Holy Crap, it's the Sinister List, and here I am *not* lurking. Hell must be enjoying a nice cold spell... Actually, there is a reason I post and that is to say this: I need your help (in the form of advice, not anything you'd miss once given away). The last time I was in the UK was four earthly rotations ago, and by the grace of Whoever Oversees World Travel Opportunities, I get to go back! In just over a week, I will be on my way back to London, Edinburgh and Dublin. That wasn't a chronological list, but the story still applies. THE NEXT FEW DAYS I'M FREE AND THERE'S A TRAIN I WANT TO CATCH I'm so excited! The problem is... I'm not exactly sure what I'm excited about, specifically. I'm going into this trip having not really planned at all, because planning things too much can be dangerous and then vacation might be not so much a vacation as a pseudo-business trip. And what I DON'T need is a pseudo-business trip. So my question is obvious, of course: *can you please tell me what I have to see while I'm there?* I have approximately three days in each city, and even though I'm escorting my mother and meeting up with my father who is there on business, I will be on my own for most afternoons and the nightlife, which I've never seen in any of the three cities, so I'm open to all suggestions. London: I've already done Covent Gardens, Carnaby Street (which I've heard lately is going downhill -- your opinions on the subject are welcomed), and the usual touristy things like the Globe and Abbey Road. I've already been told that I have to see the British Museum, so what else should I definitely see in London? Dublin and Edinburgh: I've never been to either and don't even know where to start; not even with the touristy crap. These two couldn't be MORE open for suggestions. So any and all ideas would be GREATLY appreciated! You can email kg11053@yahoo.com, and since my junkmail filter is on, just put something B&S-related in the subject line so I don't accidentally delete you... Thanks for your help in advance! And for reciprocity's sake, if anyone is ever headed to the Washington DC area, I can let you know where/when to go where the insane number of other tourists WON'T be swarming and therefore piss you off, and I'll even invite you along on my weekly walk past the White House (on my way to weekend soccer games), where I've discovered you're allowed to throw up the finger in His Fraudulency's general direction, but you're just not allowed to SAY anything rude without getting cross looks from security... Thanks all, Kim __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Win a $20,000 Career Makeover at Yahoo! HotJobs http://hotjobs.sweepstakes.yahoo.com/careermakeover +-------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ Brought to you by the Sinister mailing list +---+ To send to the list mail sinister@missprint.org. To unsubscribe send "unsubscribe sinister" or "unsubscribe sinister-digest" to majordomo@missprint.org. WWW: http://www.missprint.org/sinister +-+ "sinsietr is a bit freaky" - stuart david, looper +-+ +-+ "legion of bedroom saddo devotees" "peculiarly deranged fanbase" +-+ +-+ "pasty-faced vegan geeks... and we LOST!" - NME April 2000 +-+ +-+ "frighteningly named Sinister List organisation" - NME May 2000 +-+ +-+ "sick posse of f**ked in the head psycho-fans" - NME June 2001 +-+ +-+ Nee, nee mun pish, chan pai dee kwa +-+ +-+ Snipp snapp snut, sa var sagan slut! +-+ +-------------------------------------------------------------------------+