Yeah, I'd come to the USA and spend 10 days in New York. Same thing as in Paris - there's an infinite variety of things to do. I spend 3 days in NYC a lot these days and man do I feel deprived!

You will never run out of things to do during 7 days in Paris! Also, I agree with what everyone has said about Bruges, it is really an enchanting town.


(And, heck yes, I'd come to the US and spend 10 days in New York City!)

I didn't say anyone would "run out of things to do" in Paris. To imply that I did is really a specious argument.

The phrase "there's an infinite variety of things to do" is unadulterated hyperbole. A truly infinite variety would include all of everything. That's the definition.

What you are suggesting is that the OP would benefit from seeing one city rather than several - and some little towns in between.

Paris = Europe and New York = U.S. are equally ridiculous equalities.

Our first trip to Europe was 3 nights in Paris, then renting a car and doing a loop, staying at farms and inns near Chartres, the Loire, Limoges, Clermont, and back up to Paris for 2 more nights. It was a fantastic trip, and we got to see the 'real' France.

Stay in Paris. You can do 2 day trips but especially if you have never walked the city stay in Paris. 7 days is not alot of time.

There is nothing in Paris that is intrinsically more "important" (or even more "interesting&quot than what can be found in Versailles, or Bayeux, or Dijon.

I'd stay in Paris the entire time with one day trip out of the city. I took my son for his first trip to Europe a couple of years ago and the 10 days we spent in Paris were a blur. Not even close to being enough time.

There may not be anything in Paris that is more important or more interesting than in other locations but with only 7 days on the ground and jet lag as a factor I would not spend/waste time traveling to other locations.

The only way I'd consider two locations is with multi city flights into Brussels, train to Bruges for a couple days then TGV to Paris for the rest of the trip and fly home from CDG.

The way that we move about without spending/wasting sightseeing time is by traveling in the evening when we would be relaxing in an easy chair after a long day's march anyway. No reason why that easy chair can't say <b>SNCF</b> or <b>Thalys</b> on it!

We get the last train of the day that arrives before midnight, check into our hotel, and hit the ground bright and early.