Quick Guide to Paris & London

Paris 

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Place Vendôme - Beautiful part of Paris.

The Ritz Paris - Amazing Parisian hotel.

Louvre

Close by are the Jardin Tulleries, a lovely place to walk around.

Jardin du Luxembourg

Palace of Versailles (outside of Paris)

Montmarte & Sacre-Couer

Le Bristol Paris - nice hotel to visit for a coffee or tea & hopefully you will see Faroan (the resident cat)

Arc De Triomphe (Champs Elysées)

The new Galleries Lafayette store on Champs Elysees - much younger & hipper than the original store in Haussmann.

The new Apple store on Champs Elysees is super cool.

Citadium (a trendy clothing store on Champs Elysées - also one near Printemps in Haussmann area)


Galleries Lafayette (department store)

Eiffel Tower

Trocadero (great photo views)

Le Marais  (cool area to walk around)

L’AS DU Falafel (famous falafel place with queues that go fairly quickly) 

Chez Francis (restaurant with nice views of Eiffel Tower)

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St-Germain des Pres is a lovely place to walk around

Cafe De Flore

Ralph’s (pretty restaurant at the Ralph Lauren store)

Le Bon Marche (department store)

Four Seasons (George V) nice to pop in for a coffee at this famous hotel. Beautiful floral displays done by Jeff Leatham.

Disneyland Paris

Boat ride on Seine

Laduree

Restaurants Paris

Bustronome

The BUSTRONOME is a high-end double decker bus that stands out in particular for its panoramic glass roof. On board, passengers will discover the most beautiful views in Paris while enjoying the best of its gastronomy. (Also available in London)

Le Jules Verne (gourmet restaurant at the heart of the Eiffel Tower by Frederic Anton) 

L’Avenue restaurant

41 avenue Montaigne 75008 Paris

Hotel Costes 

239-241 RUE SAINT-HONORÉ - 75001 PARIS

The Crackers cheesecake is delicious (also available at Le Café de l'Esplanade & l’Avenue)

Kim Kardashian famously flew to Paris because she was craving it.

Beef Bar

L’Entrecôte

A classic Parisian institution famed for its steak-frites and secret sauce. There is always a line to get in.

Season - coffee shop/juice bar/bistro (think Kombucha, açai bowls, avocado toast & beetroot lattes)


404 - trendy Moroccan

The Brooklyn Pizzeria (La Marie)

Carette Paris (cafe in La Marie)

Noura (Lebanese)

Cojean (healthy quick takeaway)

Cafe l’Esplanade

La Coq - French - near Eiffel Tower (Trocadero)

Annapurna - Indian

Kinugawa (Japanese)

MATSUHISA - Japanese at Raffles hotel

Deip - Chinese

Brach Paris (cool new hotel)

Sunday Brunch at Raffles

London

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Harrods

Selfridges

Arabica in Covent Garden has great coffee and matcha lattes. (They also have Arabica in Paris)

View from the Shard and Sky Garden

If you like swimming - then the London 2012 Olympic Pool is open to the public.

They also have The Orbit close by, which is a hair raising slide.


The Ned. A hotel & members' club in the City of London with nine restaurants, indoor & rooftop pools, a gym, spa and hammam. Great place to stay or stop by for a drink, especially in the 'Members Only' bank vault turned bar.
 

Sloane Square and King’s Road in Chelsea are nice areas to visit.

Dinner at SushiSamba (great views of London)

Camden Town (markets)


Chin Chin Ice Cream

Climb The O2

Kensington Palace Gardens are nice to walk around and also you can walk up Billionaires Row, which is the road that runs adjacent to Kensington Palace Gardens, eventually leading you to Notting Hill (if you come from the High Street Kensington side.)

Richmond and Richmond park are lovely places to visit. Close by is Ham House & Petersham Nurseries, which is a lovely place for lunch or some tea and cake.

Another nice place too visit in this area is Kew Gardens.

Tate Modern (International modern and contemporary art)

Natural History Museum, South Kensington

Oxford St (London’s main shopping St & the location of department store Selfridges and Topshop (the flagship store)

Go Ape is a fun treetop adventure you can do it either inside (Battersea Park) or outside of London (which is the ore authentic experience)

Hyde Park is a lovely large park (fun to ride around on the Santander bikes - you can use them all over London for a small fee) https://tfl.gov.uk/modes/cycling/santander-cycles

London Restaurant Suggestions

Nac Mayfair


Ivy Chelsea Garden

Ivy Kensington Brassiere

SushiSamba (blends of Japanese, Brazilian & Peruvian cuisine)


L'atelier Joel bouchon (also in Paris)

Novikov (Japanese or Italian  - it has two sides of the restaurant with different cuisines) 


Nobu (Japanese)
Peyote (Mexican)
Zuma (Japanese)
Delfino (Italian)

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