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Title: Recomendations from English fellows
Post by: Nekov on April 07, 2011, 09:18:00 AM
Hey,

I'll be going to England in a couple of weeks and wanted to ask you guys that live there or have been there what good places I should visit, any good concert between april 17th and april 23rd, anything at all??

Thanks
Title: Re: Recomendations from English fellows
Post by: LudwigVan on April 07, 2011, 09:51:58 AM
I'm not English, but was there to visit last summer.  One of my favorite neighborhoods in London was in and around the Brick Lane Markets.  Kinda grungy and not for everyone, but I had fun.  Lotsa cheap curry if you're into that.  
Title: Re: Recomendations from English fellows
Post by: Sigz on April 07, 2011, 11:07:57 AM
Where in England are you going to be?
Title: Re: Recomendations from English fellows
Post by: Nekov on April 07, 2011, 12:15:17 PM
London, Oxford, Liverpool and maybe Manchester or Carslile.
Title: Re: Recomendations from English fellows
Post by: Marvellous G on April 07, 2011, 12:19:34 PM
Oxford University is actually a really nice place to visit. Then the Southbank is an absolute must.
Title: Re: Recomendations from English fellows
Post by: Nekov on April 08, 2011, 10:21:01 AM
Oxford University is actually a really nice place to visit. Then the Southbank is an absolute must.

I am planning on visiting those places. After watching a lot of Inspector Morse and Lewis I just needed to go there.
Title: Re: Recomendations from English fellows
Post by: XJDenton on April 08, 2011, 10:30:57 AM
Really depends on what type of thing you interested in. Museums? Art Galleries? Music? Markets? What kind of thing are you interested in?
Title: Re: Recomendations from English fellows
Post by: Rina on April 08, 2011, 10:31:33 AM
Hey,

I'll be going to England in a couple of weeks and wanted to ask you guys that live there or have been there what good places I should visit, any good concert between april 17th and april 23rd, anything at all??

Thanks

GO TO LONDON AND SEE PHANTOM AT HER MAJESTY'S THEATER.


GOGOGOGOGOGO
Title: Re: Recomendations from English fellows
Post by: Silver Tears on April 08, 2011, 11:02:03 AM
Forget England, come to Scotland instead!   :biggrin:
Title: Re: Recomendations from English fellows
Post by: Ryzee on April 08, 2011, 12:04:08 PM


GO TO LONDON AND SEE PHANTOM AT HER MAJESTY'S THEATER.


GOGOGOGOGOGO

I did exactly that back in the summer of '99!  'Twas awesome!
Title: Re: Recomendations from English fellows
Post by: Summers on April 08, 2011, 12:13:30 PM
Forget England, come to Wales instead!   :biggrin:
Title: Re: Recomendations from English fellows
Post by: Nekov on April 08, 2011, 12:27:25 PM
Forget England, come to Scotland instead!   :biggrin:

Will be visiting you folks too! Looking forward to eating haggis.
Hey,

I'll be going to England in a couple of weeks and wanted to ask you guys that live there or have been there what good places I should visit, any good concert between april 17th and april 23rd, anything at all??

Thanks

GO TO LONDON AND SEE PHANTOM AT HER MAJESTY'S THEATER.


GOGOGOGOGOGO

That sounds pretty interesting. I'll try to go there.
Really depends on what type of thing you interested in. Museums? Art Galleries? Music? Markets? What kind of thing are you interested in?

Maybe not markets but since it is the first time I'm going there I'm open for any other kind of suggestion.

Thanks all.
Title: Re: Recomendations from English fellows
Post by: Summers on April 08, 2011, 12:33:24 PM
As a Welshman with a bit of experience of London, if you are interested in museums then there is some fantastic stuff there.

Also if you are interested in Shakespeare or just theatre in general, there is the Globe theatre, a replica of the original theatre that Shakespeare's plays were performed in.  Saw King Lear there on a school trip once, it was a pretty interesting experience anyway though can't say I'm much of a fan of Shakespeare. 
Title: Re: Recomendations from English fellows
Post by: Silver Tears on April 12, 2011, 06:28:26 AM
Forget England, come to Scotland instead!   :biggrin:

Will be visiting you folks too! Looking forward to eating haggis.


Awesome! Where abouts are you gonna visit?
Title: Re: Recomendations from English fellows
Post by: SixDegrees on April 12, 2011, 06:35:44 AM
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Title: Re: Recomendations from English fellows
Post by: faemir on April 12, 2011, 11:52:04 AM
Come to Cambridge, the best city in England.
Title: Re: Recomendations from English fellows
Post by: Marvellous G on April 12, 2011, 11:53:22 AM
Come to Cambridge, the best city in England.

Man, I love the campus. MUST GET IN.
Title: Re: Recomendations from English fellows
Post by: Sigz on April 12, 2011, 12:03:59 PM
Cambridge seems like a cool place, but it was so fucking cold when I was there it was hard to enjoy.
Title: Re: Recomendations from English fellows
Post by: Ryzee on April 12, 2011, 12:04:38 PM
Hey this is kind of off-topic for this thread, but I figured this would be a good place to pose this question.  Can some English folks finally clear up for this Yank the differences between England, Wales, Great Britain, the United Kingdom and Scotland?  It's something that I've never fully understood.  Ireland is it's own island so that makes it easy to see where they fit in.  My understanding is that England is it's own island, Scotland is in the north and Britain is in the south, and together they make up the United Kingdom.  But where does Wales fit in?  And I could be completely wrong about all of that, so can somebody who knows please clear this up for me once and for all?  Thanks in advance!  :biggrin:
Title: Re: Recomendations from English fellows
Post by: Silver Tears on April 12, 2011, 12:11:13 PM
The island Britain has three countries: Scotland, England and Wales. United Kingdom is Britain and Northern Ireland.


England isn't it's own island, it's one of the countries in Britain.
Title: Re: Recomendations from English fellows
Post by: Ryzee on April 12, 2011, 12:21:18 PM
See, shows how much I know!  Thanks so much for clarifying all of that!  :tup  And I would also like to take this time to apologize to my fellow Americans for making us look dumb by posing what was probably a silly question to our friends across the pond.  :blush
Title: Re: Recomendations from English fellows
Post by: Silver Tears on April 12, 2011, 12:24:49 PM
Haha that's ok   :)

And it isn't that silly, the whole UK/GB thing used to confuse me when I was younger.

I did lol a bit when you said England was the island and Scotland was in it though, that's the stereotypical way to piss of Scottish people  :P
Title: Re: Recomendations from English fellows
Post by: Ryzee on April 12, 2011, 12:28:22 PM
 :( Yikes!  Sorry don't want any Scots mad at me, I've seen Highlander and Braveheart plenty of times- you guys are rough with swords!  ;)
Title: Re: Recomendations from English fellows
Post by: lonestar on April 12, 2011, 12:29:37 PM
See, shows how much I know!  Thanks so much for clarifying all of that!  :tup  And I would also like to take this time to apologize to my fellow Americans for making us look dumb by posing what was probably a silly question to our friends across the pond.  :blush
Yeah, cause the rest of the world had such a high opinion of us before.
Title: Re: Recomendations from English fellows
Post by: Silver Tears on April 12, 2011, 12:31:27 PM
:( Yikes!  Sorry don't want any Scots mad at me, I've seen Highlander and Braveheart plenty of times- you guys are rough with swords!  ;)

I'll let you off this time  ;)
Title: Re: Recomendations from English fellows
Post by: Ryzee on April 12, 2011, 12:34:39 PM
See, shows how much I know!  Thanks so much for clarifying all of that!  :tup  And I would also like to take this time to apologize to my fellow Americans for making us look dumb by posing what was probably a silly question to our friends across the pond.  :blush
Yeah, cause the rest of the world had such a high opinion of us before.

 :lol  No I know that's why I said that!  After I posted my question I realized "shit, I just showed ignorance toward other people's countries and cultures, how all-american of me!"  Now all I need is a flag and bald eagle decal on my rear view window!
Title: Re: Recomendations from English fellows
Post by: Silver Tears on April 12, 2011, 12:36:07 PM
Better to ask the question and learn than stay ignorant  :)
Title: Re: Recomendations from English fellows
Post by: lonestar on April 12, 2011, 12:39:44 PM
See, shows how much I know!  Thanks so much for clarifying all of that!  :tup  And I would also like to take this time to apologize to my fellow Americans for making us look dumb by posing what was probably a silly question to our friends across the pond.  :blush
Yeah, cause the rest of the world had such a high opinion of us before.

 :lol  No I know that's why I said that!  After I posted my question I realized "shit, I just showed ignorance toward other people's countries and cultures, how all-american of me!"  Now all I need is a flag and bald eagle decal on my rear view window!
I have a flag, and a sticker of the statue of liberty with the caption "Don't Fuck with my Girlfriend!!!" :biggrin:
Title: Re: Recomendations from English fellows
Post by: adameastment on April 12, 2011, 04:41:44 PM
Stonehenge is nice, bit far out from London. But I live like 3 miles from it, so it's all the same old same old nowadays.

South Bank is definitely a place to go :)
Greenwich is also nice, especially after the Thames Clipper ride :D

London is pretty much full of touristy stuff :D
Title: Re: Recomendations from English fellows
Post by: Sigz on April 12, 2011, 04:46:43 PM
Yeah taking a boat tour from Westminster to Greenwcih is cool, I'd recommend it if you've never been to London before.
Title: Re: Recomendations from English fellows
Post by: Aramatheis on April 12, 2011, 04:47:42 PM
See, shows how much I know!  Thanks so much for clarifying all of that!  :tup  And I would also like to take this time to apologize to my fellow Americans for making us look dumb by posing what was probably a silly question to our friends across the pond.  :blush
Yeah, cause the rest of the world had such a high opinion of us before.
:lol
That's why I'm glad I'm Canadian
Title: Re: Recomendations from English fellows
Post by: adameastment on April 12, 2011, 04:53:28 PM
See, shows how much I know!  Thanks so much for clarifying all of that!  :tup  And I would also like to take this time to apologize to my fellow Americans for making us look dumb by posing what was probably a silly question to our friends across the pond.  :blush
Yeah, cause the rest of the world had such a high opinion of us before.
:lol
That's why I'm glad I'm Canadian
Even lower opinion? :D
Title: Re: Recomendations from English fellows
Post by: Aramatheis on April 12, 2011, 05:07:10 PM
Even lower opinion? :D
:sadpanda:
Title: Re: Recomendations from English fellows
Post by: Silver Tears on April 12, 2011, 05:07:30 PM
 :lol
Title: Re: Recomendations from English fellows
Post by: adameastment on April 12, 2011, 05:52:26 PM
Even lower opinion? :D
:sadpanda:

Haha! Nah, it's ok. We like you canadians better than Americans! I mean, they don't say "eh" all the time :D

Literally, thats the sterotype we get here :P


I'm kidding about liking Canadians better than Americans... We love you the same :P
Title: Re: Recomendations from English fellows
Post by: ricky on April 12, 2011, 05:55:02 PM
wait.

shouldnt it be british fellows?

england is like 200 years ago right?