Comments | wyntereyez: Questions for UK residents, or those familiar with UK travel

wyntereyez

Questions for UK residents, or those familiar with UK travel

Jan 08, 2011 13:57

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 ( Read more... )

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shinyopals January 8 2011, 19:16:20 UTC

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 ( ... )

wyntereyez January 9 2011, 01:39:14 UTC

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!

ntrophi January 8 2011, 20:03:13 UTC

The tube is amazing, I would get a map and keep it with you at aaaaaaall times. And I second the Oyster card idea, you can get them from most places that sell tickets, and you don't have to worry about the hassle of buying a ticket every time you want to go on the tube. It's also smart, in that it'll always automatically give you the cheapest ticket (which probably won't matter if you stay in central London and don't stray out of zones 1 or 2, but it's nice to know) http://www.tfl.gov.uk/ is the Transport for London website, and is reasonably useful ( ... )

wyntereyez January 9 2011, 01:42:27 UTC

Oh, thank you for the links! Those will come in handy. If everything's so well connected, then I'm probably better off staying off in the suburbs.

I really want to do the Doctor Who Experience, especially since the Nine/Ten era TARDIS control room is there!

I wouldn't mind meeting up. I'll have no idea what I'm doing, so a native guide could come in handy!