Some thoughts (London)
General:
Tube/busses in London are super easy now that you can just use your regular chip-enabled credit card to tap and hop on (Just don't forget to tap out of the tube). Don't be afraid to use the busses.
Make sure to get whatever tickets you can ahead of time online. Some places had huge lines of people wasting time buying their tickets.
Here's the itinerary my wife and I did last spring, we stayed in Holburn, just south of the British Museum. Great area! British Museum, Westminster Abbey, St. Paul's, and the Tates are the highlights, imo. And it's uber touristy, but seeing The Mousetrap in the West End was a blast. For eats, can't recommend Dishoom enough.
Day 1
Pint at the Queen's Larder
Visit the British Library.
Take the Victoria Line from King’s Cross/St. Pancras to the Highbury & Islington stop.
Walk to dinner at the Draper’s Arms (we picked this totally out of the way place bc of its meat pie reputation).
Afters at the Old Queen’s Head for the pub quiz
Day 2
Early morning tube ride to take a picture at the Abbey Road Crossing (I did it alone, wife not interested).
Tour the Tate Britain
Tour Westminster Abbey
High tea at Fortnum & Mason’s
Walk through Piccadilly Circus to Savile Row and Heddon Street (Bowie plaque and phonebooth from Ziggy Stardust)
Pint at The Old Coffee House
Tour the National Gallery at Trafalgar Square
Pint at the Lamb & Flag
The Mousetrap, St. Martin’s Theater
Dinner at Dishoom
Afters at The Ship Tavern.
Day 3
We did a day trip to Canterbury. I loved it, but ymmv. I'd do the British Museum here (we'd each done it multiple times before).
Dinner back in Dishoom (yes, we at here twice) at north of King’s Cross Station in Granary Square.
Afters at The Booking Office 1869
Day 4
Morning tour of the Tower of London
Cross the river, then take the Queens Walk along the south bank to The George Inn for a pint.
Lunch at Borough Market.
Quick stop in to Southwark Cathedral
Highlights stroll through the Tate Modern.
Walk to St. Paul’s Cathedral and climb its dome. Optional Evensong begins at 5PM.
Dinner at Andrew Edmunds (highly recommend this little gem).
For afters, a Ye Olde Pube Crawle! of the oldest pubs in London (The Ship and Shovel → The Harp → Seven Star Pub → The Ye Olde Cheshire Cheese → The Ye Olde Mitre Pub → Citte of York)
Day 5, Saturday, April 15
Tour of Kensington Palace
(The we went to a Tottenham match)
Complete thread:
- OT seeking travel suggestions -
Mr. Natural,
2024-03-02, 12:28
- Sainte Chapelle in Paris. One of the two most amazing -
BillyGoat,
2024-03-04, 07:16
- Also visit the Conciergerie next door - Jack, 2024-03-05, 13:22
- Some thoughts (London) -
IrishGuard,
2024-03-03, 13:05
- great itinerary, added the travel tag
- Jay, 2024-03-04, 08:11
- That Dishoom was a huge hit on my last trip -
MattG,
2024-03-03, 17:47
- I had a great meal at the Dishoom in Shoreditch years back
- Tim, 2024-03-04, 11:36
- Dishoom: cool concept! - Jay, 2024-03-04, 08:09
- I had a great meal at the Dishoom in Shoreditch years back
- On London transport - professor, 2024-03-03, 13:34
- great itinerary, added the travel tag
- For the Eiffel Tower, - nedhead, 2024-03-03, 12:26
- I would read Rick Steves' pages on Paris and London -
Jay,
2024-03-03, 11:32
- Re: louvre - -
MattG,
2024-03-03, 12:38
- you monster
- Joe, 2024-03-06, 15:38
- I would like to subscribe to yr newsletter
- KGB, 2024-03-03, 15:32
- Gericault, not Rembrandt.
- PMan, 2024-03-03, 15:28
- The Code of Hammurabi and the Egyptian Book of the Dead -
HCE,
2024-03-03, 13:53
- agree -
Jay,
2024-03-03, 13:55
- And I agree about the Louvre. I think to really appreciate - BillyGoat, 2024-03-04, 07:14
- agree -
Jay,
2024-03-03, 13:55
- would still skip it if that's all you're doing -
Jay,
2024-03-03, 13:51
- Love the Rodin Museum, and bring a picnic lunch.
- Joe I, 2024-03-03, 19:05
- Rodin and d'Orsay are both better art museums than the -
BillyGoat,
2024-03-04, 07:12
- I would agree. And while in that area, go to Les Invalides -
Jack,
2024-03-05, 13:28
- Agree on Invalides. It's pretty amazing.
- BillyGoat, 2024-03-06, 07:23
- Agree on Invalides. It's pretty amazing.
- I would agree. And while in that area, go to Les Invalides -
Jack,
2024-03-05, 13:28
- Rodin and d'Orsay are both better art museums than the -
BillyGoat,
2024-03-04, 07:12
- Love the Rodin Museum, and bring a picnic lunch.
- This is the best advice in this thread - Jack, 2024-03-03, 13:12
- you monster
- Re: louvre - -
MattG,
2024-03-03, 12:38
- Don’t miss the big famous things -
MattG,
2024-03-02, 13:19
- I agree with this. - Angel, 2024-03-03, 10:58
- Sainte Chapelle in Paris. One of the two most amazing -
BillyGoat,
2024-03-04, 07:16