I just visited England and Paris last month. One of my favorite country's apart from the US was England. Police are well armed over there despite what people say. Check out these cops. Have fun! You will love it. Make sure to eat at the Crypt. Also see the Westminster abbey and the holocaust museum at the imperial war museum.
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Haha hey im all for it!!Quite right my dear, what you need is a British gentleman. Just check that his suits are made in Saville Row and you will know he is sufficiently well heeled to support you in the life to which you wish to become accustomed.
We were there back in 2005 and had a blast; will be going back one day for sure. Here's a couple of things that we learned along the way:
1. They speak English, so no need for translators (sorry - inside joke).
2. Learn and use the trains for transit, and the doors on their trains slam shut with little warning. No even kidding about that. If it's beeping, you better get in or you'l be left behind (yeah, that happened to me).
3. Pubs are almost literally on every corner, and that's where most people eat.
4. Bulmers is amazing - drink it with every meal.
5. Do NOT block escalators but standing side by side with others - if you're going to stand still, stand to the one side or the other so people can walk by, or you'll get yelled at.
6. If you look like a tourist, you'll more than likely get targeted. Keep a front pocket wallet with your money / ID, and if you're going to carry a purse/handbag, go with an across the chest type instead of over the shoulder, and rotate it in front of you when standing on crowded trains or streets.RedHotShot now has a model with a locking zipper, which would have been great to have over there. Pickpocketing is pretty bad there, especially if you stand out as a tourist.
7. If you have a smart phone, go ahead and set up a Google Photos account (free) and jump on free wi-fi's when you can. Google will upload your photos to their server, and if you run out of space on your phone, you can delete the photos from your phone to free up space while keeping a copy "in the cloud". Will also give you a back up just in case something happens to your phone.
8. Lastly, check the exchange rate before you leave. Sometimes the conversion rate on credit cards is actually cheaper than converting American cash to the British pound, and you won't be traveling with as much cash.
REAL cute @RHelton10.......
Airport police, police guarding special locations, armed response units, are armed. Others just have to rely on personality. (One of my, American, wife's favorite TV shows in the uk is their version of "cops". Offenders get away with a bit more than they would here - caught driving with drugs but no insurance or id... let off with a warning etc!)
That is funny stuff right there. I don't care who you are.
The wife and I spent a couple of weeks there in 2015....about this time of year. Weather was all over the place...take layers. We were in London for 5 or 6 days and still didn't come close to seeing everything.
I generally don't like urban areas and thought I would hate London. I was wrong. I'm not a big art or museum fan but I have to admit....places like Westminster Abbey, Tower of London and British Museum of Natural History blew me away. And the art galleries? Standing in front of a 20 ft tall Rembrandt is breathtaking.
We also toured Ireland (my favorite) and Scotland....go there if you can.
If you are just doing England then I highly recommend a few days in London...you have to see the changing of the Guard...and go in Herrod's.
No way I would take car into London...the tube is cheap and takes you everywhere you neeed to go. Buy a $25 pass and try to use it up...we didn't. My wife loved the parks and Castles in London.
Outside the city the old churches and pubs rule...the former for the history and the latter for the ambiance. Visit as many as you can. I hope your friends live there and are experienced drivers...I drove a couple of days in Ireland and it was terrifying.
Have fun.
(Oh and do "mind the gap". Lol. I literally fell out of the first train we took because my suitcase wheel hung in the "gap". The whole train, including me, busted a gut laughing at that circus!)
I generally don't like urban areas and thought I would hate London. I was wrong. I'm not a big art or museum fan but I have to admit....places like Westminster Abbey, Tower of London and British Museum of Natural History blew me away. And the art galleries? Standing in front of a 20 ft tall Rembrandt is breathtaking.
We also toured Ireland (my favorite) and Scotland....go there if you can.
If you are just doing England then I highly recommend a few days in London...you have to see the changing of the Guard...and go in Herrod's.
No way I would take car into London...the tube is cheap and takes you everywhere you neeed to go. Buy a $25 pass and try to use it up...we didn't. My wife loved the parks and Castles in London.
Outside the city the old churches and pubs rule...the former for the history and the latter for the ambiance. Visit as many as you can. I hope your friends live there and are experienced drivers...I drove a couple of days in Ireland and it was terrifying.
Have fun.
(Oh and do "mind the gap". Lol. I literally fell out of the first train we took because my suitcase wheel hung in the "gap". The whole train, including me, busted a gut laughing at that circus!)
