What Are You Doing Now?

[Daisy]

It reminds me of Six Cousins at Mistletoe Farm.

[sixret]

5:40 a.m. here in Malaysia. Done taking my very early breakfast.

[Chrissie777]

I visited the Deutsche Museum in Munich in 1989 but I'm afraid I don't now remember the aeroplanes. I'd like to go back to Germany one of these days - I love the architecture as well as the mountains and rivers.
The Imperial War Museum in London has a lot of wartime aircraft, submarines, boats, etc. I've been several times and I always find something fresh that catches my attention. The thought of people being subjected to bombing and slaughter is appalling though.

Anita, when you'll visit the Deutsche Museum again, don't miss their huge mining section. It must be the greatest worldwide and it takes hours to see everything. I was born in Munich and my parents often took me to the Deutsche Museum, always asking me where we should go this time, but I always wanted to see the underground parts of the museum with the incredible mining section.

The Imperial War Museum is on my bucket list. In 2008 we made it to the Movie Museum in London where the big gong from Rank Screen Services is attached to the wall.

[Anita Bensoussane]

Thanks, Chrissie. I love anything to do with mining too.

I took my children to the "Movieum" in 2009. At the time it was in County Hall near the London Eye but it has now moved to Covent Garden and is known as the London Film Museum. For several years the gong and all the props, costumes and photos have been in storage because the whole of the new museum has been given over to an exhibition called Bond in Motion, which features a large number of vehicles from James Bond films.

[Chrissie777]

...For several years the gong and all the props, costumes and photos have been in storage because the whole of the new museum has been given over to an exhibition called Bond in Motion, which features a large number of vehicles from James Bond films.

Anita, that sounds fascinating!
Wish, it would still be there next year when we'll fly to London. We are both big 007 fans.

[number 6]

The National Motor Museum at Beaulieu, New Forest, had a 007 vehicle exhibition, Chrissie! I think they've also got some gadgets from the film's as well. However, that was 2 years ago, So check if you decide to go! The Museum is worth a visit..but a bit pricey, though!

https://www.beaulieu.co.uk/attractions/ ... or-museum/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

[Chrissie777]

Number 6, I've been to Beaulieu Abbey in 1981 and was thrilled!
If it's not too far out of the way from London to the Yorkshire Dales & Scotland, we might be able to include it.
I'll have to check Google maps.

[Chrissie777]

Now I have a question for rental car specialists on this forum.
In France my husband wrecked his back in our Citroën Picasso rental car on Monday last week (and he still is in big pain today).
We'll bring a lumbar support next year, but I was wondering WHICH rental car has a better driver seat, something more ergonomic?
BMW? Mercedes?
It's really not worth saving 100 £ a week on the rental car only to end up with back pain for many days to come.
Some of the castles in Scotland that we want to visit are 250+ kilometers (or was it miles?) apart from each other, so we'll have some long distances to overcome on the latter part of our trip in 2018.

Also we desperately need to purchase a really good road map for the Yorkshire Dales and Scotland as the GPS navigation system has the tendency to always send you on tiny one lane roads in the UK even though there usually are two lane roads in existence, but GPS does not show those.
It just happened to us again in France (we ended up on an agricultural one lane road) and also happened with the Tom Tom navigation system in 2008 on the way to Salcombe, Devon.
Which road map is the best? Bartholomews?

I'm looking forward to any advice and already asked several German friends, but so far nobody had any suggestions regarding the rental car.
Thanks!!!

[number 6]

The National Motor Museum at Beaulieu, New Forest, had a 007 vehicle exhibition, Chrissie! I think they've also got some gadgets from the film's as well. However, that was 2 years ago, So check if you decide to go! The Museum is worth a visit..but a bit pricey, though!

Number 6, I've been to Beaulieu Abbey in 1981 and was thrilled!
If it's not too far out of the way from London to the Yorkshire Dales & Scotland, we might be able to include it.
I'll have to check Google maps.

Brilliant, Chrissie! Glad you enjoyed it. They change their exhibitions from time to time, so they may have something new to offer when you're over here!
The Automobile Association (AA) road map atlas are usually sufficient to get you around the UK. They're pretty cheap as well.

[Chrissie777]

The Automobile Association (AA) road map atlas are usually sufficient to get you around the UK. They're pretty cheap as well.

Great! I will order them at amazon. Thank you!

[Daisy]

Hi Chrissie. This link may help.... and Mark suggests you choose a spiral bound atlas as they can be folded right back and will lie flat when open!
https://www.amazon.co.uk/s/ref=nb_sb_ss ... 3NJL2CBYM1" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

[Chrissie777]

Daisy, please forward my sincere thanks to Mark. What a wonderful idea.
I just added the Collins UK spiral bound atlas to my amazon.co.uk market basket, will order it in time for the trip.

[Anita Bensoussane]

We went to Beaulieu in 1975 when I was five. I remember going on a monorail up in the air, having a picnic in the grounds and wanting to go along a "secret passage" or "secret staircase" or something like that in a big house - but I couldn't because there was a barrier in front of it. Sadly, I don't have any memory of the cars at all!

...the whole of the new museum [the London Film Museum in Covent Garden] has been given over to an exhibition called Bond in Motion, which features a large number of vehicles from James Bond films.

Anita, that sounds fascinating!
Wish, it would still be there next year when we'll fly to London. We are both big 007 fans.

Fingers crossed that you'll be lucky, Chrissie. The exhibition has been on for three and a bit years and it isn't showing any signs of closing yet.

[Chrissie777]

We went to Beaulieu in 1975 when I was five. I remember going on a monorail up in the air, having a picnic in the grounds and wanting to go along a "secret passage" or "secret staircase" or something like that in a big house - but I couldn't because there was a barrier in front of it.

Anita, I would love to explore a secret passage or staircase (like the one in "Nancy Drew").
Maybe next year at St. Andrews Castle...
When we visited Clos Lucé in Amboise (DaVinci's home where he died) a few weeks ago, we had a look at the underground passage which François I had built between the Castle Amboise and Clos Lucé, but unfortunately it is no longer safe to go through.

[Rob Houghton]

Watching 'Spring Watch' - and the peregrines nesting in the battlements of Salisbury cathedral. Haven't seen Tony yet though...