England: Guided versus self-guided?

And on the subject of Tour Groups - they're Evil. Evil Tour Groups.
ETG. A TLA (three-letter acronym) I've made for the mass herds that
mob sights and sites. They tend to rush through a place far far
quicker than I would prefer, yet have a knack for grazing the longest
damned time right in front of the special photograph shot you want to
line up, with a loud tour guide who makes sure she takes JUST enough
time talking about the *next* stop in the tour _before_ the ETG is
herded there, for the next ETG in the succession to take over spoiling
the photo shot. My Rational Mind realizes that my dispair tricks me
into thinking this is pre-planned. My Animal Brain wants to whip out
an Uzi and mow them all down! LOL

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Dan Stephenson
Photos and movies from my 3-month European vacation:
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