Re: FN-FORUM: all alone in the big city....

date posted 1st December 2006 18:27


Hi Webmetric,

hehe, funny one ..there is sooo much to see between Paddington & Tooting bec
it's not even funny.

..BUT, the key to get to your client & back flawlessly is to remember it's
PEAK hour! ..so u gonna be sardined in with commuters, and honestly please
rely on DELAYS - ..as there are always delays, so plan 15-30min arrival in
advance. on your way back visit the Natural History Museum or the London
Aquarium (always a treat), although they take forever to get through so
dunno how much time u have? forget the bars & clubs because of the time of
day it's a no go. The Wallace Gallery is very cool (just down from Baker
Str) and it's close to Paddington St so it's an easy return. otherwise head
for oxford str and perusal HMV - always a blast but u gotta have cash on
hand cos to leave without buying anything is a sin:))

* Best get a 1-4 zone travel card after 9am in Paddington- it's cheaper!
(tooting bec is in zone 3 so 1-4 is prerequisite)
* You should have made your meeting on or after 11pm (future reference -
just cos of the commute & cost)
* Don't worry about pocket-lifters, just keep yourself zipped up and it's
fine. ..it's not THAT bad.

have fun!




----- Original Message -----
From: "webmetric" [EMAIL REMOVED]
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Sent: Friday, December 01, 2006 6:30 PM
Subject: FN-FORUM: all alone in the big city....


>
> I'm going to be unusually sociable and actually meet a client face to face
> next week - off to London no less (you might not think that's a big deal,
> but where I live we don't even have street lights - seriously)
>
> I need to get from London Paddington to Tooting Bec, does this seem like a
> reasonable route it's from the TFL site, so I hope so
>
> Questions,
>
> Is 40 minutes - *really* 40 minutes? I'll be doing it around 8:30 / 9:00
> on
> Friday morning -
>
> What's all this zone 1 zone 2 malarkey, do I need to worry about it?
>
> What's the best ticket to get - simple return, or is there a smarter way.
> I
> Might have a bit of free time on the way back - anything worth seeing in
> these areas? (i.e. is there really an elephant and / or castle ?) I'm
> assuming I can just bung my debit card in machine and get a ticket.
>
> So, tooting bec? What's the chances of coming out of a tube station and
> making it to see my client with out getting my laptop / wallet / ipod /
> mobile / virginity stolen.
>
>
> route is....
>
> start
> Paddington
> Take the Bakerloo Line towards Elephant & Castle
> start mapend maparea map
>
> Av journey time: 14 mins
> Zone(s): 1
>
> Tube
>
> Embankment
> Take the Northern Line towards Morden
> start mapend maparea map
>
> Av journey time: 20 mins
> Zone(s): 1, 2, 3
> end Tooting Bec
>
>
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