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08-28-2012, 05:23 PM
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16 hours transit at heathrow, what to do? :(
I have a freaking SIXTEEN hours transit at heathrow airpot on my way to Calgary from my hometown (Bangladesh). Can anyone suggest any good readings or anything that will let me kill time seamlessly :P
I don't want to get into the hassle of getting the 24hours visa :P Suggestions please  
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08-28-2012, 06:10 PM
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08-28-2012, 06:31 PM
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I heard they have a great whiskey shop there! But that might not be your thing
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08-28-2012, 06:41 PM
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Load up a couple of movies, take a long nap... Lol sorry but that's one LONG layover!
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08-28-2012, 07:32 PM
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Take Heathrowexpress or Piccadilly Line into West End/Soho/China Town.
Should take 20 mins by Heathrow Express to Paddington then 10-15 mins to central London or it's about an hour by Piccadilly Line. Piccadilly Circus, China Town, Leicester Square, Trafalgar Square, Oxford St, Bond St, Regent St, Green Park, all near each other. Or if you can't leave the airport, go eat at Gordon Ramsay's Plane Food in Terminal 5. .
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08-28-2012, 09:55 PM
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+1 on the plane food... I was just there a couple of weeks ago. I couldn't find any free wifi but they got charging stations all around and I believe you can buy wifi access. I just setup shop by a station (the one by the kids junglegym was the best one I could find - it had chairs and it was right by the windows). This was in Terminal 5 I believe.
If you have an ebook reader grab a couple of good books?
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08-28-2012, 10:24 PM
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I used to work there when I lived in London before moving here. Are you interested in planes? There are lots of good watching in the airport. You used to be able to move from terminal to terminal as long as you didn't go to domestics you could cover lots of distance. They have chapels there if your a godly guy? Lots of shops it's just like being in a Mini mall but prices are hi. You can ride the connections train from terminal 1 and 3 to terminal 5 or catch the bus to terminal 4. Man I envie you having such a long stay with lots to do
 have a good trip.
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08-30-2012, 03:37 AM
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Thanks everyone for the awesome suggestions
 Here's my experience till now (still 11 more hours to go) in the world's most busiest airport! I landed in Terminal 4 and my transit is at Terminal 3. Went to board the bus and the lady over there told me that the bus connections are off during the night. EH! The busiest hotel actually sleeps at night...hard to believe :| So I went to immigration and the officer was kind enough to grant me a 24hrs visa Since it was already late at night (12am over here), I just did a peek-a-boo outside the airport and came in, bought a 24hours wifi pass and now sipping coffee and writing this, waiting for the shuttle to start operating and take me to the my terminal :P So much for the busiest airport :P
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08-30-2012, 03:45 AM
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Lol have fun. Last flight outa there is usually 11.30 and starts again around 5am. It's no longer the busiest airport Atlanta has been for some years now. Terminal 3 is best for shops so keep your wallet in your pocket.
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206 gal tunze centre overflow star fire front illumina 260 Loudest part of my system would be the nagging sound I hear on a regular basis about how much time and money I spend on the tank.
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