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Subject: Re: England
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Date: Fri, 17-May-85 23:14:00 EDT
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We did our two weeks of vacation last year in Merry Olde England, travelling
by motorcycle.  Indeed, the rules of the road become quite natural after
a day or so (I made one incorrect left and one right, and then I had it
figured out!!).  Had a jolly time.  The information booth at Victoria
Station had very informative books, such as catalogues on Inns that also
described the different levels of service available.  We found Bed and
Breakfast to especially convenient -- just about every town has a free
service center that will direct you to B&B houses.  And it can be such a
nice way to meet the natives.  And on top of that, you can wander down to
the local pub and get a goodly chunk of local atmosphere.  By the way, we
had a particularly good experience at The Old Rectory, a hotel/restaraunt
east of Lancaster.  It had been a wet and cold day (nothing unusual about
that) and we were heading towards the Scottish border.  It was starting
to get late, and we didn't want to stop in Lancaster, so we headed the other
way.  But none of the hamlets seemed to have any B&B signs, so we stopped
at the Rectory.  We were wet, wearing our rainsuits over jeans and boots,
and the young man who answered the buzzer was wearing black pants with a
blacker stripe, a white shirt and a bow tie.  We felt out of place, to say
the least.  But they had a room, and at that point, that's all that mattered.
Quite reasonable at 21 pounds, too.  Turned out to be a suite!  After
bathing and changing into our clean jeans, we went down stairs to a
formal dinner.  It seems that the upper crust from Lancaster dine at the
Rectory.  Silk dresses and mink coats abounded.  But we were treated
quite nicely, even if we weren't dressed for the occassion.  In the morning
we had a formal breakfast too.

	    --Darryl Richman, INTERACTIVE Systems Corp.
	    ...!cca!ima!ism780!darryl
	    The views expressed above are my opinions only.