|
|
Post by walterpaisley on Mar 29, 2024 8:30:18 GMT
I'm currently hosting an actor friend who's never visited Britain before (she's French/Canadian and lives in Barcelona).
The checklist, tailored to her tastes (cookery, history, the arts..) is:
Wednesday : Visit English pub.
Thursday : Mills of the Derwent Valley / Bakewell.
Today : Chatsworth House / dinner with friends.
Tomorrow : A Midsummer Night's Dream at Stratford (was going to be The Crucible in Sheffield, but there aren't so many laughs in that one..) / Touristy bits of the town.
Sunday : Carvery lunch.
Monday : Local food festival and Meet The Family (well - D.S Eldest Son and partner - youngest is wild camping in Scotland. Funeral details to follow..) and friends.
Tuesday : Nottingham.
It's always odd trying to put together an itinerary that reflects where one lives, but I think that covers things pretty well. What would Members show YOUR guests, I wonder?
|
|
|
|
Post by sheepy on Mar 29, 2024 8:40:45 GMT
Sounds like you are setting out to impress Walter, which won't necessarily impress at all, just be yourself, take it or leave it is the option. Being relaxed around others is probably the best way, in my honest opinion. Maybe ask them what they would like to see and do is a start and enjoy the trip.
|
|
|
|
Post by montegriffo on Mar 29, 2024 10:08:17 GMT
Looks like a great itinerary Walter.
It would depend on the visitor of course but I guess I'd have to take a guest to Norwich. A trip around the castle, cathedral (the old one not the catholic one) and some of the medieval streets.
Then another day could be a trip to the North Norfolk coast and a boat trip on the Norfolk Broads.
Southwold is a great day trip. Known as little India by the sea with its colonial style architecture and history of being where returnees from the Raj came to retire. Tim Hunkin's whacky under the pier show, The lighthouse and the Adnams brewery.
Sutton Hoo and Framlingham castle could combine for another day out.
Gt Yarmouth for a wonderfully tacky Blackpool type experience of amusement arcades and fish and chips by the sea.
The Romano-Iceni ruins at Caister St Edmunds (Venta Icenorum).
|
|
|
|
Post by delphicoracle on Mar 29, 2024 10:35:00 GMT
Hi WP
It seems ypu have hit most of the things Derbyshire is known for.
I personally would include time in Eyam, the plague village, and apparently there is a Museum of Making related to Derby for rainy days. I hear it is worth a visit.
|
|
|
|
Post by walterpaisley on Mar 29, 2024 11:23:49 GMT
Maybe ask them what they would like to see and do is a start and enjoy the trip. My guest had specifically asked for most of the itinerary, after I told her to come up with a list. Some of the things (Sunday carvery, dinner with friends, Derwent Valley, theatre, Nottingham, I'd likely be doing anyway during downtime (I'm now back into the habit of seeing EVERY production in the RSC Memorial Theatre..), and things like Chatsworth are on the list of pretty much ANYONE visiting the area for the first time. The food festival is the main exception - I wouldn't normally bother with such things, but she's a big foodie, and that's her bag. Besides which, the few days she laid on when I visited her in Barca' would've made a renaissance potentate look like were cutting corners. There are people who simply like their friends to have a good time. Everyone knows that such periods aren't remotely representative of real life (I wouldn't wish that on anyone) - but there'll be time for something more laid back the next time we meet up. |
|
|
|
Post by walterpaisley on Mar 29, 2024 11:27:07 GMT
Tim Hunkin's whacky under the pier show.. Many years ago I used to call in and look at his stuff in a place at Covent Garden. I'm a fan. Nice itinerary. |
|
|
|
Post by montegriffo on Mar 29, 2024 11:34:27 GMT
Tim Hunkin's whacky under the pier show.. Many years ago I used to call in and look at his stuff in a place at Covent Garden. I'm a fan. Nice itinerary. A bit History and architecture heavy perhaps which is why I prefaced it with ''it would depend on the guest''. If it was my Canadian mate it would be day trips to Duxford and the Imperial War Museum. |
|
|
|
Post by sheepy on Mar 29, 2024 11:46:31 GMT
Maybe ask them what they would like to see and do is a start and enjoy the trip. My guest had specifically asked for most of the itinerary, after I told her to come up with a list. Some of the things (Sunday carvery, dinner with friends, Derwent Valley, theatre, Nottingham, I'd likely be doing anyway during downtime (I'm now back into the habit of seeing EVERY production in the RSC Memorial Theatre..), and things like Chatsworth are on the list of pretty much ANYONE visiting the area for the first time. The food festival is the main exception - I wouldn't normally bother with such things, but she's a big foodie, and that's her bag. Besides which, the few days she laid on when I visited her in Barca' would've made a renaissance potentate look like were cutting corners. There are people who simply like their friends to have a good time. Everyone knows that such periods aren't remotely representative of real life (I wouldn't wish that on anyone) - but there'll be time for something more laid back the next time we meet up. LOL I like it Walter a little forward thinking then. Gathering up things you have in common. |
|
|
|
Post by Saint on Mar 29, 2024 12:01:05 GMT
Sounds wonderful. It actually makes me feel a bit guilty about how we've treated guests in the past. We just play it by ear, usually just visiting cafes and bars.
|
|
|
|
Post by montegriffo on Mar 29, 2024 12:03:24 GMT
Sounds wonderful. It actually makes me feel a bit guilty about how we've treated guests in the past. We just play it by ear, usually just visiting cafes and bars. What would your local attractions be? |
|
|
|
Post by Saint on Mar 29, 2024 14:48:11 GMT
Sounds wonderful. It actually makes me feel a bit guilty about how we've treated guests in the past. We just play it by ear, usually just visiting cafes and bars. What would your local attractions be? Local attractions are irrelevant. Guests usually tire of my dark love long before the necessity to entertain arises. |
|
|
|
Post by montegriffo on Mar 29, 2024 15:00:36 GMT
What would your local attractions be? Local attractions are irrelevant. Guests usually tire of my dark love long before the necessity to entertain arises. I'm sure they all leave as soon as they manage to untie themselves. |
|
|
|
Post by Saint on Mar 29, 2024 15:05:29 GMT
Local attractions are irrelevant. Guests usually tire of my dark love long before the necessity to entertain arises. I'm sure they all leave as soon as they manage to untie themselves. No. They don't get the antidote to the slow-acting poison if they leave without my permission. |
|
|
|
Post by Saint on Mar 29, 2024 15:06:48 GMT
My guest had specifically asked for most of the itinerary, after I told her to come up with a list. Some of the things (Sunday carvery, dinner with friends, Derwent Valley, theatre, Nottingham, I'd likely be doing anyway during downtime (I'm now back into the habit of seeing EVERY production in the RSC Memorial Theatre..), and things like Chatsworth are on the list of pretty much ANYONE visiting the area for the first time. The food festival is the main exception - I wouldn't normally bother with such things, but she's a big foodie, and that's her bag. Besides which, the few days she laid on when I visited her in Barca' would've made a renaissance potentate look like were cutting corners. There are people who simply like their friends to have a good time. Everyone knows that such periods aren't remotely representative of real life (I wouldn't wish that on anyone) - but there'll be time for something more laid back the next time we meet up. LOL I like it Walter a little forward thinking then. Gathering up things you have in common. Yeah, it sounds like Walter's pulling out all the stops. We'll have to get ourselves invited around to his place. |
|
|
|
Post by walterpaisley on Apr 1, 2024 11:09:40 GMT
Best laid plans, and all that..
Too cold and drizzly for food festival, but shops are open, so took Guest there for ingredients, and she's banished me to the living room while taking over the kitchen and whipping up a metric ton of nibbles for when family and friends turn up later. ("Cajun Twist" is all I know.).
Turns out that clouds DO sometimes have a silver lining - cooking for a crowd is very much her Happy Place (and she can even look at her own blog for the recipes - which seems a bit like cheating to me..).
|
|
