Tourist-y suggestions?

[Simon Watson]

If it's a nice day hit up the HMS belfast... they have a nice cafe/bar
there now too


On 4 November 2013 21:08, David <david at chromiq.org> wrote:

> Also the Royal Observatory Greenwich
> (http://www.rmg.co.uk/royal-observatory/), home of the Harrison
> Chronometers (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Harrison), the birth of
> the technology that ultiamtely made GPS possible...  The trip down or
> back by river is interesting, too, if the weather co-operates...
>
> /dhs
>
> On 01/11/2013 03:12, Randy J. Ray wrote:
> > Hello folks,
> >
> > First of all, thanks to everyone who helped me with finding a hotel in
> > response to my previous email. I ended up using booking.com, and I
> > have to say I was most impressed with their UI and ease-of-use.
> >
> > I'm flying out tomorrow, scheduled to land on Saturday. I have a
> > little bit of tourism pre-planned, but I'm looking for a few
> > interesting, not-the-usual-tourist-spot ideas. I've been to London
> > several times before, so I've seen a lot of the museums and typical
> > attractions. What I'm looking for are things that the average tourist
> > might not know about-- walking tours, particularly interesting museum
> > exhibits, off-beat things. Good book and/or music stores would be
> > interesting, too. I thought I heard about a Doctor Who exhibition
> > somewhere, for the lead-up to the 50th coming up, is that true? Things
> > like that would be ideal! My hotel is near Paddington Station, with
> > several tube stops within a reasonable walk... safe to say I can get
> > most places pretty easily.
> >
> > Unfortunately for me, I'll miss the social this Thursday, as that's
> > the day I head up to Telford for the convention I'm attending.
> >
> > As before, any and all ideas/suggestions are greatly appreciated...
> >
> > Randy
>
>