LENA! I'm planning a trip to Europe in the spring! I'll be hitting London, Paris, & Rome and I'm wondering where specifically you've been and if there are any neat places I should look for while I'm there! I'm super excited for Versailles!! :)
London: I’ve been to London twice--the first time I did a lot more touristy stuff than the second time. I went to all of the major tourist sights like Buckingham Palace, Westminster Abbey (went inside), the National Gallery (free admission), Tower Bridge (went inside, I highly recommend the crown jewel exhibit), and King’s Cross of course (they’ve now added a shop and hired a professional photographer for trolley photos). My second time there I did some shopping at Covent Garden as well as went on the Warner Brothers Harry Potter studio tour (highly recommended!!!). As for transportation, I used an Oyster card. You can get one at any transit station and you load money onto it.
Paris: I’ve also been to Paris twice. The first time I went to the Pantheon, the Eiffel Tower (went up), Notre Dame, the Louvre, Pompidou, Musée d'Orsay (go if you love Van Gogh), the Moulin Rouge (walked by), Versailles, Arc de Triomphe (went up), La Defense (I think???), and Galaries Lafayette. The second time I went, I walked around the Sainte Chapelle area, went to the Louvre and Versailles again, went up the Arc de Triomphe again, saw the Eiffel Tower (didn’t go up), and shopped on Champs-Elysees. For transportation, I bought ten transit tickets which you can use on subways and buses.
Rome: the first day I went to the Trevi Fountain, Spanish Steps, St. Peter’s Basilica (walked around outside), and the Pantheon. The second day I pretty much spent touring the Colosseum and the Roman Forum (it’s huge, you’re gonna need a whole day). The third day I went inside St. Peter’s Basilica and the Sistine Chapel. As for transportation, I only took the subway.
