Alex's reviews
Review of Embankment Underground Station
04 May 08, 16:31
right on the river! 
Right on the edge of the river, Embankment is a great stop on the tube if you fancy a wander along the river of an evening - which I have been known to do on occasions! It's not really a busy stop so I've never had a problem getting on/off here. Apparantly the station was also featured in the film Sliding Doors!
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Review of Covent Garden Underground Station
04 May 08, 16:27
busy busy - and just down the road from Leicester Square!
Many a time I have begun to queue at Covent Garden only to think to myself "what am I doing?!" and walked down the road to the far less busy Leicester Square - it's all of 200 metres down the road! Covent Garden is touted as the busiest stop on the underground and it could well be - being right in the middle of a busy shopping district in London. Until recently it was 'exit only' although this has now been lifted, and I believe it is the only station on the underground where you have to use a lift to get between high street level and platform level!
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Review of Leicester Square Underground Station
04 May 08, 16:20
busy in the evenings as you'd expect...
Whenever I go to London and need to get off at Leicester Square I seem to have perfected getting lost the moment I get out the station and I'm not really sure how! I then feel like a right fool as I walk round the block three times trying to get my bearings!
Leicester Square is on the Northern and Picadilly tube lines and is a short walk to many of London's theatre venues which mean this station gets really busy in the evenings...
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Review of Waterloo Railway Station
04 May 08, 16:07
More than trains!
Waterloo. Couldn't escape if I wanted to. Frankly ABBA weren't trying very hard - there are several exits from Waterloo station which make 'escaping' a fairly easy operation. It also means if you're meeting a friend or following directions to somewhere that involved going "outside and turning left" then you'll probably get lost as you've no idea which "outside" they're talking about!
There's a great range of little shops inside Waterloo Station, though for one I've never got to the train station only to discover that I was missing my all-important tie - so important was my need for a tie that I couldn't wait until I got back home but that I had to buy a tie there and then. If you have ever experienced such a thing you will be delighted to know there is a Tie Rack at the station. If you haven't experienced it you may be as confused as I.
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Review of Burger King
04 May 08, 15:54
busy at weekends!
When I used to work near here this place was difficult to walk past at lunchtimes without feeling compelled to go in! The only time this wasn't the case was in summer on Saturdays when the place fills up so much the queue is out of the door for most of the afternoon! Thankfully I realised I should perhaps eat elsewhere occasionally else I wouldn't fit through the door anymore...
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Review of Just Add Water Sports
04 May 08, 15:48
Dude, a surfer shop!
Just Add Water is a sports store with a real surfer element to it. You feel like you should say 'dude' at the end of every sentence, dude. They do sell some really nice clothing dude. It can be a bit more than you were willing to pay but it's different to the clothing you'll find elsewhere dude. Also the staff are pretty friendly and helpful dude. Awesome dude!
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Review of Bar Fruit
04 May 08, 15:45
Mmmmm, vodka! 
The atmosphere in Fruit at the weekend is always really good - it's a good mix between those on their way to one of the clubs in Bournemouth but you also get a fair few people who just stay in the bar all night, and with the famous flavoured vodkas you can't really blame them!
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Review of Bournemouth Airport
04 May 08, 15:42
brilliant local airport!
If you live locally then Bournemouth Airport is ideal - it's not that big so you can turn up, there's never a big queue to check-in, and you can go through to departures (which takes all of 30 seconds to get to!) and then you're right at the gate to your plane already! It's that little local touch that bigger airports just can't match, try as they might! The range of shops/eateries isn't that great but then you're not going on holiday for the cafe at the airport are you?!
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Review of Hot Rocks
04 May 08, 15:39
great location for a restaurant!
The best bit about Hot Rocks has to be the location - right on the beach, how can you beat that?! There's something really nice about being able to tuck into your dinner whilst looking out over the beach at the sea. The food is pretty good too - they do all the burgers and steak that you'd expect from this surfy-type restaurant - it seemingly works because it's always busy!
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Review of Penn Central
04 May 08, 15:34
great classy place to go...
When I first heard about this place I thought it was a stationers. How wrong can you be!
It's a classy restaurant/bar that offers up something a little bit different to the usual which make it a great place to go with friends . Things like the glass floor are just a nice touch!
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