Paris + London in April: 6-day itinerary and real cost
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Paris
April in Paris: about 16°C by day, 6°C at night, 9 days with some rain (climate normals).
Day 1: Around La Tour Eiffel
- 09:30 La Tour Eiffel · One of the world's great icons, right in front of you.
A symbol of Paris and one of the most famous landmarks in the world.
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€12–25 (stated) - 🚶 13 min on foot
- 10:51 Palais de Chaillot · A palace devoted to French architecture.
The City of Architecture and Heritage, accommodated in the Palais du Chaillot, is a museum and gallery of French architecture.
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€8 (stated) · check opening hours - 13:21 Lunch: Café de l'Homme
Get a fantastic view of the Eiffel Tower from this restaurant-tearoom opposite the Champ de Mars.
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€20–32 (estimate) - 🚶 13 min on foot
- 14:49 Musée d'Art Moderne de la Ville de Paris · Around 10,000 works of modern art.
The east wing of the Palais de Tokyo holds the modern art collection of the city of Paris, dating roughly from World War I to date (the older part of the collection is at the Petit Palais in the 8th), including around 10,000 works.
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free - 19:30 Dinner: Chez Francis
View of the Eiffel Tower.
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€12 (stated)
Day 2: Around Musée du Louvre
- 09:30 Musée du Louvre · From ancient Egypt to Napoleonic France, under one roof.
Its exhibits come from such diverse origins as ancient Egypt, classical Greece and the Roman Empire, medieval Europe, and Napoleonic France, but controversially including many items that were looted from their places of origin.
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€12–16 (stated) · check opening hours - 🚶 6 min on foot
- 11:51 Le Palais Royal · Where Louis XIV lived before Versailles.
It eventually housed Louis XIV until the move to Versailles.
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price not known - 12:59 Lunch: Café Marly
Part of the Grand Louvre redevelopment.
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€18–33 (estimate) - 🚶 10 min on foot
- 14:24 Saint-Germain l'Auxerrois · Where the kings of France went to church.
This Gothic church functioned until the 19th century as the parish church of the kings of France.
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free · check opening hours - 19:30 Dinner: Chez Denise
Small, owner-operated bistro with traditional French country food in a nearly rustic setting.
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€10–25 (stated)
Day 3: Around L'Orangerie
- 09:30 L'Orangerie · Monet's immense Water Lilies, wrapped around you.
The collection joined the eight immense Water Lilies that Monet gave France in 1922 and which have been displayed since 1927 in two huge oval rooms purpose-built on the artist's instructions.
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€1–8 (stated) · check opening hours - 🚶 12 min on foot
- 11:57 Église de la Madeleine · A Paris church dressed as a classical temple.
One of the best-known and most beautiful churches in Paris, in the guise of a Corinthian order classical temple.
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free - 12:42 Lunch: Drouant
Anthony Clémot runs this French kitchen.
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€18–33 (estimate) - 19:30 Dinner: Buddha Bar
Famous in electronic lounge music circles for having commissioned a series of lounge and down tempo records which you can get at most larger record shops in France, as well as abroad.
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€9–18 (estimate) - 🚶 15 min on foot
- 21:30 Opéra Garnier · Step into the world of The Phantom of the Opera.
The magnificent setting of The Phantom of the Opera, the inside is as opulent as the outside.
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€6–7 (stated)
London
🚄 Paris Nord → London St Pancras by Eurostar: about 2 h 15 on the train; check in 90–120 minutes before (source: Wikipedia: Eurostar). Fare not included.
April in London: about 15°C by day, 5°C at night, 7 days with some rain (climate normals).
Day 4: Around Tate Modern
- 14:00 Tate Modern · Modern art inside a giant old power station.
An enormous art gallery converted from the former Bankside Power Station, a visit to Tate Modern could easily take half a day.
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free · check opening hours - 🚶 4 min on foot
- 16:19 Millennium Bridge · Walk over the Thames on a ribbon of steel.
This steel pedestrian bridge connecting Bankside with the City of London has all the lovely views of the Thames that you'd expect, but most of those who cross Millennium Bridge never notice its most distinctive feature.
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free - 🚶 15 min on foot
- 17:19 Monument · Climb Wren's column for a great view.
Designed by Sir Christopher Wren, this tall column (which can be ascended to get a great view) marks the alleged site where the Great Fire of London broke out in September 1666.
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£2–11 (stated) - 19:30 Dinner: The Crosse Keys
Part of the JD Wetherspoons chain in a converted bank.
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£3–4 (estimate)
Day 5: Around National Gallery
- 09:30 National Gallery · Centuries of European masterpieces, in one gallery.
Houses the British national collection of western European art dating from the 13th to 19th centuries.
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free - 🚶 2 min on foot
- 11:47 St Martins in the Fields · A neoclassical church facing the National Gallery.
A neoclassical church that stands opposite the National Gallery.
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free · check opening hours - 12:32 Lunch: The Ivy
Wining and dining rooms of celebrities, the actual difficulty in getting a table these days gives the restaurant slightly more kudos as an eatery than it deserves.
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£40 (stated) - 19:30 Dinner: The Harp
Narrow pub with stained glass windows that is enthusiastic about beer.
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£3–4 (estimate) - 🚶 8 min on foot
- 21:23 Royal Opera House · One of the world's great stages for opera and ballet.
One of the world's great opera and ballet venues.
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£10–14 (estimate) · check opening hours
Day 6: Around St. Margaret's Church
- 09:30 St. Margaret's Church · The parish church of Parliament.
Margaret's is the church of the British Parliament, more specifically, the parish church of the House of Commons.
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free - 🚶 3 min on foot
- 10:41 Westminster Abbey · Where British monarchs are crowned.
The Abbey is the traditional scene for the coronation of British monarchs and the burial place of many past kings and queens.
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£31 (stated) - 🚶 11 min on foot
- 11:59 St. James's Park · The oldest of the Royal Parks of London.
The oldest of the Royal Parks of London.
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free · check opening hours - 14:14 Lunch: Quaglinos
Owned by famed designer Terence Conrad, it serves standard food with a menu that changes frequently.
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£13–23 (estimate) - 19:30 Dinner: Old Red Lion
A small freehouse, hidden down a passageway, with leaded windows and a red lion statue
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£3–4 (estimate)
Good to know
Paris: Paris is a relatively safe city. This does not stop it from being plagued by petty crime, especially pickpocketing, and muggings. Scams, of which there are many, are also prevalent, though the police are slowly cracking down on them. While not common, purse snatchings do happen. source
Paris: As a densely populated city with equally dense neighbourhoods, one would be remiss to generalise the safety of entire 'arrondissements' based on a few specific areas. Several arrondissements have their share of crime, however. source
Paris: Paris has the largest Jewish community in Europe and the 6th largest in the world. However, antisemitic acts increased in France in the early 2000s, culminating with the January 2015 Île-de-France attacks targeting a local kosher supermarket. source
London: London has a variety of social problems, especially begging, drug abuse and theft; mobile phones are a favourite target, often snatched by fast-moving moped riders (it has been dubbed the phone-snatching capital of the world). source
London: The police have brought the level of theft and pickpocketing in major retail areas in London to a manageable level. Pickpocketing in London is not as rampant as in other major European cities. source
London: Street gang culture is a growing problem in London. While most groups of youngsters are not likely to present any danger to tourists, some people feel the need to be more vigilant in certain areas, especially certain outer suburbs. source
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