london or paris?
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- tkmeister0
My day in London would be...
Have my friend meet me up at Angel street station. Off to his apartment. kick back on his balcony and have a few beers. off to the Tate to check out the current exhibition. have a few more pints after the museum. maybe come back to his place and start up the grill for a nice steak, kick back again and drink some more.
When I try to think of what I want to do in London, I don't have any particular answers. I always kinda just left it to my friend.
- juhls0
Paris.
- kezza_20
My mrs is a travel writer for france/paris but we live in London, so we get to do both alot.
Love both but they are completely different.
Anyway this is the fucking nuts:
http://guides.hotelbook.com/sisp…they build a capsule hotel on top of the palais de tokyo. fucking cool as hell.
Saying that there is nowhere finer on this planet than Soho on a sunny Friday evening. London in the sun wins hands down. Everyone gets on it.
- tkmeister0
I hear that.
My perfect day in Paris would be...
Lazy breakfast and cappuccino to start off. Nice long stroll through the city, maybe kick back in Parc des Buttes Chaumont. Lunch at french moroccan restaurant. Check out either Musee d'Orsay or Palais de Tokyo(I haven't been to this one yet). Late afternoon cafe stop and a few glasses of wine and off to 2-3hours dinner with friends.
- Gordy220
Sunday morning in London is great - especially round Brick Lane. Lots of markets, bars, historic streets.
Not gonna work for you but its good to know.
- combustion0
PARIS
- kezza_20
Living in London I'd say Paris. feel more like somewhere different.
London/New York are fairly similar. Gordy had it right:
"I think there's more wow factor in Paris - everywhere is lovely - in london you have to dig a little. That said, London nightlife is far, far superior"If I could choose my perfect day, it would be breakfast and the morning in Paris, with a brasserie lunch, afternoon coffee in London, early evening pints and dinner in London then the night time in London for sure. Paris is shit at night.
- tkmeister0
Hmmm. Now I am not so sure if it's worth it. 8hrs flight x 2, and 3 days in there. Maybe I am getting old. I might have to thinking about a little longer vacation when I am not so crazy busy.
- offpixel0
paris.
- nocomply0
Also, while it is possible to do both, you lose the better part of a day in travel time. If you're only doing 3 days I would stick to 1 location.
- Nairn0
Me? Paris.
But then, I live in London.
- nocomply0
I was just recently in both. I did 4 days in Paris and 2.5 in London.
I would definitely, 100% do Paris. 4 days in Paris didn't seem like quite enough, but I was done with London after 2 full days (no offense to the Londoners because it's still an amazing city.) But to be fair, London was the final leg of my trip and I was probably a bit tired and ready to go home at that point.
- digdre0
london.
- Gordy220
My folks actually live there - this is a quick list of good Paris things.
Gallery: Musee d’Orsay ( a must – better that the Louvre)
http://www.musee-orsay.fr/Fun bar: Favela Chic (get there late)
http://www.favelachic.com/paris/…Posh bar #1: Buddha bar
http://www.buddha-bar.com/Posh bar #2: Hotel Costes (v. cool)
http://www.hotelcostes.com/Nice restaurant: Hotel du Nord (great steak)
http://www.hoteldunord.org/engli…Thing to do: Père Lachaise Cemetery (macabre but great for a wander)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/P%C…
- Gordy220
I think there's more wow factor in Paris - everywhere is lovely - in london you have to dig a little. That said, London nightlife is far, far superior
- mg330
I've been to Paris, not to London, and I'd go back to Paris 10/10 times over going to London for a first time. It was just an unreal experience.
- kezza_20
Land in Paris fly out of London.
- tkmeister0
I have been to both many times. I was in London last year and year before. I haven't been back to Paris in 2-3yrs. I have friends in both cities.
You think I can fly in Thurs morning to London, hang out, have dinner with friends, then catch the early morning train to Paris next day and fly back late Sunday? I feel like that's a little much...
- Pretty insane, but doable I suppose. I'd probably be too tired to enjoy a lot of it.nocomply
- Gordy220
Kezza is right = Have a look on the eurostar webesite - there are often a whole lot of deals going on - I'm going to Paris in June and its only costing about $100 - v quick and right into the center of the city (well, closer than an airport) - you really could do a day trip.