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Thread: London Trip(OT)
Well i cant offer too much advice as im a northerner and as such stay away from london as much as i can and believe that all people in southern england a bunch of southern fairies. But i will try
First of all Jan is the coldest month of the year in England, the most chance of snow. My birthday is in this month (20th) so i know from past experience that being tied to lampost naked in jan is far worse than any other time of the year. But it isa great time, the fresh dampness, the cold winter air, its great, if you like that type of thing.
Places to visit i wouldnt know, i only ever go to football matches, conferences and balls down there so ive never actually seen the city too much. The thing is, London would be great if it wasnt full of cockneys, but it is, so i stay well away.
Accomodation again i dont know as supplier pay for me when i do go but i expext there are lots places.
Ona side note, you english gits out there, turn on your TVs on Sunday and tune into the Tickled Pink Charity Ball at the Royal Albert Hall 
Im going with some suppliers on an all day, free drinks/accomodation/travel pissup and we have one of the VIP boxes so watch out for a absolutaly wasted leeds lad making a fuss
Oh on beer? We have, hands down, the best beers in the world.
For started every beer critic will tell you European beer is far far superior to anything else the world has to offer and we have every Euro beer here, pluswe have the added benefit of having Dublin brewed Guiness and thefinest selections of real ales you are ever going to find.
Basically, if youcould pick anywhere in the world other than Germany for the weekwhen Oktobrefest is onyoucouldnt pick a better place in the world.
Likewise the speyside regions of Scotland for Whisky, the French hills for Wine, the whole of Poland for Wodkas and Devonshire England for Cider.
Yeah like Ken said, Cardiff Arms will get you a good match come Sunday and so would Adams Park if you want to go see London Wasps (my second team under Leeds Tykes).
There are so many nice places around the country to visit, all with lots of history. I was going to mention York earlier but i just thought it would be too far up here for you to get. If you do plan on coming way up here to be honest its a must. I used to go oncea month with my parents as a young-en and walk to castle city walls and i still love it today going with my friends for a pissup. If you can get there, definatly go and check out the shops, the ruins and the Yorvic Viking Museum.
Ripon is a beutiful place if you get a chance to check it out too or anywhere in the Yorkshire Dales/Lake District. Infact have a gander around Lake Windermere if you are up here. My Dad's climbed every mountain up here in the Yorkshire Dales and Lake District so ive been forced up a few myself. Needless to say its a nice chilled day out.
Owen-Lars wrote:
Oh on beer? We have, hands down, the best beers in the world.
For started every beer critic will tell you European beer is far far superior to anything else the world has to offer and we have every Euro beer here, pluswe have the added benefit of having Dublin brewed Guiness and thefinest selections of real ales you are ever going to find.
Basically, if youcould pick anywhere in the world other than Germany for the weekwhen Oktobrefest is onyoucouldnt pick a better place in the world.
Likewise the speyside regions of Scotland for Whisky, the French hills for Wine, the whole of Poland for Wodkas and Devonshire England for Cider.
I will have to disagree here and say that whilst the good scottish malts are passable (Lagavulin, Cragganmore etc.), for whiskey you must get some from bushmills in Northern Ireland, the oldest distillery in the world. Plus, pocheen, is a tasy tipple too.
Be careful with the beer, every time I go to america people think im a raving alcoholic because I drink 10+ pints a night. The truth is american beer is so low in alcohol in comparison to UK beer that its like water.
And on the beer, never ever, ever drink London Pride, its tastes like it comes straight from the Thames. yuck!
Message Edited by CuchulainnDarklight on 09-16-2005 01:27 PM
No man, the 1850 and the 55-65 bushmills were nice they just dont cut it with the scotches these days
Grants this year have one of the greatest and most complex blends the market has ever seem which has the critics going raving made about it.
Most of all though Speyside have always been full of the best whiskies in the world and thats apparent from the current crop of Aberlour, Glenlivet (15 and 16 yo special casks) and ofcourse the Macallan Vintages.
Although you will always be able to find some great imports, they will never match the speyside and island/islay stills because of the peat make up. They have come close (like the 1850 Bushy and the 55s to 65s) but i dunno, they will never overtake scotch
I've only been to London twice and I have the same attitude as Owen towards cockneys
. The Natural History Museum is good...and there's that big wheel...and, uhm...other famous landmarks.Oh, and on the subject of malts I recommend Dalwhinnie. I've been to the distillery a couple of times while visiting the Scottish Highlands, although I've yet to do the whole whiskey trail.
Thank you for all the replies. Alot of good information here.I am looking forward to it.
ps. alot of beer is GOOOOOOD
lol cant agree more
Im the marketeer for spirits for ASDA UK so spend most of my time tasting, developing and reading up on spirits of all kinds and this is why i love my job so much.
EVERYONE has an opinion on whiskys, and EVERYONE is right. Theres no right or wrong but the discussions are still there and its facinating to hear the master blenders talk about their processes and stories.
Owen-Lars wrote:
lol cant agree more
Im the marketeer for spirits for ASDA UK so spend most of my time tasting, developing and reading up on spirits of all kinds and this is why i love my job so much.
EVERYONE has an opinion on whiskys, and EVERYONE is right. Theres no right or wrong but the discussions are still there and its facinating to hear the master blenders talk about their processes and stories.
Yeah man, Guinness are actually owned by Diageo who also own such brands as Smirnoff, Baileys etc and are basically the biggest player in the spirits market by far. They are HUGE.
They work for us They may be big but they kiss our asses to help promote their products. My job is definatly the line of work for freebies heh. But yeah working anywhere in Diageo would be fun, moreso in Maxxium though as they are based up in Scotland and own brands such as grouse and jim beam and are great guys to get along with.