Paris and London with kids - planning the trip - part 3

After visiting Paris my wife, two kids, and I took a train to London.

Before our trip I put together an itinerary that besides sightseeing included spending time with my brother who flew to London for a couple of days,  meeting our friends from Newcastle, and hanging out with my cousin who lived in London at that time and let us stay in her apartment.

Here is our itinerary after leaving Paris. When planning I left some time for unplanned  and we used that time, but it is another story.

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June 16
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17:30 - take train to London
18:30 ( 1 hour difference between London and Paris) - arrive to London
19:00 - take taxi to my cousin ( we arranged to stay with my cousin who lived in London at the time of the trip)

20:00 - dinner

June 17
8:00 - wake up
8:30 - breakfast
9:30 - go to Trafalgar square to take a tour around London
10:30 - 13:30 - tour around London
14:00 - lunch
14:30 - ice cream
15:00 - 16:00 - go to London Eye
17:00 - 18:00 - take London Eye
18:30 - dinner
19:30 - croissants, ice cream, and other delicious stuff
20:00 - walk around London, return to cousin's apartment

June 18
8:00 - wake up
8:30 - breakfast
9:30 - ice cream
10:00 - walk around the city; meeting our friends
10:30 - 15:30 - Science museum, lunch
16:00 - walk around London, take Thames river cruise
18:00 - dinner
19:00 - ice cream
21:00 - return to cousin's apartment

June 19
8:00 - wake up
8:30 - breakfast
9:30 - ice cream
10:00 - go to British Museum
10:30 - 13:30 - British Museum
14:00 - lunch
15:00 - ice cream
15:30 - 17:30 - go to Kensington Garden, walk around the park, Diana Memorial Playground
18:00 - dinner
19:00 - croissants, ice cream, and other delicious stuff
19:30 - walk around London, return to cousin's apartment
June 20
8:00 - wake up
8:30 - breakfast
9:30 - ice cream
10:00 - go to Tower of London

10:30-13:30 - walk around Tower of London
14:00 - lunch
15:00 - ice cream
15:30 - 17:30 - Somerford Grove Adventure Playground
18:00 - dinner
19:00 - croissants, ice cream, and other delicious stuff
19:30 - walk around London, return to cousin's apartment
June 21
8:00 - wake up
8:30 - breakfast
9:30 - ice cream
10:00 - 12:00 - walk around London

12:56 - take train to Brussels

To be continued ...

London Eye

This post is written by our guest blogger, my lovely daughter, Daniella Medvedovski

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My parents, my brother and I stood in a surprisingly short line as we were waiting to go on the London Eye. I took a step, then another, then another. After a couple of minutes we were at the front of the line. I could see a cabin moving slowly toward us. People filed out of it as it moved along. When the cabin was in front of us, I followed my brother in. Our parents were right behind us. About fifteen other people got in behind us, and the door closed.

The cabin was big. There were benches in the middle, and windows on every wall. There was also a counter along the walls of the cabin. I raced over to a window and peered out.  We were getting higher and higher every second. Big Ben was showing over tops of other buildings. When I looked out the other window, I could see Buckingham Palace. After about 10 minutes of looking out the windows and taking photos, our cabin was at the top of the Ferris wheel. This was so cool! I could see all of London from way up here. I ran around the cabin clicking my camera, before the view faded.

As we descended to the ground, I sat on the bench, and looked at my photos. They were amazing! It had been extremely fun experience.

Itinerary: Rome, Pisa, Florence, Venice, and Lucerne

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Recently I answered a question on tripadvisor.com for somebody who wanted to visit Rome, Pisa, Florence, Venice, and Lucerne (Switzerland). He wanted to get help on itinerary.

These are very ambitious travel plans, however I think it is doable.

Here is my recommendation (on a very high level), assuming all these places this person must visit. We can modify it if needed.


April 26-28 - Rome

April 28 (evening) - train to Pisa (1.5 -2.5 hours depending on a train)

April 29 - Pisa

April 29 (evening) - train to Florence (up to 1.5 hours)

April 30 - Florence

April 30 (evening) - train to Venice (2 hours)

May 1 - Venice

Now fun part. Going to Lucerne is not straight forward. He might need to change a couple of trains. Best route I know is to go through Milan.

May 1 (evening, around 5 pm) - train from Venice to Milan; the last train from Milan to Lucern with stops, I believe, is at about 8 pm, so you can take that last train

May 2 - Lucerne

May 3 - train Lucerne - Milan - Rome (a couple of stops/changing trains)

May 4 - Rome

May 5 - Rome

There are many places to visit and many things to see during this trip. So I might update with more details later on.