Need advice for London trip in late May

historicist said:
No wonder, when we've just unilaterally incorporated Paris into London ;)
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Is this akin to when the English held Calais a few hundred years ago. Perhaps just outside Paris there is a new Field Of The Cloth Of Gold being set up for high level talks between the English and the French... and some jousting afterwards!

Historical gags, always fall flat don't they:p
 
"Why, Sir, you find no man, at all intellectual, who is willing to leave London. No, Sir, when a man is tired of London, he is tired of life; for there is in London all that life can afford."
— Samuel Johnson

Andrew Sowerby said:
London for twelve days straight is overkill, IMO. There are lots of great day trips that you can do (Brighton, Oxford, Arundel) and if you want to do an overnight trip you can go to Wales, Northern England, etc. Check out Kully's map, I bet it's good!

As for film, if you're on vacation, I say stick with what you know. The two-camera set up might be good for using slow film during the day and fast film inside or at night without having to swap.
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Ahmed Poltroon said:
"Why, Sir, you find no man, at all intellectual, who is willing to leave London. No, Sir, when a man is tired of London, he is tired of life; for there is in London all that life can afford."
— Samuel Johnson
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Fair enough. When I used to live in Brighton I visited London every couple of weeks. I've been to London every year since I moved back to Canada and I'll be there again at the end of May. It's a facinating place, but there's so much other stuff a short journey away it seems a shame not to take some of it in.
 
York was a good idea!...because less than three hours train ride from Kings Cross, you can be in God's own county! ( that's if there is no engineering work at Grantham, or engine failures neccesitating a bus transfer! ):(
Dave.
 
In London, there is an area worth visiting called Brick Lane(s). There's a great salted meat/ lox and cream cheese/ bagel shop near there. Brighton is worth a visit. As is Bath. I liked Stone Henge but it's not for everyone. Visit Glastonbury.
 
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Brick Lane, while much of it has gone, is still THE london market. Repost...



Do try Brick Lane in London, early on Sunday morning. It's a great street market, plus has some of London's best architecture - early Georgian houses, but in quite a gritty, urban setting. You can take photos at the Beigel Bake (the last one, on Brick Lane itself, you can see them making them in the back). Actually Don McCullin took photos there. It's where every wave of immigrants to London settled - Huguenots, Jews, Bengalis, and is a fascinating mix of culture, with a beautiful church which was built circa 1717 to intimidate the unruly inhabitants, and impress them with the power of the monarchy & the church Of England. I think Jack The Ripper despatched one of his victims in the churchyrad, and several of them drank in the pub opposite called, I think, the Ten Bells. . There's a great flower market, nearby, too, at Columbia Road, and a good covered market in Spitalfields. Look out for a couple of middle-aged men in tweeds, slightly old-fashioned - they're gilbert & George, who were in inspiration to the 'Britart' movement, and inspired many artists to move to the area.

I live in Greenwich and would have to preach its virtues over Hamstead Heath. THey have RObert Adams, we have Christopher Wren. We have deer in our park, they have.... well, maybe I'll save that for a future post.
 
OurManInTangier said:
Is this akin to when the English held Calais a few hundred years ago. . .
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The castle a few hundred metres from where I live was held by the English in about 1370-1372. Today I can borrow the key from the Mairie: much easier than storming it. Maybe it helps that I'm Cornish not English.

Moncontour pics (including some of the castle):

http://www.rogerandfrances.com/sgallery/g france moncontour a.html

http://www.rogerandfrances.com/sgallery/g france moncontour b.html

Tashi delek,

R.
 
How great is this forum! Lonely Planet will go out of business with you people around..I haven't logged in for a week and you have organised my itinerary.

Thanks for all the advice, links etc. I have some spare time this weekend to take it all in.

Available light in London until 10pm? I never would have thought. It sounds like I will stick to what I know...400x for most shots with Neopan 1600 for B&W evening shots.

please feel free to continue with your advice...I'm loving it!
 
Film Purchase & Processing in London

Film Purchase & Processing in London

I think this might be what you're looking for.
<http://www.fujilab.co.uk/>
An alternative is to get a copy of the (English) "Black & White Photography" magazine - there are several film outlets and process labs listed in their advertising section.
 
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