[Closed] Off to London tomorrow

1 tube paddington to waterloo or baker street and change there to jubilee line to cw

Tube IMO. Jubilee line.

Cooee Mol! 😀

Fancy a pint later?

National rail gave me some massively convoluted thing taking 2 hours.. doesn't seem to make sense.

If I lock my bike up overnight at a hotel nearby, will I ever see it agian?

5. cycle to the river - swim to Canary Wharf - then run into the office.

🙂

Depends how quick you want to get there.

Tube's probably quickest but boats and buses in London are ace - you get great views and a much better feel for the geography. It'll take a while though...

If I lock my bike up overnight at a hotel nearby, will I ever see it agian?

I wouldn't leave a good bike locked anywhere unattended in London (in retrospect CW may be a better bet than most of London as it's so heavily "policed", get the hotel to store it

Probably not Mol.

If your bike is worth more than your lock, it's too spensive to lock up imo. 😀

Fancy a pint when you're done, then?

Oh Tube from Pad to Baker St, Jubilee Line to CW, approx 30 mins.

Tube to Putney Bridge, cross over to the Putney Embankment, borrow a sculling boat, scull up to Canary Wharf

do it in style

bakerloo line to embankment

20 mins
then
ferry to canary wharf 30 mins

http://www.tfl.gov.uk/gettingaround/1131.aspx

I must admit a boat ride sounds like more fun than a tube.

Elf - absoutely, I was gonna email you - I'm staying over night, looks like the Holiday Inn Express Limehouse is the best option.

Good Lord! 😯

Had you given me more notice you cooduv stayed at mine you numpty. As it is, the place is chocca with all sorts of woodworking paraphernalia and covered in sawdust. What a mess. No chance it'll be all clear by tomoz. Silly boy.

Hmm the hotel don't have a secure shed, she said the bike stands are right by the door though, lit and with cctv. Hmm.. it is 'only' the commuter I'd use.

Elf I would not want to impose 🙂 I'm there for the next six weeks or so it looks like...

Cycle.

My route would go (roughly) Paddington - Euston - Covent Garden - Smithfield - City - Tower - Canary Wharf. Not the most direct route, but you should do it in 30 minutes (depending on route, speed, etc), though you'll be hot and sweaty when you do, so if you're there for an interview, take the Tube.

[i]Six weeks[/i]??? 😯

You can stick yer bike round mine if you want. It can go with all the other toot! 😆

Oh and I'd ignore Mr F, and go either via the Regent's Canal (need to suss out how to bypass the Islington Tunnel mind), about an hour but traffic free, or down through Hyde Park, Mall, Traf Sq, Embankment, Tower Hill, Wapping or Cable St, Limehouse, CW. Going through the centre will be a nightmare unless you know the route.

How far is your place from CW then?

It's not an interview, but it's a client engagement so I'll need to be smart. I can't think of a way to take my suit jacket on my bike tho without wearing it.

I live in Limehouse, and wouldn't lock up a bike outside...

HTH

I'm a mile away Mol! 😀

Grapes at 6 then MrBlond? 😀

You mean Gandalf's? 😉

Tempting, although I have a stinking cold.

So - biking's out because of the security situation? That's monumentally sh*t 🙁

Pends though Mol. If it's a right nice bike, then it'll be a risk of it being nicked. TBH any bike is at risk of being nicked really, as it would be in any big city, but the less 'value' it has, the better.

The racks at CW are reasonable safe, as there's their own fake police patrolling, CCCCCCCCCCCCTV everywhere, and more coppers than in the whole of the rest of the borough...

MrBlond; yeah, I heard he'd bought the place! He best not change owt though.

Speaking of locking bikes up; he gave me a [i]right[/i] dirty look one time when I was locking up at the racks opposite the Grapes and Bootys. Y'know the ones where some idiot lad crashed his car into?

I used to live on Three Colt St. D'you know the Urban Bar? Was right wild on a weekend, that place. Just 50m from me building though. 😀

It'snot CA I'm worriedabout, it's the hotel overnight...

Cycle.

Easiest route is. Marylebone Rd- Euston Road -Pentonville Rd- Old st roundabout - Commercial Street -Aldgate - Commercial Rd -Turn right at the big tower. Much nicer route though back street but would be a pain for your first trip.

molgrips - Member
It'snot CA I'm worriedabout, it's the hotel overnight..

Take you bike into the room. Just give it a wipe down with a rag before hand. You wear shoes inside so there should be no problem with tyres.

Molgrips welcome to East London Fella!
Hope you have a large enough chain and padlock

il just use the rail system and bike round in the eve
Sounds like a Greenwich pinter

Just get the Docklands light railway to Canary Wharf
take about 10 to 15 mins the most.
Thats from Limehouse to Canary Wharf

Take my bike into the room.. hmm.. don't fancy a big fight on my first day 🙁 I'll speak to the hotel people.

OR.. I'll have to buy a folder...

Tube won't let you on with a bike during rush hour mind. Unless you have a folding bike.

OR.. I'll have to buy a folder

I have a hacksaw and a Blum hinge you can have.

I wouldn't be on the tube if I had a bike now would I? 🙂

I've done it loads when it's been raining, Jub to CW peasy.

Just how many of us are from East London on here?

Now here I was just about to invite you on a night ride.....

Giz a shout when you're settled if you are up for it.

Easiest route is. Marylebone Rd- Euston Road -Pentonville Rd- Old st roundabout - Commercial Street -Aldgate - Commercial Rd

Most straightforward, maybe. But he might possibly want to get there alive!

Unless you're used to fighting with heavy traffic in a city as busy as London, a route like that will seem very daunting, terrifying even. I'd avoid that route, and I'm used to riding in London.

Greenwich is a possibility too Mol. Greenwich Union does proper lovely lovely beer. Actually some of the best beer around, imo. And Greenwich is nice. There's a noodle place there that's cheap and tasty. Or the Union does quite nice food bit pricier though.

Grantway, would you be up for a Greenwich pint then? I owe you a pint at least tbh, for all the woodworking advice you gave me! 😀

At the mo, it's Narrow St, Wapping or Greenwich...

molgrips - Member
I wouldn't be on the tube if I had a bike now would I?

Just cycle to your digs

Grantway, would you be up for a Greenwich pint then? I owe you a pint at least tbh, for all the woodworking advice you gave me!

Mate no probe could give you a hell lot more just have to ask.
Yea beer/Ale I'm in fella.

OR.. I'll have to buy a folder...

Buy one of these fropm decathlon in Surrey Quays, just one stop on't Jubilee line from CW, use it while yer in London, then sell it to me once yer done here. 😀

http://www.decathlon.co.uk/b-fold-20-id_8186827.html#Product_information

Grantway, the digs are a hotel unfortunately. This is the issue.. if they let me take a bike into the room then I'd be fine.

Well for a shortish period I lived there (down that Westferry Rd like) whilst working in CW. But moved away, still go back for work and a couple of old mates etc.. oh and all the Gallerys/Sadlers yadda yadda.

You could put a foldie in a bin bag/garden sack and carry it in the room (I've done it), you get odd looks but provided it's covered no one really bothers, like luggage yeah. Not too sure about Holiday Inns, but Marriots consider it ok, seen some rather large suitcases covered in mud go in fine and dandy..

Provided you don't clean it in the bath and spray GT40 everywhere and keep it folded in the room when you're not using it, should be fine and....dandylike.

Or get a propers bag for it.. (my Dahon came with a bag)

I've seen people actually ride into the the lobby of a hotel and up to reception, then hop off and check in, carrying their folded bike.

But the issue is that I don't have a folder.

molgrips - Member
Grantway, the digs are a hotel unfortunately. This is the issue.. if they let me take a bike into the room then I'd be fine.

You be fine its very hardly attended there pretty come and go type of place

Ok then cool - I'll check it out tomorrow night and maybe Monday I'll ride in. Perhaps Elf can take me on some urban expeditions too.

You may need a bigger bag.. hahahah

Have fun with that.

And enjoy "That Larndarn...Tarnlike"

Good listing at the Tate Modern, starts tomorrow IIRC, if you've time to spare..BTW... Gerhard Richter Exhib..

molgrips - Member
Ok then cool - I'll check it out tomorrow night and maybe Monday I'll ride in. Perhaps Elf can take me on some urban expeditions too.

If you do take your bike head to the far east end of the Royal Albert Dock. and look west while sat on the bridge (Woolwich Ferry Rd) watching the planes come into land at City airport from there is pretty good.

How long you down? thought it was one night a week!

It's tomorrow night then full time for the next six or seven weeks.

Would love to take in some galleries and sights if they are still available after work 🙂

Galleries tend to close 5-6ish, but some have late openings once a week.

Pity you're not here in Summer really.

You're telling me!

Having said that, you have to be somewhere in the winter don't you?

EDIT: unless you are an arctic tern.

Do I?

Yes.

Yeah hope to be hibernating in Spain

Parks near me shut at 4 pm My Dogs well peeved off

Need more than a weekend Grantway...

Don't worry Mol; stick with me you'll be ok. 😀

So, tomoz night; anyone up for Greenwich, or Limehouse/Wapping?

Sort it out or I'll just decide where anyway. Which will probbly happen regardless. 😆

Ok, well TateM open till 8pm Fri and Sat, 6pm Mon-Thur. TateB same times, Whitechaple Gallery (Nr Aldgate Tube)(photography, ask Elf) till 6pm all week. Sadlers Wells (if you are into a bit of dance stylee) wholely dependant whats on, but there is this we're going to see, Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker, Jérôme Bel & Ictus — 3Abschied on from the 21stNov...

Nomeanietohijackthread, just helpinoutlike.

Limehouse and Wapping pretty cool with me
so is Greenwich any will do

Thanks bb.

Elf.. I'll mail you my number.. I'll have to get back to my hotel to dump stuff though - that's Limehouse. Might be more like 6.30 or 7 depending on work.

Right, we are in Greenwich, will be in the Greenwich Union from 7.30 ish.

I worry for them both......

I'm even going to Landan tomorrow for the weekend. I wonder what I'll do there.

Me too with MrsBouy, we're off to TateM.. Then..

Who knows... but Borough Market and Brick Lanes a huge probable..

But mostly sorting out the Appt ready for another tenant...

I'm even going to Landan tomorrow for the weekend. I wonder what I'll do there.

most people queue for an hour for Madame Tussaud's then have a meal at Garfunkels, the really adventurous go to covent garden and look at people painted white standing very still.

Do they MrSmith? Well I never. Such amazing insight you have....

Made the mistake of assuming Mol was into beer. You live and learn... 😳

On the plus side; right enjoyable evening, Mol's a top geezer, and I discovered the wonder that is [b]Meantime Cranberry Stout[/b]. 😯

Amazing stuff. Only available for November, so get yerselves down there quick! 😀

Do they MrSmith?

yes. i read it on the internet somewhere.

Right, it must be true then...

Have you ever had Cranberry Stout?

molgrips - Member
Thanks bb.

Elf.. I'll mail you my number.. I'll have to get back to my hotel to dump stuff though - that's Limehouse. Might be more like 6.30 or 7 depending on work.

Dam had seen this post at 4-30 and was doing prep work in New Crane Wharf Wapping
So i went past your hotel hopping to see if you was meeting there.
Hope it all went well and your down again soon so hook up then for a meet.

Safe Journey back

Have you ever had Cranberry Stout?

no. i did shoot all the meantime beers for them and had a couple of cases to drink but that wasn't brewed then. i like the ipa's but current favourite tipple is export india porter from here:[url= http://thekernelbrewery.com/ ]http://thekernelbrewery.com/[/url]
they are in Bermondsey and open on saturdays.

Thanks grantway, I'll be down next week. I'm on assignment here for what, 9 weeks or so, I'm sure we'll meet again some time.

By the way Elf is also a top geezer in case you didn't know, but he does sound a bit like a cockney old man on the phone 🙂

😆

Occasionally I'll hear a recording of myself speaking, and it's suprising just how different I sound from the current Yute Dem in this area.

Must be my posh upbringing. 😀

Next time...

Sickly MrBlond 🙁

Hope you get well soon MrBlond.

Well Mol's going to be down here for a few weeks from next week, so I think a London Urban Pootle is in order. And there will be other drinking opportunities, possibly even non-alcoholic ones*. 😳

(*I din't realise Mol don't drink alcohol, and selfishly decided on a pub with beer what [i]I[/i] like rather than actually asking him what [i]he[/i] wanted to do)

Can't get over that Cranberry Stout. I mean, [i]Cranberry Stout[/i]??? It sounds so wrong yet tastes so right...

Ha, the Union's great.

Up for an urban pootle - do I need a 'fixey' and rapha?

Elf, it's not selfish - if you like beer then we go where the beer is good, doesn't make any difference to me.

Urban pootle - I am determined to bring my bike one way or the other.

<drinks lemsip, dusts off track bike, dons Rapha jacket>

do I need a 'fixey' and rapha?

Don't care what you wear, but no fixies, sorry. 😐

Mol; I just felt guilty about you not being able to enjoy the lovely, lovely beer what is on offer there. There's me, thinking 'ooh I'll take the foreigner to a right nice pub with fantastic beer then he can rave on STW about how good it was', but alas, to no avail. 🙁

Oh whell...

Well, I survived it.

Hyde park, chez Liz, Victoria Embankment, then I lost the river after Blackfriars Bridge cos I didn't think I could go under it. So navigated via the Gherkin til I got to the City then a few narrow confusing streets, the Tower, then I ended up on The Highway instead of the backstreet I was aiming for. Bit busy, but it got me to Narrow St in Limehouse which got me here. Took 1h10 to leave the train, cycle over, lock up, shower and change, as opposed to 40 mins last time including queueing for a ticket.

Btw if you are the Aussie chap on the Bianchi who showed me how to get from Hyde Park Corner to the river - thanks! That was a great help.

You'll suss it in time (And with my help), Mol.

Thanks.. TfL had a reasonable route on their website but there was no way I could have followed it without a map board.