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

[Steven Bellovin <[e-mail]>]

Speaking of SIMs -- where is a good place to buy a local data-enabled SIM?

On Feb 5, 2014, at 4:30 40PM, 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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		--Steve Bellovin, https://www.cs.columbia.edu/~smb