Alan (in Brussels) wrote:
In the message ...
"Tadej Brezina" wrote :
Guys!

Thank you so much for the vast amount of information you provided.
I'll
try to fit as much as possible into my timetable.

One last question regarding transport in general, although it might
not
fit 100% into the newsgroups agenda:
Where are - presuming that there are - pedestrian precincts,
crowded
public squares with a lot of pedestrian space and old ("ancient")
precincts with winding narrow streets? (classic districts of pre
motorisation age)

The lack of responses to this question is already revealing ;-)
There isn't really anywhere that fits both parts of this description;
the
Philips Street Atlas shows that the streets around Leicester Square
have
become a 'pedestrian precinct', but as they are in the 'West End',
they
aren't particularly winding or narrow. There's no shortage of narrow
winding
streets in the older parts of the capital, but IMHO the only ones
that are
worth visiting are in the City, within 1 km around Bank station. They
aren't
exclusively for pedestrians, strictly speaking, but motor vehicles
are
certainly deterred, and the area includes many historic buildings.

Regards,

- Alan (in Brussels)


I would say that the Spitalfields area (quite near Liverpool Street
Station) is particularly atmospheric unless it has been redeveloped
since I was last there.

This might be interesting: http://www.dennissevershouse.co.uk/. I've
never been but from what I've read, it's quite an experience.

Andy Kirkham
Glasgow