Anyone in London, England area?

[Hoarach]

Ill be heading to London Friday through my college where I will be taking 2 classes taught by my professors but using England to teach it.  Going be taking a cultures and history class.  Will be staying at Richmond College and I have no idea in London where that is.

We pretty much have the weekends to ourselves to do whatever and the professors really arent going to be keep a watch on us but rather giving us the free to do as we want while we are in England.  Only thing they are doing is teach the classes for the 3 weeks 9-12 and 1-3 during the weekdays.

I know that we are going to be going to the Tower of London and I believe the War Museum.  The Globe Theater as well but that doesnt really interest me so Im probably going be skipping that.  Also seeing one of the cathedral believe St. Paul's and the castles on the coast

If anyone in the area would like to get together or tell me of some other good places of interest that are worth seeing in London please let me know.

[nipper]

Lived in London until 4 years ago ('bout 50 miles South now)
Imperial War Museum is good but you should get yourself to the RAF museum in Hendon (north London).

Great collection there:

http://www.rafmuseum.org.uk/london/collections/aircraft/london-aircraft-collection.cfm

Closest tube station is Colindale (Northern Line) and it's a 15 minute walk from there. Free entry too!

[mechanic]

I live about 35 miles from the west outskirts of london. I would not be the right person to take you round london as I rarely bother going there. If ya want to get a 30min train ride from center of london to the country side let me know and I'll grab a drink with you in a nice quiet country pub with real ale and realistic prices.   

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I'll grab a drink with you in a nice quiet country pub with real ale and realistic prices.   

Do you guys drink your ale warm?

[TinmanX]

Do you guys drink your ale warm?

Do you still claim Budweiser as the "King of Beers"?

But seriously, it depends on which ale, mainly ale is served at whatever temperature the pubs cellar is, hence in the summer, it is served at a slightly warmer temperature than winter. Also remember that Britain is one of the few countries to use warm fermentation to brew it's beer and that warmer beer can be drunk faster than colder beer allowing us more pints/hour than our chillier cousins.

[mechanic]

Well i prefer a well poured pint of guinness usualy which should be served warmer than chilled beer but cooler than real ales. But alot of variety in ale out there, some bad some great. Six pints of good guinness is like a three course meal.

[allaire]

Course that could be cause it's so thick. 

[Hoarach]

That is one of my plans to have a real guiness.   

Ill see how much that ticket to wherever you might be see if Ill make it out there.   

[maddafinga]

Do you guys drink your ale warm?

All getting the beer so cold does is numb your taste buds as you drink it, so you can't tell how bad it is.  Good beers have flavor and are meant to be tasted as you drink them, so aren't meant to be ice cold.

[RTHolmes]

All getting the beer so cold does is numb your taste buds as you drink it, so you can't tell how bad it is.  Good beers have flavor and are meant to be tasted as you drink them, so aren't meant to be ice cold.

[Wobbly]

Come down to Dorset and see some real England, and we got the Tank Museum 

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All getting the beer so cold does is numb your taste buds as you drink it, so you can't tell how bad it is.  Good beers have flavor and are meant to be tasted as you drink them, so aren't meant to be ice cold.

I really wouldn't know as I don't drink, I was just curious because I had heard thats the way they drink their ale over there.

[maddafinga]

I really wouldn't know as I don't drink, I was just curious because I had heard thats the way they drink their ale over there.

Good lord man!

You have an avatar of a Dr. of Journalism and you don't drink??

Get yourself some Chivas, stat!  The Brown Buffalo would be dissappointed.

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Good lord man!

You have an avatar of a Dr. of Journalism and you don't drink??

Get yourself some Chivas, stat!  The Brown Buffalo would be dissappointed.

I stopped drinking because I got drunk one night when I was 19 and crashed my car leaving me in a wheelchair, ever since then I don't drink anymore.

[maddafinga]

I stopped drinking because I got drunk one night when I was 19 and crashed my car leaving me in a wheelchair, ever since then I don't drink anymore.

Ah, well touche. 

I have no response to that.  Feel like a jerk now, sorry man.