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August 3rd, 2010, 04:44 PM | #71 |
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My goodness, the Anglo-Franco antipathy still lives. I'm not surprised. A good friend was once married to an English woman and she detested the French. She thought their loos were filthy and that's why England and France were at war for so long.
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August 3rd, 2010, 05:01 PM | #72 |
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You could always venture forth up to Scotland. There's plenty of spectacular scenery to view - Loch Ness, Ben Nevis, Loch Lomond, Ben Arthur, etc, etc. How about a vist to Skye? - but remember to take your insect repellent with you. Those mozzies are everywhere this time of the year.
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A couple more thoughts- if you're spending time in London, you're not far from Kent.
Though the town itself is a bit of a hole the Chatham area (about 30 miles from London) has a couple of places of interest if you're into military stuff- The Historic Dockyard is one of the former naval dockyards where much of the Royal Navy was built and maintained (Nelson's HMS Victory was a Chatham ship), and features 3 historic warships http://www.thedockyard.co.uk/ ...and the Royal Engineers Museum in nearby Gillingham, which tells the story of military engineering in the British Army http://www.remuseum.org.uk/ |
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Since Kent has been mentioned, I would observe that the south east corner of England is full of attractions, among which are:
In Kent:
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I second the suggestion of Bletchley Park. There's so much there it needs a whole day though. If you do the guided tour they try to explain some of the maths behind the code breaking. I could follow some of it, thoguh the guide was going at breakneck speed. None of the other people I was with could though.
Not my experience. When I was in Paris with my girlfriend of the time, with only one exception everyone was extremely courteous and helpful while we struggled with our barely remembered school French. One person in Monmatre looked at us with disdain and started speaking English when we tried to order in French, but that was it. Everyone else was great. |
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It's very strange. But as travelled as I am, i've never done a real tour of Britain. There is so much i'd like to see. Fleeting visits don't do it justice.
I've done London many times but a bit of quite countryside would be nice. And real ale! And real food. Bristol is one city i'd like to visit again.( I only spent 24 hours the last time ) Oh and yes i've got lost on the tube
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