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AmazingGrace 11-27-2007 09:19 PM

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Originally Posted by Stephen Hoover (Post 312601)
Sounds like a fortunate girl! She will have a wonderful time... "Investing" in experiences is generally very rewarding.

It better be! Its a big investment LOL

AmazingGrace 11-27-2007 09:20 PM

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Originally Posted by CC1 (Post 312611)
Sounds like fun! Now I just need to win the lottery.

Dont forget the lil peeps when you do! :jolly

Hoovie 11-27-2007 09:21 PM

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Originally Posted by keith4him (Post 312613)
At least in India a 100 dollars goes far, 6.00 for hotel, 75 cents for a small meal, 3 dollars for an elaborate feast. Anyway a little goes far. I think I might be able to get the Taj Mahal in on this trip, we are reserving 3 days for Sight Seeing.


OK then, can I jog behind you and carry your Bible of something? I love good food at low prices! Do they have Starbucks??

Pastor Keith 11-27-2007 09:23 PM

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Originally Posted by Stephen Hoover (Post 312616)
OK then, can I jog behind you and carry your Bible of something? I love good food at low prices! Do they have Starbucks??

We stayed at a nice Western style hotel, I asked for Coffee you should have seen the blank looks on their faces, they serve Indian Milk Tea, almost like the Chai blend that Starbucks serves. India is great, costs a lot to get there, but once you are there it is so cheap. You could live good on 1k a month. Servants and all.

Hoovie 11-27-2007 09:25 PM

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Originally Posted by keith4him (Post 312618)
We stayed at a nice Western style hotel, I asked for Coffee you should have seen the blank looks on their faces, they serve Indian Milk Tea, almost like the Chai blend that Starbucks serves. India is great, costs a lot to get there, but once you are there it is so cheap. You could live good on 1k a month. Servants and all.

Sound good... but... aren't there alot of Holy Cows roaming around? And what about monkey problems? Flies?

CC1 11-27-2007 09:40 PM

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Originally Posted by Stephen Hoover (Post 312612)
Keith, The Mona Lisa is just through the tunnel a few hrs away from London.:hanky

Yup. I think they just opened the new train station in London that is cutting another 30 minutes off the London to Paris Eurostar time.

I would only do that if I had a lot of time though because you would lose an entire day. Plus Spring, summer, or fall is the time to go to Paris!!!

I saw the Mona Lisa way back in 1976 and was shocked at how little the painting is. Back then it wasn't even kept under glass but shortly after I saw it a crazy man attacked it and cut it so they started protecting it better.

You need a complete day just to go trhough the Louvre and that would mean one more day around French people. Ughhhh.

SoCaliUPC 11-27-2007 11:20 PM

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Originally Posted by keith4him (Post 312556)
I am taking Jeanie, David to London, England on our way to India for our annual missions trip in January 2008, we will be there on a Saturday, Sunday and Monday, flying to India on Tuesday.

Any ideas of what to see, what to eat, recommendations on where to stay?
I am budgeting about 800-1000 for the 3 days we are there.
So we are on a budget, so I can't splurge.

On the list is the British Museum, Westminister Abbey, Imperial War Museum, Tower of London, taking a Walk tour, etc. Any others ideas, I have no idea what kinds of food we should try. So input from those that have been would be helpful.

Thanks in Advance


The exchange rate is NOT GOOD in England!!! My mom and sister went in March of this year......almost $40 for 2 Whoppers and fries at Burger King. London is very pricey!!!

CC1 11-28-2007 12:13 AM

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Originally Posted by SoCaliUPC (Post 312670)
The exchange rate is NOT GOOD in England!!! My mom and sister went in March of this year......almost $40 for 2 Whoppers and fries at Burger King. London is very pricey!!!

I think when I was there for 10 days in 2002 the exchange rate was about $1.60 to one pound sterling then 1 1/2 years ago it was almost exactly $2.00 to one pound sterling.

You can pretty much count on any food being about doublle what it would be in the USA at best. We ate at a TGI Friday's there and everything on the menu is about doulbe the price of a similar restaurant in America.

Cokes in a restaurant are about three or four dollars with no refills.

I don't remember Burger King or McDonalds being that expensive but it was about doulbe what it is in the states.

Back in 2002 for my family of four to eat ata Pizza Hut for lunch was about sixty bucks.

In 2006 in Edinburgh Scotland after I almost drowned earlier in the day I celebrated life by ordering the most expensive thing on the hotel restaurant menu wihich was a steak for about $30 and it was not as good a steak as you would get in the USA for about ten bucks somewhere.

Ron 11-28-2007 12:16 AM

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Originally Posted by keith4him (Post 312556)
I am taking Jeanie, David to London, England on our way to India for our annual missions trip in January 2008, we will be there on a Saturday, Sunday and Monday, flying to India on Tuesday.

Any ideas of what to see, what to eat, recommendations on where to stay?
I am budgeting about 800-1000 for the 3 days we are there.
So we are on a budget, so I can't splurge.

On the list is the British Museum, Westminister Abbey, Imperial War Museum, Tower of London, taking a Walk tour, etc. Any others ideas, I have no idea what kinds of food we should try. So input from those that have been would be helpful.

Thanks in Advance

Any ideas?

Take me!
I am Canadian & as a loyal colonist, I will vouch for ya, so they don't throw you in the Tower!:hypercoffee

Hoovie 11-28-2007 03:09 AM

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Originally Posted by CC1 (Post 312696)
I think when I was there for 10 days in 2002 the exchange rate was about $1.60 to one pound sterling then 1 1/2 years ago it was almost exactly $2.00 to one pound sterling.

You can pretty much count on any food being about doublle what it would be in the USA at best. We ate at a TGI Friday's there and everything on the menu is about doulbe the price of a similar restaurant in America.

Cokes in a restaurant are about three or four dollars with no refills.

I don't remember Burger King or McDonalds being that expensive but it was about doulbe what it is in the states.

Back in 2002 for my family of four to eat ata Pizza Hut for lunch was about sixty bucks.

In 2006 in Edinburgh Scotland after I almost drowned earlier in the day I celebrated life by ordering the most expensive thing on the hotel restaurant menu wihich was a steak for about $30 and it was not as good a steak as you would get in the USA for about ten bucks somewhere.


I LOVED that story! OH wait... that does'nt sound right... :ursofunny


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