tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7731459759094052011.post2215540196200412917..comments2023-11-05T06:33:40.062-05:00Comments on Redbeard: Great Britain Journey, part 5Redbeard76http://www.blogger.com/profile/12894995307281466889noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7731459759094052011.post-28594635079555400102008-08-02T15:28:00.000-04:002008-08-02T15:28:00.000-04:00And you don't even call in to South Yorkshire for ...And you don't even call in to South Yorkshire for a cup of tea?Babs (Beetle)https://www.blogger.com/profile/06172908857369441800noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7731459759094052011.post-1399330114087637332008-08-02T12:53:00.000-04:002008-08-02T12:53:00.000-04:00All of those ports have been ruined by bombing dur...All of those ports have been ruined by bombing during the war, and rebuilding done with very little soul. Southampton has very little to recommend it, very little at all. Plymouth and Portsmouth are so different, it's hard to say which is nicer. Plymouth hasn't really a great deal to do apart from stroll around the Hoe where Drake played bowls, and the Barbican, but it does have other places around. Portsmouth isn't somewhere you would stroll around (or I wouldn't anyway) unless you go to Southsea, but the Historic Dockyard has the ships close together plus the D-Day and Naval Museums. And there is the Spinnaker Tower now too which I quite fancy visiting. Personally, I'd prefer Portsmouth, but there may well be some local bias there.<BR/><BR/>Yes I'll meet you in Winchester. Anything for a drink :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7731459759094052011.post-44361762264989095642008-08-02T11:42:00.000-04:002008-08-02T11:42:00.000-04:00You will love Cornwall!Penzance is great. I have n...You will love Cornwall!Penzance is great. I have not been for years but whenever I have been Cornwall way the weather has been glorious.crpitthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10740212737574269503noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7731459759094052011.post-41685637385505592422008-08-01T17:36:00.000-04:002008-08-01T17:36:00.000-04:00Don't forget to visit my hairdresers !!Don't forget to visit my hairdresers !!Jaynehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00688863202525277585noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7731459759094052011.post-83441528690217378652008-08-01T10:36:00.000-04:002008-08-01T10:36:00.000-04:00*slaps self in the head*Of course! Winchester, as ...*slaps self in the head*<BR/><BR/>Of course! Winchester, as you suggested previously! I'll even buy you a couple rounds if you care to meet me...<BR/><BR/>With so many seaports, I will have to choose just one most likely, although I'm somewhat deterred by the hulking industrial centres. Is Portsmouth nicer than S-hampton and Plymouth?Redbeard76https://www.blogger.com/profile/12894995307281466889noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7731459759094052011.post-86034284159353080402008-08-01T10:31:00.000-04:002008-08-01T10:31:00.000-04:00I hesitate to add anything to your itinerary, but ...I hesitate to add anything to your itinerary, but you're going to be exhausted anyway so what are a few more stops :) While you are going along the south, don't forget Winchester Cathedral and College, and/or Portsmouth for the historic ships: Victory, Mary Rose and Warrior. And yes, while you're in the vicinity, why not go to Paris afterwards.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7731459759094052011.post-78071107624714315792008-08-01T10:28:00.000-04:002008-08-01T10:28:00.000-04:00Pubs are always good.Pubs are always good.Ishat's Fire and Icehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15774795043449260488noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7731459759094052011.post-61777100318346343802008-08-01T08:43:00.000-04:002008-08-01T08:43:00.000-04:00If I can't do it all at once, I'll break it up int...If I can't do it all at once, I'll break it up into pieces of course. Also to add in my first few days, because of my fierce dancing skills, North Londoner Bird has challenged me to a karaoke in a Tottenham pub. Pubs will be a given along the way (which is why I didn't detail it out more than how I did), since on a budget I won't spend money on dining rooms every night.Redbeard76https://www.blogger.com/profile/12894995307281466889noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7731459759094052011.post-7198339452939974532008-08-01T00:03:00.000-04:002008-08-01T00:03:00.000-04:00Take the B train!Wow, a long action filled trip!Take the B train!<BR/><BR/>Wow, a long action filled trip!Ishat's Fire and Icehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15774795043449260488noreply@blogger.com