UK GD: hotels near NIA?

[Calavera]

Gah, we even walked past the church going to Argos ! Would\'ve liked to check it.

Well, maybe next time

 

[t_haye2]

he...i\'m not really sure I can remember where it was either....although i have vague recollections of crawling round there after Salute this year.... (yes, i was totally tooshy)

 

[Avicenna]

aaaah yes... totally tooshy\'d... that must have been one hell of a sight, the two of us almost literally crawling round kensington with my griping every two steps about how ill i felt and swearing that i was never going to drink again... :~(

Lucky I could remember where the shop was *shiver* that was the worst hang-over I have ever had :|~

But then again, it really was the morning after the night (well, technically the lunch) before... I wish I had kept my no-drink oath now though...

-Peter

 

[DennisMech]

Been to the Oxford street store...

Pretty cool, but most GW stores are all about the same.

When is UK GD? I want to be on the GW UK site that day so that I can get the coverage as it comes in (that is to say before the stuff of legends coverage comes out!).

 

[t_haye2]

3rd of october.

 

[Margo]

Originally posted by Avicenna

hey, let me know when you are next over... thats the store i work in (very infrequently)!!

Oh nice! I\'m staying in London till Oct 12, and I\'m going to Kensinghton for sure -- when I\'m in London, I always go to the beautiful Armenian church a couple of blocks away from the GW store. And, frankly, I do quite a lot of shopping in Kensinghton because there\'s a) less tourists b) beautiful architecture. I think I even have a picture next to that GW store from my Christmas visit last year. Just for the hell of it

 

[t_haye2]

hmmmm....i might just be tempted to pop down to the olde village(london) then, maybe we can grab a few pints together with Peter...unless he wants to keep you all for himself!

i\'m actually going down london for a saturday in the next few weeks, i need to go to Tiranti\'s.....

 

[allan c]

hotels near NIA? ehehhe...as last year i\'ll be on the left penthouse (to the main entrance) with my sleeping bag and about 10 other french painters!

a good place:

http://allanc.art.free.fr/images/monde%20de%20fou/evenements/GD_UK_2003-008.jpg

allan

 

[CtanSupportGroup]

Mike, are you going on the coach again?

Back on topic, I would have said the Holiday Inn- that has been quite cheap in the past, but that\'s for a family room...
???

 

[Margo]

Originally posted by t_haye2
hmmmm....i might just be tempted to pop down to the olde village(london) then, maybe we can grab a few pints together with Peter...unless he wants to keep you all for himself!

That would be great! And Peter gets to decide on the venue, since all the pubs I\'ve been to in London are, for some weird reason, either in Covent Garden or nearby %))

 

[Margo]

Originally posted by allan c
hotels near NIA? ehehhe...as last year i\'ll be on the left penthouse (to the main entrance) with my sleeping bag and about 10 other french painters!

Wow, impressive. But spoiled as I am, I need a little bit more comfort than a sleeping bag

 

[War Griffon]

Originally posted by allan c
hotels near NIA? ehehhe...as last year i\'ll be on the left penthouse (to the main entrance) with my sleeping bag and about 10 other french painters!

a good place:

http://allanc.art.free.fr/images/monde%20de%20fou/evenements/GD_UK_2003-008.jpg

allan

I guess that is what you would call first in the queue!! I thought that only happened for the sales!

 

[Avicenna]

Originally posted by Margo

Originally posted by t_haye2
hmmmm....i might just be tempted to pop down to the olde village(london) then, maybe we can grab a few pints together with Peter...unless he wants to keep you all for himself!

That would be great! And Peter gets to decide on the venue, since all the pubs I\'ve been to in London are, for some weird reason, either in Covent Garden or nearby %))

Sounds good to me! maybe we can get some other CMONers coming... I think fizl lives in london...

-Peter

 

[Jkaen]

Yes Peter I did mean you, and looks like I remembered you as the wrong person, I am now going to guess at *trawls back in mind* A biel Tan army painted in very light shades of the traditional aspect colours and a farseer on jetbike conversion ???

Isn\'t I sad how I remember gamers by what models they have

 

[Avicenna]

I\'d have probably been the guy with an ork army with 9 killer kans... or a somehow unstoppable Crimson Fist army that without being beardy i any way created a name for itself!

-Peter

EDIT: I also probably wasnt wearing my spiderman outfit...

 

[Jkaen]

Hmm dont remember an orc army, but it was too long ago (thinking back to early 2000) not really important anyway and I have kind of derailed this thread something rotten now :innocent:

 

[Dragonsreach]

Originally posted by CtanSupportGroup
Mike, are you going on the coach again?

Back on topic, I would have said the Holiday Inn- that has been quite cheap in the past, but that\'s for a family room...
???

Kyle: You\'re too young to be having a senior moment. lol
As I said last time I saw you, Yes I\'m on the bus.
I\'ll be the one snoring loudly on the way down. (and probably on the way back as well.) lol

 

[Margo]

Alright, back to the topic. Thanks everybody for your help and advice! \'ve made my reservation in a hotel which seems to be the closest one to NIA

... now I have to go and paint

 

[Skrit]

Could somebody tell what a train ticket from London to Birmingham costs?

Oh yeah, i\'ll be landing on London Stanstead if that helps. (with the train ticket i mean!)

 

[t_haye2]

well, if you order it online beforehand it\'ll be something inbetween 30 to 45 pounds me thinks...notts to london is 26, so add a bit, guess a little...I\'d check on

http://www.virgintrains.co.uk/default.aspx

but why on earth would you fly to stanstead? it\'s so much easier to get to birmingham from East Midland airport....(called Nottingham, but is actually closer to birmingham I beleive)