Pre-planning my trip to Europe!
My mom always wanted to travel to London and Paris, she had literally traveled the world and had never made it to those two spots.
She passed away in January from cancer and our mother-daughter-granddaughter's trip crashed. Two months post death, she yelled at me one evening during my grief and told me to book the trip to Europe. You see, my youngest is graduating high school this May and we had all planned on taking her to Europe for her first trip and mine. I stepped into high gear and started booking our trip via some funds she bequeathed me.
This will be a blog in progress, I am a researcher by nature and I want to have the optimal experience on a modest budget. I would appreciate any and all suggestions to make our trip lovely and full filling.
I have booked our flights (which I agonized over for a week) and we will be flying via BA into London Gatwick and out of Paris CDG. I have also booked our accommodations in the Kensington- Earl's Court area for London and a gorgeous flat in Paris for we 3 blonds! I can't seem to decide on a train time via Eurostar....nor seats. We 3 love architecture, food, shopping, museums and anything the locals love...We however are not big tourists and we loathe tourist traps, attractions and most of all do not want to look like one.
We have decided to pack light and beautiful, no tacky tourist clothes including fanny packs or sun visors!! Please chime in on your favorites and I will update as I book this amazing trip in July 2017, alongside photos and reviews of our stops and accommodations.
Eurostar train tickets purchased! 90 Days out and they were still a reasonable price, basic seats at $75.00 each and I've heard the food is nothing special with the upgraded tickets, which would have cost an additional 95.00 for both. We will want to choose our own food anyway, so I'm sure we can find something scrumptious to pack in our carry on bags.
We will be departing London at a time when I hope we won't interfere with commuter traffic, yet arrive in Paris while it's still light enough to walk to our Airbnb. I have google mapped our walk as well as our neighborhood, amazing cafe's and lovely restaurants abound.
Up next.....mapping out our trip and itinerary. Packing lists....and money exchange!
Eurostar train tickets purchased! 90 Days out and they were still a reasonable price, basic seats at $75.00 each and I've heard the food is nothing special with the upgraded tickets, which would have cost an additional 95.00 for both. We will want to choose our own food anyway, so I'm sure we can find something scrumptious to pack in our carry on bags.
We will be departing London at a time when I hope we won't interfere with commuter traffic, yet arrive in Paris while it's still light enough to walk to our Airbnb. I have google mapped our walk as well as our neighborhood, amazing cafe's and lovely restaurants abound.
Up next.....mapping out our trip and itinerary. Packing lists....and money exchange!
