with salad; and cybersurfing at Cockburn Street's Electric Frog cafe |
| ======================================== | ||
| 25 May Saturday | Morning | Edinburgh - Bus
trip in to central Edinburgh to get Barcalays' ATM cash for B&B
bill ** Crispin
Bates, professor of Indian
History, U
of Ed. |
| Sat | Afternoon | 'Flying Scotsman' Train **back to London |
| Sat | Night | Dinner by Maureen Long at Hounslow & to Red Lion Pub (Video camera not working!) |
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| 26 May Sunday | Afternoon | Heathrow plane back to Dulles and car at Blue 4 parking lot |
| Sun | Evening | Drive back to Charlottesville |
Last Update -
Thursday, 14 March 2002
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