Revised London, Paris trip

Deborah, that Itinerary seems FAR too busy, but I'll defer to the greater wisdom on the HelpLine. I'm not sure it will be possible to get to all the locations you've listed? If you do, it will likely only be possible to have a cursory glance before you move to the next stop. Good luck!

Whew! Well, I'm not a city person, but I admire your pluck. You will be tired! London wears me out. But the private viewing of Stonehenge is AWESOME. That and the village of Lacock would be worth the whole trip to me. If you are on your own, the village of Castle Comb is even prettier than Lacock, and not far away. StoneTramp

deborah: Busy, busy, but you will see just about everything, not impossible. Day 5- Both Windsor and Hampton Court on one day is tough (and a waste). Do Windsor on one day, and Hampton Court on another (mix days 4 and 5 or days 3 and 5) when you get back to London there will still be time to see the other stuff, without being rushed and having to cut either Hampton Court or Windsor short. (believe me). If you are doing Hampton and Windsor by train (which makes sense) they are both from different stations in London. You will spend a lot of travel time. Last time we went, Hampton Court train was free with a daily tube/bus ticket- but it may have changed. Hampton Court is n easy walk to/from the train station (along thae river?), trains are reasonably frequent. As I recall Windsor is from Paddington and Hampton Court from Victoria (there are heroes on this site who will correct this). I love the "meandering" on day 1- this may turn out to be the day you remember most. Kew Gardens- you can train there and river cruise back. Notre Dame- i would try for St Chapelle right after or before, they are very close.

Hi Deborah, We have visited both London and Paris several times. If I were you, I would take a day out of London and add it to Paris. You have some sites on your London list that I would consider "B list," mostly on day 4. If you do your Monday items on a different day, you could end with a play, since Trafalgar is close to the theatre district. But the theatres are closed on MOndays. You haven't included our two favorite museums-The British Museum and the Victoria and Albert...In Paris, the Louvre is open late on Wednesday evenings, so you might want to do the Seine cruise the other night. If you would like some more suggestions for Paris, let me know. But ultimately, it is your trip and you have to decide which sites are important to you.

The only thing I wanted to add is don't miss the Luxembourg Gardens in Paris! Much better than the Tuileries Gardens imo.

Yes, I also vote for the Luxembourg Gardens (Jardin du Luxembourg). Much as I love everything about Paris, these gardens are a wonderful respite from the sometimes craziness of the city. I always go there with my lunch whenever I'm in Paris. Once I lived directly across the street from these gardens and had no idea then just how lucky that was. However, I would not "dis" the Tuileries Gardens. These two gardens are just different from each other.

Thank you all for your comments, they are very helpful.