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I am planning a quick trip to London and Paris (8 days)and would like to hit the highlights. I would appreciate some suggestions - do you recommend the Chunnel? Also, good places to stay that are not expensive.

London: Tower of London, Buckingham Palace/changing of the Guard, National Gallery, British Museum, Westminster Abbey, Parliament, London Eye, British Museum, St Paul's, Harrod's.<BR><BR>Paris: Eiffel Tower, Sacre Coeur, Louvre, Musee d'Orsay, Notre Dame, Ste Chapelle, Beaubourg, river cruise, les Invalides, Pere Lachaise.<BR><BR>I recommend the Eurostar for traveling between the cities.<BR><BR>Without your idea about "good" and "not expensive", I suggest you stick with chain hotels like Thistle. They are geared toward tourists, and are centrally located.

London: Tower of London, Covent Garden, Westminster Abbey, St. Paul's Cathedral<BR><BR>Paris: Eiffel Tower, Arc de Triomphe, a stroll down the Champs Elysees<BR><BR>I recommend the Chunnel. It puts you in the middle of each city where you can catch inexpensive transportation to your destination. It saves money and time.

Wow, this is fun - thanks for your replies.

Only tourists call it the Chunnel. Natives call it the channel tunnel or (more helpfully in practice) the Eurostar.

Not even most tourists call it the Chunnel! Only the same slobs who call San Francisco Frisco

To Hmm:<BR><BR>How come such an aristocratic, cosmopolitan (and sweet spirited) person like you even know what I was talking about?<BR>I am going to ride the chunnel, you can ride whatever you want.(leaky boat, I hope)

To Hmm:<BR><BR>I am surprised that an aristocratic, cosmopolitan (and sweet spirited) person like you would even know what I was talking about?<BR>I am going to ride the CHUNNEL, you can ride whatever you want.(leaky boat, I hope)

Eileen, the Chunnel is the tunnel they dug under the Channel; the train is named the Eurostar. Give Hmm a break--he/she wasn't really rude. Now AnotherHmm is another case. Elvira, however, was quite subtle.

I did the same trip, but tried to do more in France that just Paris. I stayed at the Regent Palace and don't recommend it if you are looking for any luxuries! However, it's central (Picadilly Circus), but it's loud. I paid 99 pounds per night. Take the double decker bus tour, you will have no shortage of sites to see!<BR><BR>Took the Eurostar to Paris, very efficient. Stayed in the 5th in Paris at a hotel called Hotel St. Michel. Small and friendly and right on the metro line which is easy to navigate. Quite inexpensive and was a nice room. We ate at a restaurant called Le Perundun, I highly recommend it, I will give you a good flavour for French food without being intimidating. <BR><BR>If the line looks big at the Eiffel Tower it's worth the wait, the line goes fast, go the second level, it's worth it. Also visit the Rodin Museum.<BR><BR>We stayed in London three days and Paris three then went on the overnight train to Antibes, just outside of Nice, it's wonderful, but you might not have enough time.