Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/08/28
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Against my better judgement I have just spent the holiday weekend here in the UK. My wife said she was sure that we would enjoy ourselves and we ought to see more of the country that we live in rather than travel abroad. We even got a special deal on hotel rooms at £45 ($65) including breakfast. We were met with poor rooms (permanent damp patch on floor, windows so rotted we were afraid to open them, bath too dangerously positioned for my wife to use), high prices and surly service where ever we went. It is no wonder tourists stay away. The weekend was expensive and very disappointing, and we stayed in a very quiet area. I dread to think what it is like in the true tourist spots. Gerry > Tim.........I was in the UK last July. I recommend that you take a VERY > fat wallet, a credit card with a VERY large spending limit, and be > prepared to accept outrageously high prices for absolutely everything > except milk in the supermarket and beer in every corner pub! Gasoline is > 250% of the cost of that in mainland Canada. And don't ask for hand > inspections of film at the airport ....... you might be asked by MI6 to > accompany them to the back office for a shake down. > > jh