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Like a certain Reichsmarshall, whenever I hear the word culture, I reach for my revolver. And the national Gallery sounds like a Culture with a capital 'C'... ( This is a joke. The National houses one of my all time favourite paintings...)

However, for those not wishing to partake of the wonders of the Sainsbury Wing (well worth it, though), I have already promised some ne'er-do-wells (you know who you are) a guided tour - well, we'll take you there and meet you in the pub afterwards - of the epicurean delights of Borough Market.

The added bonus is that the pub does food (as does the market - best burgers ever) and is within walking distance of the Bell Book and Candle.

Feel free to ask questions, hurl abuse or anything else you want in this thread. I mean if nobodies interested, then fair enough. I'm going anyway...

So, it'd be a wonder through the market, pick up a < descend on a pub, drink eat doof doof doof food then bell book and canlde over to?

Well, it's a distinct possibility, lets put it that way. If the BB & C aren't doing food, you're gonna be stuffed for options in that part of town on a Saturday, because there won't be any. So eating before going there would seem to be logical, whatever you intend to do in the afternoon...

Yep, certainly make sense from that point of view, I know I'll want to stuff my face with fode at some point so wht time you thinking of starting off at the Market?

This sounds like an interesting alternative

I've done the National Gallery so many times before, that there isn't much left to surprise me. Also if there is a whole bunch of us wandering around the gallery, you can't really talk to people as, well, it's a gallery and everyone seems to keep shtum in those places.

What time and place would people be meeting?

Oh Bugger, organisation.

I'm guessing anytime after 12 noon is good for me. Give me time to get up, cycle various ne'er-do-wells through the bathroom etc and into London. Meeting place?

Probably a mainline London station or a Tube station. London Bridge is the nearest to the matket, which is only one stop down from Bank, so is easy to find, as well as being a mainline station...

London bridge; tha a tube or rail station? think I can get direct there from Kingx X on circle or ... whatever that other one is called

London Bridge has a tube and mainline... But I think the exits are completely seperate, so we need to make sure no-one gets confused as to which one there s'posed to meet at...

Oh.... but I'm so good at confussion I'd probably come in on the tube, from Kings X, so I'd get someone to meet me near the tube I'm going to put a note at the bottom of the meet page in a week or so, offering people who want it my mobile no, I'll get people to mail me and then I can mail em all back at once those who want it

Well I'll be there, but you already knew that...

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• Reddyfreddy - drilling for Oil (Unique, SK, A-PG & PoN)
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• 
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Jordan [1*(8*7)-2-(3*4)=42] (Keeper of Nervous Maths, Impure Algebra and CAE; Muse of Creative Psychology/Data Manufacture)
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• Parrferris - back again
• Pimms Lettuce
• Skankyrich
• Solnushka
• ShazzPRME Come and be a vampire
• 
• The_Jon_m - SQRT (7!+1) - (5^2+4) = 42, scout (??!), thank you John A3189512
TowelMaster
• Venus. Hah bumbug!!!
• Zarquon's Singing Fish!

Anymore for anymore on this idea. I'd suggest meeting at London Bridge Tube station at about 12.30.

I would suggest that people take advantage of 2lgs phone number. London Bridge tube is fairly large as i recall and may have more than one entrance...

At the moment it looks most likely I'll be heading straight off from teh train to the Bell Book and Candle not sure what time though, or if thats gona be near where you are going or if I will just sit on my thumbs and twidle my elbows in the pub and drink beer must get train times hotel accomidation stuf lots of stuff

So who have we got for this plot then?

hang on this plot was do do with a market wasn't it? what sort of market? I was just thinking I'm needing a new leather jacket yet again I really ought go find me a hotel

Borough Market is a food market - it attracts independant food sellers from all the country selling anything from Sauages to geren tea.

For leather jackets you want Camden, probably on a sunday...

So far it looks like You and pete, plus of course SLG and myself.

Hmm, I might* have to give this market a miss then head straight for the pub perhspas Well at least if I'm in the pub I can meet and great anyhonw as they arrive

Yup. I'm up for a jaunt through the market.

London Bridge. 12:30. Good.

B