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ON MY TWO most recent trips to Britain I’ve
deliberately covered far too much.

The reason’is simple -
both times 1 was guiding a
family member who hadn't
been before and might not
get another opportunity for
a while,

In my daughter’s case, |
wanted the visit to be
primarily educational,
especially since. she’d just
completed Grade 12 English,
History and Literature. |
don’t think any parent will
believe “how little today’s
kids : actually know about
these subjects until they take
them overseas!
_ ~ We. started with five days

in London, continued on ‘to
York for two days and then
on to Edinburgh. From there

we went to Glasgow enroute ..

to. Blackpool’ (guess whose

idea that was).and Liverpool ©

(same idea). Then we visited
Wales for five days, making
far too many: stops to really
appreciate the.¢ country.

As if that wasn’t enough,
we then ‘rushed over to
Weymouth, caught the ferry
for Jersey and did a three-
day tour there. Finally, we
took a two-day breather in
Bournemouth, before rushing
for Heathrow and home.

1 am’. not* recommending
this route..
* One advantage’ of. . travell-
ing with a’kid is.that you see
the country in a different
perspective... My” ‘daughter

was bored rigid with ‘castles, ©

cathedrals
after: a:.week.: In: fact, she
was probably fed- ‘Up’ sooner
than that’ but was too polite
to say so.

- Our” visit.;

to ondon

sounds like a‘ «Chevy -Chase

movie run* “at’ double: ‘speed.

Guard; did’.a “cruise: up the
Thames, spent. the afternoon
at the, Tower. of London and
finished’.at the London
Dungeon’ you. might get the
idea. . :

Just ’a few ‘notes on the |

; ‘above:

The | -crowd - “at Buck-
ingham: Palace for the
Changing ,of the Guard
started assembling two hours
before the event. If you tried
to keep a place for yourself
in front of the main gate it
was hopeless and unpleas-
sant. Just now, repairs are

being done to the Victoria. §

monument (the: Wedding
Cake) in front of the palace.
This used ‘to be a good spot
for watching but the public
isn *t allowed near it now.

: We found that the crowds.
the far -&

didn’t gather on
right-hand side of the palace
(as you face the gates). We
found ourselves a spot there
and by stepping up on the
fence had a decent end-zone
view, Give it a try.

Don’t try to get a cab §

from anywhere around the
palace after the ceremony.
Pedestrians block the roads
so badly that the cabs cost

you double in just waiting
time.

*The Thames cruise we
took went from the
Westminister dock to the
Tower. This killed two birds
as we wanted to spend the
time at the Tower later. The
cruise costs one pound thirty
each and gives you a great
view of Tower Bridge.

®The Tower (more about
this later) Sunday afternoon
is a lousy time to visit! The
gates open at 2 p.m. and the
lineup to get in goes for
blocks. I sent my daughter

to buy the tickets, not realiz-

ing that if she followed the

‘rules she. might be back by

dark. Instead, crafty kid, she
took a :look at .the line,

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ducked under the rope a few
feet from the box office and
yelled, “Hey, Mom! Wait
for me!"’ waving at a couple
that had bought tickets and
were on their way in. She
quickly bought two tickets
and raced after ‘‘Mom”’.

©The London Dungeon.
This is on Tooley St., just
the other side of Tower
Bridge and, if you decide to
visit it, save time by combin-
ing it with the Tower. We
went only because my other
two kids had already seen it
and this kid didn’t want to
miss anything.

53 - Friday, August 39, 1985 - North Shore News

How not to do Britain

They say that the exhibits
are not suitable for very
young children - true.
They’re not suitable for
older ones either. Suzy
summed it up - “Yuk!” It
costs three pounds fifty to
get in, too. The best way to
get back to central London
from here is to take a bus
from just in front, go over
Tower Bridge and then
transfer to the Underground.

Next day, we got the
chance of a lifetime - two
tickets to ‘‘Cats’’ - probably
the most memorable thing
we did the whole trip.

Marvellous! More about that
next column.

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