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Old 16th May 2007   #51
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And for those who drinks, you can bring you own booze there!
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Old 16th May 2007   #52
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marmite....the best food product that was ever concived..and a by-product of beer, what more could you want??
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Old 16th May 2007   #53
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i just realized that this discussion is for that american guy to learn stuff about london,all hes learnt is how londoners are touchy about there food...haaa
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Old 16th May 2007   #54
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Hah no worries we argue about which Taqueria has the best super wet burritos all the time. ...Maybe thats different. Thats a lot of posts by the way, i think i read them all so far. Thanks everyone for chipping in your two cents.

Ill be in London for a grand total of five days, flying into LHR mid-morning on the 11th and moving out on the 16. If anyones available any of those days let me know. Oh and the bike that ill have is an 05 pista concept. Annnd im 5 8 so i dont think im in danger of Spanish tourists in florence. Thanks for the heads up anyhow.
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Old 16th May 2007   #55
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pub it is...
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Old 16th May 2007   #56
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reminds me of mr yakkimoto from mr jolly lives next door

"and another old english drinking establishment"
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Old 17th May 2007   #57
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we should do a tour de gourmet one weekend cycling combined with a competitive eating competition

any good mexicans in london ? when i was working over in the us of a we used to order nice burritos from chipoltes ( until i discovered they were a mcdonalds franchise stopped eating them there after ) but that was a nice bit of food guacomole steak hot chilli sauce rice re fried beans the only real good one i found was on leather lane street market but it was pricey
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Old 17th May 2007   #58
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Hah thats cool honestly im not lookin for great ethnic food in london. Im not from the mid-west or anything. If you have it im good for it, but id hate to miss my chance at really really english cooking.

Hey whats your guys experience with bikes on public transportation round UK and Europe? Ill be taking a train from london to paris to florence and then to frankfurt, so im wondering whats the best thing to do with the bike.
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Old 17th May 2007   #59
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i think le car knows about stuff like that....where are you staying when your here?
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Old 17th May 2007   #60
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Cool. Sheraton Park Tower Hotel.
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Old 17th May 2007   #61
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i assume you're taking Eurostar to Paris. If so, you'll need a bike bag but they won't charge for it. If you have a folding bike bag then you can ride to the station and then bag the bike before going onto the train. Not too sure about the trains around Europe but it should be possible (maybe by booking ahead) to put in a luggage car or something without taking it apart. If you have a bike bag with you then that is a good back up.
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Old 17th May 2007   #62
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Someone posted this for me the other day. It explains UK trains + bikes:
http://www.atob.org.uk/Bike_Rail.html
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Old 17th May 2007   #63
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On the euostar I know you have to have your bike in a case like when you fly, you can't just prop them up some where.
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Old 17th May 2007   #64
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Soup:Hah no worries we argue about which Taqueria has the best super wet burritos all the time. ...Maybe thats different. Thats a lot of posts by the way, i think i read them all so far. Thanks everyone for chipping in your two cents.

Ill be in London for a grand total of five days, flying into LHR mid-morning on the 11th and moving out on the 16. If anyones available any of those days let me know. Oh and the bike that ill have is an 05 pista concept. Annnd im 5 8 so i dont think im in danger of Spanish tourists in florence. Thanks for the heads up anyhow.
ahhhhhh man i fukin miss mexican food. im gonna go hoome and refry some beans.
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Old 17th May 2007   #65
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Can you get tinned refried beans here? I've not had them for ages. I miss Taco Bills :)
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Old 17th May 2007   #66
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Yes you can - most supermarkets will have them.
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Old 17th May 2007   #67
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but its so much better to make your own!

and the ones i have been to dont have the bulk sizes needed to fill up a 20yr old vegan with fast matabalism and a fixie
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Old 17th May 2007   #68
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ohh yeah slightly off the subject...that picture above isnt me,but he does look a tad like me. back on the subject,my sister is vegan and she eats so much its unbelivable.in one sitting she could eat double what i would and shes thin as anything
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Old 17th May 2007   #69
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does she cycle... you should intorduce us ;)
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Old 17th May 2007   #70
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no and no....shes a lesobo.no she aint really......she just walks really fast
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Old 17th May 2007   #71
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i was just about to put 'aidan's sister' in the tings we like section... but i realized i dont know you well enough to make those kinds of jokes
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Old 17th May 2007   #72
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vegansdontneedgears:i was just about to put 'aidan's sister' in the tings we like section... but i realized i dont know you well enough to make those kinds of jokes
i would have found it funny....if she didnt have a boyfriend i would give her your number,and she lives near herne hill!!
she would be the perfect girlfriend for you
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Old 17th May 2007   #73
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well next time im in south london i will keep an eye out for skinny vegans walking fast
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Old 17th May 2007   #74
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vegansdontneedgears:well next time im in south london i will keep an eye out for skinny vegans walking fast
il mention you, see if she up for dumping her boyfriend...or maybe an affair
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Old 17th May 2007   #75
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mexican - that newish place on Berwick street is alright, massive portions and Cafe Sol on Clapham Hi Street.
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Old 17th May 2007   #76
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its not the best place in the world,posibly the worst but if you get a £5 breakfast at maggies in lewisham you get unlimeted cups of tea,the other day i had 7!
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Old 17th May 2007   #77
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do they have a toilet?
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Old 17th May 2007   #78
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yeah, didnt need it tho,my body just absorbed all the caffine from it,there was nothing else left.....i didnt sleep for 3 days!
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Old 17th May 2007   #79
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Tea keeps you up for 3 days?? I've had three coffees, a packet of choc-coated coffee beans and a coke. I'd fall asleep now if I wasn't at work. That's I.T. for ya. :)
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Old 17th May 2007   #80
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na didnt really,i was shaking a bit tho.where do you work hippy??
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Old 17th May 2007   #81
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(p)Oxford St. You?
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Old 17th May 2007   #82
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i dont do the whole caffien thing, and i think if i ate maxican food here it would be a betrayl to my roots, considering where i am from was frist stolen from the indiginous by the spanish and called mexico, then stolen by the french and then again by the english.
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Old 17th May 2007   #83
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yeah, the english are so good at stealing countrys.....america is catching up tho

hippy i dont work!! im a graphics student at greenwich living near new cross.i have finish uni for 5 months,i should be finding a job....i need one
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Old 17th May 2007   #84
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we had to steal our own frist, then gneraly fuck up latin america, and now we have moved on to africa and the middle east. go golbal!
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Old 17th May 2007   #85
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thats the way!!!
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Old 17th May 2007   #86
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question vegan....when did the european settlers become americans?
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Old 17th May 2007   #87
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