Anyone know how to cope with Heathrow boredom??

Hi,

We will be traveling home from Europe on an unfortunate and
unchangeable timetable that includes sitting at Heathrow airport for 7
hours (afternoon) - not enough to really do anything, but too long to
sit and twiddle our thumbs.

Any idea what to do for 7 hours? Is there a nice nearby town to visit
for the afternoon? Is there some nice touristy place close by ??

I'm sure that we're not the first to have this problem ... so what do
people do ??

Bob T.

"Bob Thomas" wrote in message
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Hi,

We will be traveling home from Europe on an unfortunate and
unchangeable timetable that includes sitting at Heathrow airport for 7
hours (afternoon) - not enough to really do anything, but too long to
sit and twiddle our thumbs.

Any idea what to do for 7 hours? Is there a nice nearby town to visit
for the afternoon? Is there some nice touristy place close by ??

I'm sure that we're not the first to have this problem ... so what do
people do ??

Bob T.

You can jump on a bus or take a cab to windsor
its only 30 minutes or so by bus but allow
extra time for traffic on the return as you'll hit
rush hour if you are trvelling mid week

http://www.rbwm.gov.uk/around/transp...route_link.htm

The castle alone will occupy you for a day

Keith

"Bob Thomas" wrote in message
...
Hi,

We will be traveling home from Europe on an unfortunate and
unchangeable timetable that includes sitting at Heathrow airport for 7
hours (afternoon) - not enough to really do anything, but too long to
sit and twiddle our thumbs.

Any idea what to do for 7 hours? Is there a nice nearby town to visit
for the afternoon? Is there some nice touristy place close by ??

There is a little village called London which you might consider visiting.
You can get the Heathrow Express into the centre and take it from there.
Keep in mind the time scale however. 7 hours isn't a great deal when you
consider getting into and out of the airport, checkin, security etc etc.

Others have suggested Windsor as a short trip which doesn't involve going
all the way into London.

"Bob Thomas" wrote in message
...
Hi,

We will be traveling home from Europe on an unfortunate and
unchangeable timetable that includes sitting at Heathrow airport for 7
hours (afternoon) - not enough to really do anything, but too long to
sit and twiddle our thumbs.

Any idea what to do for 7 hours? Is there a nice nearby town to visit
for the afternoon? Is there some nice touristy place close by ??

I'm sure that we're not the first to have this problem ... so what do
people do ??

Typically people read something like newspapers, books, timetables....; have
a chat with fellow passengers next to them; go to eat and drink, have little
strolls around every now and then.

On 10/03/04 13:51, in article , "Markku
Grönroos" wrote:

Typically people read something like newspapers, books, timetables....; have
a chat with fellow passengers next to them; go to eat and drink, have little
strolls around every now and then.



I found that the book areas of Heathrow were excellent for WWII buffs.

Otherwise, set and watch people, I do it all time sitting in the cafés
here I live (Paris).

I spend a lot of time thinking anyway, a pleasurable process.

Earl

Otherwise, set and watch people, I do it all time sitting in the cafés here
I live (Paris).

Why is it fun watching people while sitting at a side-walk café - but so boring
watching people while sitting in an air terminal?

"Steltzjr" wrote in message
...
Otherwise, set and watch people, I do it all time sitting in the cafés
here
I live (Paris).

Why is it fun watching people while sitting at a side-walk café - but so
boring
watching people while sitting in an air terminal?

Is this how you feel about it?

Steltzjr wrote:

Otherwise, set and watch people, I do it all time sitting in the cafés here
I live (Paris).

Why is it fun watching people while sitting at a side-walk café - but so boring
watching people while sitting in an air terminal?

Do you find it so? I don't. (People watching is the same, wherever you
do it - and the variety of folks you see in an air terminal is greater
than on a street, anywhere.)

On Wed, 10 Mar 2004 15:31:47 +0100, Earl Evleth
wrote:


I found that the book areas of Heathrow were excellent for WWII buffs.

Otherwise, set and watch people, I do it all time sitting in the cafés
here I live (Paris).

I too like watching people, but unfortunately it tends to be injurious
...... my wife belts me over the ear.

I think it may be because of the people I choose to look at .....

I spend a lot of time thinking anyway, a pleasurable process.

Thinking is good ... fortunately my other half doesn't know what I'm
thinking ... or maybe she *does* given the thumpings ..... 8*)

Bob T.

On 11/03/04 7:54, in article ,
"Bob Thomas" wrote:

Thinking is good ... fortunately my other half doesn't know what I'm
thinking ... or maybe she *does* given the thumpings ..... 8*)

Bob T.


Reminds me of a Sempé cartoon. He published a number of them and I have
several books, he is French by for a while was the cartoonist on the
Front of the New Yorker. The French love New York, at least for
a while. They would prefer to call in New Paris!

Anyway, Sempé's favorite targets are the plump little
bourgeois Parisian Frenchman or woman.

This one cartoon is of the Frenchman tacking a photo of his wife
on vacation, she is standing about a foot from a cliff.

Over the Frenchman is shown his thoughts, he is thinking of
pushing over her off the cliff.

Her thoughts are of her ducking and him going over her and over
the cliff!

Alas, if you keep dark secrets from your wife she keeps them from you!
And the female is the deadliest of the sexes.

Earl