tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9501938.post3034049919177373036..comments2023-11-05T08:01:10.010+00:00Comments on Think of England: LondonBrithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00390560583798960760noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9501938.post-51589291940511780652009-04-17T14:34:00.000+01:002009-04-17T14:34:00.000+01:00Nice post. Agree about Berlin - stupendous.
The t...Nice post. Agree about Berlin - stupendous.<br /><br />The thing about London is that it feels totally different living in it versus visiting it. Having a fixed point means the vertigo stops and you can start to relax.Gareth Williamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05058241057385364459noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9501938.post-2546843350835266002009-03-11T23:42:00.000+00:002009-03-11T23:42:00.000+00:00David: Not the French chicks.Explaining the concep...David: Not the French chicks.<BR/><BR/>Explaining the concept of being a tee-totaller to Czech restaurant staff is a joy in itself.<BR/><BR/>I just got back from Istanbul which is shockingly nothing at all like Lahore i.e. pleasant, organised and stress-free. Next up in April are Bruges, Ghent, Antwerp, Brussels, Amsterdam, Madrid, Toledo and BarcelonaAlihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18230724707928518879noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9501938.post-55015038077257224072009-03-10T23:09:00.000+00:002009-03-10T23:09:00.000+00:00Ali:Paris is wasted on the French.Ali:<BR/><BR/>Paris is wasted on the French.Davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16902329503560660425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9501938.post-72974366749202004322009-03-10T23:08:00.000+00:002009-03-10T23:08:00.000+00:00Ah, Prague. I remember the surprise that accompan...Ah, Prague. I remember the surprise that accompanied every food order that wasn't <I>biftek</I> and the sheer bewilderment that greeted our inquiry into whether there was a restaurant in town where we could get one meatless meal.<BR/><BR/>Then I'd drink the beer.Davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16902329503560660425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9501938.post-55221598969510939732009-03-09T21:01:00.000+00:002009-03-09T21:01:00.000+00:00But with beer that good, who's worried about the f...But with beer that good, who's worried about the food?<BR/><BR/>Prague - now there's a nice simple underground. Three lines: red yellow and green, change at Museum, I seem to remember.Brithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00390560583798960760noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9501938.post-19676038773692038002009-03-09T20:39:00.000+00:002009-03-09T20:39:00.000+00:00Prague is nice. The food is rubbish though. I apol...Prague is nice. The food is rubbish though. <BR/><BR/>I apologised for every joke I'd made about the French after seeing Paris for the first time.Alihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18230724707928518879noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9501938.post-17869544008481655572009-03-09T16:48:00.000+00:002009-03-09T16:48:00.000+00:00I have answered the above question further above, ...I have answered the above question further above, Nige.Brithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00390560583798960760noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9501938.post-81534495415055063002009-03-09T16:39:00.000+00:002009-03-09T16:39:00.000+00:00London Schmondon - what I want to know is this, Br...London Schmondon - what I want to know is this, Brit: Boy or Girl?Nigehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13314891387515045404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9501938.post-52502410373001052862009-03-09T16:24:00.000+00:002009-03-09T16:24:00.000+00:00Well, it's great when it works. I have a love-hate...Well, it's great when it works. I have a love-hate relationship with the Tube specifically as well as London generally. When it doesn't work it is the purest hell.Brithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00390560583798960760noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9501938.post-71173570735076666052009-03-09T16:12:00.000+00:002009-03-09T16:12:00.000+00:00This is extraordinary.I was at a party Saturday ni...This is extraordinary.<BR/><BR/>I was at a party Saturday night when the conversation turned to how the British are always complaining about the Tube, when in fact it's so great.<BR/><BR/>That's synchronocity. (Also, spare a moment to pity me for the type of parties I attend.)Davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16902329503560660425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9501938.post-37658468471901614692009-03-09T15:47:00.000+00:002009-03-09T15:47:00.000+00:00As you say Brit, Barcelona is a good place for a b...As you say Brit, Barcelona is a good place for a break, pity about the bunch of thieving bastards who live there, had me mobile nicked in the Ramblas. If you're ever in Berlin again try the Vietnamese restaurant close to the British embassy, a real eye opener. The Jewish museum is a must, as you say, apart from the security.maltyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02936465848907794425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9501938.post-78557273427814203642009-03-09T12:36:00.000+00:002009-03-09T12:36:00.000+00:00One thing about the Krauts (contrast the Frogs) is...One thing about the Krauts (contrast the Frogs) is they love it when you have a go at the lingo. In Munich we were eating in the restuarant under the Rathaus; the waiter beamed and squirmed with patronising joy as I plodded steadily through my order in phrasebook German, then when Mrs B pronounced 'Schmecken' at the meal's conclusion he almost wept he was so happy.Brithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00390560583798960760noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9501938.post-31885978731244070652009-03-09T12:26:00.000+00:002009-03-09T12:26:00.000+00:00Berlin is a great world city - the most attractive...Berlin is a great world city - the most attractive thing about it would be the rental prices, which are ridiculously cheap to live in such a major european city - and their flats are often those lovely 'old style' european apartment buildings with a rickety wooden staircase and big windows<BR/><BR/>still, I'd much rather live in Munich though. World capital of beer, full of hot women, great hot Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9501938.post-43667889231905038832009-03-09T11:57:00.000+00:002009-03-09T11:57:00.000+00:00Berlin is my second favourite city break, after Ba...Berlin is my second favourite city break, after Barcelona. <BR/><BR/>Loved it, but... meaningless to ignore the history when it's so recent. The Jewish museum, which is brilliant, encapsulates the problem. It is admirable but it is also an apology - a hopeless, inadequate apology.Brithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00390560583798960760noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9501938.post-21021784506358669492009-03-09T11:37:00.000+00:002009-03-09T11:37:00.000+00:00Brit, joyfull I am to read your praise of Berlin, ...Brit, joyfull I am to read your praise of Berlin, Europe's most enjoyable, laid back and value for money city, the view from the Reichstag across to the Hauptbhanhof at night is without equal. It is what Paris must have been like after Hausman knocked it into shape, substitute classical for modern. Wide boulevards, meandering rivers, bloody good restaurants, laid back friendly people, Trabant maltyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02936465848907794425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9501938.post-27922711060700934782009-03-09T10:05:00.000+00:002009-03-09T10:05:00.000+00:00I'll drink to that!I also have a massive love/hate...I'll drink to that!<BR/><BR/>I also have a massive love/hate relationship with london, also, like yourself focused on the transport issues I have when ever I am in the capital (about once a month)<BR/><BR/>I love just about everything else about the place, apart from the seething couple of hellish hours I have to endure every time I enter or leave itAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com