Questions for UK residents, or those familiar with UK travel

[wyntereyez]

I am seriously considering going to see Much Ado About Nothing.  I may be jobless now, yeah, but hopefully that won't be a permanent state.  And I do have money for tickets; back when it was announced John Simm was going to do Hamlet, I started a secret stash to try to go.  That didn't work, but the stash still exists, and it could cover at least

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[shinyopals]

I can answer the transport one: Greater London is... well connected. There are buses and the underground system all under the big umbrella of Transport For London. Opinions on whether it's gross or not vary, but it pretty much covers the entirety of London. The bus system is something of a mystery to me, but the tube is all on a nice map and is a lot quicker. If you're in central London, you can walk everywhere from the Tube stations. However, especially with the Olympics, there is a lot of redevelopment work, especially at weekends, so you'd be advised to check out the tube website for closures in advance.

Basically, everything in London with directions to it on its website will include the nearest tube stop and probably the nearest buses.

The pricing structure is also pretty mysterious. If you're staying in the city and using the tube once or twice a day, your best bet is probably an Oyster card. You pay £3 for the card itself and then top it up with money and use it to touch in and out of tube stations and buses. If you anticipate using a lot of tube/bus journeys (5-6 a day), buying a day ticket from the machines at the tube stations will probably work out cheaper than using the Oyster.

Hope that's helpful!

[wyntereyez]

This reminds me of another fun problem I'm going to have: the money. I'm going to have to write the conversion factor on the back of my hand or I'll go on a spending spree without realizing I'm spending waaay more than I intended.

At least I'll figure out what an Oyster card is now. I'd wondered what they were talking about in 'Planet of the Dead.' Thanks, I'll keep this in mind!