Imagine I am your tour guide!

**Englishlady** · 01-19-2006, 05:41 PM

Ok you're on your way to the UK, what do you want to see & why?

What places would like to AVOID & why?

What would you like to eat?

What would you want to take back home with you?

Would you be brave and hire a car? or travel on public transport?

If you were able to go to one other destination in Europe ( well, by now you are on the right side of the Pond for it

.........)

What would be your biggest fear about coming to the UK?

 

**canadian gardener** · 01-19-2006, 05:59 PM

OK I'd want to see some of my relatives over there, I"ve some second cousins etc.

Once family was seen to, I'd like to go north and see you and the Dales and check out the James Herriot museum you told me of, and see those lakes.

I think I'd go with public transit and see how many strangers I could talk to and enjoy meeting.

I've heard of walking tours. I think they sound nice.

I think the big city would give me the pip and I'd avoid it like the plague. Other than maybe seeing the skyline of London just so I could say I saw it.

The tower ditto.

British Museum. Both my kids have been there, and both of them adored it. Drew spent most of his time in England poking thru it.

but after that, escape to the countryside.

Might want to see Scotland. But countryside, not city.

I'd prefer to have a cup of tea and sit and chat with real people and listen to their lives and compare notes.

**dwallyfam** · 01-19-2006, 06:32 PM

I would want to see London for a day or two. Tour through Harrods and the wax museum.

After that I want to see the countryside. Try to visit Ireland as well.

I want to go to some pubs and soak up the local atmosphere. I would also like to try some bubble and squek. If I get adventurous I may try toad in a hole.

I want to bring back some Irish linen

Kellie

**homesteadmamma** · 01-19-2006, 06:55 PM

Ok you're on your way to the UK, what do you want to see & why? I'd want to meet you Karen first - then I'd want to see where the Queen lives. I'd also like to see where my great grandmother came from. Before I left Canada, I'd have to do a bit of searching on that one. I'd also love to see where English tea is made. Oh and I'd love to see some of the gardens I've seen in English books - they look spectacular. We'd also have to go to a couple musuems (love those places)

What places would like to AVOID & why? I'm not sure about this one because I'm not aware of anything to avoid. Again I'd have to find out what areas to avoid.

What would you like to eat? I'd love to drink more English tea, eat scones and probably pretty much anything put in front of me. If I didn't like it, I'd just not eat it.

What would you want to take back home with you? Some fine china, probably some Scottish linens and more English tea.

Would you be brave and hire a car? or travel on public transport? I'm not sure I'd be brave enough to hire a car. Yet public transport might not be the way either. I think I'd do a lot of walking and once I seen how they drive I'd probably hire a car.

If you were able to go to one other destination in Europe ( well, by now you are on the right side of the Pond for it.........) It would have to be France

What would be your biggest fear about coming to the UK? I don't think I'd have any fear travelling to the UK. The only thing that would hold us back would be finances.

**QuilterMom** · 01-19-2006, 10:40 PM

Ok you're on your way to the UK, what do you want to see & why?

I've been before, roughly 20 years ago. I loved Picadilly Circus, York Cathedral, Canterbury Cathedral, Harrods, Buckingham Palace, the British Museum. I'd love to see them all again plus more museums and the Tower of London/the crown jewels.

What places would like to AVOID & why?

Not sure.

What would you like to eat?

Fish & chips, anything chocolate.

What would you want to take back home with you?

Hmmmmm. Not sure. It would be fun just to explore and see what appealed to me.

Would you be brave and hire a car? or travel on public transport?

No way I would attempt to drive myself! The taxis scared me, but I'd use them again. The subway system was extremely easy to use, but I'd be leary of it now after last year.

If you were able to go to one other destination in Europe ( well, by now you are on the right side of the Pond for it.........)

Oh gosh, just one??? Scotland, Ireland, Wales, Sweden, Austria, Spain, France, and the list goes on.

What would be your biggest fear about coming to the UK?

Terrorism.

**britbunny** · 01-20-2006, 05:47 AM

Ok you're on your way to the UK, what do you want to see & why?

I would love to see the Isle of Man, lots of Viking based stuff and just general coolness.

What places would like to AVOID & why?

London, if you've been you'll know why!

. York, I might return to my student ways and never be seen again!

What would you like to eat?

Chocolates from Kennedy's chocolates in Orton, Cumbria or anything on the menu at the Howards Arms in Ilmington (Cotswolds).

What would you want to take back home with you?

Hmmm, a sheep or something fabric. Last time I went on holiday I ended up inadvertently stealing a rug from a shop in Stratford on Avon so who knows what I might end up with.

Would you be brave and hire a car? or travel on public transport?

ROFL - Public transport, you're having a giraffe! No seriously I think I'd use a mxture of car and train.

If you were able to go to one other destination in Europe

I would go to.... hmmm probably Brussels as my mate lives there and I haven't seen he for ages. Other than that probably Berlin.

What would be your biggest fear about coming to the UK?

Having to leave!

**Michele Annette** · 01-20-2006, 11:37 AM

Ok you're on your way to the UK, what do you want to see & why?

I want to meet you Karen!!

Then I want to go to see all of my favorite rock star homes...

just kidding...too many to visit anyhow.

The Design Museum in London www.designmuseum.org

The Natural History Museum

Savile Row, in London-Just to see the bespoke savile row tailors shops. http://www.englishcut.com/

And then everything else as well!

What places would like to AVOID & why? None

What would you like to eat? Fish and Chips, Indian food (one of my favorites, very expensive here), English tea, and the "Blue Elephant" restaurant (Thai food) http://www.viewlondon.co.uk/info_restaurant_719.html

What would you want to take back home with you?

Good memories and loads of pictures!!

Would you be brave and hire a car? or travel on public transport?

Train please!

If you were able to go to one other destination in Europe ( well, by now you are on the right side of the Pond for it.........)

I have so many more than one, but if I had to choose one, Italy.

What would be your biggest fear about coming to the UK?

Problems with the flight, passport, etc.

**madkat2618** · 01-20-2006, 04:06 PM

Englishlady, it's so funny that you made this post!

DH is in England now, and the kids and I are going there in March for a week! We're very excited!

Ok you're on your way to the UK, what do you want to see & why?
We're going to London, so I want to see Buckingham Palace and the Changing of the Guards, Mme Tussaud's, Harrods, Westminster Abbey, The Tower, and take a ride on the London Eye!

What places would like to AVOID & why?
None

What would you like to eat?
Gotta try some fish and chips

What would you want to take back home with you?
Everything!! Seriously, lots of pictures.

Would you be brave and hire a car? or travel on public transport?
We bought a Travelcard Pass, so it will be public transport for us!

If you were able to go to one other destination in Europe ( well, by now you are on the right side of the Pond for it.........)
I'd love to go to Italy and see the Sistine Chapel

What would be your biggest fear about coming to the UK?
Not sure if you would call it a fear, but dreading the thought of being on a long plane ride with 2 kids!