I'm sure they have a ton of stuff going out of Inverness.
Woo-hoo!
And the Pullman thing is a good point - I never really connected the two until you mentioned it!
Hehe. I still haven't even finished the trilogy...the last half of Amber Spyglass is earmarked as train reading for next weekend. Another point for Oxford is that I love spires in all shapes and forms, and I hear they have quite a few.
Yeah, it's nice to be able to plan *exactly* what you want to see and how long you stay there. But taking a tour allows you to focus on the seeing more than the how-you're-getting-there (especially when you're dealing with a different language). And having one bus that takes care of all your transportation helps.
Oh my, yes. Annie and I are definitely doing a Sound of Music tour in Salzburg. I'm not quite up to dealing with German just yet.
There's pros and cons to both - just depends on which is more feasible for the situation! That's probably the appeal of the on-off type arrangement - you can spend longer at the places you want to, but other than being at the appointed pick-up spot on time, you don't have to worry about the transportation details.
Yep. That's sort of how we're getting to Leeds Castle next weekend...there's a regular train+bus combo that runs basically every hour, so we're going to come and go as we like. Well, sort of; we do have to be back at Paddington to catch a 6:30 train back to Exeter, but anyway.
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Date: 2005-02-11 06:23 pm (UTC)Woo-hoo!
And the Pullman thing is a good point - I never really connected the two until you mentioned it!
Hehe. I still haven't even finished the trilogy...the last half of Amber Spyglass is earmarked as train reading for next weekend. Another point for Oxford is that I love spires in all shapes and forms, and I hear they have quite a few.
Yeah, it's nice to be able to plan *exactly* what you want to see and how long you stay there. But taking a tour allows you to focus on the seeing more than the how-you're-getting-there (especially when you're dealing with a different language). And having one bus that takes care of all your transportation helps.
Oh my, yes. Annie and I are definitely doing a Sound of Music tour in Salzburg. I'm not quite up to dealing with German just yet.
There's pros and cons to both - just depends on which is more feasible for the situation! That's probably the appeal of the on-off type arrangement - you can spend longer at the places you want to, but other than being at the appointed pick-up spot on time, you don't have to worry about the transportation details.
Yep. That's sort of how we're getting to Leeds Castle next weekend...there's a regular train+bus combo that runs basically every hour, so we're going to come and go as we like. Well, sort of; we do have to be back at Paddington to catch a 6:30 train back to Exeter, but anyway.
Keep me updated on what you decide to do!
I will! Thanks for all the fab info! :)