The first week of November, I am going to go to London to watch a couple soccer matches. In between when my club plays, we want to go somewhere else for 3 to 4 days. We are thinking about Paris. What are y’all’s thoughts? Or do you have any other recommendations that are an easy trip out of London and back? So we arrive in London on Friday Nov1. We are going to travel to Tottenham in North London and stay there for a couple nights and then we are looking at going somewhere on the Monday and coming back on the Friday or maybe very early the next Saturday.
A lot of hooligans like to take the train to Amsterdam. For me, in your short excursion scenario, it would be only those two,,,Paris or Amsterdam who’s “we”? That could make a difference between Paris and Amsterdam
Paris is fantastic. Visit the Musee D'Orsay over the Louvre, and wander around Pere Lachaise when it opens in the morning.
I don't like Amsterdam so much. Found people super rude when wife and I were travel-stranded there once. Always love Paris. I've heard Rotterdam > Amsterdam for a fun visit. Really want to visit that place.
Maybe it was you or just the attitude towards Americans at the time? Next time don't wear a mustard-stained American flag shirt with Trump on it. /shrug The Netherlands ranks #6 in the 2024 World Happiness Report
Smoke the dope in Amsterdam. Then, while buzzing, hop on the train over to Paris and hit up the French pastries. The old 1-2 punch!
Paris is a good choice, of course. You didn't mention mode of travel. If Heathrow and a flight, maybe Lisbon? Madrid?
Stranded by weather. Stuck in downtown with our roller bags. At a big museum entrance. "Can we pay for one of these lockers to store these ba--" "NO. Only museum visitors." "Can we buy tickets and become museum visi--" "NO. Must be done in advance." Helpful set of British tourists enters from stage left "Oh hey, two of our group members are sick today, but we have their tickets. We will give them to these nice Americans with the mustard stained American flag sh--" "NO. NO TRANSFERRING TICKETS! THESE STINKY AMERICANS MUST GO BACK INTO THE RAIN. RIGHT NOW!" Every non-Dutch person in the vicinity. "Jesus H. Christ, nazi b****." That was pretty much constant for 18 hours until we could get a bus out of town.
Every year I see one of these bullshit happiness indexes with Finland on the top -- there is no f'ing way those weirdos living in ice world are so happy. This is pre-pandemic and those nut cases won't even stand next to a stranger. Nobody is happy living with 10 months of dark arctic winters (I will die on this hill fyi). Finland's hot prime minister got caught being happy once and we all saw what happened to her -- drug tests, job loss, and divorce.
Fun fact - The boulevards of Paris which are so picturesque and wide open were made that way by Napoleon so that his armies could march down the streets shoulder-to-shoulder to put down revolting peasants. Prior to smashing half the city and rebuilding it, the steets were narrow, twisty, and confusing, and it was easy to get lost in the maze.
Spain and Portugal are definitely under consideration. We actually did a similar trip last February and went to Rome and the Amalfi coast. I almost want to go back to Italy and do Florence. I would almost feel like it’s not enough time in Spain and I kind of want to have that be a separate trip one day but a few days is better than none. Dark horse contenders are Ireland in Scotland, but I am concerned that I would not love the food.
i had some friends who just got back from amsterdam and said non-dutch can no longer buy weed there. and for once it wasnt the americans fault...they were told it was because the british bachelorette parties parties were getting out of control. #chickscannotholdtheirsmoke
since youre in london what about going to dublin or edinburgh? or even iceland? seems like any of those places would be an easy trip out of london. food in ireland is great! if you have never been to dublin i cant recommend enough. i got some food/pub recommendations if you go.
