June 6, 2008 Archive Entries: Haunted, Oyster Card,

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Oyster Card

The Oyster Card is a debit-type card for using the Tube (subway) and bus systems. It's very very convienent, why they don't push the Oyster Card as an alternative for tourists I have no clue. There's advertising everywhere but not pushing it for tourists (the airports and train stations would be a logical choice). It's a "gift card" that you load up with any dollar pound amount and just tap it (like the new Visa cards with the tap or blink function) to get onto a tube train or bus. If you use it a lot, it can automatically top up from your credit card so you'll always have enough (and I think you can get your photo put on a more permanent card).

"Our aim is to ensure that Oyster always charges the lowest fare. Where it doesn't, we will refund the difference."

It's much easier and faster plus you don't have to decide if you need a all day tube ticket or bus option or anything. It calculates the best possible fare for you at the end of the day and they promise it'll be cheaper than tickets. Plus you can use it on the cool red double-decker busses!

It's a 3 pound deposit, but I'm under the impression that when we return our cards we get the 3 pounds plus any other cash we still have on it returned to us. Our only concern has been not having enough on it when we get on a bus (it'd be too late to put more ca$h on it then).

So my vote is get a Oyster Card as soon you get to the London area!

Later: We did get the deposit (3 pounds) and all our money back with no problem.

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Posted by Gary on Friday at 3:06 AM on June 6, 2008.
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Haunted

This was an off-"Broadway" show (called Haunted) we saw someone bring flyers into one of the restaurants we were eating at so we took one and it sounding interesting. Then shortly after we happened to walk by the Arts Theatre and Haunted stuck in our heads so we decided to go...

Nineteen empty flats and just one sold. Why? What's wrong with the place? And why does it want Alex and her children?
Four friends for supper. No supper.
An extra guest. A kitchen full of implements.
The evening veers off its polite rails and ends up somewhere very dark.

(from the Haunted flyer)

Now finding the place again was tricky, they didn't bother to print the address on the brochure; it's at 6/7 (Great) Newport Street, London WC2 in case you're looking for it. But it's only there until June 14.

Great acting, it all took place in one room but it was done excellent! It was a little confusing at times, but it didn't really affect the story: Were there spirits in the house? Were they a little cRaZy? Was it a bit in their heads? Was anyone actually possessed? I actually think you weren't supposed to know...

I think the stories based on the property are actually true (at least I read it on-line somewhere, so it must be true).

My only ture complaint was that it ended abruptly, too abruptly for me, but Mom didn't seem to mind...

Rats, while putting this post together I just noticed I could have saved $13.00 by getting Mom the senior discount :(