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re: London in January?
Posted on 10/3/18 at 1:28 pm to helluvaday
Posted on 10/3/18 at 1:28 pm to helluvaday
quote:Not all surprises are good.
Planning on surprising my spouse with a trip to London...
What recommendations does this board have for London in January?
This one would fall in my (& my wife's) "not good" category.
Go somewhere else or wait four more months to go.
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Posted on 10/3/18 at 1:37 pm to soccerfüt
I love off season places and winter in Europe. Forget those weather obsessed haters, you’re gonna have a great time. Museums, theater, dining, all the usual stuff you’d enjoy in a city. Maybe up the cab/Hailo budget in case of truly foul weather—and be sure you have a long enough wet weather coat for strolling in the rain.
Posted on 10/3/18 at 1:53 pm to hungryone
Part of London's charm is how walkable it is.
I found plenty of things there and met interesting folks there on "accident" while walking.
Not so much in January.
Also, in January things aren't open as long as they are in other parts of the year.
Why go then when waiting three months gives you many more options & a much more comfortable experience?
I found plenty of things there and met interesting folks there on "accident" while walking.
Not so much in January.
Also, in January things aren't open as long as they are in other parts of the year.
Why go then when waiting three months gives you many more options & a much more comfortable experience?
Posted on 10/3/18 at 4:55 pm to soccerfüt
People live there year round, for goodness sakes...they’re not sitting at home waiting for better weather before going out and living their lives.
Plan some key indoor activities, perhaps look at a higher end hotel than you’d usually book.....here’s the London tourism website on January visiting: LINK
This thread reminds me of British friends who came to visit NO in August.....not ideal, weather wise, but enjoyable and especially memorable for them due to extreme heat and tropical downpours. They still laugh about the heat and rain, years later. They had never seen street flooding, LOL
Plan some key indoor activities, perhaps look at a higher end hotel than you’d usually book.....here’s the London tourism website on January visiting: LINK
This thread reminds me of British friends who came to visit NO in August.....not ideal, weather wise, but enjoyable and especially memorable for them due to extreme heat and tropical downpours. They still laugh about the heat and rain, years later. They had never seen street flooding, LOL
Posted on 10/3/18 at 5:22 pm to helluvaday
Bring 2 pairs of comfortable shoes so 1 pair can dry if you get them wet. Which is likely.
Posted on 10/3/18 at 11:40 pm to soccerfüt
To each their own I guess.
We live in Colorado so cold weather isn't an issue. Not to mention my spouse much prefers trips that involve history, architecture and the like so a lot of activities usually involve the indoors. Unless the pubs/restaurants are closed in January, I am sure we will have a wonderful time.
We live in Colorado so cold weather isn't an issue. Not to mention my spouse much prefers trips that involve history, architecture and the like so a lot of activities usually involve the indoors. Unless the pubs/restaurants are closed in January, I am sure we will have a wonderful time.
Posted on 10/3/18 at 11:42 pm to hungryone
I found a great Airbnb. Thanks for the link to the tourism website though. Great info on there!
Posted on 10/3/18 at 11:45 pm to Oscillate Wildly
quote:
Acid attacks, stabbings, terror attacks..... I could go on.
Its a sad reality but those things happen in a lot of major cities everywhere. Can't live your life in fear of "what ifs"
Posted on 10/4/18 at 7:07 am to helluvaday
quote:
I found a great Airbnb
What part of the city did you get the Airbnb? We got one in the Notting Hill area.
Posted on 10/4/18 at 10:02 am to helluvaday
Spent two days there on our honeymoon. First off, learn to use the subway system, the tube, as they call it to get around the city because the city of London is huge. I wanna say you can buy a pass called a travel card or oyster card that is temporary for tourists to use the tube. Cabs are expensive you should only use them for short distances if you have to (I think we used Black Cab but it was 2015 so Uber/Lyft might be options now.)
Also, bring warm clothes. We went in June and it was very cold and windy in the mornings so I'd imagine January would be much colder.
If you're beer drinker then try the local pubs (there are PLENTY.) You'll be able to try many great local brews on tap since they have some of the oldest and best breweries in the world.
I'd also recommend visiting tower bridge. You can take an elevator to the top (Don't take the stairs because you will hate yourself) where you can walk the length of the bridge on a glass floor with great views of London and the Thames River.
We also toured Shakespeare's globe which is cool if you're into that sort of thing.
There are various guided walking tours in the city. There's a Beatles one, Harry Potter, Jack the Ripper etc. where you can see venues, filming locations, historical sites.
My uncle did a tour of Buckingham palace recently so you can check into that if it peaks your interests. We didn't do that or the London Eye because we didn't want to do what we consider the overly-touristy things and wanted to avoid long lines since we weren't going to be there for long.
England has long had a bad rap for having bland food but it's really become a food mecca and a melting pot of food culture. No doubt you'll come across places and try London staple dishes like fish & chips and chicken tikka masala but being you're surprising your spouse it couldn't hurt to make reservations for a romantic dinner at a nice higher end restaurant, preferably with a nice view of the Thames and/or city.
Also, bring warm clothes. We went in June and it was very cold and windy in the mornings so I'd imagine January would be much colder.
If you're beer drinker then try the local pubs (there are PLENTY.) You'll be able to try many great local brews on tap since they have some of the oldest and best breweries in the world.
I'd also recommend visiting tower bridge. You can take an elevator to the top (Don't take the stairs because you will hate yourself) where you can walk the length of the bridge on a glass floor with great views of London and the Thames River.
We also toured Shakespeare's globe which is cool if you're into that sort of thing.
There are various guided walking tours in the city. There's a Beatles one, Harry Potter, Jack the Ripper etc. where you can see venues, filming locations, historical sites.
My uncle did a tour of Buckingham palace recently so you can check into that if it peaks your interests. We didn't do that or the London Eye because we didn't want to do what we consider the overly-touristy things and wanted to avoid long lines since we weren't going to be there for long.
England has long had a bad rap for having bland food but it's really become a food mecca and a melting pot of food culture. No doubt you'll come across places and try London staple dishes like fish & chips and chicken tikka masala but being you're surprising your spouse it couldn't hurt to make reservations for a romantic dinner at a nice higher end restaurant, preferably with a nice view of the Thames and/or city.
Posted on 10/4/18 at 7:01 pm to runforrestrun
Kensington-ish, near the Victoria & Albert museum
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