Food & Drink London Trip (7th Feb, 6pm, Coach and Horses, Poland St.)

Because of the recent devaluation of the Pound Sterling (although it's been going up of late), a couple of friends and me have decided to go on a little roadtrip to London to quench our thirst for gadgets.

Next to shopping, we also want to do some touristy-things since we'll be there anyways.

Can anyone recommend places to visit, as well as good shops to go to for the cheapest PC components? We'll definetly be going to Tottenham Court Road and surroundings, as we've heard most electronics shops are in that area.

I've heard driving in the center of London can be a costly nightmare, so what would be the best way to get a 24" screen and a laptop (each) to our hotel?

(PS: Yes, I'll be invading your country, and the eyebrow will cause a ruckus while I'm asleep, I'm sure)

 

Apart from computer parts, shopping wise, Burlington Arcade whould be a nice place for you to go..

Apart from TCR, not to many other places for PC components, apart from prehaps ordering parts from the internet to your hotel etc.

 

OMG! I just messed my pants, Relix, in LONDON! London you know, fish, chips, cup o' tea, bad food, worse weather Mary freakin' Poppins London!

This post isn't helping you at all, I'm just displaying my glee!

 

Stop quoting Snatch

 

Excellent.

Things to do and see....

I-Max best cinema experience ever.
http://www.bfi.org.uk/whatson/bfi_imax

Victoria and Albert museum. The best in london covers everything and is really classy.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:VandA_Rotunda.jpg
http://www.yelp.co.uk/biz_photos/nI1XOUOdIAh5SmQJ4b31yw?select=CJ7waykF79mcAHoGW0Mv1w <- the new cafe. rather nice.
Edit: Everything is free, except the food and drink.

Then pop on the tube and go to camden at night for the Jazzcafe.
http://www.jazzcafe.co.uk/
Great gigs and if you fancy you can sit upstairs and eat looking down on the music and people watching it.

Another if you like photography and walking is walking along the thames. You will pass the globe, the tate modern, st pauls, houses of parliament etc in a few miles walk.

 

There's a Yoyotech somewhere down totenham court road.

Also round the corner (Charrings Cross somewhere) is all the guitar shops which is a 2 times multiplier.

 

Oh, we've never thought of ordering from the internet and letting it ship to our hotel, but that might be a really good suggestion. You think it's safe to do that with expensive PC equipment? Like a laptop.

Yes, yes I am.

Dom, thanks for the suggestions!
Ending Credits, yeah we've already got Yoyotech as a suggestion from someone else, thanks . I'll let my friend who's into sound equipment know about the guitar shops.

 

OMG OMG OMG OMG near Dennis' offices!! (Cleveland Street - it's spitting distance) OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG!

And yes, driving in central London is a reaaaaally difficult experience.

 

That's why we have people to do it for us!

 

Oh yes tottenham court road is the 'home' of electrics in london. But the cheapest places are of course online for pc bits really. Most wont deliver to a hotel though due to fraud prevention.

 

Black Cab!

http://www.ukstudentlife.com/Travel/Transport/Taxi.htm

 

Bindi: Dennis?
Dom: Awww, it was such a good plan...
Ending Credits, Atomic: I'll check the cabs, thanks.

 

Since Bindi is a lazy tart (and he loves me calling him that )

Denis are the new owners of Bit-tech, you didn't love the site enough so they sold out to make ends meet.

 

Tis true. We need our meat ends.

 

Simply order everything beforehand and get it delivered to a bit member who lives in London to pick it up from them later?

 

Come to my house relix

 

Seriosuly relix in London?! This should be a bit meet

 

Good lord this man has a GREAT IDEA!

 

I'll also be in London. I've always dreamt of having a pub lunch with Relix.

 

Relix! We need dates!