In message , Adrian
writes
Ian Jelf ) gurgled happily, sounding much like
they were saying :

And - quite seriously - I try always to behave with groups in as
unlike-a-tour-guide manner as possible. I try to tell people things
that *I* would find interesting about a place.

Ummm, Ian... Bearing in mind your fascination with bus routes and other
such anoraky things...

Er, yeah? ;-)

You'd be amazed how many people *are* fascinated about RMs in London,
trams in Amsterdam or the few surviving open platform buses in Paris [1]
(all of which I've talked about to groups over the years). Well either
that or they bluff very well!


[1] I'm not sure if there are any left now. I've not done a Paris
for many months and the modern versions have always been very much in
the minority.

--
Ian Jelf, MITG
Birmingham, UK

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