Dear Cuz's, Mayor Phillip, and I have been e-mailing this morning [I love cable internet, its like instant messaging]. You will note in his responses that he plans for us to have breakfast with our hosts and or at our locations, he told me we would not be leaving before 8:30 - 9:00 am any morning. But you will also note he plans on us to be on the go and with him doing things the entire time..=) It also sounds like he expects us to move as a group in what ever we do. I have noted in his other e-mails that he plans to be with us the entire time, to make sure we are well taken care of. I asked him if we should be concerned about wearing "American" things or clothing in England or Wales. He said "No there is no problem in wearing anything that would indicate you were from America, in both Wales and England. Yes, it is a problem in other countries but that would apply to British people as well as American." I asked him about breakfast in town i.e. restaurants or cafe's, for coffee or breakfast, lunch if your not going to Archives etc. He said, "Your people staying with the residents will be given breakfast and obviously the ones in Plas Penucha. The people staying in Ashgrove will have their own kitchen - no one really in Britain goes out for their breakfast, unless they have been traveling overnight or early morning and then places like the little Chef restaurants - but these are only found on the main roads. When you say the WGS members who are staying in town - do you mean the ones that may not be going to the Archives. If yes, then I would assume that they will come with us and they can have a look around the village of Hawarden ?" He said, "Breakfast in the centre of Caerwys in May is no - summer yes - but within one mile there are a few places. Apart from the ones in Ashgrove everyone will have had breakfast with their hosts. The break times, the bus will be available and there are many places within one mile that are open all day but these are on a main road ( where they get the business ) but in Caerwys centre, apart from the locals its only busier during the summer. I would say during the break times we will not be in Caerwys." He also said: "What I had intended to do was to make a list of all the meals and the approximate cost and then you could let your members know as to how much to draw out. " Again on meals he says: "Lunch and dinner - I was going to actually mention this when we would be returning to Wales from the airport. Having been to America many times I am aware that there are different rules and situations that apply. Being a country area many of the restaurants only open during lunchtimes and then close at 2.00pm then open at say 7.00pm. At dinner people tend to only eat after 7.00pm to 10.00pm. ( If you eat in your home is usually 5.00pm to 7.00pm ). However, there are restaurants nearby which do serve food all day. On the Friday that you are here I have booked you all in the Mezzaluna in the Caerwys Town Square - you will remember it from the Caerwys Web site. They only open at 7.00pm but have agreed to open at 5.00pm to enable us all to have dinner and then be in the Caerwys Town Hall for 7.15pm and the concert for 7.30pm. The other evening meals I shall be arranging but generally will be around 7.00pm or after. The lunchtimes will be easy as many of the places we will visit will have coffee shops, that include sandwiches - hoagies, as you say." He then also says: "The grocery store is right by Ashgrove. Only after June do the pubs open for food during the lunchtime - so there will be nothing in the centre of Caerwys - but many well within a mile. However, one of the stores sells fresh sandwiches, pies, cakes etc., Hopefully when the programme for the visit is finished and someone decides that they do not want to go somewhere, I am sure that local arrangements can be made for them to have their lunch and coffee with some local residents." I told him I was going to exchange some of my money at a money exchange before leaving the USA. He said: "I think its better if they did not order any British pounds in America as they will pay more commission to their bank than what they would by using the ATM in Britain. I would say to obtain British money at the airport on the first occasion." He also said "I will have to take a look [at the ATM machines in his area for the type of ATM cards that are useable there]. My card has CIRRUS and MAESTRO and these symbols were shown on the ATM's whilst I was in America - so I assuming that the return would be the same. But I will have a look at the machines tomorrow and get back to you." So just food for thought. Hugs Becky ttg-inc@comcast.net http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~ttg13/ "Life may not be the party we hoped for... but while we are here we might as well dance !"

It has been my experience likewise that exchanging money in US for another country is not advantageous. FYI, I have dredged up my 16 year old's exchange receipts from last July on his London trip. HEATHROW AIRPORT INTL CURRENCY EXCHANGE: USD 100.00 exhanged at rate of 1.9610000 = GBP 50.99 less commission of GBP 3.00 (about $6 fee for that) WATERLOO INTERNATIONAL TERMINAL AT WATERLOO SUBWAY (TUBE) STATION IN LONDON: USD 140.00 exchanged at rate of 2.000000 = GBP 70.00 less commission of GBP 4.50 (wow! that's about $9.00!) Either the UK is charging a % on the amount exchanged, or the train stations charge higher fees than the airports. Don't know. Cuz Mary Alice ----- Original Message ----- From: "The Thill Group, Inc." <ttg-inc@comcast.net> To: <WYNNE-GENEALOGY-SOCIETY-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, April 09, 2006 11:47 AM Subject: [WGS] Wales - Mayor Phillip and touring, breakfast, exchanging money, etc. > Dear Cuz's, > Mayor Phillip, and I have been e-mailing this morning [I love cable > internet, its like instant messaging]. > > You will note in his responses that he plans for us to have breakfast with > our hosts and or at our locations, he told me we would not be leaving > before 8:30 - 9:00 am any morning. But you will also note he plans on us > to be on the go and with him doing things the entire time..=) > It also sounds like he expects us to move as a group in what ever we do. > I have noted in his other e-mails that he plans to be with us the entire > time, to make sure we are well taken care of. > > I asked him if we should be concerned about wearing "American" things or > clothing in England or Wales. > He said "No there is no problem in wearing anything that would indicate > you were from America, in both Wales and England. Yes, it is a problem in > other countries but that would apply to British people as well as > American." > > I asked him about breakfast in town i.e. restaurants or cafe's, for coffee > or breakfast, lunch if your not going to Archives etc. > He said, "Your people staying with the residents will be given > breakfast and obviously the ones in Plas Penucha. The people staying in > Ashgrove will have their own kitchen - no one really in Britain goes out > for their breakfast, unless they have been traveling overnight or early > morning and then places like the little Chef restaurants - but these are > only found on the main roads. When you say the WGS members who are staying > in town - do you mean the ones that may not be going to the Archives. If > yes, then I would assume that they will come with us and they can have a > look around the village of Hawarden ?" > He said, "Breakfast in the centre of Caerwys in May is no - summer > yes - but within one mile there are a few places. Apart from the ones in > Ashgrove everyone will have had breakfast with their hosts. The break > times, the bus will be available and there are many places within one mile > that are open all day but these are on a main road ( where they get the > business ) but in Caerwys centre, apart from the locals its only busier > during the summer. I would say during the break times we will not be in > Caerwys." > He also said: "What I had intended to do was to make a list of all the > meals and the approximate cost and then you could let your members know as > to how much to draw out. " > Again on meals he says: "Lunch and dinner - I was going to actually > mention this when we would be returning to Wales from the airport. Having > been to America many times I am aware that there are different rules and > situations that apply. Being a country area many of the restaurants only > open during lunchtimes and then close at 2.00pm then open at say 7.00pm. > At dinner people tend to only eat after 7.00pm to 10.00pm. ( If you eat in > your home is usually 5.00pm to 7.00pm ). However, there are restaurants > nearby which do serve food all day. On the Friday that you are here I have > booked you all in the Mezzaluna in the Caerwys Town Square - you will > remember it from the Caerwys Web site. They only open at 7.00pm but have > agreed to open at 5.00pm to enable us all to have dinner and then be in > the Caerwys Town Hall for 7.15pm and the concert for 7.30pm. The other > evening meals I shall be arranging but generally will be around 7.00pm or > after. The lunchtimes will be easy as many of the places we will visit > will have coffee shops, that include sandwiches - hoagies, as you say." > He then also says: "The grocery store is right by Ashgrove. Only after > June do the pubs open for food during the lunchtime - so there will be > nothing in the centre of Caerwys - but many well within a mile. However, > one of the stores sells fresh sandwiches, pies, cakes etc., Hopefully when > the programme for the visit is finished and someone decides that they do > not want to go somewhere, I am sure that local arrangements can be made > for them to have their lunch and coffee with some local residents." > > I told him I was going to exchange some of my money at a money exchange > before leaving the USA. > He said: "I think its better if they did not order any British pounds in > America as they will pay more commission to their bank than what they > would by using the ATM in Britain. I would say to obtain British money at > the airport on the first occasion." > He also said "I will have to take a look [at the ATM machines in his > area for the type of ATM cards that are useable there]. My card has CIRRUS > and MAESTRO and these symbols were shown on the ATM's whilst I was in > America - so I assuming that the return would be the same. But I will > have a look at the machines tomorrow and get back to you." > > So just food for thought. > Hugs Becky > ttg-inc@comcast.net > http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~ttg13/ > "Life may not be the party we hoped for... but while we are here we might > as well dance !" > > ============================== > Search the US Census Collection. Over 140 million records added in the > last 12 months. Largest online collection in the world. Learn more: > http://www.ancestry.com/s13965/rd.ashx > > > > > -- > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.1.385 / Virus Database: 268.4.0/305 - Release Date: 4/8/2006 > >