Re: Mongol Rally Bleg

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Not exactly what one would call an auspicious beginning.

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Well, at least it means they'll be in England long enough for the hatchet I was having delivered to catch up with them. Can't set out across Central Asia without a hatchet.

But it is kind of frustrating -- the car just got out of the shop on Thursday.

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Not exactly what one would call an auspicious beginning.

True. But Audrey seems to be taking it in stride. Of course, when you have a month to get someplace, you can be more philosophical about losing a few days. On the other hand, instead of spending her birthday (tomorrow) in Prauge, she is spending it car-less in the far suburbs of London. No doubt they have beer there, too, and she will have a fine time nonetheless.

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Hmm, I used to live in the far suburbs of London, and it's no Prague. Hope they get moving soon!

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Any ideas for a day's cheap tourism in and around London? No way the car is going to be fixed before Monday.

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loads of cheap tourism options, albeit not outside zones one and two. southbank (of the thames) always has free stuff going on (music, performances, etc) and is a wonderful place to drink and people watch. many museums throughout town are free, including the tate modern. and some of the parks are superb, especially st james's and hyde.

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I'll pass that along.

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There's no such thing as cheap anything near London., which is the land of the 85% markup.

BTW, LB, I sent you an email about my ability to lend a hand.

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I responded. They're okay for now, but I may email you sometime in the next day or two if they need a backyard to camp in.

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"Audrey? There's a man here who says he has a 'hatchet' for you from your 'friend'. Should I let him in or call the police?"

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With a zone card you get unlimited travel in and around London, even from the outer suburbs, for around $10 US a day so there shouldn't be any problem for them getting into the city centre. Once in the city centre it's not that hard to walk around most of it anyway.

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Yeah, I'd second the South Bank recommendation. From the Tate Modern (opposite my old school!) along to the London Eye - great views :)

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Ditto on the Southbank rec. I used to work around there, although that was almost 15 years ago. But I had the chance to wander around there again a couple of years ago, and there's loads to do and see there.

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