fh_trips | Spring Break Trip, 3/5 - Landmark Hotel, nearby London, OOC

Entry tags:

spring break 2006: london

Spring Break Trip, 3/5 - Landmark Hotel, nearby London, OOC

Spring Break Trip: 3/5/2006

Available in this post:
Chaperone Threads
Tower of London
Tower of London - Bloody Tower
London Eye
Big Ben/Parliament

Hotel and Underground:
Landmark - Mirror Bar
Landmark - The Cellars Bar and Resturant
Landmark - The Winter Garden (Restaurant)
Landmark - Health Club and Spa
Marylebone Underground Station
King's Cross Station
Paddington Station
In the tubes
In case of trouble, you are allowed one phone call
Barley Mow Pub

OOC!

[play at will!]

Threaded | Top-Level Comments Only

Ping a grown-up if arrested, hurt, or lost. They *should* come find you....

Tower of London (http://flickr.com/photos/tags/toweroflondon/clusters/london-england-uk/)

In the courtyard where they used to execute people. Mostly by beheading or hanging. The last person to be executed here was a Nazi war criminal.

The Yeomen are friendly, the ravens are not.

The tower was originally called the Garden Tower because it was at the corner of the Queen's House garden, but during the sixteenth century its name was changed to the Bloody Tower because of its supposed association with the young Princes in the Tower, who disappeared in 1483. The proximity of the tower to the Queen's house and the style of accommodation did make it a suitable place for noble prisoners, however. Its most famous resident was Sir Walter Raleigh, for whom a second floor was added in 1605-6, and today's visitor sees the tower furnished as it might have been in the period he lived here with his wife and children (his second son was baptised in the Chapel of St Peter in 1605).

London Eye (http://flickr.com/photos/tags/londoneye/clusters/london-thames-england/). Great views, day and night, fun sparkly bits.

Big Ben and Parliament (http://flickr.com/photos/tags/bigben/clusters/london-england-parliament/) Home of architecture, country administration, time-telling, and possibly an invisible alien spaceship or two. Or so we've heard.

Mirror Bar (http://www.landmarklondon.co.uk/dining/mirrorbar.htm)
Open Hours :
Monday-Sunday 4.00pm - 11.00pm
(2.00am for hotel residents)

Legal drinking age in the UK is 18.

Let's assume they card in here hmmm?

The Cellars (http://www.landmarklondon.co.uk/dining/cellar.htm)
Open Hours :
Monday-Friday 11.30am - 11.00pm
Saturday 5.00pm - 11.00pm
Sunday Closed

Legal Drinking age in the UK is 18.

Maybe if you look older then you are you can avoid getting carded.

The Winter Garden (http://www.landmarklondon.co.uk/dining/winter.htm)
Open Hours :
Breakfast (Mon-Sun) 7.00am - 11.30am
Lunch (Mon-Sun) 11.30am - 5.00pm
Afternoon Tea (Mon-Sun) 3.00pm - 6.00pm
A la Carte Dinner (Mon - Sun) 5.00pm - 11.30pm
Light meals (Mon - Sun) 11.30pm - 12.30am
Champagne Brunch (Sun) 12.30pm - 3.00pm

Legal Drinking age in the UK is 18.

Maybe you can avoid being carded if you tip really well.

Health Club and Spa (http://www.landmarklondon.co.uk/dining/winter.htm)

For a quiet haven away from the stress of everyday life, The Landmark Health Club and Spa provides a sophisticated and relaxing retreat. Together with a superb 15-metre swimming pool, the Club offers a fully equipped gymnasium, sauna rooms, steam rooms, whirlpool and spa bath. A wide selection of Espa massages and treatments are also available.

Get on or off the Tube (http://www.tfl.gov.uk/tube/) at Marlyebone Station (http://flickr.com/photos/tags/londonunderground/clusters/london-tube-underground/).Right next to the Landmark Hotel, where we're staying.

The hub of the wheel (http://flickr.com/photos/tags/kingscrossstation/clusters/london-kingscross-harrypotter/) for the London Tube system.

Don't stand in the way of people at Platform 9 and 3/4 (http://www.hp-lexicon.org/atlas/britain/atlas-b-platform.html).

Tube, bus, and Train service is available here (http://flickr.com/photos/tags/paddingtonstation/clusters/london-paddington-england/). Be on the lookout for bears (http://flickr.com/photos/tags/paddingtonbear/) in pea-coats and wellies from Deepest Darkest Africa...

Adventures in the Underground...

The US Embassy. (http://www.usembassy.org.uk/)
The Swedish Embassy. (http://www.swedenabroad.com/pages/start____20308.asp)
The Argentine Embassy. (http://www.argentine-embassy-uk.org/)
The French Embassy. (http://www.ambafrance-uk.org/)
The Ministry of Magic (http://www.hp-lexicon.org/ministry/ministry-hq.html)

Barley Mow Pub, (http://www.pubs.com/pub_details.cfm?ID=152) near the hotel.

As the traffic thunders down nearby Baker Street it’s hard to imagine that the Barley Mow was once a farmers’ pub. As London expanded and rural areas were swallowed up, so the clientele changed. The farmers were replaced by grooms and footmen. However once inside, there's definitely a village pub atmosphere. Built in 1791 the Barley Mow claims to be the oldest pub in Marylebone.

Good luck! (http://www.chivalry.com/cantaria/lyrics/barleymow.html)

*yawn*

Mac's up and about bright and early and ready for breakfast. She orders up a fruit salad and some tea and finds herself a table with a nice view.

Jenny's around.

Jenny is up entirely too early. She's yawning and in search of coffee when she spots one of the students. "Hey."

OOC: I have a kidlet around. Slowplay OK?

Mac grins and raises a hand in greeting, "Morning," she then gestures to the plate in front of her, "the food here, is so good. I love England already".

Jenny nods and tries to cover another yawn with her mug of coffee. "It looks like seriously good food. And the place is beautiful. Got any plans for the day?"

"This hotel is certainly very... shiny. Makes me a little nervous to actually touch anything." She took another sip of tea, "I think I might check out Camden Market, Oxford Street, something more touristy maybe. I have to see if I can pick up some souvenirs to take back home. My brother will bug me forever unless I don't at least bring him back a shirt or something. How about you?"

"I was thinking the Tower of London," said Jenny. She grinned. "Historical and with a nice, icky history behind it. Plus I've gotta find a grocery store. A friend of mine back at Fandom Town wants Jaffa Cakes, whatever those are."

Mac smiled, "Yeah, I hear the tower of London has a some facinating exibits on at the moment, pretty gory, but interesting. I was looking up about some of the stuff I should check out on the internet before we left."

She looked a little puzzled, "Uh, what exactly are Jaffa cakes?" Mac asked ~~while her mun giggles and munches on some~~.

Dream's here.

Threaded | Top-Level Comments Only

Page 1 of 3

Spring Break Trip, 3/5 - Landmark Hotel, nearby London, OOC

Chaperone Threads

Tower of London

3/5 - Tower of London - Bloody Tower

3/5 - London Eye

3/ 5 - Big Ben/ Parliament

3/5 - Landmark Mirror Bar

3/5 - Landmark - The Cellars Bar and Restaurant

3/5 - Landmark - The Winter Garden Restaurant

3/ 5 - Landmark - Health Club and Spa

3/5 - Tube - Marleybone Station

3/5 - Tube - King's Cross Station

3/5 - Tube/ Bus - Paddington Station

3/5 - In the Tubes

In case of trouble, you are allowed one call

Barley Mow Pub

OOC: Contact the high-maintenance teenage tyrant here

Re: 3/5 - Landmark - The Winter Garden Restaurant

Re: Chaperone Threads

Re: 3/5 - Landmark - The Winter Garden Restaurant

Re: 3/5 - Landmark - The Winter Garden Restaurant

Re: 3/5 - Landmark - The Winter Garden Restaurant

Re: 3/5 - Landmark - The Winter Garden Restaurant

Re: 3/5 - Landmark - The Winter Garden Restaurant

Re: 3/5 - Landmark - The Winter Garden Restaurant

Re: Chaperone Threads