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Old March 10th, 2004, 11:39 AM
Bob Thomas
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Default 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.
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Old March 10th, 2004, 11:59 AM
Keith Willshaw
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"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 ??

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


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Old March 10th, 2004, 12:38 PM
Mark Hewitt
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Default Anyone know how to cope with Heathrow boredom??


"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 ??


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.





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Old March 10th, 2004, 01:51 PM
Markku Grönroos
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Default Anyone know how to cope with Heathrow boredom??


"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.


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Old March 10th, 2004, 03:31 PM
Earl Evleth
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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

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Old March 10th, 2004, 04:06 PM
Tim Challenger
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There is no cure, it's a terminal condition.

Sorry.
--
Tim.

If the human brain were simple enough that we could understand it, we would
be so simple that we couldn't.
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Old March 10th, 2004, 06:20 PM
Steltzjr
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Default Anyone know how to cope with Heathrow boredom??

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?
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Old March 10th, 2004, 06:24 PM
Markku Grönroos
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"Steltzjr" wrote in message
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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?


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Old March 10th, 2004, 08:54 PM
P J Wallace
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It might depend on whether it's really 7 hours, or 7 hours from
touchdown to takeoff, which could be a lot shorter in terms of free
time.

An expensive trip could be into cental London on the Heathrow Express
(15 minutes each way), and a tube ride to somewhere a bit more
interesting than Paddington. But you're highly dependent on the trains
running OK.

Another possibility people speak of quite a lot is to go to Windsor:
the Heathrow website has a map of local bus services showing a service
(bus no 50) to Windsor every 30 minutes.

www.windsor.gov.uk
PJW



On Wed, 10 Mar 2004 21:39:43 +1100, Bob Thomas
wrote:

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.


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Old March 10th, 2004, 09:01 PM
Hatunen
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On Wed, 10 Mar 2004 21:39:43 +1100, Bob Thomas
wrote:

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 ??


When my wife has several hours layover at Heathrow on the way
back to the USA she goes out to the stop for local buses and asks
the bus driver how far away the nearest Tesco supermarket is.
Then she goes and buys stuff like Tesco store brand teabags,
which she prefers to the cheap teas available here. We enjoy
looking around in shops and supermarkets in other countries.

************* DAVE HATUNEN ) *************
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