[Milton-L] IMS9 travel
Marlene Edelstein
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Mon Jun 30 06:28:54 EDT 2008
And do remember - in Central London there's no better way to get around than to walk, unless you're in a tearing hurry. There are few greater pleasures than walking in London, as many eminent historical and fictional persons have remarked. In July the evenings are long and light, and there are crowds of people about everywhere - no need to feel unsafe.
Marlene
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--- On Mon, 30/6/08, Arnold, Margaret <mjarnold at ku.edu> wrote:
From: Arnold, Margaret <mjarnold at ku.edu>
Subject: RE: [Milton-L] IMS9 travel
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Date: Monday, 30 June, 2008, 11:24 AM
I'll second the motion for bus travel. At information booths in the
airports they should have a bus map of Central London. Also, the individual
stops are very informative. We went from the airport to the hotel using
"dot to dot" buses. Information about them is under "airport
transport" for Heathrow especially.
Margaret A
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Bus travel in London is much less frustrating now that the congestion charge
has removed so much traffic from the roads. The bus depletes your Oyster far
less, too. Remember too that if you're 60 or over you pay half fare on
National Express coaches, which are often a more comfortable option for getting
into London from Airports. You don't have to be British or resident in the
UK - just 60+.
Marlene
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--- On Sat, 28/6/08, Carl Bellinger <bcarlb at comcast.net> wrote:
From: Carl Bellinger <bcarlb at comcast.net>
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Date: Saturday, 28 June, 2008, 3:23 PM
?
Is the bus an option for getting around London? Still a two-story contraption
and red, I hope. -Carl
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From: Jason Kerr <mailto:aelfric at gmail.com>
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I meant to send a link to the Tube's website:
http://www.tfl.gov.uk/
A 7-day travelcard good in zones 1-2 goes for £24.20: make 3 round trips and
you've more or less broken even on the £4-each-way cash fare. You'd
still have to pay the cash fare to and from Heathrow, but if you plan on
getting around at all by Tube, the pass seems very much worth it. Salwa is
right about the cost of an off-peak day travelcard.
Jason A. Kerr
On Mon, Jun 23, 2008 at 10:36 PM, Salwa Khoddam <skhoddam at cox.net>
wrote:
The last time I was in London (March 2008), a day ticket for the tube cost 5
pounds and 20 pence.
Salwa Khoddam
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Sent: Monday, June 23, 2008 6:14 PM
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I know the travel conditions might be less ideal, and the journey not as
fast, but the Piccadilly Line of the Tube runs from Heathrow to Russell Square
or King's Cross for £4-less if you have an Oyster card. Granted, if
you're getting in at midnight, it's not an option. Maybe I'm just
spoiled living in Boston (or broke being a grad student), but I'll take
public transportation whenever possible. Economical, and environmentally
friendly, and if you would prefer not to walk with bags, the final cab ride
would at least be cheaper than from Paddington.
See you all in London!
Jason A. Kerr
On Mon, Jun 23, 2008 at 4:48 PM, Julia Walker <walker at geneseo.edu>
wrote:
Actually, the train thing has gotten a bit pricey -- £14.50 one way,
tourist. It's a wonderful convenience at the airport, true, but when you
get to Paddington, you still have to stand in line and pay for a cab. The last
two times I took one from Paddington to Gower St, just across from UCL, it was
over £11, exclusive of tip. So, even if you aren't getting in at midnight
(when all cabs cost more) you might want to weigh math & convenience.
Ladycabs quoted me £40 for pick-up at Heathrow 3.
julia
On Jun 23, 2008, at 4:04 PM, Noam Flinker wrote:
The London Express from Heathrow to Paddington is, in addition to
everything else, elegant and comfortable. You might save money by sharing a
cab but not necessarily. In any case, the trip to Paddington is smooth,
relaxing and most soothing, especially after a transatlantic flight that brings
you into London in the morning when your biological clock is convinced it's
the middle of the night. The cab ride from Paddington to the University of
London should be fairly short but I don't know about cost.
Noam
On Jun 23, 2008, at 9:29 PM, Robert Appelbaum wrote:
Dear American Friends,
Heathrow is served by a train that will get you into the city centre
quicker than any cab can do. Take the train! Save fuel! Go really green! You
can get a cab from the train station (Paddington) to your hotel.
duran0 <duran0 at purdue.edu> wrote:
Thanks to Julia Walker for that information.
Her email spurred me to see if a few of us arriving at about the same time
would like to share a cab. I arrive at London Heathrow Airport on Monday, July
7th, at about 6:00 AM and am happy to wait around for anyone who lands as late
as 7:00 AM.
Please email me OFF LIST if you would like to coordinate where to meet at
the airport and sharing a cab to U of London residences, which seems to be a 19
mile/35 minute ride. I/We can check on the taxi cab fares (looking at the list
we all just got, too!) and split it two or three ways, depending on how many
arrive at about the same time.
Fingers crossed...
Adios,
Angelica Duran
Associate Professor, English and Comparative Literature
Purdue University
500 Oval Drive / Heavilon Hall
West Lafayette, Indiana 47907
U.S.A.
<duran0 at purdue.edu>
<http://www.cla.purdue.edu/english/directory/index.cfm?personid=80>
<http://www.cla.purdue.edu/english/directory/index.cfm?personid=80>
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