@ irene - there's an article in the contikipedia for directions using the tube, and in general europe advice also has a map. The stop at Russel Square is approximately 45 minutes from the airport

Hi Gull i think a vast majority of people do the tour solo also- where abouts are you from. I'm from Sydney. I may be free that day also. I arrive on the 23rd morning doing the london tour organised via contiki.

Not long now everyone, i fly out tom

Hi AP,

i'm from Perth. flying out on sunday afternoon so I get to London monday morning. got a couple of days to go sightseeing before the tour starts.

when does your london tour end?

and apparently this weekend is a long weekend in UK...

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Originally posted by Gull:
Hi AP,

i'm from Perth. flying out on sunday afternoon so I get to London monday morning. got a couple of days to go sightseeing before the tour starts.

when does your london tour end?

and apparently this weekend is a long weekend in UK...

^ yeah it is a long weekend and very convenient to be coming in then as somebody from work was telling me.

a bit annoyed the champions league first leg of the final is on the day we leave for the tour, watching the game in a pub in london considering its a final would have been an experience in itself!

Re: London tour, the tour unlike Contiki is a pretty independent one, so you kind of choose the days that you want to see things.

Monday at this stage is the day I want to see most of the major sights ie: b palace, mad tassauds, tower of london etc.
And are you staying in royal also?

Cheers

I'm in a hostel monday night and royal tuesday night.

i get in at about 6am on monday morning so was hoping to check in and drop my stuff off by about 9-9:30 then spend the day sightseeing.

same as you, b.palace, london eye, w.abbey, big ben etc.

could meet somewhere that morning then go from there...

Im getting to london on the tue too, i arrive about lunchtimeish, hoping to drop my stuff off at the place and go see some sights. typical tourist a! exciting that its not far away now. Be prepared, england is not the warmest, considering its spring, lets hope europe is warmer.

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Originally posted by Gull:
I'm in a hostel monday night and royal tuesday night.

i get in at about 6am on monday morning so was hoping to check in and drop my stuff off by about 9-9:30 then spend the day sightseeing.

same as you, b.palace, london eye, w.abbey, big ben etc.

could meet somewhere that morning then go from there...

yeah let me know, im planning on doing the open
bus tour on the monday presuming im not too tired on sunday and made the effort to do the bath/stonehenge trip then. am typing this from singapore airport

Shoot me an email it is wazza underscore 100 at hotmail.com, reason i wrote it like that is i don't want to get spam

Cheers

Hey everyone!!!
My name is Bridget I am from South Africa, I currently live in london and will be staying at the royal national on the 27th, is anyone else staying the night there before the tour? I am doing this trip on my own and am quite nervous but I am sure others are doing it solo to, so excited its only 4 days to go !!!

Hi Bridget,

I'm doing the tour solo as well. I'm also staying at RN the night before. I think most ppl would, easier than getting around at 6 in the morning

Will See you then

AP,

I'll email you prolly from singa's airport as well. I'm staying on monday night at the Astor Kensington so i'll be going there first from heathrow. If you're there the day before scope it out at find a place to meet at about 10:30ish, my email is adcunha at iinet . net . au (obviously without the spaces). btw, what is your name?

yeah i agree, london is a nightmare so early in the morning trying to find a train!! Does anyone want to give me advice on what to pack??

p.s Gull where are you from?

Hi Bridget, i'm from Perth.

just got to London, loving it already, but need some breakfast!

4:00 today (monday), on the corner of long acre and james street, which is straight out of covent garden station on picadilly line.

i'm meeting a mate there for a drink so anyone else is welcome to join us.