[HPFGU-OTChatter] trip to London

[Jeremy Davis]

ATM fees for me when in America were about 1% - 2% with a possible minimum
charge of 1.20. I used a credit card most of the time though.

OK travelling at 5am would be difficult. some train stations open at about
4.30 but it all depends on the station. Suit cases on the tube are no worse
than in NY. Troublesome, but not impossible.

One thing I will warning you - The taxi to Heathrow will be expensive!!

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Nguyen, Marc" <marc.nguyen at greenheck.com>
To: <HPFGU-OTChatter at yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Wednesday, December 03, 2003 3:04 PM
Subject: RE: [HPFGU-OTChatter] trip to London


> Message: 2
>    Date: Wed, 03 Dec 2003 01:53:20 +0000
>    From: GulPlum <hp at plum.cream.org>
> Subject: Re: trip to London
>
> At 14:30 02/12/03 , Nguyen, Marc wrote:
>
> >I'm planning a trip to London December 27th - Jan 4th, and booked a
couple
> >of taxi journeys through www.lodonblack-cab.com. We are also booked at
the
> >Thistle Kensington Gardens Hotel.
> >Has anyone used this taxi service or hotel before? This is our honeymoon,
> so
> >I'm trying to make sure everything goes smoothly.
>
> GulPlum replied:
>
> >I've never used that cab service (nor do I know anyone who has), so I
can't
>
> >really comment on what you're going to get. I assume you've booked them
to
> >get you to and from the airport? That's perhaps not the wisest decision.
> >The hotel is pretty handy for Paddington Station, and you'd get to and
from
>
> >Heathrow more quickly and cheaply (and perhaps even more comfortably) on
> >the Heathrow Express (http://www.heathrowexpress.com). There are always
> >loads of cabs at Paddington to get you to the hotel (in any case, without
> >luggage, it's definitely walking distance!).
>
> Marc's response:
>
> Thanks for all who replied. The 2 times that I need a taxi will be at 5am
to
> get to Waterloo train station for a Eurostar trip to Paris, and at 4am to
> get to Heathrow for a rental car pickup at 5am. We received private access
> to Stonehenge, but have to be there at 8am. I looked at all my options,
and
> decided that at those hours in the morning, a cab was probably best.
>
> Will I still be ok taking the tube from the airport to Paddington station
> with all my luggage? I didn't know if that would be a problem. We did
order
> the 7 day Visitor's Travelcard for zones 1 and 2. One last question, where
> to you suggest I get UK currency? at airport ATM, or from my home bank
> before leaving? the bank will charge me a flat rate of $15, but I don't
know
> what the ATM fees are over there per transaction.
>
> I have tickets to Les Mis at the Palace, and the Cinderella ballet at the
> Royal Opera House. We plan on seeing most of the city and plan on walking
A
> LOT!!! London is my wife's #1 city to visit on our worlwide list, so
that's
> the first one we're checking off. I do think we'll have to return sometime
> in the summer season to see all the gardens though.
>
> My not so new wife (been married 2 years, finally able to take our
> honeymoon, we wanted to buy a house first) does love shopping, and she
> looking for to what the sales have to offer. :)
>
> Thanks again everyone!
>
>
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