oh, i beg to differ - my last layover at LHR was possibly the best
airport experience i've had since i started flying at the tender age
of 5. luck? dunno, but still, it was nothing short of perfect.
and yes, london and the british countryside are on my (very long)
list of "places to visit", as soon as i grow up and get a job that
pays for the flights!
nico.
On Feb 18, 2009, at 2:06 PM, Chris Barker wrote:
Frank and Nico
You're both rambling, rambling now ... :-)
And as for you, Nico, if you have experienced the UK only through the
hellhole that is a ghastly international airport! You must come into
London, at least, but preferably visit the countryside.
Chris
On 18 Feb 2009, at 20:32, Frank van Lindert wrote:
> I have used all possible ways of crossing the North Sea or Channel
> many times but of course I live just across on the right side. ;-)
> There really is no big difference between the "Chunnel" and the
> tunnels through the Alps, upward from Italy.
> Except for the Customs of course - there's the insular thinking again.
> UK still isn't a Schengen country.
>
> Nicest way to cross, IMHO, is the hovercraft. You hear and see it
> coming from miles away, very impressive. And then the huge beast
> crawling up on the beach, all our cars entering it, and off it went.
> And the whole crossing took only 30 minutes. Bit bumpy, but boats and
> planes can give you unpleasant stomach feelings as well... now I have
> come to think of it, the train is the most smooth way of crossing of
> all. One just has to ignore thoughts about what's up and above ;-)
>
> Frank.
>
>
>
> On Wed, 18 Feb 2009 12:12:59 -0800, Nicoletta Da Ros wrote:
>
>> yup - odd, though, if you think that in the days of yore they had no
>> problems spreading across continents... :)
>> i'd like to go to the uk at some point, never been outside heathrow -
>> although, i have to be honest, there is no way i'd take the
>> underwater train. i'd rather fly or take longer crossing the channel
>> on a boat!
>
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