Re: IETF 89 London - Tube from LHR (was Tube strikes and Oyster cards)

[Phillip Hallam-Baker <[e-mail]>]

+1

I have walked that route many times with luggage. That hotel is the one
they often hold the RSA Europe conference in.


On Wed, Feb 5, 2014 at 4:30 PM, Warren Kumari <[e-mail]> wrote:

> [ + 89attendees]
> From a thread on 89attendees (where this really should be...):
> http://www.ietf.org/mail-archive/web/89attendees/current/msg00012.html
>
> Getting from Paddington to the Hilton:
> You could take a cab, but the hotel is 0.4mile away, and an easy, flat
> walk. Took me <7 minutes.
> Google Maps link: http://goo.gl/maps/XIAE7
>
> Walk out onto Praed street - it's the "main" entrance - basically
> continue walking in the same direction the train was going, up a ramp
> / closed road.
> Turn left when you get onto the actual road. You will walk past
> Garfunkels bar and a Mercure hotel. On the 2nd or 3rd block, just
> before the big metal gates for St Mary's, look up  -- this is where Sir
> Alexander Flemming discovered Penicillium mould. Say a quick "Thanks",
> life would be substantially worse without this. I would also lose my
> primary excuse for keeping a messy desk.
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexander_Fleming
>
> Continue walking along Praed. The hotel shows up on your left, just
> after a Carphone Warehouse (they sell SIMs -
> http://www.carphonewarehouse.com/sims. I haven't checked if this is a
> good deal). If you reach Marks&Spenser you have walked right past it.
> Turn 180 degrees and walk in.
>
> On Wed, Feb 5, 2014 at 4:01 PM, Ross Callon <[e-mail]> wrote:
> > Is there any danger of the Heathrow Express being shut down if there is
> a Tube strike?
> >
> > Also, looking at Google maps, it looks like one should just walk from
> the Paddington Station to the Metropole (9 minute walk, straight up Praed
> street to Edgware Rd).  For those of us in good health with wheels on our
> suitcase and arriving during daylight, is there any reason not to just walk
> it?
> >
> > Thanks, Ross
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: ietf [mailto:[e-mail]] On Behalf Of Ted Lemon
> > Sent: Wednesday, February 05, 2014 10:15 AM
> > To: Scott Brim
> > Cc: Tim Chown; IETF discussion list
> > Subject: Re: IETF 89 London - Tube from LHR (was Tube strikes and Oyster
> cards)
> >
> > On Feb 5, 2014, at 10:09 AM, Scott Brim <[e-mail]> wrote:
> >> How long does it take by tube? I land at 9:25 pm and would prefer to
> >> get to the hotel by midnight.
> >
> > Take Heathrow Express.   You won't be sorry.   That's a really long tube
> ride at 9:25 pm.
> >
> >
> >
> >
>



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