In message , Adrian
writes
Ian Jelf (Ian Jelf ) gurgled happily, sounding
much like they were saying:
(That said, I've taken people from the Midlands ... to London and
*they've* never heard of the Chilterns.......)
Please tell me they got here on a train to Marylebone.
Sadly not!
Virtually everyone I encounter is on a coach and I mention the Chilterns
as we pass through them.
wild guess
Just as you start to drag up the escarpment at the Chinnor junction of
the M40 - and I _bet_ you mention the Vicar of Dibley there, too.
Have done! More often mention a former Nissan advert though and even
more frequently the BT tower soon coming into view on the N side.
--
Ian Jelf, MITG
Birmingham, UK
Registered Blue Badge Tourist Guide for London and the Heart of England
http://www.bluebadge.demon.co.uk