london 17/06/07...pre-show party!

dunkman

Heineken Helen wrote:

Ok, just a quick question cos I'll be booking my flight today... I know there was a thread and I don't have time to find it... but which is best to fly into? For the Farringdon? Is it Stansted or Gatwick? I think they're both pretty much the same, no?

not Gatwick its miles and miles away!!!

try for Heathrow can you?

if not then Stansted is prob best.. i'm pretty sure Gatwick is fuckin miles away.. (i used to holiday with my nana in Crawley every summer and so i know Gatwick is far out!!)

surfanddestroy

spina81 wrote:

Hey, i love that place!! I've been there a few times and every time they were playing at least a PJ song !!!!
It's quite big....on different levels, with 3 bars and a big tree in the middle!!!
The location is also perfect....is an off-street in between Piccadilly and Leicester Sq.!!!

Been to the one in Manchester and it's quite nice, a bit pricey though.

chime

dunkman wrote:

try for Heathrow can you?

Helen I booked my Dublin flights and they were the cheapest flights I could find through http://www.flybmi.com and that's to Heathrow and your straight on a tube line or can get the Heathrow Express train. When you see the prices they may look more than Ryanair etc at first but they show their prices including taxes :cool:

redrock

dunkman wrote:

not Gatwick its miles and miles away!!!

try for Heathrow can you?

if not then Stansted is prob best.. i'm pretty sure Gatwick is fuckin miles away.. (i used to holiday with my nana in Crawley every summer and so i know Gatwick is far out!!)

Gatwick is waaaaaayyyy on the other side of where you want to be....

Depends where you are staying... Heathrow is cheapest to get into town (or my place!) as you can take the picadilly line. Stansted, you need to take the stansted express which costs £15 or so for a single fare (but you've used that one before.. gets you into liverpool street station). Takes about 45 minutes. Picadilly lines takes about that much time to central london but is cheaper.

Jennytree

Housing Jim wrote:

Just something folk may want to bear in mind when booking these Travelodges:

they have a tendency to overbook their rooms and it's not uncommon for folk to turn up and be told they don't have a room......it was on Watchdog.

Hopefully that won't happen to anyone here though

Ooo... I actually saw that! And I never watch Watchdog! They just keep booking rooms, never book out, and when the hotel is full they just send you on to the next nearest one! Hopefully that won't happen us... or else they're gonna have some very angry Irish and Scottish people to deal with!!! (I vote Dunky for the Braveheart speech )

Byrnzie

sisyphe wrote:

How about meeting at Waxy O'Connor?

http://www.waxyoconnors.co.uk/london/index.asp

It's very centrallylocated, BIG (numerous bars) and they've good craic (if I remember correctly...alcohol might have something to do with the fun)

That's not a bad idea. The place is huge so it will accomodate all of us. And it is indeed central, and the price of the beer isn't completely extortionate if memory serves.

Jennytree

Byrnzie wrote:

That's not a bad idea. The place is huge so it will accomodate all of us. And it is indeed central, and the price of the beer isn't completely extortionate if memory serves.

well in fairness everywhere has to be cheaper than Dublin... feckin' €5 for a bleedin' pint!

Remember - one more hungover person is one less person to get in your way in the queue the next day... especially with the dodgy tummy's - so drink loads!!!

Pegasus

can't believe people like Dunk, Helen or Jenny are booking hotels?
You're telling me there's no one who offered you a spare bed/bit of floor to stay ?
or you're too posh for that?

I've got a full house already (11 people in a 1-bedroom flat! that's going to be fun ).. might open a camping in the garden if my neighbours let me though

redrock

Pegasus wrote:

You're telling me there's no one who offered you a spare bed/bit of floor to stay ?
or you're too posh for that?

Don't pity them Sandra... they've all been offered beds/floor space... they're too posh.....

dunkman

Byrnzie wrote:

That's not a bad idea. The place is huge so it will accomodate all of us. And it is indeed central, and the price of the beer isn't completely extortionate if memory serves.

waxyies it is then.. D2D can you add this to the first post!!! it did look massive on the website!!!

Pegasus

Byrnzie wrote:

That's not a bad idea. The place is huge so it will accomodate all of us. And it is indeed central, and the price of the beer isn't completely extortionate if memory serves.

but:

Sunday
12.00pm - 10.30pm (Bank Holidays 12am)

:(

Pegasus

redrock wrote:

Don't pity them Sandra... they've all been offered beds/floor space... they're too posh.....

even Helen :eek:?

like your sig btw

dunkman

Pegasus wrote:

can't believe people like Dunk, Helen or Jenny are booking hotels?

oh we've been offered but for £13 a night i get my own double bed, towels, shower when i want, etc!!! i dont have to bring down sleeping bags/quilts/etc

i'm very grateful for the offers from the others but i'll need to get home on the Tuesday and Farringdon is 10min walk from Euston Station and it just makes it a bit easier for me but i totally appreciate that people would put us up!!!

and imagine calling Scots and Irish posh!!! best joke i've heard since i posted my sean connery or B&Q joke :cool:

dunkman

Pegasus wrote:

but: :(

10 fucking 30!!!

surely there will be something else open later than that!!! although this pub could be a great starting off point couldnt it? if some of the less 'hardcore' decide to leave early then the rest of us could carry on elsewhere?

Jennytree

dunkman wrote:

oh we've been offered but for £13 a night i get my own double bed, towels, shower when i want, etc!!! i dont have to bring down sleeping bags/quilts/etc

i'm very grateful for the offers from the others but i'll need to get home on the Tuesday and Farringdon is 10min walk from Euston Station and it just makes it a bit easier for me but i totally appreciate that people would put us up!!!

and imagine calling Scots and Irish posh!!! best joke i've heard since i posted my sean connery or B&Q joke :cool:

What he said!

Heineken Helen

redrock wrote:

Don't pity them Sandra... they've all been offered beds/floor space... they're too posh.....

Nah, it's not that... well maybe a little bit but you all seem pretty full up and the travelodge (which I'VE BOOKED YAYYYYYYYYYY ) is soooo cheap, with three people for two nights would only be about 23euro each or something, it's ridiculous...

But thank you for all the offers, I don't mean to be rude but I thought you'd have enough problems without the Irish invasion

Heineken Helen

Pegasus wrote:

even Helen :eek:?

:mad:

Byrnzie

dunkman wrote:

10 fucking 30!!!

surely there will be something else open later than that!!! although this pub could be a great starting off point couldnt it? if some of the less 'hardcore' decide to leave early then the rest of us could carry on elsewhere?

True!

Edit: How about a virtual tour to get yerselves somewhat aquainted prior to actually visiting said drinking establishment?

*Yes please Mr Byrnzie! Yes please say us!*

Oh, alright then. Here ya are.. http://www.waxyoconnors.co.uk/london/vtourf6.asp

:rolleyes:

jrd

Haven't been to Waxy's for years! If I remember it right, it's a bit like the library from The Name Of The Rose... f*cking staircases going off in every direction, after a couple of beers you can get lost on the way back from the loo!

Don't think you'll find (m)any pubs open after 10:30 on a Sunday. Camden used to have a few that you had to pay to get into but I haven't been up there for a while...

redrock

Byrnzie wrote:

True!

Edit: How about a virtual tour to get yerselves somewhat aquainted prior to actually visiting said drinking establishment?

*Yes please Mr Byrnzie! Yes please say us!*

Oh, alright then. Here ya are.. http://www.waxyoconnors.co.uk/london/vtourf6.asp

:rolleyes:

Thank you Mr. Byrnzie.... Pink room for V!