Hi!
It's Raegan again. My daughter and I just returned from an eight night trip to Paris and London. We flew into Paris and took the RER rail into the city. We stayed at the Ibis Berthier which is a 2 star hotel. We were pleasantly surprised with this hotel. It is 3 blocks from the Brochant metro station. It is newly renovated. The rooms are tiny but clean and well decorated. We visited the Eiffel Tower, the Montmartre area, Sacre' Coeur and the Champs Elysees. Our favorite activities were taking the funicular up to Sacre' Coeur and enjoying the beautiful views of the city and eating crepes with bananas and chocolate. Yum! We went over spring break (the last week of March) and it was COLD! We took an evening cruise on the Seine and the Illuminations tour of the city by motorcoach to see all of the monuments lit up at night. On Wednesday we took the Eurostar "Chunnel" train to London. What a fascinating means of transporation! In 2 hours and 15 minutes we went from Paris City Center to London City Center. What a neat trip! We visited the Tower of London, rode the London Eye and took the tube everywhere. We had a wonderfully clear day to ride the London Eye. We could see for miles! We visited Harrod's department store and saw a show. We watched street performers at Covent Garden and on Friday we took a day trip to Windsor Castle, Stonehenge and Bath. What a beautiful trip! We also used the "hop-on-hop-off" buses in both cities. As you know the value of the dollar is very poor right now so things were very expensive and the weather wasn't the best at this time of year. I would also recommend using a tour operator for things like Versailles and the Eiffel Tower to avoid the long lines. Paris and London are both amazing cities not to be missed!
