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      am I insane or can we manage this trip ? London, Paris with little people.

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      Okay, I'm holding ff tickets and need to book in 3 days. thoughts ? (note this is April and May 2010) travelers include: self, dh, dd10, dd8, ds6 (at time of travel)... note dd's have been to Paris 2 years ago and loved it.

      depart Philly Wed. pm, 4/28, arrive London 11am Thursday.
      - spend remainder of Thursday in London,
      - Friday, Saturday, Sunday morning.

      Sunday, 5/2 - London to Paris via Eurostar.
      Paris: Sunday - Sunday

      Sunday, 5/9 - Paris to Philly

      pros/cons:
      + long flights hassle... rather spend longer trip rather than shorter trip
      - gone 10 days, expense
      - is a week in Paris too long ? should we do any daytrips ?
      + kids get to spend a few days in London as well as days in Paris.
      + apartment already booked in Paris, so we are committed to that part of it.
      + so far, the kids have been good travelers (knock on wood pls)
      + avoid May 1st in Paris (holiday)
      + can use ff miles for this trip (50k pp)
      - can we get an apartment for 3 nights in London ?

      I'm excited about the idea of it, but a little overwhelmed, too. Can't decide how insane we are for trying this.

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