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| karasu 1588th Post
  
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|  "Re(3):Visiting Londonians" , posted Wed 2 Dec 01:38  
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Well, as you said, it's London, so you'll have to narrow it down.
Culture? Good food from almost all over the world? Park full of deer (though January might not be the best time)? Videogames?
I rarely leave my flat so I wouldn't know (even less in January), but at least I know people who could answer better.
Videogames were actually near the top of my list! After spending so much time in central Europe where there is a surprising dearth of videogames (short of Chip n' Dale bootlegs for systems I've never heard of), it will be refreshing!
One of the problems with visiting London is that I barely know where to start. You and Maou have certainly provided a good place to start though! I'll see if I can think of some more specific questions to narrow down the field. I understand that some of the best Indian food outside of South Asia can be found in London, so if you have any suggestions in that regard, I'd love to hear them.
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Well, you'll have to become a Londonian Gothic for one thing, as you well know from your stays here at the Cafe.
I had completely forgotten about that 
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You must indeed visit Lord Iggy-ngton, who thumbed his nose at the Americans and their Boston during his cancelled sojourn to the New World some forthnights ago, but who I have on good authority remains ensconced in Her Majesty's capital.
Iggy, I'm nowhere near your Power Level, but if you'd care to have a micro Cafe meetup, let me know.
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The British Museum is better than it ought to be, and you could do worse than to rent a car and drive to ancient little towns in southern England that belong in a BBC period piece. Find Dartmoor and its strange stormy moor with weird magnetic/haunted current in the air that will break your compass near the unvisited stone cricles. Or go to Avebury where they have plunked an entire town in the middle of a gigantic stone circle, ironically preserving it from the tourist hordes. Glastonbury Tor would be good for communing with King Arthur's spirit and climbing this video game-like windy spire.
Hmm, I had considered visiting the south at least a bit, since distance-wise it's not that far to go really. My west-coast wizardlike sensibilities were causing me to think of going to the tourist morass of Stonehenge and Salisbury, but I'm thinking Avebury might be off the New Age charts for Ley Line proximity! Hmm, thanks for pointing it out!
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| "Re(4):Visiting Londonians" , posted Thu 3 Dec 02:06
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Videogames were actually near the top of my list! After spending so much time in central Europe where there is a surprising dearth of videogames (short of Chip n' Dale bootlegs for systems I've never heard of), it will be refreshing!
I'm afraid Heart of Gaming would be the only gaming-related place you could reasonably hope for in London. Fortunately, it's quite good! If you go there with enough people to enjoy it. It's more of a small group's night out thing.
Museum-wise, the V&A >>> British Museum > the rest of the western world's museums. The V&A is also close to the National history museum, and in an overall nicer place than the British. And then you have the Tate modern as well.
Castle-wise, Windsor is great if the weather is either nice or super foggy, and Hampton Court is the place to go if you are interested in Henry VIII (actually, I'm pretty sure it's one of the questions the customs will ask you, and they won't allow you in the country if you answer you aren't).
As for Indian food, if you're in the south of London you'll find the best between Brixton and Elephant&Castle, in the north around the Shree Swaminarayan Mandir Kingsbury.
Warning though: that will be real Indian food. Don't come and complain that you lost half of your tongue and palate after ordering the spiciest dish on the menu.
Finally, as for having adventures outside the city, I have no damn idea. I have never been to any of the places Maou talked about, so take his word for it!
Warning though: Don't waste your time at Stonehenge. There's not much to see, and the site is protected so you can only see it from a certain distance. Just build it next time you play Civilization.
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| karasu 1589th Post
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| "Re(5):Visiting Londonians" , posted Thu 3 Dec 02:31
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As a soccer(football) fan, I would say any London derbies are a worth wild setting to experience. But visiting any of the games is a pretty big deal for some. If interested, let me know and I can give more information.
I can't say I'm a huge fan of sport, but I've recently had some good experiences with sporting events that are outside the US style of doing things (in other words, screaming, pushy people, terrible food, and deplorable beer). Feel free to elaborate!
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I'm afraid Heart of Gaming would be the only gaming-related place you could reasonably hope for in London. Fortunately, it's quite good! If you go there with enough people to enjoy it. It's more of a small group's night out thing.
I'll check it out! Given that my event is a game related thing I think I can gather enough people with interest.
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This is good to know (as is the note about Hampton Court). I usually only go with one museum per trip since it's easy to get into the grip of trying to see every single item at every museum.
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As for Indian food, if you're in the south of London you'll find the best between Brixton and Elephant&Castle, in the north around the Shree Swaminarayan Mandir Kingsbury.
Warning though: that will be real Indian food. Don't come and complain that you lost half of your tongue and palate after ordering the spiciest dish on the menu.
Understood. I've been suitably warned! Rest assured that I won't be tromping around in an American flag t-shirt loudly telling restauranteurs to make it as spicy as they possibly can, but hopefully having Indian food in New York and DC has prepared me somewhat.
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Stonehenge
Got it, that's excellent to know since even now all kinds of tourist photos you see will make you think that you can just walk up to the stones. If I need a menhir/standing stone fix I'll consider Maou's suggestion of Avebury!
You have to carefully reproduce the world of "Castlevania" in the solemn atmosphere.
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| nobinobita 1515th Post
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| "Re(8):Visiting Londonians" , posted Thu 3 Dec 12:24:
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are you sure you aren't juan
like, have you checked
I welcome penguins.
Penguins are welcome everywhere I go.
Ha! I imagined it as an e-mail account created specifically to welcome Juan and other penguinists in a similar visiting Iggy thread in the past.
We must not forget to visit Grand Retired Arthritic Penguin Dippy while in England
I've never been to England, but I just wanted to say how much I enjoy (living vicariously through) these travel posts!
I can't recommend any places to see or things to eat, BUT if you find yourself in a book store, I highly recommend you keep an eye out for some 2000AD comics, particularly Nemesis the Warlock and the ABC Warriors.
These books are really hard to find in the US!
They are super rad, punk rock, grimdark, incredibly fun comics. They're also interesting from a historical perspective as they provided tons of inspiration for countless games/comics/anime throughout the 80s and 90s. Warhammer may be the direct inspiration for everything from Blizzard on, but 2000AD comics are what inspired Warhammer.
I recommend that you particularly look out for anything drawn by Kevin O'Neill. He's best known on our side of the pond as the artist for Alan Moore's The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen. He also caused quite a bit of a stir in the 80s when he drew a few comics for DC that drew the ire of the Comics Code Authority. When asked what particular parts of the comic were offensive, they responded it was his entire drawing style! lol
Actually also keep an eye out for stuff by John Hicklenton too. His stuff is even more awesomely grotesque!
Have fun dude! Can't wait to hear all about your trip!
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| "Re(6):Visiting Londonians" , posted Fri 4 Dec 01:27:
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As a soccer(football) fan, I would say any London derbies are a worth wild setting to experience. But visiting any of the games is a pretty big deal for some. If interested, let me know and I can give more information.
I can't say I'm a huge fan of sport, but I've recently had some good experiences with sporting events that are outside the US style of doing things (in other words, screaming, pushy people, terrible food, and deplorable beer). Feel free to elaborate!
As for Indian food, if you're in the south of London you'll find the best between Brixton and Elephant&Castle, in the north around the Shree Swaminarayan Mandir Kingsbury.
Warning though: that will be real Indian food. Don't come and complain that you lost half of your tongue and palate after ordering the spiciest dish on the menu.
Understood. I've been suitably warned! Rest assured that I won't be tromping around in
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From what I heard, a good area to witness the games are the pubs in North London. Mainly for Arsenal, Spurs, or Chelsea Supporter bars. I think during the time you are there, Arsenal and Crystal Palace will play. They are both from London. The people are wild and loud. They practically have their team chants, songs, and goal celebrations throughout the whole game. They chug massive beers! Its a good first time experience but let not forget to be aware of the bar fights between supporters of different teams!
I recommend Nepali food over Indian food. If you do try, get the veggie Momos. To bad you will miss out on Nepali goat because its amazing! For dish, I would say the Okra. Also try Naan, Chipati, or Roti. They are different types of flat breads. You get ones that have either garlic, spinach, cheese, Etc. on top. They are best eaten plain dipped with which ever sauce/curry you have on your main dish.
Long Live!
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