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Taking mothers on trips or England: Guided versus self-guided?
"Owain" wrote in message ... "David Horne" wrote | Owain wrote: | After 8 days in London *I* was screaming to get out of the place :-) | This will infuriate some, but you can "do" London in two days. One full | day, if you have it. Sorry. It took me two-thirds of a day to "do" the Tower. I believe in getting my money's worth out of an admission ticket :-) Owain And what about the museums? British, National History, Science, V&A?? The guys having a laugh! And the parks and the villages and the markets and the theatres and the shopping areas and the historical sites etc etc. What a moron! Andy |
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Taking mothers on trips or England: Guided versus self-guided?
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And what about the museums? What about them? There are hundreds. British, National History, Science, V&A?? You could spend a fortnight at the British Museum and not appreciate everything. So? What's a reasonable amount of time there then? 4 hours? 2 hours? A day? Two days? It's a really silly scale of measurement. Plus, and this is a big plus I think, the British Museum is free. If someone only wants to have a look at a couple of rooms, so what? Maybe someone only wants to see one item- that takes a few minutes (or an hour or more, depending.) The time thing is pointless, I think. The guys having a laugh! And the parks and the villages and the markets and the theatres and the shopping areas and the historical sites etc etc. What a moron! No, I'm not, and keep your invective in check. Lest the context zooms above your head, I'm simply saying that it doesn't take long to visit London. I lived here for 2 years, and I took several guests out (visiting for the first time) for a day or two, and they felt they got a lot out of it. Did they get everything? No- nor does someone who has lived in London for a decade. You could probably mention every little place you know in London, and I'll add some to it. And so will someone else. Etc. It all depends on the kind of detail you're talking about. You won't visit all the sights and museums if you stay here for 4 weeks, so the whole "you need this amount of time" is ludicrous. It depends entirely on what you expect of the trip, and what you want to do. I respect the right of someone who wants to do a quick visit through the city as much as someone who will enjoy savouring every nook and cranny. Not respecting that right reeks of a certain smugness. There will always be _someone_ who thinks you haven't spent long enough at such-and-such a place, so deal with it- and do what you want, based on what your interests, enjoyments, and needs are. I get really hissed off at this 'oh, you haven't seen city X unless you've done Y and Z and seen A and B' attitude. It doesn't mean that a précis of what's "important" or "famous" isn't useful for the first-time, or even long-time, visitor- but it completely ignores the fact that people will travel on their own schedule. If they want to pack 3 museums in one day, or just spend a whole day in one room- that's up to them IMO. David -- David Horne- www.davidhorne.co.uk davidhorne (at) davidhorne (dot) co (dot) uk |
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Taking mothers on trips or England: Guided versus self-guided?
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... "Owain" wrote in message ... "David Horne" wrote | Owain wrote: | After 8 days in London *I* was screaming to get out of the place :-) | This will infuriate some, but you can "do" London in two days. One full | day, if you have it. Sorry. It took me two-thirds of a day to "do" the Tower. I believe in getting my money's worth out of an admission ticket :-) Owain And what about the museums? British, National History, Science, V&A?? The guys having a laugh! And the parks and the villages and the markets and the theatres and the shopping areas and the historical sites etc etc. What a moron! Two days to "do" (gotta love the quotation marks - truly speaks volumes!) London? I've spent longer than that just waiting for a circle line train! With regard to the British Museum, I have been there about 4 times, and it's the same story each time. You go in, and are overloaded within about 15 minutes due to the sheer enormous size of the place. It is sadly ironic that there is so much incredible stuff there, that you cannot possibly appreciate it all for its true value. --- DFM |
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Taking mothers on trips or England: Guided versus self-guided?
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... In article , (Deep Freud Moors) wrote: Two days to "do" (gotta love the quotation marks - truly speaks volumes!) London? David Horne's comments are wise IMHO. Isn't much of the problem here the concept of "doing" places, as if it were not possible to get satisfaction and enjoyment from only partially experiencing a city? It's certainly true that the concept of "doing" a place makes some people roll their eyes. I would never claim to have done a place, because it suggests that there is nothing more to see there. And for a place like London, a couple of days to see the place could only result in a very rushed few glances at a few things. I can't imagine that being enjoyable or satisfying. --- DFM |
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