Comments on: Halloween in London: no one does it better http://genevalunch.com/the-rambling-epicure/2009/11/02/halloween-in-london-no-one-does-it-better/ The Rambling Epicure Fri, 26 Feb 2010 17:45:40 +0100 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Jonell Galloway http://genevalunch.com/the-rambling-epicure/2009/11/02/halloween-in-london-no-one-does-it-better/#comment-314 Jonell Galloway Tue, 03 Nov 2009 21:31:35 +0000 http://genevalunch.com/the-rambling-epicure/?p=4774#comment-314 I quite agree. My tastes run more in the budget luxury line. When I was 20, I had to omit the word "luxury" from the previous sentence. It all depends on your age and your pocketbook obviously, and, as you say, London is great even on a tiny budget. My greatest pleasure is looking at the architecture, reading the blue plates, seeing street and square names I've seen in books and reliving the scenes from those books. On a foggy day, I relive scenes from Charles Dickens. When I walk past Baker Street, I remember the pleasure with which I read and reread Sherlock Holmes. When I walk down Savile Row, I think of my father-in-law, who had all his suits made there. The list is endless, so I never tire of Londontown. And when I get tired of the rain, I know there's always a nice place just around the corner to get a good cup of tea and a scone. I quite agree. My tastes run more in the budget luxury line. When I was 20, I had to omit the word “luxury” from the previous sentence. It all depends on your age and your pocketbook obviously, and, as you say, London is great even on a tiny budget.

My greatest pleasure is looking at the architecture, reading the blue plates, seeing street and square names I’ve seen in books and reliving the scenes from those books. On a foggy day, I relive scenes from Charles Dickens. When I walk past Baker Street, I remember the pleasure with which I read and reread Sherlock Holmes. When I walk down Savile Row, I think of my father-in-law, who had all his suits made there. The list is endless, so I never tire of Londontown.

And when I get tired of the rain, I know there’s always a nice place just around the corner to get a good cup of tea and a scone.

]]> By: Jonell Galloway http://genevalunch.com/the-rambling-epicure/2009/11/02/halloween-in-london-no-one-does-it-better/#comment-313 Jonell Galloway Tue, 03 Nov 2009 21:12:12 +0000 http://genevalunch.com/the-rambling-epicure/?p=4774#comment-313 The Savoy, but it is closed for renovation until 2010. Swissôtel The Howard is right on the Thames, and offers exquisite views of Big Ben, the Houses of Parliament, Tower Bridge and St. Paul’s Cathedral. The Savoy, but it is closed for renovation until 2010. Swissôtel The Howard is right on the Thames, and offers exquisite views of Big Ben, the Houses of Parliament, Tower Bridge and St. Paul’s Cathedral.

]]> By: Garry Guthrie http://genevalunch.com/the-rambling-epicure/2009/11/02/halloween-in-london-no-one-does-it-better/#comment-308 Garry Guthrie Tue, 03 Nov 2009 11:13:56 +0000 http://genevalunch.com/the-rambling-epicure/?p=4774#comment-308 There are budgets and then there are budgets. In London, it's not so much the cost but the history, don't you think? Most of my favorite writers spent at least some time in Londontown. There are budgets and then there are budgets. In London, it’s not so much
the cost but the history, don’t you think? Most of my favorite writers spent at least some time in Londontown.

]]> By: C.K. Gilbertson http://genevalunch.com/the-rambling-epicure/2009/11/02/halloween-in-london-no-one-does-it-better/#comment-307 C.K. Gilbertson Tue, 03 Nov 2009 11:11:19 +0000 http://genevalunch.com/the-rambling-epicure/?p=4774#comment-307 Where do I stay to get the best view of the Thames in the fog? Where do I stay to get the best view of the Thames in the fog?

]]> By: Gayle http://genevalunch.com/the-rambling-epicure/2009/11/02/halloween-in-london-no-one-does-it-better/#comment-306 Gayle Tue, 03 Nov 2009 11:06:14 +0000 http://genevalunch.com/the-rambling-epicure/?p=4774#comment-306 My son's friend attended a White Stripe concert in London on Halloween and said the same thing. He thinks London has the best ghosts. My son’s friend attended a White Stripe concert in London on Halloween and said the same thing. He thinks London has the best ghosts.

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