Survival tips

Take them to the Effra for a Friday night lock-in. It's local and it's nice.

Do not forgot that all museums in London are free (except for the big exhibits) - British Museum, Museum of London, down near you there is also the Horniman Museum and the Imperial War Museum

• to walking everywhere - makes people very, very tired
  

Guys - I'm not dissing Brixton... I love it. I just don't know what they're expecting. I'm surely they'll be just surpremely chuffed to be spending time with their amazing daughter....

you got another sister??

Can anyone sort this weather out though? I mean a stroll around southbank in the rain?

I'm sure the yabbos could some inverse rain dance or somthin'

south bank lots going on bridges borough market tate modern st pauls (views of ) county hall millenium wheel it's got it all

If you make it around here, I can make myself scarce?

As for survival.... to avoid pissing each other off, how to be civil and diplomatic.....rather than rising to any bait.... count a slow ten seconds and then gently try to change the subject

As long as I don't get the 'when are you going to sort out your life' question it will be ok... and as long as my mum can deal with the fact, that I don't iron, and I never will, and that in a house of 3 girls we fail to own a iron and borad (or a mop and bucket for that matter).

Sunday jazz at the effra sounds like a good idea.

BTW - my mum doesn't drink.... think I got her share of the drinking genes.. so yeah, pa will be up for drinking ale with me - ma might just look bored. I'll get her some suduko books.

Oh is it worth paying £15 to actually get into st pauls and the tower of london and all that shizzle? I've been here long enough to not feel like a tourist - but its probably stuff one should do right?

I think that the Tower is worth it just to see the crown jewels and all of the arms/armour on display. As well as the Beefeater tour guides.

St. Pauls depends - after a while all cathedrals blend together in your head into one singular experience in a big church

Bear Grylls has come on TV as Ive been reading this thread. He's climbing down a glacier.

I find that buying eats from Borough Market is a good way to spend some time when visitors are in town if folks are not up for 'touristy' things.

I was going to tell them I lived in Herne Hill and that they've just got to take a relaxing stroll through Brockwell park to my lovely abode. But I can't be arsed. They're aussie after all - they don't care where I live. They're not snobs just middle classfolk.
As for the boyfriend angle - I like... but the mother will just turn around and diplomatically say 'well as long as you're happy'. At least they're not pestering about grandchildren (yet).

Kew gardens is great for a day out and picnic

if you are anxious it will make their visit awkward

just remember the little things you parents say that seem antagonistic are generally said out of concern and love for you

my dad always seemed so critical until I realised he is one of the people who loves me enough to say the things I don't want to hear and that he wants the best for me

I love my father completely these days

It going to piss down with rain for the next 5 days, you'll be stuck at home with them moaning about the weather and afraid of going out.

Hippy can show you his Crown Jewels for less then £15 don't know if your parents would be impressed though ;o))

Kew gardens is great for a day out and picnic

that's quite ambitious for mid october...

Show them round London's lovely gin palaces - the Princess Louise, the Salisbury... you don't get them down under

It going to piss down with rain for the next 5 days, you'll be stuck at home with them moaning about the weather and afraid of going out.

Hippy can show you his Crown Jewels for less then £15 don't know if your parents would be impressed though ;o))

This is true. The bonus is that it'll turn your mother to drink and then you WILL be able to hit up all the pubs you want, while it pisses down.

I am so excited about a suitcase of twisties, allens lollies, bundy rum and bonds knickers. I can do this for that type of bribery.

What's your address?

What's your address?

Irrelevant. Even if you had the real crown jewels I'd be reluctant to give up my bounty.

that's quite ambitious for mid october...

Show them round London's lovely gin palaces - the Princess Louise, the Salisbury... you don't get them down under

If so "harden the fuck up straaaaaalya"

kew has plenty of coverage and also indoor bits

when you get them to the flat make sure the curtains are closed. guide them to the center of the darkened room and with great fanfare turn on the light.
gazing with wonder at that brilliant shining orb should impress the hell out of them.
electric light always goes down well with people from afar.

The flushing toilet will blow their minds.

You mean and indoors loo will blow their mind

OK

Cabinet War Rooms
Buck House
Whitehall
Downing Street
Horseguards
Trafalgar Square
National Gallery
National Portrait Gallery
Houses of Parliament
British Museum
Tate
Tate Modern
Westminster Abbey
Sir John Soames Museum
The Inns of Court
The Royal Courts of Justice
The Old Bailey
The Museum of London
Mansion House
Guildhall
St Pauls
The Tower
Tower Bridge

Train to Hampton Court
Train to Windsor
Train to Oxford

A West End Show
A Play at the National or some other "serious" venue
A play at the Royal Court or some other "fringe" venue

That should keep them tired and occupy them for a little while.

If so "harden the fuck up straaaaaalya"

Gin is horrible. Bourbon and rum yum yum.

Kew gardens is great for a day out and picnic

if you are anxious it will make their visit awkward

just remember the little things you parents say that seem antagonistic are generally said out of concern and love for you

my dad always seemed so critical until I realised he is one of the people who loves me enough to say the things I don't want to hear and that he wants the best for me

I love my father completely these days

are you still on drugs DJ

The flushing toilet will blow their minds.

Ha.. coming from a Londoner who probably doesn't know what mains-pressure hot water is like.. or doesn't have any water because the 1000 year old pipes are in a constant state of excavation thanks to London Water. :P

God - I wish they'd just show up already. I've had 5 cups of tea already and I told my boss I might be a 'bit late' monday morning. I'm not going to get in til after lunch.
I bet they're lost somewhere between heathrow and brixton.

I met mine at Heathrow. You lazy so and so :P