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Postby Child_In_Time » Thu Oct 12, 2006 1:43 pm

I'll be in London for 5 days, for the game with Chelsea (arriving in Saturday, leaving on Thursday, the morning after the game). Anyone with any suggestion for sightseeing, except the old time classics (Big Ben, Palaces, Hyde Park)?

What should i look for?
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Postby Cule Angles » Thu Oct 12, 2006 1:48 pm

If you have the money you should go for a ride on the London Eye. It offers superb views over the whole of London.

Go to http://www.londoneye.co.uk
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Postby BarcaSEL » Thu Oct 12, 2006 2:43 pm

Cule Angles wrote:If you have the money you should go for a ride on the London Eye. It offers superb views over the whole of London.

Go to http://www.londoneye.co.uk


Great recommendation, easy to get to aswell.

It depends what you are into, of course there is the London dungeons, also there is the London pagent which takes you on a ride through the history of London, good value for money.
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Postby cule05 » Thu Oct 12, 2006 3:43 pm

meet up in london.

Dear freind and fellow cule.
as you know many of us on fcbes have also got tickets to the game v Chelsea.

i want you to be the first ever person ouside of Great Britain and Barcelona from FCBES to be part of an official FCBES meet up.

Please come and meet us all before the game.
We have a great time and look forward to seeing you!

Traffalgure Square 12:30 Wednesday 18th October.

Look for the ginge ( Sorry CA :butthead: :lol: )

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Postby Cule Angles » Thu Oct 12, 2006 3:49 pm

:madashell:

As the song goes "Visca els gingers, i visca Catalunya"

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Postby Lemmiwinks » Thu Oct 12, 2006 4:20 pm

London Eye is great. On sunday morning I got a good fry up in Camden Morrisons :wink: less than a fiver too.

Erm Madam Tussauds is okay..didn't really like the London Dungeons, the Houses of Parliament is great to let of a bad fart, my friend accidently smuglled a knife in there, and the metal detectors didn't pick up his know ring :lol:

Natural History Museum. last went there when I was 5, but I enjoyed it then :D

You have to sit on the lions at Trafalgar Square!!!
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Postby *Barça chick* » Thu Oct 12, 2006 5:30 pm

I've been in London twice... haha

London eye, the best place to see the whole London, amazing views of the city, i recomend you going at night, is awesome!!!

Madam Tussaud's is really really good, at least i loved it :wink: uhm... Trafalgar square too and then u can go walking from Trafalgar square to Piccadilly circus, definetely, u should go to Piccadilly :wink:
And do not forget Tower bridge, is awesome!!! 8)
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Postby kiss007 » Thu Oct 12, 2006 11:10 pm

Take loads of money, London is pricey.
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Postby BarcaSEL » Thu Oct 12, 2006 11:17 pm

kiss007 wrote:Take loads of money, London is pricey.


Yep, and careful of pickpockets!
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Re: London tourist

Postby flatlander » Thu Oct 12, 2006 11:36 pm

Child_In_Time wrote:......with any suggestion for sightseeing, except the old time classics (Big Ben, Palaces, Hyde Park)?

What should i look for?


Opposite the houses of Parliament by the side of the tube station you can get down to the river and get pleasure boats, instaed of that there is a water taxi type trip operated by London Transport which is a lot better and cheaper, IMHO, It has several stops but offers a good view of the bridges and other landmarks and can take you up to Tower Bridge. Also from Parliament stand with Big Ben behind you and take the first right turn walking away from the bridge about 600 metres up they do a smaller version of changing of the guard after seeing that cut thro the building and across the park to Buck House.


The Trocodero (dp?) might be worth a visit as are some of the areas around Camden market. Either way have fun
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Postby BarcaSEL » Thu Oct 12, 2006 11:38 pm

Soho :wink:
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Postby Child_In_Time » Fri Oct 13, 2006 6:37 pm

Does anyone know any store in London, where i can find the OFFICIAL shirt of Barca (and the price)? I want addresses if it's possible, so i can look for it the days before the game.
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Postby BarcaSEL » Fri Oct 13, 2006 6:41 pm

Child_In_Time wrote:Does anyone know any store in London, where i can find the OFFICIAL shirt of Barca (and the price)? I want addresses if it's possible, so i can look for it the days before the game.


Its a nightmare mate.

I've been out looking for it today and couldn't find it, had to order it off the internet with express delivery.

however, if you go to Oxford street, i'm sure you'll have no problems getting one.
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Postby cule05 » Fri Oct 13, 2006 6:42 pm

nike town in oxford street £45 maximum

probberlly get ronaldhino on the back too
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Postby Cule Angles » Fri Oct 13, 2006 6:56 pm

Nike Town should sell it but when I went searching for a shirt on Oxford Street they only had the away strip and nowhere else had one. If you want any shirts suitable for devil-worshipers and nazis then they are everywhere to be seen.
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