The last two weeks I have been gone to England on a Pilgramage tour, spending the first week in Birmingham to do some mission work at the homeless shelter and cathedral, and spending the last week visiting various sites of religious significance, such as Alnwick, Durham, Oxford, etc. I had a lot of fun, but still prefer the states.A lot of changes seemed to have occured while I was gone, a lot of new forums (never fori) now.
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Ahhh a traveller to Brum. Tell me you loved the place.
Which homeless shelter is this the one in ladywood?
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Welcome back Seems like you had a lot of fun.
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I believe it was the Fireside. I think it is the only open-day shelter in Birmingham.Originally Posted by [b
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Lehusu, you should know better than to try and mix Christianity and caring for others. They don't go Has the Tavern taught you nothing??
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I didn't. I helped the homeless, which was more fun than I thought it would be, without saying a single prayer Hell, I even did them one better by holding back the incense and choral refrains as I served them teaQuote[/b] (Mount Suribachi @ June 20 2004,15:18)]Lehusu, you should know better than to try and mix Christianity and caring for others. They don't go Has the Tavern taught you nothing??
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So what did you think of the 'Beautiful' Brum ?
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Birmingham, (Brum, I assume), was a pretty cool place. It is an industrial city, as I understand, and I was surprised by the cosmopolitan bent of the city. Public transportation was good, as I assume it is in most of England, and the downtown district was easily accesible by foot. Everything tended to be more expensive to me, as the pound is currently beating the crap out of the dollar (about 2 US to 1 pound). I was there for the elections and it was interesting to see the different political situation.
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I take it you didn't try the rail service...
Good man, any good night outs?
You've obviously never been to Cardiff...
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Fixed it.Quote[/b] (Big King Sanctaphrax @ June 21 2004,22:03)]You've obviously never been to [insert British city here]...
Now Dijon, that is a place with bloody good public transport.
Manchester isn't too bad either.
London's public transport is pretty good. Busy, but pretty good.Quote[/b] (BDC @ June 21 2004,23:12)]Fixed it.Quote[/b] (Big King Sanctaphrax @ June 21 2004,22:03)]You've obviously never been to [insert British city here]...
Now Dijon, that is a place with bloody good public transport.
Manchester isn't too bad either.
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What did you think of Durham? My girlfriend is at uni there and i thought it a pretty dull town the sdights are good but after that there is nothing there
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I have to agree with you. We got something like three hours of free time in the city, and I could have gone with only two. Given that I am a guy, and not to predisposed to shopping, I still found Durham's shopping venues similar to the Bullring in Birmingham, but with less scope.
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