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FLPanhandle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-30-11 06:44 AM Original message |
London & Paris recommendations? |
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Aristus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-30-11 06:46 AM Response to Original message |
1. You'll laugh at the name, but... |
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FLPanhandle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-30-11 06:47 AM Response to Reply #1 |
2. Is this the place? |
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Aristus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-30-11 06:50 AM Response to Reply #2 |
3. Looks like it. |
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bif (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-30-11 10:02 AM Response to Reply #1 |
17. Ye Ole Cheshire Cheese-pub |
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marmar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-30-11 07:01 AM Response to Original message |
4. Are you fans of Moroccan food? If so, try 404 in Paris...... |
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FLPanhandle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-30-11 07:14 AM Response to Reply #4 |
5. Love Moroccan food! |
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RebelOne (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-30-11 08:10 AM Response to Original message |
6. You definitely do not want to miss going |
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FLPanhandle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-30-11 08:32 AM Response to Reply #6 |
8. Oh yes. |
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pink-o (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-30-11 11:56 AM Response to Reply #6 |
27. You also get an amazing view from Sacre Coeur and the top of Notre Dame |
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Bunny (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-30-11 08:12 AM Response to Original message |
7. Yes. |
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JCMach1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-30-11 08:32 AM Response to Original message |
9. Skip London... |
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FLPanhandle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-30-11 08:38 AM Response to Reply #9 |
11. I like the way you think (diet in London; binge in Paris) |
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ohiosmith (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-30-11 08:36 AM Response to Original message |
10. Harrods is a must in London. Try to get to the Ramsgate and/or Mayflower pub. Their history is |
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FLPanhandle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-30-11 08:51 AM Response to Reply #10 |
12. The Ramsgate pub looks interesting |
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ohiosmith (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-30-11 08:56 AM Response to Reply #12 |
13. A buddy took me their. The original owner was Judge Jeffers (the hanging judge). |
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RebelOne (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-30-11 11:35 AM Response to Reply #10 |
24. Harrod's is a wonderland. n/t |
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Darth_Kitten (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-31-11 08:43 AM Response to Reply #24 |
58. Purses!!! |
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MorningGlow (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-30-11 08:57 AM Response to Original message |
14. Cream tea in Harrod's |
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FLPanhandle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-30-11 09:36 AM Response to Reply #14 |
15. Topshop sounds like someplace to drop them off |
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Darth_Kitten (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-30-11 10:16 AM Response to Reply #14 |
19. I'd pass on the Dungeon.... |
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MorningGlow (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-30-11 11:24 AM Response to Reply #19 |
22. Tea...or torture |
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Darth_Kitten (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-30-11 11:32 AM Response to Reply #22 |
23. Good tea and bad torture.... |
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elleng (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-30-11 09:52 AM Response to Original message |
16. You may have this, but Bateaux Mouches provides perspective and relaxation. |
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FLPanhandle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-30-11 03:03 PM Response to Reply #16 |
33. Already booked! |
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elleng (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-30-11 03:13 PM Response to Reply #33 |
39. Certainement! C'est Paris, n'est-ce pas?! |
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Darth_Kitten (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-30-11 10:05 AM Response to Original message |
18. London.... |
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FLPanhandle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-30-11 03:04 PM Response to Reply #18 |
34. Artisan du Chocolat sounds like a great spot |
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Darth_Kitten (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-31-11 08:35 AM Response to Reply #34 |
56. Everything I listed IS a great spot. |
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txwhitedove (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-30-11 10:30 AM Response to Original message |
20. Ahh, Paris. Definitely the Louvre, Luxembourg Gardens are beautiful, Shakespeare & Co. bookstore, |
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FLPanhandle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-30-11 03:05 PM Response to Reply #20 |
35. The bookstore is something I can do while the girls shop. |
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DFW (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-30-11 10:56 AM Response to Original message |
21. In Paris |
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FLPanhandle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-30-11 03:07 PM Response to Reply #21 |
36. Lafayette Gourmet sounds good. |
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DFW (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-30-11 04:47 PM Response to Reply #36 |
53. LOL!! |
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elleng (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-30-11 11:52 AM Response to Original message |
25. For a good meal/snack in Paris, |
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FLPanhandle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-30-11 03:08 PM Response to Reply #25 |
37. Any place you know that makes a good one? |
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elleng (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-30-11 03:16 PM Response to Reply #37 |
42. Many! My favorite was in Montmartre, off the square near metro, |
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Laura PourMeADrink (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-30-11 11:55 AM Response to Original message |
26. Lingerie shopping in Paris |
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FLPanhandle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-30-11 03:12 PM Response to Reply #26 |
38. I just looked up the drinking age is 16 |
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GoneOffShore (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-30-11 03:44 PM Response to Reply #38 |
48. And it's rosé that's very trendy right now - Provence wines are excellent |
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petronius (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-30-11 12:02 PM Response to Original message |
28. It's easy to overdo museums, but in Paris the Musee National du Moyen Age is |
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FLPanhandle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-30-11 03:15 PM Response to Reply #28 |
40. Online gallery looks fun |
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pink-o (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-30-11 12:15 PM Response to Original message |
29. Okay, Full Disclosure: I lived in London for 5 years in the 70s and I much prefer Paris and Rome! |
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pink-o (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-30-11 12:20 PM Response to Reply #29 |
30. Oh, I forgot one thing you have to do! |
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JCMach1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-30-11 01:37 PM Response to Reply #29 |
31. Exactly, I was an Anglophile and dying to see London until |
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pink-o (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-30-11 03:15 PM Response to Reply #31 |
41. It's sad when a place you've wanted to go to all your life disappoints... |
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Darth_Kitten (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-31-11 08:58 AM Response to Reply #31 |
59. I love London.... |
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FLPanhandle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-30-11 03:17 PM Response to Reply #29 |
43. I'm prepared for the prices |
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pink-o (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-30-11 04:36 PM Response to Reply #43 |
51. Awesome! The Carte is so much better than waiting in those long lines. |
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Kali (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-30-11 01:44 PM Response to Original message |
32. never been to either, but |
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FLPanhandle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-30-11 03:20 PM Response to Reply #32 |
44. LOL |
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elleng (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-30-11 03:31 PM Response to Reply #44 |
45. They'll ALWAYS remember this trip. |
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stuntcat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-30-11 03:42 PM Response to Original message |
46. the catacombs in Paris, and the Forum des Halles |
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GoneOffShore (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-30-11 03:43 PM Response to Original message |
47. A place to shop, a place to eat and something to see. |
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pokerfan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-30-11 04:00 PM Response to Original message |
49. Two of my favorite cities |
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elleng (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-30-11 04:21 PM Response to Original message |
50. Paris, IMPORTANT! |
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kwassa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-30-11 04:44 PM Response to Original message |
52. I loved them both, for different reasons. |
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Nailzberg (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-30-11 06:36 PM Response to Original message |
54. Zebra crossing in front of Abbey Road was a must for me. |
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applegrove (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-30-11 10:09 PM Response to Original message |
55. Pere LaChaise cemetery in Paris. filled with famous people including Jim Morrison's grave. |
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Darth_Kitten (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-31-11 08:38 AM Response to Reply #55 |
57. I intend to go to Paris next year.... |
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