Look out poms here I come

[Jimbuna]

Originally Posted by Oberon

The last bloke who did that gave my Grandfather some work, and a good excuse to visit the Queens bedroom and chat with Lizzie.

Fagan?

Excuse the link

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/arti...s-bedroom.html

[Oberon]

Originally Posted by Jimbuna

Fagan?

Excuse the link

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/arti...s-bedroom.html

That's the one, my Grandfather said he was on the SOCO team that covered that.

[Aktungbby]

Originally Posted by Betonov

I'll be staying in London for 3 days (2 nights) after York.

Any ideas for a good B&B not too far from the center

Try the Churchill; stayed a week there; not overly priced and close to everything. the wife gave the barkeep her recipe for an "old Fashioned" (with bourbon) Five blocks west of London central; even I walked it!

[Jimbuna]

Originally Posted by Oberon

That's the one, my Grandfather said he was on the SOCO team that covered that.

Most interesting...I once considered SOCO but didn't want to give up the 'thrill of the chase' stuff and having to wear the sterile garb.

[Oberon]

Originally Posted by Jimbuna

Most interesting...I once considered SOCO but didn't want to give up the 'thrill of the chase' stuff and having to wear the sterile garb.

Probably just as well, the dust from the fingerprint powder is not good for the lungs, although admittedly Malaya probably didn't help either considering we used Agent Orange quite liberally on it. Needless to say, he wound up with Pneumoconiosis, and/or COPD in later life. The smokes probably didn't help there either, to be fair.

[TarJak]

Originally Posted by Betonov

I'll be staying in London for 3 days (2 nights) after York.

Any ideas for a good B&B not too far from the center

Try the Bloomsbury Palace Hotel. Just remember that the places in London are going to be a bit more expensive than places further out.

[Jimbuna]

Originally Posted by Oberon

Probably just as well, the dust from the fingerprint powder is not good for the lungs, although admittedly Malaya probably didn't help either considering we used Agent Orange quite liberally on it. Needless to say, he wound up with Pneumoconiosis, and/or COPD in later life. The smokes probably didn't help there either, to be fair.

That's a shame.

Originally Posted by TarJak

Try the Bloomsbury Palace Hotel. Just remember that the places in London are going to be a bit more expensive than places further out.

Yeah...the tariff can drop quite a bit as you move away from Central London and commuting back in for sightseeing is quite cheap.

This may be of some use to you:

http://www.travelodge.co.uk/hotels/b...FUTHtAod1T8AyQ

[Betonov]

Found a nice B&B yesterday on trivago, 97 pounds for two nights, single room, shared bathroom, free breakfast, 2miles from city centre.

Unfortunately I didn't have any money on my visa so I couldn't book and banks don't start work until monday.

[TarJak]

Under a hundred quid for two nights with Breakfast is a good deal. Well done.

[Betonov]

Originally Posted by TarJak

Under a hundred quid for two nights with Breakfast is a good deal. Well done.

Don't congratulate me yet. I can't book until Tuesday

[Jimbuna]

Originally Posted by TarJak

Under a hundred quid for two nights with Breakfast is a good deal. Well done.

Only if it's a cooked Full English and not simply a bowl of rice krispies

[TarJak]

He's from Slovenia. He's used to goats milk in acorn coffee for breakfast. Rice crispies will be a big step up.

[Catfish]

How does one get from immigrants to .. "pomegranates" ??

[Herr-Berbunch]

Try airbnb.co.uk - people rent out spare beds/rooms/houses for nights/weeks/months. This one is nice and cheap, £54 per night https://www.airbnb.co.uk/rooms/11242...07-2014&s=OXR0

Others are available.

[Jimbuna]

^ I hear each venue has a vault...they lock up the family silver first