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guess it’s not really last minute, because I’m not going until mid-June…..but I just booked a {quick} trip to London!
A friend is headed there for work and wanted a buddy to play tourist. I’m in!
She also wants to squeeze in a 1 day trip to Paris. Thankfully, I’ve been to both places before, so I’m mostly along for the ride and the croissants.
Anything that shouldn’t be missed? I’ve been to both London and Paris, but she has not. I also don’t really care for museums that much. But can be entertained by 1, maybe 2. I liked the Louvre because I had just finished reading the Davinci Code.
Ideal 1-day in Paris? Things that shouldn’t be missed in London? A Pippa sighting would really make for a blog worthy trip!
6 replies on “Last minute travel”
We had a blast on the Fat Tire evening bike tour in Paris. They have daytime ones too.
We’ve been to London 3 times and still haven’t seen and done everything we want to do there. Since your friend has not been before you might want to consider a hop-on hop-off double decker bus tour to get oriented and learn some cool quick facts. We just stayed on for the whole route to sort of get our feet under us, then got off and took the included boat ride on the Thames and then hit the streets on our own. I’m not much on museums either – too many pictures make my feet hurt – but I would recommend a stop at the British Museum to take in the Egyptian wing and then head over to ancient Greece to see the “Elgin” marbles. Enjoy stolling the Queen’s walk, river-side across from Whitehall from Westminster Bridge down to the Tate Modern. Wander around Southy there for awhile (maybe taking in the New Glode theatre, a replica of Shakespeare’s original) before walking across the Millenium Bridge to St Paul’s Cathedral, Christopher Wren’s masterpiece. I would suggest walking about on your own inside first and then going back and grabbing a small tour led by one of the Friends of St Paul’s. You will learn a TON more about the building, it’s history and it’s place and meaning in the life of Londoners having seen something of it first. Take a stroll through Hyde Park, then hit Herrods at closing when everything in the Food Hall is 50% off and score a light dinner or at least some great desert. Book your half -off theatre tickets at the booth in Leicester Square early in the day for a great evening later. Don’t miss the Tower of London and if you have time, visit Kensington Palace, the last home of Princess Diana and where Will and Kate make their London digs when they’re in town. There is currently a GREAT display of never before exhibited Leonardo da Vinci sketches in the Queen’s Gallery at Buckingham Palace. (I almost booked a trip myself just to go see that!) and if you want a great day out of London, take the train down to Hampton Court Palace. We spent a full day there between the palace and gardens and the tours given by docents who are dressed, talk and act as if they are from Henry the VIII’s time. Check out the London Pass to see if the savings on entry fees and the tube will make it worth your while to but it. http://www.londonpass.com/ and have a GREAT TIME!
ditto on the hop on hop off busses. love those silly things. in other news, why wasn’t i invited? pretty sure Nick can handle a few days with Lana….
And isn’t there some Harry Potter sites to see?
If you want to make the Eiffel Tower part of your day trip to Paris and can figure out when you will be vicinity (I know you can), you can save yourself literally HOURS of waiting in line time if you book and print your ascend time beforehand.
http://www.eiffel-tower.com/
You must go to the marches aux puces if you like thrifting!