I'm Going To Europe This Summer

[YoursSINSerely]

I'll be in London, Paris, Bourdeaux, and Frankfurt for two hours. Let me know if I can buy you a martini while I'm there. And, don't expect anything more than the martini.

 

[mynameisben]

I'll be in London, Paris, Bourdeaux, and Frankfurt for two hours. Let me know if I can buy you a martini while I'm there. And, don't expect anything more than the martini.

Can you send me the olive?

 

[YoursSINSerely]

Can you send me the olive?

Pit, or not pit?

 

[mynameisben]

Pit, or not pit?

Without. Who puts pits in Martini olives???

 

[YoursSINSerely]

Without. Who puts pits in Martini olives???

More important . . . what kind of person takes them out?

 

[mynameisben]

More important . . . what kind of person takes them out?

This conversation has me confused. But then, I don't drink Martinis.

 

[YoursSINSerely]

This conversation has me confused. But then, I don't drink Martinis.

I could teach you.

 

[beatrice_dreams]

I'll be in London, Paris, Bourdeaux, and Frankfurt for two hours. Let me know if I can buy you a martini while I'm there. And, don't expect anything more than the martini.

It'd just have to be the martini then...doesn't sound like you'll have time for much else if you've only got two hours to see London, Paris, Bordeaux and Frankfurt

 

[YoursSINSerely]

It'd just have to be the martini then...doesn't sound like you'll have time for much else if you've only got two hours to see London, Paris, Bordeaux and Frankfurt

I guess that wasn't worded properly. I have a two-hour layover in Frankfurt. The rest of the trip, I'll have time for more than one martini at a time.

 

[mynameisben]

I could teach you.

Martini lessons. Cool! I'll bring my sippy cup.

 

[beatrice_dreams]

I guess that wasn't worded properly. I have a two-hour layover in Frankfurt. The rest of the trip, I'll have time for more than one martini at a time.

Ahh...that makes more sense

What sort of sights are you into for London and Paris? I've not been to Bordeaux or Frankfurt, so I'm no help there!

 

[KlaytonFrost]

You've picked some excellent cities to spend your days in. How long are you in London for, and when? Are you going to catch the Olympics?

 

[YoursSINSerely]

Ahh...that makes more sense

What sort of sights are you into for London and Paris? I've not been to Bordeaux or Frankfurt, so I'm no help there!

I guess the usual. Think there will be more drinking and eating than site seeing. Want to see Mona. Traveling with a three-year-old, so I think there might be some kind of amusements scheduled. If the queen is out, I'd like to tour her home. Wish me good weather!

You've picked some excellent cities to spend your days in. How long are you in London for, and when? Are you going to catch the Olympics?

Before the Olympics, but hope to see some of the construction. I think we are there for three or four days.

If anyone has suggestions, please post.

 

[trysail]

If anyone has suggestions, please post.

Suggestions? Bordeaux?


You are kidding, aren't you?
*big grin*



The Maison du Vin is always a good place to start.

 

[YoursSINSerely]

Suggestions? Bordeaux?


You are kidding, aren't you?
*big grin*



The Maison du Vin is always a good place to start.

I'll check it out. Thanks! My daughter said the only french I had to learn was, vin rouge. I hope I can smell some grapes ripening in the hills when I arrive.

 

[trysail]

...said the only french I had to learn was...

The Froggies greatly appreciate anyone who at least makes an attempt to communicate in French. Usually— they immediately recoil from the god-awful sound that results when an American butchers French (it really is a terrible sound) and will attempt to save everybody time and effort by switching to their English which is almost always better than our French.


On the other hand, there are plenty of places outside the Ile de France where there are folk who flat-out do not know English.


It really isn't a bad idea to at least master some phrase-book French in order to minimize the possibility of starving to death.

 

[YoursSINSerely]

The Froggies greatly appreciate anyone who at least makes an attempt to communicate in French. Usually— they immediately recoil from the god-awful sound that results when an American butchers French (it really is a terrible sound) and will attempt to save everybody time and effort by switching to their English which is almost always better than our French.


On the other hand, there are plenty of places outside the Ile de France where there are folk who flat-out do not know English.


It really isn't a bad idea to at least master some phrase-book French in order to minimize the possibility of starving to death.

Hopefully, I can survive on cheese and wine.

I think I'll be okay with the language in London, but I hear their food sucks and I don't drink beer.

 

[Handley_Page]

Hopefully, I can survive on cheese and wine.

I think I'll be okay with the language in London, but I hear their food sucks and I don't drink beer.

Oh Babs, how wrong can you get ?
A lot depends upon what you define as 'food'; you likely get better away from the Capital. And the UK does not depend upon Beer (even if it is infinitely better than that swill). Try some decent cider.

 

[sr71plt]

London has any style restaurant you could ask for. That said, I'll be in England in the fall--and staying as far away from london this time as I can get.

 

[beatrice_dreams]

London has any style restaurant you could ask for. That said, I'll be in England in the fall--and staying as far away from london this time as I can get.

Whereabouts are you headed if I might ask? London is sort of one of those places that when you're in it, you can't escape. And if you get stuck on the M25, you literally can't!

Can't vouch for many of the restaurants in London...only a few I've eaten at that I actually rate, but then I probably can't afford the good ones. I sort of fancy trying the new 'underground food' movement where people run mini-restaurants out of their living rooms...

 

[sr71plt]

Whereabouts are you headed if I might ask? London is sort of one of those places that when you're in it, you can't escape. And if you get stuck on the M25, you literally can't!

Can't vouch for many of the restaurants in London...only a few I've eaten at that I actually rate, but then I probably can't afford the good ones. I sort of fancy trying the new 'underground food' movement where people run mini-restaurants out of their living rooms...

The Cotswolds for two weeks then over to Great Yarmouth, up through Scarborough to Edinburgh, then to the Lake District. Not even flying into London; Birmingham instead.

I've been to England frequently on business, but always to London and then out to Reading (Caversham Park) to BBC Monitoring. This time it's to see what else is there. We've joined the UK National Trust for the year.

On restaurants, when we were living in the Mediterranean and passing through London periodically, every corner we turned in London surfaced a Greek, Cypriot, or Italian restaurant.

 

[ottohauser1977]

Send my regrets to Petra Roth about missing our date.

 

[ishtat]

The Cotswolds for two weeks then over to Great Yarmouth, up through Scarborough to Edinburgh, then to the Lake District. Not even flying into London; Birmingham instead.

I've been to England frequently on business, but always to London and then out to Reading (Caversham Park) to BBC Monitoring. This time it's to see what else is there. We've joined the UK National Trust for the year.

On restaurants, when we were living in the Mediterranean and passing through London periodically, every corner we turned in London surfaced a Greek, Cypriot, or Italian restaurant.

Most people who visit the Cotswolds go to the northern part, Bourton on the Water, Upper and Lower Slaughter, Stow on the Wold, Moreton in the Marsh etc, but if you get the chance go a little further south, places like Wotton-Under-Edge, Uley and even Dursley (Possibly one of the most unattractive towns in the most beautiful location, and I went to school there, before it re-emerged as a figment of JK Rowlings imagination).

Best views are from Cleeve Hill, Haresfield Beacon and Coaley Peak. Gloucester Cathedral is beautiful but the 8th century(Saxon) Deerhurst Parish Church a few miles further North is even better. If you venture into the Severn Vale the inconspicuous town of Berkeley is notable for five things:

1 The medaevil Berkeley Castle where a homosexual English King, (Edward II) met an unfortunate end in 1327.

2. It is mentioned in Shakespeare( Which play litsters?)

3 Its close connection with early settlement in Virginia, Jamestown and The Berkeley Plantation for examples.

4 The most important doctor who ever lived - Edward Jenner.

5 Me - I was born there!

Wherever you go there are some great Pubs such as The New Inn at Waterley Bottom, The Mariners Arms in Berkeley, or best of all, the Pub twice voted the best drinking hole in England, The Old Spot in Dursley.

Nowadays Pilot, you will discover that every town outside of London has a Bangladeshi restaurant!

 

[ottohauser1977]

Bangladeshi? How cool. Been to some Middle Eastern restaurants, but not Bengali.

 

[sr71plt]

Most people who visit the Cotswolds go to the northern part, Bourton on the Water, Upper and Lower Slaughter, Stow on the Wold, Moreton in the Marsh etc, but if you get the chance go a little further south, places like Wotton-Under-Edge, Uley and even Dursley (Possibly one of the most unattractive towns in the most beautiful location, and I went to school there, before it re-emerged as a figment of JK Rowlings imagination).

Thanks for the tips. Our cottage is in Littledean, Gloucestershire, so I'm guessing that's south. I'll have to look at this in detail this summer.

By the way, for those who continue to say there is no money in erotica e-booking, this is just one of two trips this year that my last year's e-book royalties is paying for.