London calling to the faraway towns

[freckles_and_doubt]

Good lord, the end of the month approaches at speed. This is a cry to all you London and associated types, many of whom I see far too seldom. I arrive in London, at ungodly-o'clock in the morning, on Monday 9th August. Staggering in drunken sleep-dep off the plane, I shall be conducted by a kind, if not saintly, starmadeshadow to the House of Scroob, which is by all accounts nigh unto Heathrow. I shall be inhabiting the Elfbaby-rich Scroobious environs for the nights of the 9th and 10th August, going to meet my academic doom in Glasgow on the morning of the 11th. I would very much like to see as many as possible of you London friends, exiles and random blog-readers on the evening of either the 9th or the 10th, or, in fact, both, and would like suggestions as to area, venue (friendly pub?) and timing for the pursuance of such a gathering. London is a strange world whose transportation ways are alien, and I wot it not. Please defend your choices nicely in the comments? Thxbai.

Comments

[bend-gules.livejournal.com]

Hi ho,
Oyster is the way to travel, definitely.
Depending on how long you want to trek on London routes, I recommend meeting up on the 10th at a pub of your choice. Your lovely hostesses should be able to suggest spots that are close to transport that you'll be using.

Robert and I will be back from Raglan fair and I have the day to recuperate.

Failing their suggestions, meet your friends somewhere near Kensington Gardens, so you can take in the Peter Pan statue - suitably mythic!
http://www.royalparks.org.uk/parks/kensington_gardens/

Avoid, at all costs, the perils and temptations of Charing Cross road, home of the finest bookstores of London...Foyles is an especial risk to one as vulnerable as yourself. Ditto Forbidden Planet and Orc's Nest.

http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=bookshops+near+charing+cross+road+london+uk&sll=51.512922,-0.12897&sspn=0.013701,0.027122&ie=UTF8&hq=bookshops&hnear=Charing+Cross+Rd,+London,+United+Kingdom&ll=51.513363,-0.128767&spn=0.006517,0.013561&z=16

I'm fond of the buses myself, but from S. London or W. London it's either Tube or overground trains.

[extemporanea.livejournal.com]

Oh, dear. I was planning to hit Foyles :>. Naturally.