jims@teklabs.UUCP (Jim Simmons) (06/18/85)
Thank you for your wonderfull responses, Jerry, Phil, Ralph, Karl
Rascal, Paul, Ian, Pete, Sebastion, Bob M, Robert M, Timothy, Jan,
and P.C.Adams.
Here is a summary of responses to my request for things to see and do
in London and Paris
London
Tower of London (Go early to avoid long lines)
Tower Bridge
See some plays
Visit outdoor cafes
The Tate Gallery
Petticoat Lane
Laserium (Laser show at the London Planetarium)
Oxford St.
Foyles (Worlds biggest,best and most choatic bookshop)
Hampton Ct.
Kew Gardens (Exotic birds)
London Dungeon (Life in midievel Europe)
Discos (Xenon or Heaven)
Kings Road
Stay out of London and see the countryside
Changing of the guard at Buckingham Palace.
Windsor Castle
Big Ben
Westminster Abbey
Picadilly Circus
Madam Tussauds
Tea at the Ritz (Jacket and tie required for men)
Streets of London Walking Tours. (telephone 01-882-3414 in London
for details)
Paris
Eiffel Tower
Louvre
Les Anvilids (War museum)
Notre Dame
Arc D'Triumph
Day trip to Versailles
Montmatre
Pompidou Center (Art museum)
Napoleons Tomb
Latin Quarter
Odeon
Reccomended books to get.
American Express Guide Book to Paris.
Time Out magazine
Frommers England and Scotland on $25.00 a day
Also included was a suggested itinerary which follows.
PARIS
Day 1: Eiffel Tower in the morning, followed by Napoleon's Tomb. Have lunch
at a sidewalk cafe anywhere and just walk around. Head up to Montmatre for
supper and a look at Sacre Coueur near sunset (the sun may be setting as late
as 10 PM)
Day 2: Versailles. Go early and spend the whole day. Accessable by train in
about 20 min. Make sure you get the right Gare (train station as there are
several in Paris.
If you have the money and the inclination, visit the opera in the evening.
Otherwise find a coffee house or something.
Day 3: See (2) above.
LONDON
Day 1: Pay a morning visit (go very early to avoid long lines) to
the tower. Here you will learn a bit of history fromyour
Beefeater guide and have a peek at the Crown Jewels. take a
ride on the Thames from here to Westminster. Look at
parliament, Big Ben, andthe Cathedral. Get Theater tickets--
--great shows for peanuts. Discount tickets around Picadilly.
Day 2: Take a day trip somewhere. Cambridge for instance. A model for many
other universities and mprettier than Oxford.
Look around the Colleges. Kings (?) has a very beautiful church. The Cam River
is pretty and runs through the university.
One college (St.Johns ?)has a gorgeous enclosed bridge over the river.
Rent a "Punt" -- a flat boat-- and pole along the river.
Day 3: Walk around downtown. Walk up "the Mall" from Trafalgar Square
(Take a picture of Nelson's Column) to Buckingham Palace. The changing
of the guard is at noon. Get there by 11 AM if you want a decent view.
Taka a walk around St.James and/or Hyde park.
TAKE A CAMERA AND LOTS OF FILM
It is quite evident from the above lists that these girls will not get to
see everything, so I will Post their experiences when they get back.
They say "Thanks for the escourt offer P.C." but they will just wing it
by their selves.
Thanks again everyone
Jimdarryl@ISM780.UUCP (06/19/85)
Pardon me for being a spoil-sport, but a European vacation is not made of just London and Paris (for me, anyways). I agree with whoever said to stay out of London and see the countryside. Visit Wales. See some of the ruined castles there. Visit Scotland (I had a great time at the Glenfiddich distillery). Spend some time in a small village's pub. Write to the tourist board and find out where and when you can attend a local craft faire (you'll get *much* more interesting gifts that way, and enjoy live folk music too). Do it on a Bed & Breakfast tour (but don't eat the breakfast in England!) -- you get to talk to more of the natives that way (did you know that the British call their highway patrol cars "Jam Sandwiches"?). And mostly, try not to have a fixed schedule (if it's Tuesday, this must be Belgium...) --Darryl Richman, INTERACTIVE Systems Corp. ...!cca!ima!ism780!darryl The views expressed above are my opinions only.
bobn@ningaubl.UUCP (Bob Ney Sr) (02/26/86)
I am planning to take a vacation in Europe during the early summer of 1987. I need information relative to "pensione" type accomodations in Holland, Belgium, Denmark, Sweden and Norway. The type of information I will need is such things as: 1. Is there any one agency that I could work through? 2. If not, how can I get a list of what is available? 3. How long in advance should I make reservations? There will be three adults and we will be travelling by automobile. Arrival will be approximately June 12, 1987. Any other information which you may feel would be useful to me would also be appreciated. Perhaps the local equivalents of our Chamber of Commerce might have packets available. Rather than clutter up the net with information which may not be of interest to other readers, if you would rather send the information to my home, the address is as follows. Robert Ney 10845 N 85th Place, Scottsdale, AZ 85260